The huge rush of young Bhutanese and even mid-career professionals to Australia has become a major talking point these days. A closer look at this will reveal some important issues in Bhutan and around the world. One of the obvious conclusions is that the youth in Bhutan do not see …

What comes across as a shock in the Phajo Nidup banking fraud case is the sheer lack of accountability be it at the Phuentsholing Thromde or the Banks themselves. It was this that allowed the Phajo to take double mortgages and effectively dupe people. It is shocking that in this …

Normally we are used to reading the big RAA or ACC reports on irregularities and corruption and following those cases. However, a closer look at the less glamorous RAA reports on various government agencies, Dzongkhags and projects really captures the level and extent of problem in our system. From these …

By BICMA Satellite Technologies and broadband Satellite and terrestrial networks have been major transmission tools for worldwide broadband connectivity and for the growth of broadband technology. The satellite network has the advantage of mass geographical coverage over other networks, therefore, the satellite network has huge potential for global broadband connectivity …

One of the impacts of environmental destruction, climate change and a globalized economy is the increasing tendency of diseases in animals to jump to humans to cause major pandemics and health issues. Whether it was AIDS in the past or COVID-19 now and the latest being monkeypox, we will have …

SHANGHAI – A tough decision to lockdown Shanghai, China’s largest city, shocked the world. After six weeks, and despite a sharp decline in infections, Shanghai’s lockdown has imposed enormous costs on the city and its residents. Given that the Omicron variant has a low mortality rate among the vaccinated, and much of …

Sri Lanka is in the midst of much economic turmoil. Not long ago, it was South Asia’s fastest growing economy with the highest per capita income. However, a combination of populist tax cuts which halved the value added tax rate just before the pandemic, heavy borrowing for two decades, pandemic …