Dasho zangley Drukpa, former health minister and an educator by choice launched his book Sherubtse College: An Epitome of Higher Education in Bhutan in the capital Friday. Credited as the first native Principal of Bhutan’s premier institute Sherubtse College, Dasho Zangley Drukpa also served as RUB’s vice-chancellor and later as a minister in the DPT-run government (2008-13).

His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint the Ambassador Designate to Australia, and the Tashi Yangtse and Paro Dzongda this week on July 2.  Sonam Tobgay, who was serving as Director of the Department of Bilateral Affairs in the Foreign Ministry, has been appointed as Bhutan’s Ambassador to Australia.  Karma Thinley, Director at the Anti Corruption Commission, is the …

Residents of Phuentsholing are increasingly feeling the brunt of the prolonged lockdown which has now extended to more than two months By Sonam Choki Almost 70-days after the third lockdown was imposed in the border town of Phuentsholing, residents are now expressing their weariness and frustration with the prolonged closure that has crippled many, especially the poor and the economically …

What actually went wrong that the Mines and Mineral Bill is tossed and never inside the basket? By Tashi Namgyal The Parliament,even after a decade of asking, deferred the Mines and Minerals Bill (MMB)yet again. This time, they locked horns on whether the Constitution will be upheld while framing the MMB, and who should be benefitted from the profits. It …

By Phurpa Wangmo In a dramatic overture in the ongoing parliament session, the joint sitting of the National Assembly and the Council unanimously adopted the Tobacco (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 which will now allow the import and sale of tobacco and its allied products in the country. The decision comes following the government’s request to the National Assembly Speaker …

The police has returned Penjore’s phone on June 11, but he still feels his rights were violated By Tashi Namgyal Although out of detention, Penjore is still claiming that his human rights were violated by the police. Penjore was what he claims ‘arbitrarily arrested’ on May 6 by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) following a complaint from the Office of …

By Tandin Wangchuk The Joint sitting of the parliament this week adopted the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) recommendation on the need to establish and institutionalize road asset and information management system to enhance planning, and prioritization of road maintenance in the country. In their findings the Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) had stated that road maintenance works were not given importance …

By Sonam Choki As the bye-elections in Mongar and Nganglam constituencies’ edge closer, parties and their candidate hopefuls are making the final dash to rule on the penultimate day which is scheduled on Tuesday June 29. Most candidates say the campaign period was a success and that they are ready to face the polls on June 29 which would decide …

In their evolving quest to respond to the trials and tribulations of the Covid-19 pandemic, UNDP in Bhutan has been one of our major push factors By Phurpa Wangmo When the coronavirus pandemic took the world by storm, Bhutan took swift and decisive measures to seal its borders, quarantine Bhutanese returning from abroad, and prevent community transmission. For over six …

By Tandin Wangchuk Bhutan is one of the most climate change vulnerable countries owing to its small economy, dependence on farming and agriculture, and nature of its topography among a host of other natural and socio-economic factors. However, Bhutan’s commitment has been unwavering, even as it prepares to graduate from a Least Developed Country to a Middle-Income Country, and despite …