EDITORIAL

The recent third phase of monetary measures gives loan deferral for all sectors to June 2022. This is an important relief measure for an economy hit by COVID-19. The banks initially wanted to give relief to only certain affected sectors like hotels, manufacturing etc but the government led by the …

As of Friday evening Phuentsholing has had a total of 498 cases since the recent outbreak with cases growing daily despite multiple lockdowns and restrictions since the first two cases were detected on 16th April 2021. Samtse also has had 399 cases in a relatively short period of time despite …

As India went through a massive second wave and stopped the export of its vaccines, there were doubts in Bhutan about where it could get its second dose from. The prognosis did not look good as many countries around the world were desperately competing for vaccines. However, now Bhutan not …

Last week the Parliament learnt that around 9,000 students who have passed from class 12 are unable to find colleges or higher education. The reason is due to the COVID-19 pandemic and given that the majority of these students would have normally gone to India and other COVID hit countries …

The real story in the Mining Bill is not just the deferral of the Mining Bill or the debate between the National Council and National Assembly members, but it is something more complex and fundamental. When we talk of mines we are essentially talking of Dolomite, Gypsum and Coal. Despite …

The verdict of Bench 1 of the Thimphu district court dismissing the OAG’s sedition case against Penjore outlines four important reasons for the dismissal and each of them are important. The first point tackles the OAG’s wild swing of the case from a defamation case to that of sedition when …

So far, the focus of the ‘Penjore Penjore’ case has been on the OAG and to an extent the government, but as the case gets filed in court, the focus will shift to the judiciary. This case has put the judiciary in an unenviable position as the proclamations of the …

The ‘Penjore Penjore’ case is not about Mr. Penjore, and nor is it about his facebook posts over the years. He has to be accountable for what he writes or says and any private citizen has the legal right to sue him if they feel defamed by him. The issue …

The Penjore Penjore defamation case is not just about Penjore or the OAG but it has much wider ramifications for the freedom of speech and freedom of media enshrined in the Constitution. What is most troubling about the case is that the legal arm of the government in the form …

Neighboring India saw a dramatic fall in cases after the first wave until it got hit by a massive second wave led by a new India origin variant called B.1.617. This variant is the predominant variant in India and is thought to be behind the surge in cases. It has …