Time and again the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has been requesting the public to refrain from dishonoring the INR informal exchange but each time a new problem crops up. This time, the practice of overbilling for goods is  creeping into border towns. Overbilling means invoicing in excess of prices or …

The Prime Minister,  Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley in  recently stated on national television that the government will stop the import of vegetables from 5 May. Ten days remain before the actual halt. However, the decision has invited questions and skepticism from various quarters  on  its timeliness and  feasibility. The month …

A few years from now, almost all the twenty dzongkhags in the country might have a nature recreational park each. The success of the pilot Royal Botanical Park (RBP) at Lamperi has given the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) enough confidence and reasons to start replicating it in …

Yesterday, four matches were played in the ongoing basket ball tourney of the schools of Thimphu Thromde. In the first match, Loseling Middle Secondary School girls popularly known as Changjiji school girls played against the Dr Tobgyel team and  saw Dr Tobgyel beating Loseling 12-4. But in the boy’s match, …

  Bhutanese kitchens are getting harder by the day to run. From imported rice to imported vegetables to imported meat, the buying of groceries till it is laid out on the table ready to consume is one mad cycle. Especially with the country facing an economic crisis which could have …

Over the years I have observed one important character of the Bhutanese people, i.e “artificiality”. Everything is artificial. Look at the land value. Artificial inflation. the land value around the country is being excessively / artificially increased way beyond the actual value. Just as an example, if tomorrow the government …

A 35-year old woman had pain in her leg and was operated on in the Thimphu Hospital. A few days later, her back swelled up so she had to undergo a second surgery. Her body started to dysfunction after that and she had a problem going to the bathroom. This …

If the Election Commission of Bhutan decides to club the poll day for the National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) together, it may not bode well for the conduct of free and fair elections, say some critics. The commission had said that doing so would save Nu 184 mn …

On 8 Feb the construction of a 175-km long farm road began in Ngedrupchu village under Chuba gewog, Punakha. It is expected to benefit 50 households of the village who otherwise had to walk two to three hours to the nearest road point. The village also does not have electricity. …

On 3 April, the National Speaker, Jigme Tshultim gave a speech on the workings of a democracy and how laws  have been implemented and enacted so far. The meeting was held at the Dzongkhag Tshogdu hall at Damphu, Tsirang.  It was attended by Dzongkhag sector heads, Gewog Administration Officers (GAO), …