The Journalist Association of Bhutan (JAB), which came into shape despite disputes this year, has called for a logo design competition for the organistion. The designers are invited to design the logo and submit to the organisation by July 1 with brief interpretation of the logo. In a notice,...

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...

Voice of Shangrila 13 May 2012...

Election Coverage: It is not only essential for the reporters covering elections to understand the country’s electoral process, but also be familiar with electoral laws, know country’s election history, and understand media’s role in democratic elections. So, Belinda Goldsmith, a trainer from Thomson Reuters Foundation, who has covered elections...

The Bhutanese media has had a major impact on the evolution of Bhutanese democracy, government policies, laws, corruption, individual mindset and governance. Serious and credible newspapers using thorough research, reliable information networks, ethical norms and also a certain degree of boldness has created a significant impact especially in the...

The Asian markets remain fluctuating with fluctuating political scenarios around the world. The optimism seen in the market due to positive signs in China crashed the other day with uncertainty growing in Greece. The country is likely to go for second round of votes and political pundits are speculating...