Alarm bells ringing
July 28th, 2022
In the early 2000s, when media started reporting crime in Thimphu, many complained that we were giving the country “a bad image” by writing about such things. Many Bhutanese shared the view that negative aspects of our own society should be kept discreet to protect the national reputation.
Relocate Olakha workshop
July 27th, 2022
On the once outskirts of the Thimphu thromde, at Olakha, there...
A rare rearing culture
July 26th, 2022
Our pastoral communities are losing interest in rearing sheep. Besides better...
For a meaningful intervention
July 25th, 2022
Schools in Thimphu have begun a system of random testing for...
The sex trade dilemma
July 23rd, 2022
Prostitution is illegal in the country. Yet we have about 400...
Waste upon waste
July 22nd, 2022
Bhutanese society is gradually becoming painfully aware of many unwanted developments...
Media and information
July 21st, 2022
There is information deficit in the country today and likely this...
Investing in sports, investment in youth
July 20th, 2022
Sports in Bhutan have been largely neglected. Because we had other urgent...
A sound judgment
July 16th, 2022
Wise, great, compassionate, good, and many more adjectives describe the Mongar...
Covid-19: need to bring basic structures back to the ground
July 15th, 2022
Just when we thought we have left Covid-19 far behind, a...
Future of handicrafts
July 14th, 2022
The TIME magazine’s recognition of the Trans Bhutan Trail as one...