January, 2009
Education conference recommends …
8 January, 2009 - Delayed or short supply of textbooks and change in curriculum without proper planning were some of the widely discussed issues at the annual education conference in Phuentsholing. Education officials in various dzongkhags submitted their concerns to the ministry during the four-day conference, which began on January 1, ... [more]
Banks aloof to Bhutanese farmers
MPs demand corporate responsibility of financial institutions towards rural development Trashigang MP Sonam Kinga NATIONAL COUNCIL8 January, 2009 - Bhutan is readying for two more commercial banks and an insurance bank, but the immediate need, according to National Council parliamentarians, is banking facilities for rural development. Members of the upper house discussed and ... [more]
Popularising Parliamentary Acts in Bhutan
NATIONAL COUNCIL8 January, 2009 - Contractor Dorji (name changed) is well versed in most Bhutanese laws. But this knowledge came to be, according to the class A contractor, when he landed up in court. “I never studied the law until I had to present my case in the court,” he said. ... [more]
Terrorism: Bhutan’s latest challenge
OPINION8 January, 2009 - The recent killing of 4 forest guards and a series of blasts in 2008 show that Bhutan is faced with terrorism. This is further reinforced by information in the Indian media that the Maoists could be receiving help from ULFA and NDFB. The terrorist’s aim is to ... [more]
What’s in a gift?
One MP’s bag is another MP’s bribe? 7 January, 2009 - While the National Assembly members successfully fought off the temptation of the now infamous Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI) leather bags on December 22, 2008, what most people did not know was that the National Council members on the following ... [more]
Bhutan returns to ACC trophy
WINNING WAYS – Our fellows in yellow hope for a semi-final berth at least this second time around 7 January, 2009 - Bhutan will make its second appearance at the Asian cricket council trophy challenge early next week to be held at Chiangmai, Thailand. The team, comprising a 14-member squad, will be ... [more]
A long cherished dream comes true
Chief Justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye PROFILE 6 January, 2009 - Unlike most teenagers the world over, Sonam Tobgye - “Toby” to his friends – had a clear sense of purpose while still in high school. More than 40 -years later, the achievement of that goal in life was pinned on him ... [more]
Votes veto judges for Bhutan Star
The winners - Rinzin Wangchuk, Tshering Dorji, Tshering Namgay, Karma Phuntsho and Sonam Yangden (from left) 5 January, 2009 - It was a winner by a knockout when the results of the grand finale of the country’s first hunt for talent, ‘Bhutan Star,’ were declared on December 31. Sonam Yangden, 21, from ... [more]
ROYAL RECOGNITION
3 January, 2009 - His Majesty the King with Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley and Chief Justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye at their Druk Wangyal investiture. Source: Kuenselonline [more]
Learning from confusion
3 January, 2009 - Bhutanese society is questioning the mandate of the National Council today but, in reality, we are debating the role of all the institutions that comprise our emerging democracy. This is a good development because it is only through such discourse that all of us will understand ... [more]