April of 2017

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Thegchen lam road needs to be restored soon

Letter to the editor

Apr 25, 2017 0 mins read 372 views
Sherig journey and challenges

Book

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 452 views
A Lesson for Bhutan from a Still-Recovering Nepal

Perspective

Apr 30, 2017 4 mins read 353 views
Assembly to discuss Zhemgang CS upgradation proposal

National Assembly

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 368 views
Streetlights make Pipaldara road safe

Streetlights

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 353 views
To officials concerned

Letter to the editor

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 374 views
Lessons to be learnt

Editorial

Apr 30, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Campaign against alcohol and drugs targets eastern Bhutan

Campaign

Apr 30, 2017 2 mins read 377 views
Malaria still a threat

Disease

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 415 views
Journalists uncomfortable with Bhutan's press freedom rank

Media

Apr 30, 2017 2 mins read 404 views
Train your mind to find the magic in small, everyday things

k2

Apr 28, 2017 3 mins read 366 views
BAOWE empowering women through entrepreneurship

k2

Apr 28, 2017 5 mins read 451 views
Body of missing boy found

Missing

Apr 28, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
Two new birds discovered

Birding

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Transporter cries foul over unfair bidding process

State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL)

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 332 views
Safety standards at workplaces improving

Labour

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 411 views
Number of drug abusers rising in the east

Drug

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 338 views
On Kuensel's editorial: Agriculture must receive priority

Letter to the editor

Apr 28, 2017 1 mins read 365 views
The free press

Editorial

Apr 28, 2017 3 mins read 338 views
Finance ministry revises land compensation rates

Land

Apr 28, 2017 3 mins read 412 views
ACC clears Tsirangtoe MP

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Apr 28, 2017 1 mins read 362 views
Legislative procedure blocks BBIN agreement withdrawal

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Apr 28, 2017 4 mins read 353 views
Launch

Launch

Apr 28, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
G-Fest kicks off at Gaeddu College of Business Studies

College

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 385 views
Sanitation policy to manage liquid waste

Workshop

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 373 views
Women ICT officers doing better than male counterparts: Information minister

ICT (Information and communications technology)

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 356 views
More road markings needed

Letter to the editor

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 434 views
Preventing auto theft can be easy

Editorial

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 353 views
60 percent of PTA budget released

India-Bhutan

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 344 views
ADB projects 9.9 percent economic growth

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 382 views
SAARC secretary general in Bhutan

SAARC

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
Bhutan lets BBIN agreement move ahead

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 353 views
Population and housing census begins May 30

Population and housing census

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 371 views
Bhutan jumps 10 places in media freedom

Media

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 399 views
Flash flood cuts off Gasa

Disaster

Apr 26, 2017 1 mins read 366 views
Promoting innovation and creativity

World Intellectual Property (IP) day

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 349 views
Govt. needs to invest in cricket

Letter to the editor

Apr 26, 2017 1 mins read 361 views
BBIN rises again

Editorial

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 350 views
TCB clears tour guide of sexual harassment and fraud charges

Tourism

Apr 26, 2017 3 mins read 400 views
Carjackers target Boleros in P'ling

Crime

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 336 views
11 men, one minor confess to choeten vandalism

Crime

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 375 views
His Majesty The King in Punakha

His Majesty The King

Apr 26, 2017 1 mins read 377 views
Bhutan gets its first win in the ICC World Cricket League Qualifier

Cricket

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 360 views
Yonphula College to start as an extended campus of Sherubtse

College

Apr 25, 2017 2 mins read 494 views
Norway visa centre opened in Thimphu

Visa centre

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 403 views
Four convicted in assault and battery case

Crime

Apr 25, 2017 2 mins read 400 views
Youths leaving villages is a reality

Letter to the editor

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 382 views
Keep SP+ away

Editorial

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 345 views
Pemagatshel declared malaria free

Disease

Apr 25, 2017 2 mins read 358 views
Je Khenpo performs Sinoen ritual

Religion

Apr 25, 2017 0 mins read 398 views
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Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.

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Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

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Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

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Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha H...

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Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major ste...

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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-...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 723 views
MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from short-term relief to long-...

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Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, following criticis...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 856 views
ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,236 views
NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

The National Council (NC) ratified the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (B...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 967 views
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.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 471 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 374 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 698 views
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 p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 824 views
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 567 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 1,095 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 453 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 788 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 1,141 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 565 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 808 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 2,097 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 3,034 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 4,276 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....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 982 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 831 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 1,892 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 1,391 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 806 views

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