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Know Your NC Candidate: Trashiyangtse

National Council

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Nine nature-based products launched

Launched

Apr 05, 2018 2 mins read 401 views
Spring chilies from Nichula hit the market

Chilies

Apr 05, 2018 1 mins read 359 views
Trashigang cabbies concerned over new taxi parking

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Apr 05, 2018 2 mins read 392 views
Instrument of Accession of an Int'l Think Tank for LLDCs deposited

Agreement

Apr 05, 2018 1 mins read 381 views
Bhutan attends 18th mid-term ministerial meeting of NAM

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

Apr 05, 2018 1 mins read 337 views
Waiting hours and confusing signs at JDWNRH

Letter to the editor

Apr 05, 2018 1 mins read 368 views
Unemployment, education, and the future

Editorial

Apr 05, 2018 1 mins read 433 views
Financial constraints hinder startups

Business

Apr 05, 2018 2 mins read 394 views
Man gets two years in prison for attempted human trafficking

Crime

Apr 05, 2018 2 mins read 451 views
Arekha murder suspect apprehended

Crime

Apr 05, 2018 0 mins read 336 views
Dagana police detains farmer for involuntary manslaughter

Crime

Apr 05, 2018 1 mins read 382 views
Police officer and three prisoners convicted of bribery

Crime

Apr 05, 2018 1 mins read 406 views
Schools reminded to reduce students' bag weight

Education

Apr 05, 2018 3 mins read 361 views
Workshop for NAPA II project

Workshop

Apr 05, 2018 0 mins read 547 views
First hazelnut harvest in Wangdue expected this year

Hazelnut

Apr 04, 2018 2 mins read 615 views
Private diagnostic centres to allow HIV testing service

Health

Apr 04, 2018 2 mins read 367 views
PCAL liable for fine, say labour ministry

Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL)

Apr 04, 2018 2 mins read 378 views
Waste collection service needs consistency

Letter to the editor

Apr 04, 2018 1 mins read 583 views
Rethinking education

Editorial

Apr 04, 2018 2 mins read 598 views
Court rules out dismissal of RICBL case

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Apr 04, 2018 2 mins read 524 views
Alternative sources to recognise degree only if university doesn't respond

Department of Adult and Higher Secondary Education (DAHE)

Apr 04, 2018 3 mins read 345 views
Bajo fire contained

Forest fire

Apr 04, 2018 1 mins read 406 views
Nu 10B fiscal incentive granted in 10 years

Fiscal incentives

Apr 04, 2018 2 mins read 1,137 views
Trademark Award 2018

Award

Apr 04, 2018 0 mins read 353 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Trashigang

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Trashigang

National Council

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Defendant denies charges in DeSuung case

Crime

Apr 03, 2018 2 mins read 381 views
Bhutan to participate in Football for Friendship event in Moscow

Football

Apr 03, 2018 2 mins read 369 views
Murder suspect from Chukha at large

Crime

Apr 03, 2018 0 mins read 395 views
Fire above Bajo town razes 350 hectares of forest

Forest fire

Apr 03, 2018 1 mins read 356 views
Haazam dies in Taba

Wildlife

Apr 03, 2018 2 mins read 420 views
On master's degree for teachers in the 12th Plan

Letter to the editor

Apr 03, 2018 1 mins read 366 views
Addressing LPG shortage

Editorial

Apr 03, 2018 1 mins read 412 views
Trashigang-Kanglung road widening works to complete this month

Road

Apr 03, 2018 1 mins read 351 views
Flights to Gelephu suspended since February

Drukair

Apr 03, 2018 2 mins read 371 views
ACC commissioner resigns

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Apr 03, 2018 0 mins read 382 views
Know Your NC Candidate: Thimphu

National Council

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Know Your NC Candidate: Thimphu

National Council

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Bhutan is a global leader in sustainability and societal welfare. However, it is widely recognised that innovation and dynamism in its economy are stifled by systemic rigidity, resulting in over-regulation and breakdown of intersectoral cooperation. Is it possible for Bhutan to grow in line with its King’s vision for an entrepreneurial, dynamic and creative workforce that creates mindfulness prosp

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The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gained a new altitude, literally, high above the silver-lined clouds. At 30,000 feet, the hum of the jet engines now harmonizes with the soul-soothing echoes of a traditional flute.

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Building up Bhutan's arbitral future together

A nation's maturity as a legal jurisdiction is measured not merely by its courts but by the strength of its dispute resolution architecture. This week, the Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (BADRC) convened a landmark conference with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), an occasion deserving far greater public attention than it has received.

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