By Gernot Wagner NEW YORK – Elections are supposed to clarify policy uncertainties, and on the economic front, Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris has done just that. All three major US stock indices and US Treasury yields jumped the morning after Election Day, reflecting expectations of both strong economic growth and …

The new upcoming Thimphu Design Code as a part of the new Thimphu Structure Plan is an important change and rights many wrongs with urban development. In the past few decades, even for all the planning, Thimphu had a rapid and chaotic growth and this is visible when one drives …

By John Mark Hansen CHICAGO – I teach a course at the University of Chicago on presidential elections, and I hear the same kind of question from friends on both the right and the left. The Republicans I grew up with in western Kansas cannot understand why Donald Trump is …

In between the clean wage hike of 2022 and the actual pay hike of 2023 public servants got a hike of 55 to 76 percent. This hike further widened the already existing pay gaps between the government sector and the private sector. The private sector was always small and weak …

By Yangchen C. Rinzin The media is regarded as the fourth pillar of the state, playing a crucial role in keeping the public informed and enabling them to make informed decisions. The Constitution safeguards the freedoms of speech and information signifying media has a vital role in a democracy. News …

By Chablop Passu The world has made remarkable strides in the last few decades, advancing more in the last fifty years than it did in the previous fifty thousand. But this progress has come at a significant cost. We have traded much for it: wars, environmental destruction, cultural erosion, and …

The Royal Visit to Australia was historic on many counts, but it also showed that the core of Bhutanese identity and the glue that binds us all is our King and the Royal Family. The Royal Visit to Australia by no means was an easy one. To start with, the …

During the 8th Meet-the-Press Session, Minister of Health, Tandin Wangchuk, stated that the government is aware of the difficulties faced by newly hired health workers, especially those serving in remote areas, and is taking steps to improve their situation and job satisfaction. Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk highlighted efforts to tackle the …