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Few pigs live in peace
For the past 24 years, every time I visited my village for the annual puja, it’s a bad smell that attacks the nostrils to let you know you have reached… Read more
bhutan’s inflated gdp
Flawed figures by National Statistical Bureau (NSB) make Bhutan’s farmers look more well off than they really are which led to government reducing farmer subsidies. NSB blames agriculture data collectors… Read more
santiago martin may be arrested soon
The lottery mafia kingpin and Bhutan’s controversial lottery agent, Santiago Martin, may soon be arrested, according to the Additional Director General of Kerala Police, Siby Matthews. This is after the… Read more
pm says ‘crisis’ will weaken govt. and democracy
The press hall on Thursday was unusually jam-packed with a grim-looking prime minister and his cabinet, MPs, the attorney general, lawyers and senior members of the prime minister’s office showing… Read more
small businesses, a book, and better sales
The essence of doing business is based on having good relations with the customers and in gaining their trust. It is complemented by a good understanding of market realities and… Read more
A QUESTION OF COLOR
I was about to join my first year in college in Pune when my mother first warned me. Although excited that I was leaving the country for three long years,… Read more
the beer can you hold today is tomorrow’s candle stand
A new initiative to reuse beer cans is also providing jobs for the underprivileged We have heard of waste paper, and plastic bottles made into decorative pieces. But, Jigme C… Read more
