April of 2017

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PM gives hope to SMU graduates

Graduates

Apr 14, 2017 1 mins read 261 views
Govt. not too concerned over teacher resignations

Teachers

Apr 14, 2017 3 mins read 242 views
ACC prosecuting Trongsa land case unconstitutional: OAG

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Apr 14, 2017 3 mins read 242 views
Mass cleaning campaign

Cleaning campaign

Apr 14, 2017 0 mins read 255 views
Arrow victim in stable condition

Accident

Apr 13, 2017 1 mins read 255 views
Zunglen primary school needs renovation

School

Apr 13, 2017 2 mins read 317 views
390 households in Mongar receive LPG cylinders

LPG cylinders

Apr 13, 2017 1 mins read 229 views
Blacktopping of Dagana GC roads in full swing

Road

Apr 13, 2017 2 mins read 225 views
Ways to curb vehicle import

Letter to the editor

Apr 13, 2017 0 mins read 260 views
Strengthening the immigration system

Editorial

Apr 13, 2017 1 mins read 257 views
EU-Bhutan partnership strengthened

EU-Bhutan

Apr 13, 2017 3 mins read 235 views
ACC prosecutes Trongsa land case

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Apr 13, 2017 2 mins read 247 views
Dismiss BICMA's charges: BBS

Bhutan Info-Comm Media Authority's (BICMA)

Apr 13, 2017 2 mins read 253 views
Demonetisation issue almost resolved

Signing

Apr 13, 2017 2 mins read 377 views
Japanese Princess to visit Bhutan in June

Bhutan-Japan

Apr 12, 2017 2 mins read 216 views
Indian tourist dies in accident

Accident

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 270 views
Fire guts lhakhang in Zhemgang

Fire accident

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 246 views
NPPF fines tenants for unlawfully occupying a flat

National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF)

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 239 views
Penden Cement hikes price

Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL)

Apr 12, 2017 2 mins read 250 views
Need for medicated mosquito nets

Letter to the editor

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 259 views
Need to strike a balance

Editorial

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 232 views
PM launches EU-funded climate programme

European Union (EU)

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 259 views
CDCL may undertake tunneling works for Nikachhu

Construction Development Corporation Ltd. (CDCL)

Apr 12, 2017 2 mins read 239 views
Eco-friendly fashion exhibition begins

Exhibition

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 209 views
Caste-based case dismissed

Judiciary

Apr 12, 2017 1 mins read 271 views
Environmental clearance for Shingkhar-Gorgan still on hold

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Apr 12, 2017 2 mins read 238 views
Ambassador to Denmark presents credentials

Ambassador

Apr 11, 2017 1 mins read 242 views
Gasa road blacktopping to complete next year

Road

Apr 11, 2017 1 mins read 242 views
Three suspects sought for larceny

Crime

Apr 11, 2017 1 mins read 229 views
Firewood consumption still high

Firewood

Apr 11, 2017 2 mins read 245 views
Treating symptoms, not the cause?

Letter to the editor

Apr 11, 2017 1 mins read 267 views
Winter is coming

Editorial

Apr 11, 2017 1 mins read 265 views
Rural schools dominate school rankings

School

Apr 11, 2017 2 mins read 293 views
Accident in Martshala claims one

Accident

Apr 11, 2017 0 mins read 277 views
EU provides Euro 3M to strengthen financial management system

European Union (EU)

Apr 11, 2017 1 mins read 250 views
SC orders customs office, beer agency to pay Nu 3.83M

Judiciary

Apr 11, 2017 1 mins read 224 views
Sherab Nyingpo: The Heart Sutra

k2

Apr 07, 2017 3 mins read 326 views
Trying new workout routines

k2

Apr 07, 2017 2 mins read 251 views
Youth Development Fund

k2

Apr 07, 2017 4 mins read 274 views
No candidates for three demkhongs in S/Jongkhar

Election

Apr 10, 2017 2 mins read 237 views
Trongsa Dzongkhag Tshogdu asks for more teachers

Teachers

Apr 10, 2017 1 mins read 235 views
Implement economic development policy urgently

Letter to the editor

Apr 10, 2017 1 mins read 236 views
Embracing a viable choice

Editorial

Apr 10, 2017 2 mins read 260 views
Government's power tiller remains idle in Dorona

Power tillers

Apr 10, 2017 2 mins read 232 views
Domestic demand for cement rises

Cement

Apr 10, 2017 3 mins read 240 views
Trans-boundary infections threaten measles elimination target

Disease

Apr 10, 2017 3 mins read 270 views
Massive block in Trongsa on East-West Highway

Road

Apr 09, 2017 1 mins read 252 views
Thingye oil cooperative doing well

Organic Farm

Apr 09, 2017 3 mins read 217 views
On Kuensel's article: Nubi residents against burl collectors

Letter to the editor

Apr 09, 2017 1 mins read 256 views
EDP: A milestone towards self-reliance?

Editorial

Apr 09, 2017 2 mins read 233 views
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Restore Bhutan begins landscape revival across forest, farms, and urban areas

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MoENR to compensate landowners affected by power transmission lines

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Police launch internal investigation into alleged custodial death

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MoICE moves to enforce zero tolerance on pornographic and violent online content

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is moving to strengthen regulatory action against pornographic...

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Bhutan hosts first SDG Impact Finance Forum

The SDG Impact Finance Forum kicks off in Thimphu today, a pivotal step for investment-driven development following the...

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NA endorses nine crime prevention recommendations

The government has installed a total of 896 CCTV cameras across the country as part of its crime prevention strategy, th...

Dec 11, 2025 3 mins read 727 views
A village woven in wool: Shingdreygang’s enduring mat tradition

Samtse—Upon entering homes in Shingdreygang, locally known as Jamirkot in Pemaling, guests are welcomed in a manner that...

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Infrastructure and transport ministry to review three-storey building limit

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) will form a Joint Technical Committee to review Section 8 of the Bhu...

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NA endorses courteous communication training for frontline public services

The National Assembly endorsed a set of measures to institutionalise courteous communication and respectful interaction...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 725 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 459 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 that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 478 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 770 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 536 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 1,030 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 426 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 752 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 1,122 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 554 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 777 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 966 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 2,087 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 3,013 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 4,266 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 814 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 1,868 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 1,366 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 790 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...

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Recents

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 that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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