Ache Lhamo

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Sonam Dorji, 12 years, Class 5 Rinzin Norbu, 12 years, Class 4 Sangay Dorji, 12 years, Class 4 Namgay Chojay, 13 years, Class 4 Thinley Norbu, 11 years, Class 4 These five students go to Monmola community primary school, in distant Serti gewog, in the Shingkhar Lauri region. And boy, they can dance. I met them during my recent tour to Jumotshangkha, in the eastern-most part of our country. And they honoured me with an active performance of the very lively Ache Lhamo chham.  The students say they took over a month to learn the historic Ache Lhamoi chham. They were taught…

Disloyal? Unpatriotic?

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The opposition party's statement on the government's failed UNSC bid drew a strong response from the prime minster. Instead of clarifying the government's position, or responding to the our request for a full disclosure of the expenses incurred, he called my remarks "disloyal and unpatriotic". We will not engage in personal attacks. But we cannot ignore the PM's malicious assault which was obviously intended to malign the opposition members and undermine institution of the opposition party. So we felt compelled to issue the following  statement to the press last Friday:   The Opposition Party deeply regrets the unwarranted remarks…