Ngedup is now a figure of the past, Tobgay to lead PDP
A long time speculation of Sangay Ngedup’s return to politics has ended on Saturday evening as the national gathering of the opposition party People’s Democratic Party (PDP) names Tshering Tobgay as the formal president of the party. Of the 150 party members gathered in Thimphu, 134 voted. Out of...
First spark of dispute in ruling party leadership
The issue of self reliance in vegetable production has brought in rift within the ruling party Druk Phunsum Tshokpa (DPT). Agriculture Minister Pema Gyamtsho challenged the Prime Miniter Jigmi Thinley to ban agriculture imports from India. At the height of rupee crunch last month, Prime Minister Thinely in a...
Women in politics
If it comes as proposed, Bhutan will move one step forward in tightening gender disparity in national politics. This could be the result of series of sensitisation workshops carried out in Thimphu recently and the growing women influences in regional politics. Two emerging parties in the country are proposing...
Congratulations to the Voters in France and Greece!
By Howard M. Greenebaum Your votes against ruthless cuts in public programs should be a lesson to all politicians who have been catering to the rich and ignoring the 99%. I wish that we Americans had such a choice in our November election. America has been an example of...
We won the happiness battle
Bhutan is leading the movement of happiness today. Though not a new idea, a new twist made people to listen Bhutan. But have anyone following Bhutan’s path to happiness dared to look at why Bhutan is happy today. This article attempts to dig out one of many causes behind...
Linking the Civil Service and Service Delivery
By Sangay Khandu This essay tries to explain the importance of managing performance in the public service in order to fix individual responsibility and accountability in the delivery of public services. Although institutional accountability has come to the centre stage of discussion on fixing accountability today, it is imperative...