April of 2022

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Rinchending integrated check post operational

Transport

Apr 13, 2022 1 mins read 456 views
Kilkhorthang ups the game to address human-wildlife conflict

Sports

Apr 13, 2022 1 mins read 319 views
Food item drives inflation

Economy

Apr 13, 2022 2 mins read 299 views
Small businesses struggling to bounce back

Trade

Apr 12, 2022 2 mins read 262 views
Three-sister pillars of Dagana

Feature Story

Apr 12, 2022 3 mins read 344 views
Response to Kuensel Article

Letter to the Editor

Apr 12, 2022 1 mins read 331 views
Retrenching employees

Editorial

Apr 12, 2022 2 mins read 340 views
Allegations resurface in Tsirang molestation case after SC judgment

Judiciary

Apr 12, 2022 8 mins read 318 views
Rise in share prices pushes M-Cap at Nu 51.46B

Economy

Apr 12, 2022 2 mins read 420 views
Youth unemployment rate decreased to 20.9 percent

Youth

Apr 12, 2022 2 mins read 309 views
Users ignore SUD treatment in Gelephu

Narcotic

Apr 11, 2022 2 mins read 275 views
Knowing the new variant

Letter to the Editor

Apr 11, 2022 1 mins read 270 views
The yak and buffalo story?

Editorial

Apr 11, 2022 2 mins read 360 views
Japan to support Bhutan tackle Covid-19 and economy recovery

Grant

Apr 11, 2022 2 mins read 433 views
Local eggs struggle to find market in Sarpang

Agriculture

Apr 11, 2022 2 mins read 350 views
ECB calls elections for 24 LG vacant posts

Election

Apr 11, 2022 2 mins read 257 views
Trade deficit to widen to 12.5 percent of GDP this FY

Trade

Apr 11, 2022 2 mins read 319 views
Many Bhutanese duped through online businesses

Trade

Apr 10, 2022 2 mins read 299 views
In gratitude

Letter to the Editor

Apr 10, 2022 1 mins read 0 views
Schools and temporary classrooms

Editorial

Apr 10, 2022 1 mins read 326 views
Bhutan on path to graduate from LDC

Foreign Affairs

Apr 10, 2022 4 mins read 298 views
Third internet gateway rests on negotiation table

Technology

Apr 10, 2022 3 mins read 408 views
Bhutan Cricket nominated for ICC Global Social Initiative award

Sports

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 322 views
Packaging of cooking oil needs standardisation

Trade

Apr 08, 2022 5 mins read 365 views
Rocky the CSI Barista

Feature Story

Apr 08, 2022 1 mins read 327 views
The crypto revolution is accelerating, isn't it?

Perspective

Apr 08, 2022 5 mins read 303 views
Second microsatellite launch date pushed to May

Technology

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 279 views
A viral infection affects dogs in Thimphu and Paro

Stray

Apr 08, 2022 1 mins read 279 views
CFM to operate at full capacity

Trade

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 263 views
Protecting the victim - The rule of law

Letter to the Editor

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 249 views
Making rational decisions

Editorial

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 310 views
Jomotshangkha without electricity

Energy

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 282 views
Two sentenced in rape of a minor case in Panbang

Crime

Apr 08, 2022 1 mins read 317 views
Masks to protect students and teachers

Education

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 265 views
Covid-19 claims two more lives

Health

Apr 08, 2022 1 mins read 287 views
Temporary classrooms in five schools

Education

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 279 views
Govt. offers Nu 1.5B bond for public subscription

Banks

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 305 views
PII completion to depend on availability of workers

Hydro power

Apr 08, 2022 2 mins read 288 views
Gothung's only educated farmer

Agriculture

Apr 07, 2022 1 mins read 317 views
Over 20,000 dogs neutered

Stray

Apr 07, 2022 1 mins read 252 views
A concern of brain-drain

Letter to the Editor

Apr 07, 2022 2 mins read 282 views
Sharing information

Editorial

Apr 07, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
BICMA monitoring network quality services

Media

Apr 07, 2022 3 mins read 302 views
LG leaders ask for engineers for developmental activities

Local Government

Apr 07, 2022 3 mins read 309 views
Contract extended for more than 750 PHPA-I employees until June end

Hydro power

Apr 07, 2022 1 mins read 241 views
XE variant draws closer to Bhutan

Health

Apr 07, 2022 2 mins read 276 views
Sugar packets fail weight tests

Trade

Apr 07, 2022 1 mins read 315 views
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New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

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BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

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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 1,641 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 1,882 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

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Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

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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 1,558 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...

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Tying the loose ends of GST reform

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GST transition pains need urgent fixes

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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...

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The cost of delay

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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 1,319 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 1,648 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 2,030 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 3,541 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 2,334 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 2,038 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 3,005 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 1,249 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 4,282 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 5,675 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 1,995 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 1,343 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 1,557 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 2,214 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 1,529 views

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