Tag: democracy

Ngedup is now a figure of the past, Tobgay to lead PDP

A long time speculation of Sangay Ngedup’s return to politics has ended on Saturday evening as the national gathering of the opposition party People’s Democratic Party (PDP) names Tshering Tobgay as the formal president of the party. Of the 150 party members gathered in Thimphu, 134 voted. Out of...

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...

Oscillation in Asian share markets

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...