EDITORIAL

In 1999, the then Council of Ministers came up with a document ‘Bhutan 2020: A vision for Peace, Prosperity and Happiness’. The vision document set broad targets in a range of social and economic areas. Today, the report card on the Bhutan 2020 is a mixed bag. While a lot …

The economy does not look good with growth hitting 3.03 percent in 2018 and credit slowing down significantly coupled with high Non Performing Loans. The strains are showing with many private associations and companies approaching the government for help. Some would say this is the typical boom and bust cycle …

Whenever one looks at the history of any nation one will always notice some pivotal periods in its history that have played a major role in shaping it be what it is today. Bhutan has similarly arrived at a juncture in our history where have taken a call under the …

Many countries around the world celebrate ‘Independence Day,’ but Bhutan is one of the very few that has the fortune of not having to celebrate one. Instead, we have our National Day where we as one country and one people celebrate our sovereignty and remember our leaders who kept us …

As Bhutan approaches the 112th National Day it is time to take a national and long term view of our current problems. One of the biggest current issues is an economic slowdown with banks going slow on credit and the private sector in the doldrums. If we think about it …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) will introduce ICT classes from PP onwards, and ensure an ICT enabling infrastructure is setup in all the primary schools in the country. Due to the rapid change and revolution in technology, a student or a graduate would still feel illiterate if they are not …

The advent of democracy in 2008 led to the creation or strengthening of many democratic institutions and most of these are identified in the form of Constitutional bodies or other autonomous agencies. However, other less tangible but still important institutions like the monthly ‘Meet-the-Press’ was created. Meet-the-Press was a creation …

The state owned enterprises are expected to get their salary hike proposals cleared by the cabinet within this month, following the footsteps of their cousins in the civil service. It is always amazing to see politicians and civil servants being so generous among themselves with tax-payers’ money and the resources …

The government in its one-year report card has announced its major achievements for the past year and reaffirmed or laid out its path for the next four years in office. Particular focus was paid on its steps in the field of of education and health and investments into the youth …

The latest on the ban list seems to be a book written on Bhutan’s political process and democratic evolution by the former NC Chairperson. An extract from the book on the social media account of the former NC Chairman came in for some controversy during the 2018 elections. The interesting …