April of 2022

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Teqball, the new sport in town

Sports

Apr 29, 2022 1 mins read 423 views
Humanizing LGBTQ+ stories necessary

Health

Apr 29, 2022 1 mins read 562 views
Phuentsholing hotels stick to quarantine services

Health

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 407 views
The story of Dongdi Dzong

Feature Story

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 478 views
Lessons from COVAX could help vaccine equity

Perspective

Apr 29, 2022 4 mins read 412 views
Democratizing access to finance: Can technology help?

Perspective

Apr 29, 2022 4 mins read 424 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 425 views
What security?

Editorial

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 477 views
Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa to contest 2023 elections

Politics

Apr 29, 2022 2 mins read 415 views
Former dzongdag stabs ACC official at Supreme Court

Judiciary

Apr 29, 2022 6 mins read 469 views
Gaydrung retrenchment to cost Nu 44.594M

Local Government

Apr 29, 2022 1 mins read 461 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 456 views
Serthi gewog road in dire need of maintenance

Road

Apr 28, 2022 1 mins read 547 views
Artworks from design and arts competition on display

Festival

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 374 views
Government should frame a sustainable business strategy

trade

Apr 28, 2022 1 mins read 423 views
An opportunity

Editorial

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 412 views
DoIP gives award to encourage trademark use

Trade

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 408 views
Royal Centre for Infectious Disease to be ready in 13th Plan

Health

Apr 28, 2022 1 mins read 376 views
30 farmers group linked with schools in Sarpang

Agriculture

Apr 28, 2022 2 mins read 433 views
Election rules should be applied uniformly, say parties

Election

Apr 28, 2022 3 mins read 446 views
Thimphu's international standard volleyball courts almost ready

Sports

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 359 views
More football clubs acquire AFC and BFF licenses

Sports

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 425 views
Solutions to mountain people's problems should be found locally

Highlander

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 437 views
Do something to curb inflation

Letter to the Editor

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 376 views
Relaxation and responsibility

Editorial

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 395 views
Need for digital transformation

Festival

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 388 views
Tourism sector sees silver lining on the horizon

Tourism

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 358 views
India's External Affairs Minister to visit Bhutan tomorrow

Foreign Affairs

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 387 views
34 percent of Tsirang residents infected with H. pylori

Health

Apr 27, 2022 1 mins read 371 views
Government stops scholarship to private schools this year

Education

Apr 27, 2022 2 mins read 406 views
Vulture attack kills a bull

Wild Life

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 406 views
Community takes over children park in Phuentsholing

Thromde

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 418 views
Through 360-Degree Track in Tsirang

Feature Story

Apr 26, 2022 2 mins read 364 views
Waste is still a concern

Letter to the Editor

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 384 views
Who is not campaigning?

Editorial

Apr 26, 2022 2 mins read 432 views
Govt. bond oversubscribed, subscription peaked at

Banks

Apr 26, 2022 1 mins read 336 views
Inspection team intercepts illegal drugs delivery at JDWNRH ward

Narcotic

Apr 26, 2022 2 mins read 380 views
An expensive affair

Trade

Apr 26, 2022 3 mins read 398 views
Enagic product distribution and promotion is pyramid scheme: OCP

Agriculture

Apr 26, 2022 5 mins read 435 views
Lhuentse town development work delays

Dzongkhag

Apr 25, 2022 1 mins read 390 views
Australia Awards trains 20 Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Award

Apr 25, 2022 2 mins read 406 views
Who is responsible to monitor price?

Letter to the Editor

Apr 25, 2022 1 mins read 379 views
All students deserve equal support

Editorial

Apr 25, 2022 2 mins read 400 views
Farmers resort to selling birds as egg cost slumps

Trade

Apr 25, 2022 3 mins read 418 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.

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,125 views
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...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,194 views
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...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 928 views
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...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 736 views
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...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,678 views
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 711 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-...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,085 views
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 845 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 1,207 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 951 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 468 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 280 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 669 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 813 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 564 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 1,082 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 444 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 785 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 1,137 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 564 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 803 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 2,094 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 3,029 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 4,272 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 977 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 829 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 1,889 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 1,390 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 802 views

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