August of 2021

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First tourist to arrive next week

Tourism

Aug 05, 2021 2 mins read 252 views
The youngest cricketer to play in the national team

Sports

Aug 04, 2021 1 mins read 305 views
Damaged tobacco products burnt

Narcotic

Aug 04, 2021 1 mins read 290 views
For awareness sake

Letter to the Editor

Aug 04, 2021 1 mins read 268 views
After initiating the APA month

Editorial

Aug 04, 2021 2 mins read 300 views
ACI accredits Paro international airport

Transport

Aug 04, 2021 3 mins read 266 views
Govt. approves Nu 69M to install EV charging stations

Transport

Aug 04, 2021 3 mins read 289 views
Indian space scientists interact with Bhutanese students

Technology

Aug 04, 2021 2 mins read 303 views
New bus parking deserted in Dagana

Transport

Aug 04, 2021 2 mins read 279 views
Plugging the holes of Mining Bill deferment

Mining

Aug 04, 2021 3 mins read 275 views
Blind football - a new sport

Sports

Aug 03, 2021 2 mins read 284 views
Keeping the hope of being able to Walk again

Feature Story

Aug 03, 2021 2 mins read 248 views
Make local products affordable

Letter to the Editor

Aug 03, 2021 1 mins read 231 views
Decongesting the capital city

Editorial

Aug 03, 2021 2 mins read 261 views
Lhuentse's new township needs additional amenities

Thromde

Aug 03, 2021 2 mins read 287 views
Truckers refuse to abide by agreement

Mining

Aug 03, 2021 2 mins read 245 views
Improved Samdingkha-Sewala road benefits farmers and goenpa

Road

Aug 03, 2021 1 mins read 258 views
Bhutan's losses on graduation from LDC to be minimum

Economy

Aug 03, 2021 4 mins read 301 views
When is the new tobacco Act coming into effect?

Narcotic

Aug 03, 2021 2 mins read 294 views
Women's cricket team resumes practice for ICC Asia qualifier

Sports

Aug 02, 2021 2 mins read 272 views
RSTA opens a new service centre at Babesa

Transport

Aug 02, 2021 1 mins read 313 views
Local processing firm eases turmeric marketing challenges in Dagana

Agriculture

Aug 02, 2021 1 mins read 324 views
Electronic device use among children worrisome

Letter to the Editor

Aug 02, 2021 1 mins read 279 views
Need of the hour

Editorial

Aug 02, 2021 2 mins read 313 views
North Thimphu residents frustrated with frequent roadblocks

Thromde

Aug 02, 2021 2 mins read 292 views
More relaxations in Phuentsholing begin today

Health

Aug 02, 2021 2 mins read 301 views
Sibjam aims to improve the agricultural supply chain

Agriculture

Aug 02, 2021 2 mins read 284 views
Govt. considering donating excess vaccines to Nepal

Health

Aug 02, 2021 2 mins read 313 views
Lhabchu wins first Bhutan Arm Wrestling Championship

Sports

Aug 01, 2021 1 mins read 283 views
To residents of Phuentsholing

Letter to the Editor

Aug 01, 2021 1 mins read 263 views
Time for a radical approach in dealing with stray dog problem?

Editorial

Aug 01, 2021 2 mins read 288 views
Building owners in Mongar town increase rents

House

Aug 01, 2021 2 mins read 272 views
Gomtu residents cautious

Health

Aug 01, 2021 1 mins read 289 views
One of DPT's vice presidents resign

Politics

Aug 01, 2021 1 mins read 280 views
School closure put pressure on students with disabilities

Education

Aug 01, 2021 2 mins read 272 views
Land price in Thimphu touch Nu 1 million a decimal (40.47 sqm)

Thromde

Aug 01, 2021 2 mins read 342 views
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MP seeks answers for Samdrupjongkhar Thromde expansion amid land shortage

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewathang-Gomdar raised concerns in the National Assembly yesterday about acute land shortages in Samdrupjongkhar Thromde, which is constraining the town’s long-term urban and economic development.

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Agricultural exports reach 31,800 MT in first 11 months

The country exported 31, 869.7 metric tonnes (MT) of fresh agricultural produce between January and November this year,...

Dec 10, 2025 1 mins read 1,062 views
NA adopts amendments to UN disabilities convention

The National Assembly (NA) adopted amendments to reservations on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 767 views
NA demands accountability on tourism policy reforms as concerns mount

The National Assembly yesterday directed the government to submit a detailed follow-up report on the implementation of n...

Dec 09, 2025 4 mins read 1,567 views
Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck launches biodiversity collection

The country’s effort to transform ecological challenges into sustainable opportunities was a key highlight at the Youth...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 864 views
Are Bhutanese entrepreneurs ready for alternative financing?

As Bhutan looks beyond traditional bank lending and donor-driven grants, new financing avenues, such as blended finance,...

Dec 09, 2025 4 mins read 1,279 views
NC review flags narrow export base, market struggles for farmers

The National Council (NC) yesterday deliberated on a review report on key economic sectors presented by the Special Comm...

Dec 09, 2025 3 mins read 1,057 views
NA adopts International Big Cat Alliance

The National Assembly (NA) unanimously adopted the framework agreement for establishing the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) yesterday, paving the way for Bhutan to become a member.

Dec 09, 2025 1 mins read 1,098 views
Disrupted connectivity in Denchukha impacts livelihoods and local economy

Dorokha, Samtse—What should have been a routine journey turned into an ordeal when a group of teachers recently travelli...

Dec 09, 2025 4 mins read 864 views
Drukair launches Gelephu –Kolkata flight, boosting connectivity for GMC

Drukair has launched a new international air service route connecting Gelephu and Kolkata, India, which is expected to i...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 2,108 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 454 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 premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 613 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 517 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 989 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 417 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 739 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 1,102 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 548 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 770 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 958 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 805 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 2,078 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 3,007 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 4,261 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 1,861 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 1,355 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 784 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...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,340 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 606 views

Recents

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 premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

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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-Chapcha and member of the Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly, Pemba, highlighted this while presenting a follow-up report on the poor mobile network and telecommunication services in the highlands.

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ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals from Bhutan and China with the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2025 for their contributions to protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and strengthening resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).

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