Under the Government’s project, Bhutan Sustainable Low Emission Urban Transport System, 300 Electric Vehicles (EVs) will be rolled out to the taxi sector in Thimphu by 2021. The Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) will implement the project supported by Global Environment Facility (GEF) with technical support from UNDP. 80 …
Read More »Keeping an eye on the economy
Bhutan has enjoyed a booming economy in the last few years evidenced in the huge construction boom in urban areas, rising land prices, record apartment prices, more car purchases -among other visible signs. Some would say that Bhutan’s economy is still at an early stage so there is still a …
Read More »Tackling crimes against children
With reports of heinous crimes against children every alternate day, it is clear that we have a national and social problem on our hands. The problem has to be tackled at two levels: One is the successful prosecution of the crime and second more important bit is prevention. On the …
Read More »‘I want justice and the severest punishment to be given to the person who did this to my daughter’ : Mother of the 8-year-old victim
Mother and daughter had moved out of their original home closer to the school around a month ago after a family dispute The eight-year-old deceased girl in the now infamous Paro case and her mother had originally been staying in Jitshiphu, Drugyel in their home with the father of the …
Read More »Beyond outrage
There is much outrage on a series of sexual assaults and crimes against young children and rightly so. No civilized and decent society should tolerate such crimes and we should do everything in our collective power to not only catch and punish any such culprits but also put in place …
Read More »The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime
CLAREMONT – On October 1, to mark the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic, Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech that unreservedly celebrates the Communist Party of China’s record since 1949. But, despite Xi’s apparent confidence and optimism, the CPC’s rank and file are increasingly concerned about the …
Read More »Inclusive health and education
The death of a baby girl in Dagana and the lack of adequate budget, facilities and teachers for special need students in Changangkha school bring to the fore the issues in our health and education system. The Prime Minister initially argued that there was no way an ambulance could save …
Read More »Which job is the right job for me?
From studying technical biological sciences, working as a reporter and a teacher to not finding a job to use what I have learnt. Here goes the story of my educational and professional path that is filled with dis-satisfaction and a never- ending confusion. Looking at the labour market in Bhutan …
Read More »Two major medicine suppliers to the MoH suspended for forging DRA certificates
15 Drugs recalled in the last four years from different suppliers The Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) has suspended two major medicine suppliers to the Ministry of Health, KMT and Paras, after it was found that these two companies had forged DRA certificates issued for registered medicines while they were bidding …
Read More »Three focus areas for the government
Every elected government so far has come in promising and attempting to solve a host of issues in five years and very often, by the end of it, they make minimal impact in all the areas due to a dissipated impact. However, the results can be quite different if a …
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