Very recently, Gopilal Acharya sent me a invitation to see and submit Bhutanese blogs for a new site that probably be created by himself bhutanblogs.com. It was an interesting initiative to access the real strength of current Bhutanese generation on telling their personal experiences to the world. The most...

NC urges govt. for its enactment as a priority legislation Right To Information Act 15 July, 2010 – While the government remains apprehensive about introducing the country’s draft right to information act, which it claims is incomplete, national council members feel it is time the parliament discuss it. National...

The Bhutanese government expects steady double-digit growth for the next three years—the period the Thinley government will remain in power. The annual budget presented at parliament last week has projected growth based on expanding construction such as hydropower projects. The projection has not taken into consideration the negative impact...

सन् १९९२ मा सदाका लागि नेपाल आउनु ठीक चार वर्षअघि म ६ वर्षको थिएँ । हामी परिवारका पाँचजना सदस्य अन्य गाउँलेका साथ पशुपति तीर्थाटनका लागि आएका थियौं । त्यसक्रममा जनकपुरको पनि यात्रा गरिएछ । रामजानकी विवाहमण्डपमा पुग्दा अरूले नभनी नै मैले रामसीताको विवाह हो भन्ने थाहा पाएँ । त्यसको...

Bhutan chapter will be revamped to make it more vibrant South Asian Free Media Association 5 July, 2010 – Almost three years after the south Asian free media association (SAFMA) Bhutan chapter was launched, reporters and editors from various media organisations this week stressed the need for active participation...

Thimphu district court on June 29 ordered Bhutan Today, the country’s first daily newspaper, and its former reporter, to pay Nu 36,000 each for publishing a defamatory article against a woman. The paper had published an article in opinion column entitled “The woman behind the MD”, in August 2009,...