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Saturday April 27 2024

Govt. to establish special office for returning civil servants

Amidst widespread discussions about changes in Australian emigration rules, the government has announced plans to establish a special office to assist Bhutanese civil servants who have left their professions previously but wish to return.

Yakchod, a festival celebrating tradition and spirituality

The village of Ura Makrong, also known as Ura Dozhi, Bumthang...

Kharungla to help the eastern Bhutan tourism circuit

Khaling—Rich in biodiversity, the Khaling-Kharungla area is poised to become a...

Why is copyright issue still big in Bhutan?

Nyema Zam, CEO of Samuh, said that in the past year...

Editorial

Is Thimchhu dying?

Thimchhu or the Thimphu river, the calm and scenic beauty of the capital city is not healthy as it should be. The river, we can say, if not dead, is dying.

A fiery issue

A fire on the ridge of Yangchenphug, Thimphu, on...

Giving back

The Bhutan National Bank wants to contribute or give...


Features

Local handicraft sellers in Pelela feel the threat

In one of Pelela’s simple shops, Kinzang Dorji has his most special clothes called ngosham and kira. They’re made from wool from nearby sheep and cost Nu 30,000. These clothes are some of the best things he sells. But every evening, he takes them home and puts them back in his shop the next day.

Revised tax rates are not burdensome, say senior citizens

In the living room of a duplex in Semtokha,...

Empowering women and enriching communities in rural Bhutan

The homestay business in Haa has been reshaping the...

Dzondrakha Tsechu: Tradition, custom, and community dynamics in Lungnyi

At 7 am, the residents of Lungnyi in Paro...

Sports

Accident occurs as JDW memorial tournament heads to final

An archer from the Rignga United team was hit on his leg by an arrow around 11:15am yesterday during the semifinal match of the ongoing Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (JDW) Memorial Traditional Archery Tournament at the Changlimithang archery range.

2024 Olympic Day focuses on Sports Science

The day-long Olympic Day Celebration at the Phuentsholing Sports...

Karma Dema, lone female BPL coach

Karma Dema,  32,  from Mongar, will lead the newly...

Druk Lhayul FC is no more

With the exclusion of Lhayul, BFF Academy FC, who...

Business

Finance ministry projects 5.68 percent growth this year

Thukten Zangpo The finance ministry projected Bhutan’s economy to grow at 5.68 percent this year, according to the ministry’s macroeconomic situation report for the second quarter for the fiscal year 2023-24. For 2025, the ministry forecasted the economy to expand by 8.97 percent and 3.16 percent growth for 2023. The economy is expected to show […]

Non-hydro debt set to reach threshold with Nu 35 billion borrowing in FY 2024-25

The government can borrow an extra Nu 35.88 billion...

Vehicle import ban saves Nu 5.3 Billion

The ban on importing vehicles could have helped Bhutan...

Bhutan’s economic growth could slow at 4 percent in this FY 2023-24: WB

The World Bank says Bhutan’s economy will grow slower...

Life Style

Ask Mr Bhutan

Natural selection is the process by which our genes have been pruned by our environment. Our genes retains that which is most conducive to our immediate survival and reproduction. Each one of our ancestors were a lab rat upon which our genes refined itself. Our bodies are a result of a very slow, painful and costly processes.

Ask Mr Bhutan

Why am I so inflexible and more importantly what...

Ask Mr Bhutan

What did Covid 19 pandemic teach you?  Please allow...

Videos

ANN

Bangladesh sees record potato production, yet prices going up

DHAKA – Potato prices are soaring even though farmers this year grew a record 1.04 crore tonnes, cutting the buying power of consumers, especially fixed and low-income people already battered by sustained high inflation.


Opinions

Protecting Children or Perpetuating Injustice?

The existing provisions under the Penal Code of Bhutan...

Protecting Children or Perpetuating Injustice?

The existing provisions under the Penal Code of Bhutan...

Jabmis’ call for improvement in justice system

The just-concluded three-day Annual General Meeting of the Bar...

Property Tax Reform: A small step toward citizen’s responsibility to develop Bhutan

In 2022, the government tabled the much-awaited property tax...

Employability initiative for college students and jobseekers launched by ADB, MoESD

The National Statistics Bureau’s new quarterly labor force survey...

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