April of 2022

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Teqball, the new sport in town

Sports

Apr 29, 2022 1 mins read 470 views
Humanizing LGBTQ+ stories necessary

Health

Apr 29, 2022 1 mins read 607 views
Phuentsholing hotels stick to quarantine services

Health

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 450 views
The story of Dongdi Dzong

Feature Story

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 541 views
Lessons from COVAX could help vaccine equity

Perspective

Apr 29, 2022 4 mins read 452 views
Democratizing access to finance: Can technology help?

Perspective

Apr 29, 2022 4 mins read 462 views
What security?

Editorial

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
The State must do more to protect our children

Letter to the Editor

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 471 views
What security?

Editorial

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 523 views
Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa to contest 2023 elections

Politics

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 457 views
Former dzongdag stabs ACC official at Supreme Court

Judiciary

Apr 29, 2022 6 mins read 512 views
Gaydrung retrenchment to cost Nu 44.594M

Local Government

Apr 29, 2022 1 mins read 504 views
Foreign ministers inaugurate three projects

Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji and India's external affairs minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar inaugurated three projects that were completed through Indian assis...

Apr 30, 2022 2 mins read 509 views
Serthi gewog road in dire need of maintenance

Road

Apr 28, 2022 1 mins read 587 views
Artworks from design and arts competition on display

Festival

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 414 views
Government should frame a sustainable business strategy

trade

Apr 28, 2022 1 mins read 468 views
An opportunity

Editorial

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 470 views
DoIP gives award to encourage trademark use

Trade

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 462 views
Royal Centre for Infectious Disease to be ready in 13th Plan

Health

Apr 28, 2022 1 mins read 426 views
30 farmers group linked with schools in Sarpang

Agriculture

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 481 views
Election rules should be applied uniformly, say parties

Election

Apr 28, 2022 3 mins read 485 views
Thimphu's international standard volleyball courts almost ready

Sports

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 417 views
More football clubs acquire AFC and BFF licenses

Sports

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 473 views
Solutions to mountain people's problems should be found locally

Highlander

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 482 views
Do something to curb inflation

Letter to the Editor

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 417 views
Relaxation and responsibility

Editorial

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 447 views
Need for digital transformation

Festival

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 429 views
Tourism sector sees silver lining on the horizon

Tourism

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 404 views
India's External Affairs Minister to visit Bhutan tomorrow

Foreign Affairs

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 434 views
34 percent of Tsirang residents infected with H. pylori

Health

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 411 views
Government stops scholarship to private schools this year

Education

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 450 views
Vulture attack kills a bull

Wild Life

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 449 views
Community takes over children park in Phuentsholing

Thromde

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 472 views
Through 360-Degree Track in Tsirang

Feature Story

Apr 26, 2022 2 mins read 416 views
Waste is still a concern

Letter to the Editor

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 426 views
Who is not campaigning?

Editorial

Apr 26, 2022 2 mins read 477 views
Govt. bond oversubscribed, subscription peaked at

Banks

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 383 views
Inspection team intercepts illegal drugs delivery at JDWNRH ward

Narcotic

Apr 26, 2022 2 mins read 424 views
An expensive affair

Trade

Apr 26, 2022 3 mins read 451 views
Enagic product distribution and promotion is pyramid scheme: OCP

Agriculture

Apr 26, 2022 5 mins read 474 views
Lhuentse town development work delays

Dzongkhag

Apr 25, 2022 1 mins read 438 views
Australia Awards trains 20 Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Award

Apr 25, 2022 2 mins read 450 views
Who is responsible to monitor price?

Letter to the Editor

Apr 25, 2022 1 mins read 421 views
All students deserve equal support

Editorial

Apr 25, 2022 2 mins read 450 views
Farmers resort to selling birds as egg cost slumps

Trade

Apr 25, 2022 3 mins read 466 views
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Over 1,900 commodities set to become cheaper under GST

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Opposition demands govt. action on GST double taxation

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AI ambitions hinge on data access and ethical governance

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DPR work for Serpang–Autsho road begins

Farmers in remote Jaray Gewog are a step closer to gaining crucial market access, as work on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Serpang–Autsho inter-dzongkhag road officially commenced yesterday in Yumchhey,Lhuentse.

Jan 14, 2026 3 mins read 2,942 views
City farms grow, but support stalls

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RBP warns of "spoofing" scam

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New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct investment (FDI) policy that liberalised ownership rules and eased approvals.

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 2,550 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 3,008 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 1,663 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,902 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 1,594 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,229 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 1,589 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,164 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 983 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 1,012 views
Making GST work past early hiccups

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a major fiscal reform in recent years. These new reforms are part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s tax system to make taxation fairer, more efficient, a...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,252 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,715 views
A new chapter for Kuensel

Two decades ago, in February 2005, Kuensel increased its publication frequency to twice a week. This move was a direct response to our readers’ growing needs and a conscious preparation for the n...

Jan 03, 2026 2 mins read 1,345 views
Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

Dec 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,669 views
Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

Dec 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,051 views
Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 3,562 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 2,360 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 2,059 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 3,025 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....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,267 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 4,309 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 5,700 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 2,015 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,367 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,580 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 2,237 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the r...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,552 views

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