Road safety needs attention
July 3rd, 2018
An average of almost 1,000 road crashes occur in Bhutan every year according to records between 2005 and 2017. With increased motorisation, at least three motor vehicle accidents are reported everyday in the country today. In these 12 years, at least 80 lives were lost and 468 injured every year. Over the weekend, five lives […]
More needs to be done to fight HIV/AIDS
June 29th, 2018
Every time there is a new report from the Ministry of...
PHC gives us new grounds for planning development
June 27th, 2018
Data, reliable statistics, are at the centre of policy and planning...
Unemployment: Wishing it away won’t help
June 25th, 2018
There are enough jobs in the country. This is what prime...
Non – compliance to audit observations
June 23rd, 2018
The Royal Audit Authority’s report on civil servants indulging in fictitious...
Small thoughts as summer break nears
June 22nd, 2018
The peak of summer is approaching. This is the time when...
The water crisis
June 21st, 2018
Although a bit late, Thimphu Thromde’s move to embrace social media...
Strengthening local governments
June 20th, 2018
As the process of decentralisation speeds up, the need to strengthen...
Fighting corruption is everyone’s responsibility
June 19th, 2018
A complaint was filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission almost everyday. This...