EDITORIAL

Before the 111th National Day celebrations in Samtse in 2018 the current government had said it would listen to the address ‘line by line, word by word and also in between the lines and would follow it for the coming year.’ How the government followed through on this pledge is …

Bhutan has been undergoing a strong stress test at various levels since the advent of COVID-19 in March 2020. This pandemic came not only with grave health implications, but also brought a never before seen economic impact as all activities either froze or slowed down with the tourism industry the …

It comes as a matter of shock and befuddlement that our Parliament since 2010 has failed to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) placing Bhutan in an ignoble list of 10 countries not doing so. On the other side are 182 countries who have …

The COVID-19 pandemic impact is widely seen as an opportunity to rebuild our economy in a new and more effective way. However, an economy is not just setting up a few factories or companies, but a really deep, effective and equitable economy is usually one of the results of long …

The DNT candidate won the Chhoekhor-Tang seat by a landslide against his DPT opponent. The loss of the seat of the former Opposition Leader will come as a blow to the Opposition party especially since it was considered to be a stronghold seat since 2008. However, this result is in …

A set of old rules drafted all the way back in 1993 prohibits ordinary Bhutanese and Bhutanese companies from investing outside Bhutan. The logic at the time which still holds among some officials today is to prevent the flow of Bhutanese funds outside and also encourage people to keep their …

Given our extensive measures and preparations between March 2020 and August 2020, very few Bhutanese would have though that COVID-19 would spread by local transmission in Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Samdrupjongkhar. The detection of antibodies in the mass tests also showed that the virus had been circulating in these places. However, …

One of the reasons why it is so difficult to do business in Bhutan may be clear after reading the Health Policy 2011, EDP 2016 and FDI 2019 which all allow private investment in the health sector, but it has not taken off due to the MoH not drafting a …

The nation is eagerly anticipating the Chhoekhor-Tang by-election and so as both the DNT and DPT launched their candidates the media gave coverage, and most did some follow up stories on the two candidates. However, following that the ECB and BICMA sent out multiple notifications by email and post saying …

The Multi Level Car Parks (MLCPs) has been in the news over the years with efforts by Thimphu Thromde to pedestrianize Norzin Lam to benefit it. This paper’s reporting and a recent RAA report shows the Thimphu Thromde going out of its way to financially benefit the private owners of …