Community sustainability at high risk: JICA survey
October 28th, 2017
JICA has been working for long with the Royal Government of Bhutan in the decentralisation process, placing strong emphasis on human resource development. Currently, JICA cooperates with the Department of Local Governance (DLG) in implementing “Support for Community Engagement in Local Governance (SCLG) Project” with three target dzongkhags. In order to study the community engagement […]
Smart phones, new media, and ignorant users
October 28th, 2017
Whether you live in cities or in a rural Bhutanese village,...
Small Nations, Big Lessons
October 23rd, 2017
The story of Asia today remains very much one driven by...
Healthy soil, healthy waters and healthy food
October 21st, 2017
Is Bhutan trapped by aid-driven climate smart agriculture talking only about...
What’s unsocial about social media in Bhutan?
October 21st, 2017
Social media can be a beautiful angel or an unruly beast...
His Majesty The King grants a valuable postal collection to the Bhutan Post Museum
October 10th, 2017
The history of the philatelic and communications systems in Bhutan received...
Trhuebab, the descent of blessed water
September 23rd, 2017
The Trhuebab (ཁྲུས་བབ་) festival is an important cultural event in Bhutan,...
Countering rural urban migration through regional revitalisation
September 19th, 2017
I was excited to be visiting Japan again, where I would...
Mentally ill, neglected and homeless
September 16th, 2017
It is becoming increasingly common to see homeless people all over...
So, I’m not the youngest author of Bhutan anymore…
September 9th, 2017
For the longest time, I had been meaning to write about...