Dzongkha debate in COVID crisis
The COVID-19 has pushed the world into health and economic emergency in an unprecedented manner. However, a section of Bhutanese has their own local issue to address at the time of this crisis – journalists must speak Dzongkha. In a recent press conference that Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering...
The smart city
‘Smart city’ has become a popular jargon in recent times among the politicians, big companies and policy makers. Politicians might be using it to attract votes, companies to expand their business while policy makers to appear themselves more advances and ‘smart’. There’s little known to the general people about...
JAB executives and future
The new executive of JAB has taken over the reign to promote press freedom in Bhutan within weeks the association, through its publication, said Bhutan government is hindrance to press freedom in the country. The new executive has a rough road to walk. With journalism industry dying, new JAB...
State of Twa-Wa-Sum
As he twisted the name of the report from ‘State of the Nation’ to ‘State of the Tsa-Wa-Sum’, PM Tshering Tobgay mentioned, “Some are concerned that I do not believe in GNH. Today, I ask them to put their fears to rest. I am not only a firm believer...
The Bhutanese rebuts DPT’s accusations
The Bhutanese would also like to rebut some misleading clarifications given by DPT leaders with regard to the Education City Story. The first is by the Ex-Education Minister who alleged that the Editor-in-Chief of the paper had told him that the minister did not own any land. It is...
Survival challenge for Bhutanese media
As in the previous years, I tried to be as comprehensive as possible to include all stuffs in this report related to media in Bhutan. There might be some misses, comments are welcome. Rays of hope for a better-informed society was not clear in Bhutan during the year-under-review. Despite...