There is merriment in the air as the people converse easily, shuffling around and laughing with abandonment. They have come to bring their milk to the community milk collection unit. As some of them ask me to troubleshoot their WeChat accounts or install the Facebook app on their phones, the Read more…
In its September 2020 report, the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of Bhutan reported that the Consumer Price Index had increased by about 7.6% as of July 2020. Consequently, the Purchasing Power of Ngultrum had also depreciated by about 7% between July 2019 and July 2020. In other words, what used Read more…
I once read a story set in Monaco – a tiny country in Europe on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean. The tale is by the grandmaster Tolstoy himself, and humorously recounts the ordeals this micro-nation faces as it deals with a murderer to bring him to justice, and it Read more…