The right to education
The rulers said, country is opening out to be a democratic nation and rights of the citizens are secured in Bhutan as a democratic society governed by laws and rules. One more insincerity of the regimes has surfaced with the publicizing of the secondary examinations results, against its commitments....
‘Refugee children are at risk’
Roz Evans completed an MSc in Forced Migration at the Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre in 2005 and is currently doing her PhD in Development Studies at Oxford University. She is researching the impact of child-focused participatory projects on Bhutanese refugee children living in camps in Nepal. Roz has...
Essence of democracy
Some time ago, the election commission had published a list of national graduates. The list came to public after complaints from the contesting NC members who were declared disqualified by the commission. Enthusiastically, I went through the list but could not find the name of Mr Kinzang Wangdi himself....
The quiet cries of a helpless lot
The Labor Act might be in place, but minors continue to work forced by dire domestic circumstances Dremitse, Trashigang: They break 10 big boulders a day and are paid less than Nu 100 for the work. They stay away from home and live in tents by the roadside. Their...
A century of suppression
Unfortunate enough, despite Lhotsampas toiled for it, this month we are celebrating the centenary of the establishment of monarchy in Bhutan, as refugees here in Nepal. Proud to state, Bhutan’s monarchy would not have survived in present form had there been no cooperation from the southerners. Yet, it were...
From friends: Pradhan tells his story
I joined the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) as a young officer in March 1980 having successfully completed my National Social Service (NSS) in Lhuntshi dzongkhag (district). During my six months of NSS I had the opportunity to visit and work in the remotest parts of Lhuntshi and also...