One of the most frequent visitors to this newspapers office are people not happy with court judgments. However, in most cases the paper advises the litigants to appeal to higher courts or the relevant appellate authorities. This is because it is important to respect and trust the judiciary and it …

PRINCETON – It seems that 2023 will be another dismal year for democracy. There have been several coups in Africa. Tunisia – long touted as the Arab Spring’s one democratic success story – has seen the consolidation of an authoritarian (and xenophobic) regime. And Donald Trump appears on course to …

GENEVA – At the upcoming second United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage, the world’s governments are expected to adopt a new set of commitments focused on accelerating implementation of UHC. No resolution will be complete without the explicit inclusion of comprehensive cancer services. Cancer causes an estimated ten …

The life of Namgay Dolkar being squeezed out of her by an angry partner, a young woman being gang raped by two students of the prestigious Paro College of Education, a teacher in Lhamoizingkha molesting 7 school children, a father raping his own underage daughter and trying the same with …

COLOMBO – More than a year after the mass protest movement known as the Aragalaya ousted Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankans have once again taken to the streets. The impetus for the resurgence of public discontent is the recent bailout agreement …

The Royal Birth of Her Royal Highness The Gyalsem is not only auspicious for its date and the astrological signs, but what her birth symbolizes and the period in which Her Royal Highness is being born is also very important. The Royal Birth is a joyous occasion and most Bhutanese …