When one thinks of mining in Bhutan, the visual is often some Stone Quarries, Dolomite and Gypsum mines with trucks plying. Given that the mining sector has come under much criticism from local communities and oversight bodies over the years, one cannot deny the sector does not enjoy a great …

If one takes a close look at all of His Majesty’s initiatives and addresses through the years one will notice a common thread flowing through them all. The common thread being a deep and abiding love and concern for his people. Earlier in His Majesty’s reign, His Majesty cris-crossed the …

By Antara Haldar CAMBRIDGE – While the end of World War II 80 years ago ushered in an age of reason, Donald Trump’s return to the White House has ushered it out. His MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement promises to take a wrecking ball to the postwar global economic …

The results of the latest Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) survey of November and December 2024 is a wakeup call for the nation. The results are alarming to say the least with a record level of people who are obese and those who have high sugar levels in the blood. High …

SAN FRANCISCO – The release of the Chinese DeepSeek-R1 large language model, with its impressive capabilities and low development cost, shocked financial markets and led to claims of a “Sputnik moment” in artificial intelligence. But a powerful, innovative Chinese model achieving parity with US products should come as no surprise. It is the predictable …

Recently an Al Jazeera documentary on how carbon neutral Bhutan is becoming a victim of climate change showed the country in positive light and rightly so with our environmental track record. It showed how Bhutan, a country with still around 70 percent forest cover and absorbing more carbon than it …

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 …