Of the 10 incumbents who contested only two made it back In the 2013 National Council (NC) elections, of the 18 contesting incumbents a total of six made it back which is around 34 percent of the contesting incumbents. In the 2018 NC elections of the 12 contesting incumbents a …
Read More »‘Its only me in the NC:’ Lone woman NC from Zhemgang supports quota for women
Women’s participation in politics has been a popular topic for debate globally and here in Bhutan too. Although women’s participation is encouraged, there are still lesser number of women participating in politics. Currently, out of the 20 elected candidates for the National Council, only one female candidate has been elected …
Read More »The causes of the great migration from Bhutan
The large scale migration from Bhutan in the last few years has generated much debate and even more theories on the causes. This paper in a series of articles so far looked at all the immediate causes mentioned by people leaving and those who have left like livelihood, higher education, …
Read More »How Bhutanese migration will drive more migration
And international theories of migration applicable to Bhutan In our current thinking of the migration issue we assume that people move simply to earn more money or due to local factors like unemployment, red tape etc but migration is an outcome of far more complex decisions. With the large levels …
Read More »Apartments start to go empty in Thimphu
For the first time buildings in Thimphu are starting to see empty apartments and people believe it to be due to the Australia rush. There’s been a rapid rise in the number of people leaving the country and attrition has been very high. House owners from Debsi, Babesa, Lanjophakha, Dechencholing …
Read More »Govt invests in IT students but many plan to head abroad
Information Technology (IT) is one of the highest in demand skills in the job market globally. Currently, it is called the fourth industrial revolution where the main focus is on technology-based industries mostly dealing with artificial intelligence, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), Web 3.0, and 3D printing mostly related to …
Read More »His Majesty meets President, PM Modi in India on 3-day official visit
His Majesty The King with the President, Droupadi Murmu His Majesty The King was in Delhi on a 3-day official visit to India on the invitation of India’s President. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, received His Majesty at the Prime Minister’s official residence on 4th April. His Majesty …
Read More »Govt allows around 1,600 more tourists at old SDF rate
In what may be seen as a controversial decision the government has allowed two tour operator companies Amen and Rewa to bring in around 1,600 tourists at the old SDF rate of USD 65. Under the new SDF policy introduced last year tour operators were allowed to register tourists who …
Read More »Question marks over Nu 45 mn BFF tender won by Limonta Sports
On 24 August 2022 the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) announced that the wining tender bid for the replacement of the artificial turfs at the Changlimithang National Stadium and the Changjiji worth USD 560,000 in total or Nu 45.87 million (mn) was awarded to an international sports supplier company named Limonta …
Read More »Fight against sexual harassment and rape boosted by recent judicial verdicts and victims coming forward
It is said that a court speaks through its verdicts and in recent times a string of verdicts from the Supreme Court, High Court and even district court shows a higher conviction rate of sexual harassment cases and a willingness to give weight to the voices of victims. The verdicts …
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