April of 2017

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Aerobics picking up in Thimphu

Aerobics

Apr 09, 2017 1 mins read 258 views
Phuentsholing's immigration office upgraded

Immigration

Apr 09, 2017 2 mins read 310 views
Two plaster of Paris plants shut down

Companies

Apr 09, 2017 3 mins read 314 views
Need to improve heating systems in schools

School

Apr 09, 2017 3 mins read 268 views
Mixed martial arts competition to be introduced by year's end

Mixed martial arts (MMA)

Apr 07, 2017 2 mins read 253 views
Blacktopping of Dophuchen gewog connectivity road not completed

Road

Apr 07, 2017 2 mins read 285 views
Building Bhutan's Cities: The sky should not be the limit

Perspective

Apr 07, 2017 4 mins read 254 views
Taxes and duties: The only way to decrease vehicle imports?

Perspective

Apr 07, 2017 2 mins read 259 views
Private mini power tillers dominate Tseza gewog in Dagana

Power tillers

Apr 07, 2017 2 mins read 286 views
Mongar dzongkhag collects Nu 10M as Moenlam Chenmo seed money

Religion

Apr 07, 2017 1 mins read 290 views
Analysis: Third parties readying for 2018

Politics

Apr 07, 2017 4 mins read 232 views
Clarifications on Fiscal Incentives 2016

Letter to the editor

Apr 07, 2017 2 mins read 252 views
Good initiative to make roads safe

Editorial

Apr 07, 2017 1 mins read 259 views
Focus is on the rising menace of depression

Disease

Apr 07, 2017 4 mins read 282 views
Spare parts and maintenance issues affecting power tillers

Power tillers

Apr 07, 2017 3 mins read 273 views
Mongar hospital still waiting for a gynaecologist

Mongar hospital

Apr 06, 2017 1 mins read 278 views
Green roofing a village

Environment

Apr 06, 2017 1 mins read 283 views
PM meets German politicians

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay

Apr 06, 2017 1 mins read 289 views
Miscellaneous hearing conducted for choeten vandalism in Mongar

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Apr 06, 2017 1 mins read 256 views
On Kuensel's editorial: Finding a parking solution

Letter to the editor

Apr 06, 2017 1 mins read 281 views
Building for tomorrow

Editorial

Apr 06, 2017 1 mins read 284 views
BNLI trains RBP prosecutors

Training

Apr 06, 2017 2 mins read 272 views
Draft road safety and transport Bill up for public feedback

Road Safety and Transport (RST)

Apr 06, 2017 3 mins read 239 views
Lack of targets blurs fiscal incentives rationalisation

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Apr 06, 2017 4 mins read 291 views
World Health Day

World Health Day

Apr 06, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
The world needs sustainable energy like biogas

Biogas

Apr 05, 2017 2 mins read 234 views
A favourable season for Dungsam Sanam Gongphel Detshen

Food-processing unit

Apr 05, 2017 2 mins read 254 views
Vegetable shed in Dophuchen remains unused

Vegetable shed

Apr 05, 2017 1 mins read 249 views
Education ministry takes action against Tendu school authority

School

Apr 05, 2017 1 mins read 246 views
LED street lamps Vs high pressure sodium lights

Letter to the editor

Apr 05, 2017 1 mins read 285 views
GAOs deserve a better deal

Editorial

Apr 05, 2017 1 mins read 259 views
Taktse college staff running businesses on campus?

Taktse college

Apr 05, 2017 1 mins read 265 views
Rehab centre in the pipeline

Rehab centre

Apr 05, 2017 4 mins read 304 views
A tale of two schools seeking upgradation

School

Apr 05, 2017 2 mins read 288 views
Tenant withdraws suit

Housing

Apr 04, 2017 1 mins read 286 views
DT asks Druk Petroleum Corporation Ltd. to expedite fuel station construction

Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT)

Apr 04, 2017 1 mins read 343 views
Lhamoizingkha BHU damaged by fire

Fire accident

Apr 04, 2017 1 mins read 306 views
How to build a GNH city

Gross National Happiness (GNH)

Apr 04, 2017 2 mins read 281 views
A suggestion for parking on Norzin Lam

Letter to the editor

Apr 04, 2017 1 mins read 271 views
Losing the axe for want of a needle?

Editorial

Apr 04, 2017 2 mins read 293 views
OAG charges 51 for active and passive commercial bribery in ATM card racket

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Apr 04, 2017 3 mins read 265 views
H1N1 outbreak in Punakha

Disease

Apr 04, 2017 1 mins read 266 views
GAOs concerned with RCSC circular

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Apr 04, 2017 2 mins read 253 views
Financial inclusion and CSIs, core of fiscal incentive

Finance

Apr 04, 2017 3 mins read 252 views
Local author's third novel

Literature event

Apr 03, 2017 1 mins read 337 views
A gallery to promote Bhutanese arts and crafts

Craft gallery

Apr 03, 2017 1 mins read 281 views
Goenzhay of Gasa performed for 401st year at Gasa tshechu

Gasa tshechu

Apr 03, 2017 1 mins read 272 views
Unfreeze the bank accounts

Letter to the editor

Apr 03, 2017 1 mins read 309 views
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MP seeks answers for Samdrupjongkhar Thromde expansion amid land shortage

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Agricultural exports reach 31,800 MT in first 11 months

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NA adopts amendments to UN disabilities convention

The National Assembly (NA) adopted amendments to reservations on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...

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NA demands accountability on tourism policy reforms as concerns mount

The National Assembly yesterday directed the government to submit a detailed follow-up report on the implementation of n...

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Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck launches biodiversity collection

The country’s effort to transform ecological challenges into sustainable opportunities was a key highlight at the Youth...

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Are Bhutanese entrepreneurs ready for alternative financing?

As Bhutan looks beyond traditional bank lending and donor-driven grants, new financing avenues, such as blended finance,...

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NC review flags narrow export base, market struggles for farmers

The National Council (NC) yesterday deliberated on a review report on key economic sectors presented by the Special Comm...

Dec 09, 2025 3 mins read 1,039 views
NA adopts International Big Cat Alliance

The National Assembly (NA) unanimously adopted the framework agreement for establishing the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) yesterday, paving the way for Bhutan to become a member.

Dec 09, 2025 1 mins read 1,077 views
Disrupted connectivity in Denchukha impacts livelihoods and local economy

Dorokha, Samtse—What should have been a routine journey turned into an ordeal when a group of teachers recently travelli...

Dec 09, 2025 4 mins read 853 views
Drukair launches Gelephu –Kolkata flight, boosting connectivity for GMC

Drukair has launched a new international air service route connecting Gelephu and Kolkata, India, which is expected to i...

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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

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Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 485 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 969 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 408 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 729 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,094 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 544 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 760 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 954 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 800 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,072 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 3,004 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,258 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,853 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,353 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 780 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it f...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,337 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 604 views

Recents

Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

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Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-Chapcha and member of the Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly, Pemba, highlighted this while presenting a follow-up report on the poor mobile network and telecommunication services in the highlands.

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ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals from Bhutan and China with the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2025 for their contributions to protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and strengthening resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).

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