Business idea competition
The big business companies are not interested for investment in Bhutan due to limited market expansion possibilities. However, the government and the donors are doing enough to attract more investments or create more business opportunities for citizens. As part of that initiative, Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre (BITC) located...
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...
Voice of Shangrila 13 May 2012
Voice of Shangrila 13 May 2012...
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...
EU elections invited further economic uncertainty
In a week’s time Europe’s political landscape almost flipped. The people have spoken that austerity measures put into place by the government were not accepted. French president Nicolas Sarkozy, to become the first president to get second term in 30 years, joined the club of unsuccessful European leaders. So...
Voice of Shangrila 6 May 2012
Voice of Shangrila 6 May 2012...