Agriculture development has one last opportunity and we must seize it
June 8th, 2020
Every time we take a look at the state of our agriculture, we are looking at the same opportunities and challenges. Covid-19 gave us a little boost. Reportedly, there are many Bhutanese, especially young, who have found employment in the sector. Hopefully, this trend does not turn the other way after the pandemic is out […]
The government steps in
June 6th, 2020
The government conveyed an important decision this week. Selected mining, like...
Preserving our environment
June 5th, 2020
Like every year, we celebrated the Word Environment Day yesterday. But...
We cannot take Covid-19 lightly
June 4th, 2020
Our greatest worry was that there would be fatigue and complacency....
The cost of unregulated charges
June 3rd, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a huge shortage of labourers. It...
Cost-cutting measures should be bolder
June 2nd, 2020
A salient feature of the national budget for the fiscal year...
Youth tobacco survey: we need to learn more, and act
June 1st, 2020
Statistics are pliable. This is Mark Twain. The man wasn’t entirely...
Re-opening the schools is dangerous
May 29th, 2020
Health Minister Dechen Wangmo has said that she is not comfortable...
More than dietary and nutritional needs
May 28th, 2020
The government's decision to provide rations to more than 10,000 vulnerable...
Stigmatisation will not help anyone
May 26th, 2020
Whenever a plane lands at the Paro airport originating from the...
Thromde services need improvement
May 25th, 2020
It’s about time the Thimphu Thromde dispensed with its could-care-less attitude....