Crime and society

Put into perspective, crime rate in Bhutan is still small. But it is growing. Going by the latest official reports, Thimphu has the highest crime rate (58 percent) in the country. The trend that is unfolding is: the bigger the town, the higher the crime instances. And our quiet and self-content villages are fast growing […]

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Revising performance targets, at what cost?

The pressure to achieve the set target for government agencies was...

Teacher attrition rate is a national concern

We have been talking about teachers leaving the profession for some...

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