EDITORIAL

In all the Tourism Bill and SDF debate we are missing the forest for the trees. If one takes a careful look, the tourism transformation or reforms are aimed at many multiple issues which we are facing, which will all get worse in the future if not handled now. While …

The National Council has reignited the Dzongkha debate by asking the Home Minister on why History and Geography cannot be taught in Dzongkha and the need for a National Language Act. The NC has done a lot of important national service through its various legislations and resolutions. However, this is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bhutan’s press freedom rankings have moved up quite a bit from 65 in 2021 to 33 in 2022. This is a cause for cheer as it shows how we are doing compared to other countries. This is not due to any special effort by the government, but it is more …

The stabbing of an ACC Director of Investigation and the assault on an ACC Commissioner in the Supreme Court in full view of the full bench of the Justices is a dark day for our democracy. It is not only a dark day for the incident that happened but what …

When the social media first made its presence felt in Bhutan around a decade ago it was primarily seen as a force for good. The power of the press was now in the hands of every citizen, and what could possibly go wrong? However, around a decade later social media …