The tobacco dilemma
September 26th, 2020
The government, despite severe criticisms from several groups and political parties, went ahead with the decision to allow the sale of tobacco in the country. It made the Bhutan Duty Free Limited the main vendor of tobacco products.
Rethinking education
September 25th, 2020
Last week, thousands of students returned to school after a long...
After the holidays
September 22nd, 2020
The festive season is here. We start with the sacred Thimphu...
Going abroad to work
September 21st, 2020
Sometime in December 2019, Choden heard stories of Bhutanese leaving for...
Preparing for another lockdown
September 19th, 2020
Life is returning to normal. At least this is what we...
Food independence is national independence
September 18th, 2020
As a member of the shrinking world, Bhutan has not been...
There may not be another lockdown but we should be worried
September 17th, 2020
The rumours doing the round is that there could be another...
Another good decision
September 16th, 2020
The Centenary Farmers’ Market (CFM) in the capital city will be...
Looking beyond the pandemic
September 14th, 2020
For Bhutan, there is no looking back. We may have torn...
All’s well that ends well
September 12th, 2020
Commuters along the Indian Embassy road at Hejo were yesterday shocked...
Onions: another opportunity?
September 11th, 2020
There were no tears shed over onions at the Centenary Farmers’...
For want of a clear economic plan
September 10th, 2020
Much to the relief of the civil servants, the government is...