What should we understand by autonomy?
Autonomy is freedom. There is no need for qualification or quantification beyond the word itself, plain as it is. But how do we understand, or rather sadly misunderstand, this precious little word that...
View ArticleGyaltshab graces Sangay Chholing Lhakhang’s consecration
Ceremony: His Royal Highness, Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck graced the Tashi Rabney (consecration ceremony) of Sangay Chholing Lhakhang at Jarey in Lhuentse on December 9. Presided over by the...
View ArticleSex tourism, an emerging vulnerablity
Although no figures are available, the trend is reported to be rampant in the industry Report: Bhutan is slowly emerging as a destination for sex with tourists from the West and the sub-continent...
View ArticleHelicopter makes a modest profit in first month
Aviation: In its first month of operations, Bhutan’s helicopter flew a total of 22 hours, made five medical airlifts, and even made a profit of Nu 400,000. Each hour of keeping the helicopter airborne...
View ArticleTo tell or not to tell
Questions asked on who should be the authority to reveal one’s HIV status Health: The 29-year-old woman, who was claimed to be an alcoholic and an alleged HIV positive, is admitted to the Thimphu...
View ArticleBhutan’s voice was heard: Lyonchoen
About 200 nations agree to limit warming to two degrees UNFCCC: Long before the climate summit in Paris last week, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay expected the meeting of almost 200 nations to set...
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What is the right Business Model for Bhutan?
A State Entrepreneurial Capitalism or a Family Entrepreneurial Capitalism The overarching theme of Bhutan’s economic pursuit has always been the need to achieve economic self-reliance, although, today,...
View ArticlePHPA funded farm road connects remote Jala village
Connectivity: For villagers of Jala in Wangdue, the Punatsangchu Hydropower Projects has come as a blessing. At the inauguration of the 11-km farm road from Richukha to Jala yesterday, villagers said...
View ArticleRefined Gyalsey – Legacy of a Prince targets international audience
Premiere: To celebrate Bhutanese feature films, its innovation and to generate more support at a local and international level, the re-edited version of Gyalsey- Legacy of a Prince, premiered on the...
View ArticleGuideline for sensitive reporting on women and children
Media: The Bhutan Media Foundation (BMF) has developed a media guideline on reporting for children and women to enable media houses and journalists to portray women and children issues in a more...
View ArticleChanging mindsets on public transport
The country’s roads, especially in urban centres like Thimphu city or Phuentsholing, are getting crowded. With increasing imports of vehicles, increasing regional tourists visiting in their own...
View ArticleFrom the broken windows of Nyizergang
Our reporter Jigme Wangchuk goes to visit the seat of great Khenchen Ngawang Thinley Lhundup in Thimphu. What he finds there is a painful story of neglect and dilapidation. Lhakhang: Up the...
View ArticleAmbiguity in Tobacco Control Act?
13 people penalised in four hours BNCA: The surprise inspection the Bhutan Narcotics Control Agency (BNCA) conducts is exposing not only violators of the Tobacco Control Act, but also loopholes in the...
View ArticleLack of toilet sends archers running into thickets
Sanitation: With the increasing number of archers at the Changlimithang archery range, sanitation has become an issue of concern for the people at the range. There is only one public toilet available...
View ArticleDzong renovation makes steady progress
Restoration: Two years after renovation of Trashigang dzong began, almost 50.8 percent of the work has been completed. Major renovation work at the weaker eastern side of the dzong is going steady with...
View ArticleNganglam can’t depend on orange anymore
Orchard owners worried if they would earn enough to pay off advance taken Agriculture: In what could be a case of counting chickens before the eggs hatch, gewog officials in Nganglam are worried if...
View ArticleSomething rotten in the orange estate
There is something rotting in the citrus mandarin (orange) orchards. As farmers prepare to reap the harvest of a year-round hard work, the season is about disappointment and heartache. From Pangbang to...
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Producer inflation up by 2.53 percent
Consumers felt a price increase of 3.56 percent PPI: From a deflationary trend in the second quarter of the year, the price of goods and services, from producers’ perspective, has increased by 2.53...
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