Opinions

Obituary: This obituary is drawn from several discussions I have been fortunate to have with him over the last seven years. Zhenphen Rinpoche and Kelzang Jurmen summed up Khenpo’s spiritual attainments in their tributes.

We read with great interest Namgyel Wangchuk's opinion in Saturday's edition of Kuensel ("Creating an environment conducive to holistic legal education," published on January 14, 2017).

The Constitution includes many provisions designed to ensure a system of governance serving the best interests of the people. It is a constitutional duty to provide a system of good governance, promote efficiency and the betterment of the nation.

Public Policies
Public Policy is the principled guide to action or in-action taken by the administrative and executive branch of the State. It must solve problems efficiently and effectively, serve justice, support governmental institutions and policies, and encourage active citizenship. 

The Royal Civil Service Rules of 1990 was the crucible of the legacies of the past and present Bhutanese experiences, synthesis of many management principles and residue of academic and administrative reforms.

Social policies

Hamiltonian of US advocated government support for the development of science and public education through a public ‘common’ school system and investments in creative research through grants and subsidies.

The Fourth King, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck had bolder and broader economic vision that was proclaimed in His Coronation speech on 2ndof June in 1974:

Bhutanese legal education will witness an exciting development in the autumn of 2017. The Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law will commence a five-year graduate degree. The diligent students will come out as aspiring lawyers by mid-2022 (the Class of ‘22).

Five Year Plans of Bhutan The Five Year Plans (FYP) of Bhutan are a series of national economic development plans adopted by the government of Bhutan since 1961 based on socialist model of Russia and as dovetailed by India.  In the World Bank’s 1989 appraisal:

While people tend to believe that air pollution is an outdoor urban problem, the indoor environment in rural areas experience the highest pollution levels. Many rural residents in developing countries rely on coal and unprocessed biomass fuels (wood, cattle dung and crop residues) as the primary energy source for cooking and heating.

ne an ideal condition where all the people in the world wear the same dress.  A dress that has patterns and designs of all that is popular and existing in their land; flowers, animals, insects, landmarks or any other significant existence of the country from which a person originates.

Royal Household under the Monarchy The Royal Household under the Monarchs comprised of: Dronyer (Chief of Protocol), Zimpon (Chamberlain), Chang-gap Bomsho (Senior Butler, they are addressed as Gup or goop), Chang-gap (Butler), Kadreb (Conservationist) and Chha-Zhumi (Royal Attendant).

Definition of governance The word governance derives from the Greek verb κυερνάω [kubernáo] (meaning to steer, the metaphorical sense first being attested in Plato).