How RTI Can Help Achieve GNH
Gross National Happiness (GNH) comprises four critical pillars: Good Governance, Culture, Economic Development and Environment. At a finer level, it has nine elements which further detail out these...
View ArticleStrengthening Bhutanese democracy through Right to Information
The National Council MP from Gasa, Sangay Khandu, must be commended for doing what every MP must aspire to do; which is making good laws to improve good governance. The National Council as a house must...
View ArticlePart-3 How RTI can help achieve GNH
6. Education This is another example of an area where the people and the government can work together, and make transparency legislation twice as powerful. Education is the fastest growing demand...
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RTI Bill to die an early death in the National Council
Council members during a session (Photo Courtesy: National Council website) The Draft Right to Information (RTI) Bill, drafted by National Council (NC) member Sangay Khandu as a private members bill is...
View ArticleBhutanese democracy since 2008
While the 2013 general election is the main topic of discussion these days what is more relevant to Bhutan is the growth of our young democracy from 2008 to 2012. The last four years of our democracy...
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Local community cries foul as the multi-million Debsi Bridge comes apart
Despite repeated reminders and allegations of graft by the community, the former Gup and committee have not yet made the accounts public The people of Debsi under Thimphu Dzongkhag contributed millions...
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