“In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.”- Anatole Francis Dargo Tashi   How could any one issue such a letter to a person like him. If things are not okay the government should …

The soundest national advice in the last few years has not come from expensive consultants or jet setting international economists, but from His Majesty the King in important fields from the economy to youth issues and beyond. Delivered in a subtle manner and gentle tone on rare national occasions, the …

What does it mean to be Bhutanese, or not? Is there more to it than just being born in Bhutan of Bhutanese parents? I have a friend who was not born in Bhutan and whose parents are not Bhutanese, but who speaks Sharchokpa fluently, who is totally loyal to Bhutan, …

With less than a year left in her term before the 2016 May state assembly polls, the West Bengal Chief Minister dropped in for an impromptu five day visit to Bhutan. Given that not even a single major agreement was signed during the visit some critics in Kolkata called it …

I, Dungtsho Sherub Jordan, a practitioner of traditional Sowa Rigpa medicine, in Hongtsho would like to make the following statement to all patients with whom I have a longstanding connection. Since the age of eight in 1943, I was admitted to the Lhodrak Monastery and at the age of 17, …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay and the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damchoe Dorji arrived back in the country yesterday after nearly two week trip to Europe and the United Nations in New York.  The main aim of the trip was to attend the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit  in the 70th session of …

There is now little doubt that Nepal is undergoing an effective trade blockade by a combination of protesting Madhesi groups in Nepal’s southern border and Indian custom officials at the border who have used the excuse of the protests to strengthen checks and slow down or even stop trucks moving …

The Bhutan Chamber for Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has traditionally been seen as a preserve of the mainly big business houses representing and lobbying for their interests. So the question to ask is why the private sector should be concerned about the resignation of the BCCI President. The first reason …

“Sir, Reading your article titled ‘A Cold War between RCSC and ECB leaves the career of 130 hanging in the balance’ of Saturday the 12th of September 2015, I am a bit perturbed as to why ECB is being dragged into it when there is no issue involved unless it …

This newspaper, ran a story around two weeks ago on three children who were begging for food as their family was going through very difficult circumstances. The paper brought out the story to highlight the growing phenomena of urban beggars in Bhutan. We expected some reaction and then the interest …