April of 1994

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39 families from Samtse leave for Nepal

Migration

Apr 08, 1994 4 mins read 297 views
Growing export market increases potential of paper industry

Factories A-Z

Apr 08, 1994 3 mins read 288 views
A systematic development approach

Letters to the Editor

Apr 08, 1994 2 mins read 307 views
The Drugyal High School inaugurated

Education- Schools

Apr 08, 1994 3 mins read 297 views
Agreement

WFP (World Food Program)

Apr 08, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
WFP mission

WFP (World Food Program)

Apr 08, 1994 0 mins read 360 views
ESCAP Vice-Chairman

Foreign Affairs

Apr 08, 1994 0 mins read 289 views
Non-paying traders depriving vegetables sellers

Letters to the Editor

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 248 views
Power technicians complete training

Power

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 333 views
Training on TB and respiratory infections

Health Disease

Apr 01, 1994 2 mins read 350 views
A land mark towards sustainable development

Bhutan - Netherlands

Apr 01, 1994 2 mins read 284 views
A glimpse of the old days

Letters to the Editor

Apr 01, 1994 2 mins read 314 views
GSI staff robbed

Terrorist

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 263 views
Road accidents claim victims

Accident

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 337 views
Do away with zoos

Letters to the Editor

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 307 views
More efficiency in Paro

Letters to the Editor

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 310 views
Honorary Degree awarded to Father Makey

Awards

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 314 views
Bangladesh embassy celebrates Independence & Republic Day

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 319 views
Armed men rob four houses

Terrorist

Apr 01, 1994 1 mins read 276 views
Protected Area Survey Techiques training in Manas

National Park

Apr 01, 1994 3 mins read 277 views
A policy to uphold

Editorial

Apr 01, 1994 4 mins read 269 views
Computers under-utilised in Bhutanese organisations

Computer/Internet

Apr 01, 1994 4 mins read 268 views
Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji passes away

Royalties

Apr 01, 1994 5 mins read 329 views
Robbed

Crime

Apr 01, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
ESCAP conference

Conferences

Apr 01, 1994 0 mins read 308 views
Man killed

Crime

Apr 01, 1994 0 mins read 0 views
School opening

Education- Schools

Apr 01, 1994 0 mins read 307 views
Nepal talks

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Apr 01, 1994 0 mins read 290 views
SAPTA moves ahead

SAARC Activities

Apr 29, 1994 1 mins read 305 views
Trading picks up

Companies

Apr 29, 1994 0 mins read 291 views
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New Rural Life Insurance scheme to roll out before June 2026: Finance Minister

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Fiscal risks must be assessed before next pay revision, says Finance Minister

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Universities must shape identity and purpose: Educators

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Bhutan–ICIMOD partnership strengthens mountain futures

Senior Bhutanese officials and delegates from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) conv...

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BDB to close gewog offices, transition to agency-banking model

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Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck graces soft launch of biodiversity-based collection

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Thimphu City FC wins BIFA Open Football Tournament title in extra time

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Sarpang land market cools from two-year high

Gelephu—After more than two years of surging prices, Sarpang’s land market has begun to cool, with prices falling sharpl...

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Biren Kafley’s death: Custodial death or negligence?

The death of 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley after he allegedly fell from a police van while trying to escape during a dr...

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NC review exposes major barriers to Bhutan’s trade and export sectors

The country’s export, manufacturing, and trade sectors continue to face persistent structural and logistical hurdles tha...

Dec 06, 2025 3 mins read 1,040 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into concrete economic gains. The first-of-its-kind carbon credit agreement with Singapore allows Bhutan to monetise its carbon-negative status while contributing to international climate mitigation efforts.

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Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of national importance. In the last five years, 936 trained health professionals left the sector. The current crisis...

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The hydropower vision is crystal clear

The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explore new, sustainable ways to harness hydropower, the opportunity for transformative growth has never been clearer.

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The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has been defined more by participation than performance. Our small te...

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A hard, but not a new question

We are producing what can be called our most educated generation, but are offering them some of the most limited and least secure forms of employment. This mismatch is not an emerging concern; it has become a s...

Nov 20, 2025 2 mins read 888 views
A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the National Crop and Livestock Insurance Scheme on No...

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 619 views
Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are not simply enter...

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Lessons we dare not forget

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Epitome of friendship

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Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,319 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 3,177 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting simil...

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,679 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,452 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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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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