Impracticability of using Dzongkha
During the recently concluded parliament session, confusion had arisen regarding a Dzongkha word for ‘institute’. A same word for both University and Institute was used in the new bill introduced to the parliament for establishment of Bhutan Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS). One of the media surveys last year...
Census: Bhutan Vs Australia
In 1990, I, along with my family, was evicted out of the country after a census that was carried out exclusively in southern Bhutan. Census in Bhutan was a means to determine who is Bhutanese and not which eventually helps government to identify government and formulate policy of eviction....
Where has it reached?
Most recommendations on the draft advertisement policy from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York is on the procedures that needs following while giving advertisements to the media. The recommendations, which have recently returned from the university talks about categorising government advertisements as public interest and...
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...
Cordyceps: low yield, high price
The cordyceps business has been in full swing in Bhutan currently. Bhutanese citizens, who prioritised cordyceps over local government elections, have returned with their dream plants to fetch the best prices. The enthusiasts were not shattered with their dream despite low yield this year, the prices have almost doubled....