EDITORIAL

The Better Business Summit is a concrete step towards Bhutan telling the world, and more importantly, itself – that it is ready and open for business. There are three aspects of the summit that particularly stand out. One is the importance given to the summit by the government – with …

Though the win of the new PDP government heralded change, everyone knew that the new government of the day had enormous challenges, mainly economic in nature, before it. While taking care of the daily grinding task of governance, however, important issues like transparency, freedom of press, more consultation in decisions …

An issue that has always vexed governance since the introduction of democracy in Bhutan is the relationship between elected leaders and senior bureaucrats. The tension was most visible after the 2008 Elections when Bhutan got its first democratically elected government. For several months, and in some cases, a couple of …

With the Losar, just recently over, many Bhutanese are reeling from the calorie shock to their bodies – thanks to the rich food and drinks, and the consequent weight gain. Given Bhutan’s rapid socio-economic development, increasing number of Bhutanese households enjoy Losar on a daily basis with increased meat and …

The National Land Commission’s decision to not allot land to the Bhutan Education City project, over the legality of the land and the Cabinet’s subsequent decision to not get involved in anything illegal, has triggered a lot of discussion on the issue. The Opposition party and its various supporters have …

The nation and people are once again united in their expression of love, respect and appreciation, as we celebrate the 34th birthday of His Majesty the King. The elated atmosphere at the Changlimethang ground and the ebullient enthusiasm of ordinary people across the country gives a measure of the popularity …

The National Council’s amendment that require candidates to have a 10-year experience before contesting for NC elections, in addition to the existing 25-year age bar condition, has generated strong debates on the issue. The National Council’s decision has been made based on some flawed assumptions and desktop research with little …

I n Bhutan, ministers, senior bureaucrats and constitutional post holders often get the official and media limelight – given their nature of work and responsibility. Members of Parliament (MPs) have not figured much, so far, leading some to ask the question if our MPs are doing any real work at …

With the emergence of the Rupee and Credit Crises since late 2011, both the former and current governments carried out strong austerity measures. This has been coupled with the central bank bringing out new financial requirements that have choked the credit supply or supply of money in the economy. Many …

When a nation faces a crisis, it calls for self-introspection and also self-criticism to find out where we are going wrong, and also how we can improve. The ongoing economic crisis has generated a lot of debate and also a lot of plausible economic reasons on why we are at …