By Terry Lynn Karl STANFORD – Los Angeles has been burning for almost two weeks now, and the blame game is in full swing. From diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and artificial-intelligence data centers to the mismanagement of public resources by political leaders, fingers seem to be pointed in every …

A foreign investor may wonder why should they invest in the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) or Bhutan for that matter. Bhutan, after all, is a small landlocked country located in the Eastern Himalayas with a very small population. Not the ideal case for an investment pitch. However, a few decades …

A large portion of the credit for Bhutan’s press freedom ranking falling in recent years must be given to the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC). Civil servants stopped talking to the media from 2022 when two foresters were terminated for speaking to the media and this was soon followed up …

By Angela Bandemehr & Albert Park WASHINGTON, DC/MANILA – Lead is everywhere, often hiding in plain sight – in the water you drink, the air you breathe, the food you eat, your personal care products, and your children’s toys. Despite being a useful metal, it is highly toxic and difficult to detect: …

In 2022, after the Supreme Court pronounced the verdict in the Trongsa Land Scam, the JDWNRH President and former Trongsa Dzongda Lhab Dorji stabbed an ACC Director while his family members also attacked ACC officials. This is even though it was a well-documented and investigated land scam case with no …

Bhutan in 2013 had 12 newspapers, 6 radio stations and 2 magazines.  In the last 10 years 5 private newspapers, 3 radio stations and 2 news magazines have shut down leaving behind 7 newspapers and BBS. Until 2010 the situation was fine with 10 newspapers all doing well.  However, government …

By Ruti Teitel NEW YORK – US President-elect Donald Trump clearly does not intend to pursue a “good neighbor” policy. He has been mocking Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by calling him ‘governor’ while proclaiming that a country of 40 million people should become the 51st US state. His first …