Lessons from Merak

We have come to a point in our development journey when the challenges we face demand extraordinary resolve to act, not just with level-headed planning, but also with a sense of greater urgency. While the urban centres are facing rapid population growth and housing shortage, houses in the villages are being increasingly abandoned.

Alternative facts matter

Bhutan’s struggle with rampant use and abuse of controlled substances is...

Increase local rice production

The news that Food Corporation Bhutan (FCB) will continue to buy...

Monsoon woes

The monsoon is flooding not just the roads across the country,...

The agriculture crisis

Rapid urbanisation and ever-increasing demand for infrastructure development is pushing agriculture...

Teacher attrition a national concern

At least one teacher abandons the profession in Bhutan everyday.

Employ caution this season

The roar of the monsoon is getting louder by the day....

Flying high

The report of a pilot and two flight attendants testing positive...

Ban has not worked. Now what?

World Health Organisation’s South-East Asia report on mental health status of...

The unemployment business

Something is not happening right in the employment sector. Or should...

Water scarcity in water rich Bhutan

Water shortage in a mountain country like Bhutan, blessed with abundant...

The limits of power

The fiscal initiatives 2017 has reached a deadlock.

Misplaced priorities?

Either we are not doing enough or we are not doing...

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