Looks Like The World Will Wait For Bhutan
“……….. Our latest series I am contacting you about, is a brand-new, presenter-led, eight-part documentary series for National Geographic, premiering on Disney +. ……….. To that end, we are currently...
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The Ebb and Flow of Life
Humans have theorized the procreation process of the birds, and everything else. And most often we had to rewrite our theories. But unhindered by our many misconceptions, life goes on ceaselessly –...
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Giving Environment a Helping Hand
Environment - and its protection - is the one and only area in which Bhutan’s Supreme Court will allow Public Interest Litigation (PIL) – leaving us in no doubt as to how dead serious we are about our...
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Tourism Should Matter to Every Bhutanese
Bhutan’s tourism – and anything related to it is, to me, as it should be to all Bhutanese, a matter of great concern. Tourism provides the largest number of employment – its benefit is accrued to every...
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Three Down, One To Go
One of the darkest periods in the history of the US is what was called the “Prohibition Era”. The Twenty-first Amendment of the US has the distinction of being the only constitutional amendment in...
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How Tsalumaphey is Historical
Consequent upon the posting of my blog article titled “Giving Environment a Helping Hand” on June 5, 2022 some readers called up wanting to know how Tsalumaphey was historically significant - thus this...
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Some Good News For The Tourism Industry – Finally!
If the grapevine and the rumormongers are to be believed, two much-awaited events are going to happen:The Tourism Council MeetingThe word is out that the Council Members of the Tourism Council of...
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Why For Art Thou Q Yeshey?
Hi ………….. ,LOL …. that is right …. To this day most Bhutanese in Bhutan know me as, and call me - “Q Yeshey”. And like you, most are intrigued – why “Q Yeshey”?."Q Yeshey" photographed atop one of the...
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Tourism Reforms: Need For Deferment Of Its Implementation To a More...
Today the tourism industry players and stakeholders are frantic - caused by the hearsay of the supposed tourism reforms being proposed by the government. Like I have always said - no deal is done until...
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Bring Change – But Make It Consequential And Less Painful
Yesterday I attended an informal briefing by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on the changes to tourism policy that are being proposed by the government. The Honorable Prime Minister was present,...
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The Tourism Industry Is Still In ICU
Discouraged by the news of the transformation of the tourism sector being suggested by the government, a friend who is currently domiciled abroad has put on hold his million dollars FDI resort project...
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Hammering The Iron When It Is Dead Cold
The overpowering sense of feeling of alienation in our own country and within the sphere of our own calling – is a feeling that sickens us to the core. The tourism industry players may be short on...
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Tourism Industry’s Swan Song
Yesterday a little before 4PM, some Members of the Bhutan Sustainable Tourism Society (BSTS) had an opportunity to make a submission to some select Members of the Parliament. We were honored by the...
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The Money Is Not Yet In The Government’s Pocket
As I have said many times before in this blog, the deal is not done until the cash is firmly in the pocket. The Lower House of the Parliament may have endorsed the Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan 2022...
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Ode To The Members Of The Economic & Finance Committee Of The National...
For the first time in my life, I sat through the whole proceedings of the presentation of a Bill in the National Assembly – the Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan 2022. I watched it on national TV on 20th...
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Tear Drop From Heaven
My frustrations knew no bound in the past over a month – talking and discussing and blogging on this matter relating to the soon-to-be-enacted “Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan 2022”. I have spoken to...
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Killing The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs
I am constrained for time this morning - thus I am unable to blog. Fortunately, a reader has left a very powerful comment on my last blog – I am reproducing it below for your reading...
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The Stabbed Goose Might Still Rise Up And Quack
According to a forward by a friend from a Facebook page where I am not, I am told that the National Council (NC) had also endorsed the Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan 2022 - with the recommendation that,...
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The End Is Also An Essential Part Of The Journey
The discussion on Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan 2022 has been more than vigorous. Even the clueless interjected on the issue – not because he or she is any wiser, but because the resounding discussions...
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The Power Behind Bhutan’s Earliest Coin
By 1765, Bhutan’s stranglehold over the Koch Kingdom was complete. Nothing moved unless the Ja Chila, posted by Bhutan at the capital of the Kingdom, authorized it. It was during this time that...
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