Two diplomatic moves by the Bhutan government in the last two weeks, in first condemning the Uri attack and then recently pulling out from the SAARC summit was a show of both solidarity and support to our traditional ally, India. At the same time the two diplomatic moves are quite …

A resounding success. Everyone agrees. Congratulations to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) and all the hard working people behind the Second Local Government Election. Being able to select local leaders in 205 gewogs and some 1200 plus chiwogs is no small feat and yet ECB had done it with …

We truly commend Thimphu Thromde Team and the Private Waste Collection Companies for the efforts and their initiatives. As far as we understand, Thimphu is one of the few Asian cities where Waste Segregation at Source is implemented. For that matter, even some European and American cities do not have …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) must be commended in fulfilling an important economic and social objective of lowering loan interest rates. The government on its part apart from raising the issue early on also worked with the RMA to achieve this objective. What has become clear from the lowering of …

It is never a good idea to dismiss a political party or for that matter a politician given how unpredictable politics is. However, recent events indicate deeper problems for the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party, which is also the Opposition party. The withdrawal of the new North Thimphu candidate who …

Over the past few years, the internet has been flooded with various hoaxes that can be easily construed as true by gullible readers. In the modern era of information overload, it is increasingly becoming difficult for us to sort out  fake information from the hoaxes. Most of the internet hoaxes …

Applying and renewing licenses for business can now be done online, which means no need to go the trade office and stand in a queue to get paperwork done. The G2C office under the Prime Minister’s Office launched a total of 34 online Government to Business Services (G2B) on September …

The Prime Minister’s statement that India has agreed to the trilateral cooperation on the 1024 MW Dorjilung project between Bhutan and Bangladesh is very welcome news for several reasons. India’s consent to the project was critical as the power infrastructure for transmission lines have to be built and sent through …

The rapid growth of tourism has increased economic, environmental and social effects. Recently the attention has concentrated on the economic impacts and not on the environmental and social consequences of tourism. Tourism, both international and domestic, brings consequences and has an impact on tourist destinations. Economic Impact One of the …