While the 2013 elections are an important part of Bhutanese democracy there are also several, less than desirable, political, social, economic and other effects. In the social sense it is once again a time where communities and families still recovering from the political divisions of 2008 will once again …
Read More »Bangkok Embassy case gives a double headache to OAG
Bumrungrad is one of the the six Bangkok hospitals that had Nu 18mn in unpiad medical bills for Bhutanese patients The Office of the Attorney General is having a perplexing time with a part of the Bangkok Embassy case being forwarded to them from the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) while …
Read More »Druk Mitser Tshogpa approaches BMF Director for the Party President’s post
Druk Mitser Tshogpa has approached Executive Director of Bhutan Media Foundation Lily Wangchuk to be the party president. “The party president will be a woman as we respect women and emphasize on taking care of our youth,” said a party member of Druk Mitser Tshogpa, Tandin Tshering According to the …
Read More »Intolerance speaks
Gross National un-Happiness It has been four years since 2012 and there is now a growing concern about the path that Bhutanese democracy is taking. This is especially so as constitutional bodies and the media is coming under increasing pressure from an increasingly sensitive government. The latest example is statements …
Read More »Lessons to be learnt from the land scams
In the mid 1980s a special committee on land found several irregularities over land cases across the country involving land officials, influential people and judges. Two decades later, the High level committee report of 2003 covering only Thimphu found similar practices involving a similar set of characters. This was despite …
Read More »Winds of Corruption
As the wind of Democracy swept across Bhutan in March 2008, the day of voting was a solemn but hopeful day. There was hope and optimism that under democracy, everyone would be equal before the law, there would be accountability, abuse of power, nepotism and corruption would be curbed and …
Read More »4 years later Phobjikha land case still stuck with the High Court
One of Anti Corruption Commission’s first controversial corruption cases, the Phobjika land transfer case is still in the High Court since November 2007. The high court is yet to come out with any judgment on the case which was forwarded to them from the Wangdue Phodrang District Court in November …
Read More »A sad day
If there are those who still doubt the Prime Ministers oratory skills then his 22 minute response on the ‘land scam’ would have erased any doubts. By the end of his reply he had managed to create a hero out of a former Gup (now DPT Vice President) who …
Read More »Holes in PM’s defense of Chang Ugyen
The Bhutanese finds several errors and holes while fact checking the Prime Ministers defense of DPT Vice President, Chang Ugyen on the 10 acre Thimphu land scam The Prime Minister accused ‘The Bhutanese’ of selective reporting and playing with the truth to show the DPT government in a bad light …
Read More »Fourth party promises top woman leader, symbol to be finalized today
The fourth party, whose cadre include former dzongdas, judges, armymen, senior civil servants and ex-councilors, is meeting today to finalize whether it would be called Bhutan National Party or Druk Mister Thogpa. Members will also revisit the manifesto, symbol and possible candidates for the 2013 general elections. The spokesperson said …
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