EDITORIAL

A great deal has been written and analyzed about His Majesty The Fourth King over the years, and more will be written in the years to come. It is also not just books, academic papers, news articles and videos, but the Great Fourth, through his wise leadership and heroics, is …

Two recent examples not only show how difficult it is for entrepreneurs in Bhutan, but how the system can turn vindictive when they raise their voices.  The National Post Harvest Center (NPHC) and the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC) had come under some criticism a few months ago over …

The unfolding PandoraBiz SRC case has become a textbook example of how slow and reactive regulation can enable fraudsters to thrive, and how ordinary Bhutanese citizens are left to pay the price. The tragedy is not only that so many fell for it, but that regulators knew about Sandeep’s activities …

For years now as we scrolled on Facebook, we must have come across PandoraBiz or its owner at some time sounding very serious and making different claims of earning well through Crypto Trading. Be it regulators, the media and ordinary people we took it at face value and probably presumed …

The overtopping of the 1,020-MW Tala Hydropower Project, the single largest revenue-earner for Bhutan is more than an isolated technical failure. It is a wake-up call on operational discipline, maintenance culture, and accountability in one of the country’s most critical infrastructures. According to officials, the overtopping occurred after power supply …

There has been a lot of public anger on the ESP issue among others online. One can dismiss this as yet another online campaign that will fizzle out with time, but there is something different this time and it fits in with a larger trend. Be it the ESP or …

The Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) could have become the most popular initiative of the government ,but it is rapidly heading to be its most controversial one with more unhappy people than those happy with it. The ACC will let us know in due time if there is corruption involved in …

The National Education Assessment (NEA) 2024 found that class III students who reported “always” feeling happy at school fell from 44 percent in 2021 to 28 percent in 2024, a decrease by 16 percent. This drop in happiness level should not come as a surprise given the higher amount of …

The unfolding Bhutan Fashion Week (BFW) controversy is no longer just about a fashion event. It has become a mirror reflecting how Bhutan treats its creative minds and their intellectual property. What began as Chandrika Tamang’s heartfelt proposal to build Bhutan’s first ethical, sustainable fashion week has now turned into …

The upcoming Bhutan Fashion Week (BFW) is being billed as a milestone moment for Bhutan’s creative industry with a week-long celebration of design, textiles, and innovation. Its scale and ambition are unprecedented, and if successful, it could put Bhutan’s fledgling fashion industry on the international map. Yet, behind the glamour …