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November 7th, 2023
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The Suja & Dzaw Conversation on the 18th issue of the Druk Journal on the theme “Politics and Elections in Bhutan” was held on 27th October, 2023. Around 40 participants including current and former members of the Parliament, students, and teachers from the National Institute for Science and Mind,...
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May 5th, 2023
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The Druk Journal released its spring issue (Volume 9, Issue 1, 2023) on the theme, Ensuring Mental Well-being in Bhutan in April this year. This issue of the journal carries 14 articles by local and international writers, discussing the shift from the traditional mindset which saw mental disturbances as...
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January 9th, 2023
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Volume 8, Issue 2 of The Druk Journal titled Local Government was published in October 2022. The journal has 15 in-depth articles that look at different aspects of the emerging political intricacies in local Bhutanese politics. The volume covered topics ranging from reflection on the decentralised government, to engagement...
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November 28th, 2022
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The Druk Journal (TDJ) conversation for Volume 8, Issue 1, “Democracy Today”. Three speakers who contributed articles to this issue of TDJ presented ideas from their articles on Covid-19 and attributes of democracy. The values of Social justice and meritocracy cohabiting in the Bhutanese government system at present and facts...
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May 27th, 2022
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Volume 8, Issue 1 of The Druk Journal titled Democracy Today was published in May 2022. The Journal has 15 articles that look at the situation of democracy in Bhutan after 14 years of democratisation and three governments. The issue carries three broad themes. There are 700 hard copies...
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January 24th, 2022
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The 14th issue of The Druk Journal was released with 17 articles on the theme Bhutanese Youth – Their Aspirations, Concerns, and Mandate. As with each edition of the journal, an accompanying Suja & Dzow Conversation was held on 30th November with close to 30 participants to deliberate on...
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January 24th, 2022
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Volume 7, Issue II of The Druk Journal titled Bhutanese Youth-Their Aspirations, Concerns and Mandate was published in November 2021. The journal consists of 17 articles from 18 different writers including 6 youth taking a look at the current situation of youth, the impact of these trends on society,...
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August 5th, 2021
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Volume 7, Issue 1 of The Druk Journal titled Bhutan After the COVID-19 Crisis was published in March 2021. 800 copies of the journal were printed. The journal consists of 15 articles from 18 different writers, both local and international, that looked at several different sectors within the society...
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January 5th, 2021
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The first Druk Journal conversation for the latest issue ‘Urban Bhutan – the Story’ saw three speakers who contributed to the journal speak about the rapid urbanisation of Thimphu, failure of implementing the Thimphu Structure Plan, the need for community participation in the development process, and the need for...
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January 1st, 2021
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The first Druk Journal conversation on the fall 2020 issue – Urban Bhutan – the Story was held on 1 December 2020. More than 22 participants were present at The Media Lab, which included the current and former Thimphu Thrompons, urban planners from the Ministry of Works and Human...
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December 4th, 2020
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The second Druk Journal Conversation on Bhutan in the Age of Technology had three speakers who contributed to the journal speak about Bhutan’s national ICT policy, ICT in education and DHI’s initiatives to grow the national ICT initiatives. Check out the speaker presentations here: Jigme Tenzing: https://bit.ly/36PoVi5 Ujjwal Deep...
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June 24th, 2020
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The first-ever online Druk Journal Conversation was held on June 30 on the spring 2020 issue – Bhutan in the Age of Technology. There were more than 40 participants including students and faculty members of Gyalpoizhing College of Information and Technology (GCIT) and senior members of all political...
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December 2nd, 2019
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The Conversation on “Tourism in Bhutan” was held on October 28, 2019 – attended by government officials, parliamentarians, political parties, media, CSOs, international agencies, independent observers, tour operators, hoteliers, guides association, travel agents. The Conversation is an informal exchange among people who care for Bhutan, who understand Bhutan’s interests,...
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September 2nd, 2019
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The Druk Journal Conversation on the issue “Educating Bhutan” took place on July 29th with members of the Academic Board of the Royal University of Bhutan. The Conversation was introduced by the Editor of TDJ who summed up the questions, views, and analysis conveyed in the 18 articles on the...
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July 5th, 2019
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After conduct of two successive seminars on ‘Transforming Bhutan’s Economy’, Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy (BCMD) took the seminar to Sherubtse College in Kanglung, Trashigang. The seminar with students and faculty members from two colleges, Sherubtse College and Younphula Centenary College was held on 6 May at the...
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March 26th, 2019
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A Druk Journal team conducted a conversation and seminar on “Transforming Bhutan’s Economy” at Gedu College of Business Studies (GCBS) on 15 and 16 March with faculty members and students. The conversation and the seminar brought together 56 faculty members in Conversation on March 15 and 422 students at...
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March 26th, 2019
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The Druk Journal held the first Conversation on the 8th issue, ‘Transforming Bhutan’s Economy’, at TechPark Thimphu on Friday, 1 March. More than 70 people from various organisations as well as young entrepreneurs, civil servants, civil society organisation members, and officials of the Royal Monetary Authority attended the Conversation....
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April 27th, 2018
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Civil society and Democracy On April 17 and 18 we organised two Conversations at Sherubtse College in Kanglung, one with the Political Science students and one with Media students. The Conversations covered two issues of The Druk Journal – civil society and democracy. We discussed the concept and role...
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April 9th, 2018
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Reflecting 10 Years of Democracy Phuentsholing, March 29, 2018 The Druk Journal Conversation on “Democracy in Bhutan” attended by 43 representatives of civil society organisations. Given the theme, the premise of the Conversation is the relevance and importance of civil society as the “third sector” in national governance. With...
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March 27th, 2018
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9 February 2018 With democratisation, the discussions on civil society are picking up. More so after 21 CSOs received the National Order of Merit (Gold) from His Majesty The King in December 2016. This signifies the acceptance of the importance of civil society as the “third” sector in democratic...
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July 10th, 2017
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June 24 2017 The Conversation on the “Sustainability of Bhutan” (Druk Journal 5) was attended by 47 participants in Thimphu. Representing the government, private sector, civil society, political parties, and international agencies, the two-and-a–half hour Conversation raised a number of questions and comments on sustainability in both the Bhutanese...
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April 14th, 2017
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It is not even a town. It is a small settlement in Paro that you usually drive through in about three minutes. But at night the scene changes. You don’t want to be on the wrong side of groups of youth who have had one many drinks, smoked roadside...
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September 20th, 2016
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14th September 2016 The third issue of the Druk Journal, carrying the theme Bhutan and Modernity: Responding to Change, was released on 14th September 2016 at the third in the series of the Druk Journal Conversations in Thimphu. The event brought together 42 participants from the media, civil society,...
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July 29th, 2015
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28th April and 28th July 2015 The launch of The Druk Journal The Druk Journal was launched on 28th April 2015 on the occasion of Zhabdrung Kuchoe, with the inaugural issue on National Identity dedicated to the sixtieth birth anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck. A diverse mix of participants...
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