The 12th Plan

A lot has been discussed about the 12th Plan, which government officials say is still being refined and finalised and so not yet shared with the people.  It is a different story that political parties clandestinely managed to get hold of the draft Plan so that they could align the manifestos with it. From what […]

Addressing unemployment demands clear objective and sustained effort

Youth unemployment is perhaps the biggest social and economic problem we...

Train teachers first for change

Major changes in the education are in the offing. That’s good...

Maternity allowance 

The government has announced that it would pay maternity allowance to...

His Holiness the Je Khenpo

Those of us who were at the National Day celebration ground...

The importance of bureaucracy

While addressing the nation from Samtse yesterday during the 111th National...

The 111th National Day 

Never has Samtse town been so full of life and colour....

Urgent call of an ailing nation

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the biggest health challenge facing the country...

And the govt. intervenes

The government has announced that it would buy back the unsold...

Decongesting Thimphu

Thimphu city is still being built and it is growing at...

Talking about education quality

It is not so much about the issue of access as...

CoS resuscitates

In what could be the first for the new government, the...

Development activities must speed up

The Prime Minister told the press in a recent meeting with...

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