EDITORIAL

Bhutan in 2013 had 12 newspapers, 6 radio stations and 2 magazines.  In the last 10 years 5 private newspapers, 3 radio stations and 2 news magazines have shut down leaving behind 7 newspapers and BBS. Until 2010 the situation was fine with 10 newspapers all doing well.  However, government …

For many Bhutanese Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) is something that cannot happen to them, but only to someone else until they get a NCD like diabetes, blood pressure, gout etc. In our current society a sense of complacency and invincibility where people think they have time or that their body can …

Ever since the inception of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project, one of the main questions of the people from the remaining 19 Dzongkhags has been on how it will or will not impact them. The Diamond Strategy announced by His Majesty during the 117th National Day now makes it …

There is no doubt that the nation is facing a series of challenges from the post pandemic economic downturn to the migration of many youths abroad. It is easy to be cynical and give into hopelessness, but this is not helpful and not what the people and nation need. While …

The case of water and electricity being cut to a building in Damphu for Sunday religious gathering in the Karaoke Hall has attracted much interest. The Dzongda seems to have been driven by a fear of the particular religion allegedly spreading rapidly in Tsirang Dzongkhag, and from the comments online …

No Member of Parliament or party candidate will say it, but one of the main reasons why the National Assembly MPs made such a strong push for the Prado Quota is in part to recover their election expenses. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) does provide Nu 150,000 per candidate …

In 2023 when there was no money in the treasury due to the poor state of the economy, the government gave a 50 percent pay hike for MPs, civil servants and public servants which would cost Nu 6 bn a year. This was money Bhutan did not have and the …

A large batch of Bhutanese families are leaving this year as part of the Diversity Visa recipients of the USA. One such family had a civil servant husband and a wife with a job in the private sector, their own house and they had no real economic motives to move …

The victory of President Donald Trump offers important lessons for all countries across the world, including Bhutan, and it is thus important to understand why he won, especially since USA is the sole superpower on the global stage. The victory of Trump is a clear backlash to unrestrained globalization since …

The new upcoming Thimphu Design Code as a part of the new Thimphu Structure Plan is an important change and rights many wrongs with urban development. In the past few decades, even for all the planning, Thimphu had a rapid and chaotic growth and this is visible when one drives …