Ill conceived and misguided policy

Posted inGovernment45 Comments
My statement to the press yesterday: Yesterday the UN General Assembly voted to elect non-permanent members to the UN Security Council. Bhutan, along with Cambodia and South Korea, competed for a single vacancy for the Asia Pacific Group of countries. Bhutan secured only 20 of the 192 votes cast and was eliminated in the first round of elections itself. South Korea beat Cambodia in the second round of voting, and was elected to the Security Council. The Government has expended considerable time and resources trying to secure a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. Our Mission to…

Weather service

Posted inVillages9 Comments
I woke up to a glorious morning today. The skies were clear. And the heavens promised a warm, sunny day. That's how it's supposed to be at this time of the year - warm, sunny and bright: perfect weather for harvesting paddy. And that's why some of our farmers, prompted by BBS's forecast for sunny weather, have begun to harvest their crop. But the farmers who harvested their paddy a few days ago and, as is required, left them to dry in their fields were in for some anxious moments yesterday. It had rained the previous day and almost…

The art of politics

Posted inPolitical parties39 Comments
Dasho Gado Tshering is taking the art of politics to new heights. The former health secretary resigned last year "... on moral grounds after an ACC investigation revealed serious lapses in the procurement of GOI-funded medical equipment before 2008." A few months later he announced that he would join politics. He has said that his decision to join politics was at the behest of the people of Haa. And he has insisted, consistently, that the people of his constituency will decide which party he will join. Dasho Gado Tshering is popular in Haa. So most people believe that he…

Report cards

Posted inMiscellaneous6 Comments
Here's some fun, on another gloomy Pedestrian Day, courtesy "Bhutanomics", a website many have been frequenting recently. I'm tempted to run a poll to see whose report card is the funniest (i.e., the most accurate).