Ungrievable lives?
April 30th, 2019
No death is ungrievable. A baby’s more so. But in our case, the grieving is confined to the family and traditional norms used to normalise the loss of life. Rarely do we see parents and family members question the hospital authorities. Holding health workers accountable for negligence and death is as uncommon. For the second […]
Dealing with drugs: need to focus on rehabilitation
April 29th, 2019
We are struggling to stop the entry of pharmaceutical drugs from...
That the people shall be informed
April 27th, 2019
Ten years ago today, Kuensel went daily, publishing six editions a...
Rationalising TA/DA
April 26th, 2019
The Royal Audit Authority’s call to rationalise in-country travel claims should...
Revision and rationalisation of school curriculum, a welcome change
April 25th, 2019
Revision and rationalisation of school curriculum and instructional time, one of...
A cause of great concern
April 24th, 2019
The latest statistics on our import and export is scary. It...
Working from outside Thimphu
April 23rd, 2019
The scarcity of health professionals has become so acute that an...
The cost of bad planning
April 22nd, 2019
The idea was good, but the execution was not. Thimphu city...
Challenges facing tourism sector
April 20th, 2019
At a time when the government is making serious effort to...
When farmers are forgotten
April 19th, 2019
Our cardamom farmers are unhappy. Reports from various parts of the...
Waste, a problem we can manage
April 18th, 2019
Of late, waste management has picked some momentum. With the recent...
The gaydrung enigma
April 17th, 2019
In the last four months, four different decisions by four separate...
Make ranking schools meaningful
April 16th, 2019
There is not only inherently, but also dangerously wrong about ranking...