April of 2018

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Mobile postal ballot booths are good

Letter to the editor

Apr 13, 2018 1 mins read 443 views
The crime of inaction?

Editorial

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 488 views
Japan to help establish a Japanese language centre

Bhutan-Japan

Apr 13, 2018 1 mins read 444 views
Discontinuation of B.Ed course will be big policy blunder: Opposition

Education

Apr 13, 2018 2 mins read 431 views
Govt. grants subsidy to private newspapers

Media

Apr 13, 2018 3 mins read 443 views
RAA finds irregularities in payment of DSA to health officials

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Apr 13, 2018 3 mins read 463 views
UNICEF officials to call on PM

UNICEF

Apr 13, 2018 0 mins read 388 views
Bhutan lottery earns Nu 20.9M in profit

Lottery

Apr 12, 2018 2 mins read 556 views
Samrang mega farm starts production, albeit challenges

Farm

Apr 12, 2018 2 mins read 481 views
Mongar town faces housing and water shortage

Mongar

Apr 12, 2018 1 mins read 488 views
NAPA II project identifies four critical landslides and flood prone areas

NAPA II project

Apr 12, 2018 3 mins read 467 views
Pottery's poor ending?

Letter to the editor

Apr 12, 2018 1 mins read 447 views
Using our franchise meaningfully

Editorial

Apr 12, 2018 1 mins read 451 views
Search and rescue equipment handed to RBP in Tsirang

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Apr 12, 2018 1 mins read 381 views
RAA officials at audit bill meeting outnumber MPs

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Apr 12, 2018 2 mins read 426 views
Outstanding external debt stands at USD 2.5B

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Apr 12, 2018 1 mins read 409 views
12 schools to have special needs programme in 12th Plan

Education

Apr 12, 2018 2 mins read 463 views
Travel Advisory

Travel Advisory

Apr 12, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
Paro College to open Physical Education and Sports Coaching degree

Students

Apr 11, 2018 2 mins read 446 views
Man gets life imprisonment for choeten vandalism

Crime

Apr 11, 2018 1 mins read 408 views
Competency-based assessment to assess students' learning outcomes

Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA)

Apr 11, 2018 2 mins read 624 views
The plight of public and civil servants

Letter to the editor

Apr 11, 2018 1 mins read 418 views
Violence against women and girls is endemic

Editorial

Apr 11, 2018 2 mins read 433 views
Election officials allegedly question DPT coordinators in Tsirang

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 11, 2018 3 mins read 442 views
Border gate to open on poll day for Bhutanese residing in Jaigaon

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 11, 2018 1 mins read 436 views
Postal ballot facilitation booths open today

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 11, 2018 2 mins read 404 views
Theory test for driving license goes online

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Apr 11, 2018 0 mins read 405 views
Critically endangered Chinese Pangolin spotted in Tsirang

Animals

Apr 10, 2018 1 mins read 455 views
NHDCL to employ 220 youth next month

National Housing Development Corporation Ltd (NHDCL)

Apr 10, 2018 2 mins read 435 views
BNCA collects Nu 64,948 in fines in three months

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA)

Apr 10, 2018 1 mins read 418 views
P/ling court convicts businessman for fronting

Crime

Apr 10, 2018 1 mins read 398 views
Lack of financial literacy

Letter to the editor

Apr 10, 2018 1 mins read 453 views
Protect before preserving

Editorial

Apr 10, 2018 1 mins read 425 views
Vice principal detained for child molestation

Crime

Apr 10, 2018 1 mins read 456 views
High Court hears Chheku Dukpa's appeal

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 10, 2018 2 mins read 419 views
Enrolment increases in Merak Primary School

Schools

Apr 10, 2018 3 mins read 455 views
New RICBL CEO appointed

Appointed

Apr 10, 2018 0 mins read 433 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Zhemgang

National Council

Apr 09, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Zhemgang

National Council

Apr 09, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Zhemgang

National Council

Apr 09, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Zhemgang

National Council

Apr 09, 2018 1 mins read 379 views
A tough title race at Thimphu B-league 2018

Football

Apr 09, 2018 2 mins read 407 views
Prices of electronic goods decrease after GST

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Apr 09, 2018 3 mins read 398 views
Of changing values and the urgent need to look inward

Film

Apr 09, 2018 1 mins read 423 views
Regulate advertisements of foreign universities and colleges

Letter to the editor

Apr 09, 2018 1 mins read 426 views
The politics of opening a college

Editorial

Apr 09, 2018 2 mins read 450 views
Paro conducts SIA on MR vaccination

Health

Apr 09, 2018 1 mins read 428 views
DoC develops operational guideline to manage heritage sites

Department of Culture (DoC)

Apr 09, 2018 2 mins read 657 views
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Recents

GST debate intensifies as inflation rises, government proposes expanded exemptions

Just five months into the new 5 percent GST regime, food inflation has soared to 6.83 percent, leaving consumers asking: where are the promised savings? While lawmakers push to exempt 22 new essential items like cooking oil and rice to protect the poor , tax officials warn that adding more exemptions will only invite massive tax evasion. Who is really winning here? The consumers or the businesses?

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Insolvency law, a long overdue

Bhutan’s economy has changed dramatically since the Bankruptcy Act of 1999 was enacted. Back then, the private sector was small, cross-border trade was limited, and the financial system was far less complex.

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NC calls for dedicated pension and provident fund Act

Did you know that only 11.8 percent of Bhutan’s population is covered by a national pension scheme? With over Nu 73 billion in assets operating without a dedicated Act, concerns are growing that current pension calculations could leave civil servants vulnerable in old age. Is your retirement truly secure?

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