For three years, Jacob Coxon helped train increasingly powerful AI systems at OpenAI and Anthropic. On Sept. 8, he walked away. “I resigned from Anthropic today,” Coxon posted on X. “Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.” His dire warning amassed …

By Vansanglura Vanchhawng Introduction: Aligning with national education reforms, this article explores how clear teacher expectations in schools and colleges foster quality education. This collaborative vision bridges students, educators and the community, supporting Bhutan’s goal of a skilled, value-driven society. Need and importance of student-teacher participation in quality education: Quality …

The Royal Audit Authority is right to tighten the rules on audit clearances. Bhutan cannot have a system where audit observations remain unresolved for years while officials move from one post to another and the same problems are inherited by their successors. Officials who make poor decisions, ignore procedures or …

Nepal’s catastrophe is not a tragedy to watch from a safe distance. It is a warning from the mountains. On August 26, a glacier and rock collapse above the Nepal-Tibet border unleashed a devastating flood. Hundreds are dead and thousands are missing in Nepal and Tibet. The disaster destroyed roads, …

By Vansanglura Vanchhawng Aligning with national education reforms, this article explores how clear teacher expectations in our schools and colleges foster quality education. This collaborative vision bridges students, educators, and the community, supporting Bhutan’s goal of a skilled, value-driven society. 1. Need and Importance of Student-Teacher Participation in Quality Education …

Dhanapati Sharma/ Gedu Pedestrians in Gedu can finally walk in peace with a footpath construction nearing completion, improving road safety and enhancing public infrastructure. The Gedu College of Business Studies (GCBS) partnered with the Dzongkhag Administration, Chukha to construct a 1.19 km pedestrian infrastructure from Gedu Zero Point to the …

With 31 MPs, the ruling People’s Democratic Party should have had no difficulty securing the post. Yet Opposition BTP candidate Tempa Dorji won 24 votes against 23 for PDP’s Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk. The secret ballot has exposed the depth of discontent within the ruling party. The identities of the eight …

Why Bhutan Must Finally Outlaw Corporal Punishment, In Law, In School, In the Home By Thinley Tobgay If we would never call it discipline when an adult strikes another adult, why do we call it discipline when the victim is a child? Six out of every ten children in Bhutan …

By Minxin Pei CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA—Since its founding almost 77 years ago, the People’s Republic of China has had eight premiers. But only two—Zhao Ziyang and Zhu Rongji—deserve credit for the country’s economic rise. In the 1980s, Zhao translated Deng Xiaoping’s vision of “reform and opening up” into policy, pushing through …