RTM and silent Diaspora
The first Round Table Meeting of the Bhutanese donors since the beginning of resettlement process is scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Thimphu. This is also the first RTM held by an elected government in Bhutan. UNDP is coordinating the event where some 40 development partners of the country...
Local Elections Conducted Successfully: Update No. 92
By S. Chandrasekharan. The long awaited local government elections were completed successfully on July 27th. This would thus complete the process of democratisation that was begun with the promulgation of a new constitution and ushering in of democracy three years ago. Elections were conducted in 205 Geogs of the...
The politics of moral ground
Last week Dr Gado Tshering resigned as government secretary on moral grounds after investigation by Anti-Corruption Commission revealed massive corruption in the last few years. The most corruptions had taken place in 2006-08 shortly after Tshering took over the responsibility as the health secretary. To this day, corruption at...
92% primary enrolment does not give justice to south and east
The Prime Minister’s annual report to the parliament, presented during the last session, mentions that Bhutan has attained 94 percent primary enrolment in school in 2010. Punakha has attained 100 percent enrolment. And the government’s latest Bhutan Multiple Indicator Survey report states 8 percent of Bhutanese aged 6 to...
Seeking loan to pay loan:DPT
On Wednesday, the DPT leaders rushed to National Pension and Provident Fund seeking loans to pay their party as decided which they hope will erase party debt. The ruling party leaders intend to collect at least Nu 5.5 million through contribution of the party leaders. Each MP contributed Nu...
Will home ministers turn productive in Thimphu?
In its history of 29 years, the interior ministers of the SAARC nations – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – will congregate in the Bhutanese capital on Thursday to Saturday to discuss issues pertaining to regional security and migration. Nepal’s home minister, who is...