Bhutan land scam
Following Tenzing Lamsang’s report on land grab history in Bhutan, hot public debate has surfaced. There are so many resources through which Bhutanese citizens could know the fact about unreported massive corruption prevailing in Bhutan under monarchy. No matter, the whole of southern Bhutan’s land was grabbed illegally by...
Voice of Shangrila 21 August 2011
Voice of Shangrila, 21 August 2011 has the following: 1. News from Bhutan, Nepal Gorkhaland (India) 2. Talking with Nawaraj Dahala and Indukesh Pandey about Nepali literature and reciting their poems 3. Soothing Nepali songs...
Tourism in Bhutan can be second largest industry
Regarded as the most unexploited and hidden land in world, Bhutan has immense potentiality to attract tourists from around the world. If well planned, given best quality services and promoted well in market, tourism is Bhutan will definitely form second biggest industry in Bhutan after hydropower. The government needs...
Come together over me(dia) …
when it comes to ownership, new mergers muddy the water 20 August, 2011 – The Media Act of 2006, which looks at licensing and ownership, is being revised to keep up with the changes in technology that is bringing about a convergence of different media platforms. Media professionals refer...
A history of torture
SURESH PRANJALI Based on the first-hand experiences of the refugee leader of the Bhutanese democratic movement, TekNath Rizal, Torture: Killing Me Softly shares many elements with Michel Foucault’s Discipline and Punish, which deals with the history of the modern penal system. Foucault’s book had introduced the brilliant ideas of...
Incomplete judiciary is incomplete democracy
During an interaction with the newly elected gups (Mandals), after the local government election this year, King Jigme Khesar had mentioned that democratisation process has been completed with that election. It came in line with the annual report of the government presented by PM Thinley at the parliament this...