OPINION

The world would envy the nation that commits to observe a whole year as National Reading Year, and for it to be graced by His Majesty himself is truly something. About ten thousand students and teachers who gathered at the grand opening received book gifts from His Majesty and not …

Bhutan is blessed to be celebrating its 107th National Day- the attention this year will be in the east as His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, His Majesty the Fourth King, Their Majesties the Queen Mothers and Members of the Royal Family will be celebrating the day with …

“Robbing the country blind” was a figure of speech that Druk Phuensum Tshogpa took literally. Over the past months many people including Dasho Benji himself gave the party several English lessons. This case became so popular that the whole nation would by now know the meaning of the figure of …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to South Asian leaders to overcome the many shared challenges holding back the region emanates from a stark fact New Delhi has long understood: India’s full potential cannot bloom on soil scorched by regional conflict and backwardness. He won’t be the first prime minister, though, …

Two years ago when my father passed away, all the Dratshangs (Monk Body), officials and you, my people, placing your trust in me made me King. During the short while that I have been on the throne, I have not been able to render any great service to our country. …

When I first arrived in Bhutan to work for the Centre for Bhutanese Studies (CBS), they couldn’t find me any accommodation. In the meantime, they suggested the Thimphu Hotel, a cheap, loud and cheerful place that looked down on the only traffic island in the entire kingdom, from where I …

My first memory of Dasho Shingkhar Lam Kunzang Wangchuk is from 1982 when I was a young boy. The community of Ura was renovating the village temple and building a colossal statue of Guru Rinpoche. Dasho Shingkhar Lam arrived on his yellow jeep to appraise the work. When the sculptors …

Bhutan & Nepal can be First beneficiaries as Hydropower & Solar make the perfect hybrid power trading portfolio for Himalayan region especially Bhutan and Nepal. While, Hydropower offers great potential scope for expansion of the economic contribution to Bhutan, it will be critical that the fledging economy of Bhutan refrains …

The Expressway has been in the news for some time now for its dividers, dangers, over speeding and pedestrians crossing any where they like. Many of the problems of the expressway were originally created by not properly planning, studying and consulting before its construction. The solutions of today being implemented …