http://www.tsheringtobgay.com Life and Politics in Democratic Bhutan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:52:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/government/2010/wheres-justice.html http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/government/2010/public-policies.html http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/government/2010/cdg-mps-lg.html http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/economy/2010/mineral-development-policy.html Jigme Tshewang won the last Big Picture. But Jigme didn’t claim the prize. So it goes to the first one who correctly figures out this picture. ]]> http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/general/2010/big-picture-9.html http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/media/2010/headline-news.html Residents in the capital will have welcomed the government’s announcement that “A massive clean-up campaign of the town and the river bank will begin shortly involving Thimphu’s residents” in preparation for the SAARC summit next month. Thimphu will look presentable by this time next month. And our visitors will be duly impressed. But we, residents, must [...]]]> http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/towns/2010/our-garbage.html http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/media/2010/controlling-influence.html http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/general/2010/gnh-is.html More than decade has already passed since the start of Bhutan’s accession process to the WTO. And many of our current ministers have been involved throughout the process. So I find it strange that, after all these years, one of them, the prime minister, is “still unsure” about joining the WTO. What do you think? Should [...]]]> http://www.tsheringtobgay.com/government/2010/doubtful-pm.html