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When Tenzin Rinchen sent his 16-year-old son off to Draktsho vocational training center for special children and youth on 20 August, he never imagined he wouldn’t come home. The shattered father now lives a nightmarish aftermath after his child died choking on a piece of a meatball during his lunch …
Read More »Political parties ask for ACC probe on Denchi
The government’s explanation on the Denchi land compensation issue has not convinced political parties who feel that the issue merits an ACC probe. The Bhutanese in a series of investigative stories published on 10th and 22nd August 2012 found that the cabinet gave abnormally high compensation rates well above government …
Read More »Teachers ‘just pass’ in REC exams, scores only 44.6% in Maths
Should the teacher always know more than the pupil? General question! Should the teacher teach if he/she herself stands on a pedestal of mediocrity and below par performances? That would be the burning question which ensues from the immediacy of Teacher Needs Assessment (TNA), 2011 results. An evaluation was carried …
Read More »Desperate Vehicle importers ask for Govt intervention
Import ban on vehicles/heavy equipment While neither the government nor the central bank provided any clues on the vehicle ban, vehicle importers in the capital met again at the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) conference hall yesterday to discuss serious on-going issues caused by the Indian Rupee (INR) …
Read More »BICMA findings show that ‘bad behavior’ allegations against reporters are untrue
BICMA directed the Kamji Middle Secondary School principal to withdraw the allegations In the last week of July, 2012 during the monthly meet the press, two reporters from The Journalist newspaper came under a scathing attack from the Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur S. Powdyel for improper personal behavior in investigating …
Read More »Controversial Chinese buses in town, now for the spare parts
144 similar buses were recently recalled in China over safety concerns After driving through a series of allegations of procurement violations and unfair tendering practices 15 ‘Golden Dragon’ Chinese buses have finally made it to Thimphu. However, coming out of one controversy the Bhutan Post buses are headed for another …
Read More »Druk Chirwang Tshogpa reveals party slogan, and a ‘pre-manifesto’
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa’s symbol of a mythical bird with its wings spread and beak surging skyward from a blooming pink lotus from water back-dropped against a jewel represents the party manifesto, a functionary said. The symbol, he said is a pre-manifesto of the party. The water represents a life of …
Read More »Public dismay over the OAG report
The Office of the Attorney General’s ‘opinion’ that there is no legal basis to pursue the matter through the court and that no laws were broken in the Gyelpozhing case has provoked a strong public reaction. The Acting Prime Minister Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba said,” They (OAG) are the legal experts …
Read More »OAG gives a clean chit to the Gyelpozhing case
Says no laws were violated and there is no legal basis to pursue the case against anyone Twenty days after the Gyelpozhing land case investigation report was submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), in its ‘opinion’ found no legal basis to pursue the …
Read More »Bhutan’s growing ‘Hepatitis B & C’ problem
Both diseases if not addressed will have a huge health and socio-economic impact on Bhutan Though HIV, Malaria, Dengue, Cholera etc. may have grabbed the national headlines for decades there is increasing concern over the rise in the number of Hepatitis B and also C cases. High prevalence of …
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