August of 2004

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The tobacco ban

Kuensel

Aug 20, 2004 1 mins read 615 views
Random advertising

Kuensel

Aug 20, 2004 1 mins read 499 views
Disorganised garbage

Kuensel

Aug 20, 2004 0 mins read 495 views
Understanding law

Editorial

Aug 20, 2004 3 mins read 518 views
India celebrates Independence Day

Bhutan- India

Aug 20, 2004 2 mins read 0 views
India offers a big opportunity, particularly to Bhutan

Bhutan- India

Aug 20, 2004 3 mins read 502 views
New Prime Minister takes over

Lhengye Zhungtsho

Aug 20, 2004 6 mins read 467 views
Anti-retroviral drugs for HIV patients

Narcotics/Drugs

Aug 20, 2004 2 mins read 443 views
The 82nd session of the National Assembly concludes

National Assembly

Aug 20, 2004 2 mins read 514 views
Legume for soil improvement

Agriculture Activities

Aug 20, 2004 1 mins read 494 views
U.S. delegation to visit Bhutan

Bhutan - USA

Aug 13, 2004 0 mins read 444 views
Bhutanese archers in Greece

Sport

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 534 views
Thri in Bumthang

Wang

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 465 views
Maternal mortality rate still high

Health Mother and Child Programme

Aug 13, 2004 3 mins read 502 views
King's Cup to kick-off in October

Sport

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 486 views
Road Act: towards a safe and efficient road network

Act

Aug 13, 2004 3 mins read 502 views
Maintaining air quality

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Aug 13, 2004 2 mins read 557 views
Bhutan India discuss flood management issues

Bhutan- India

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 521 views
New technology to build schools

Education- Schools

Aug 13, 2004 2 mins read 523 views
U.S. visa, getting increasingly difficult

Foreign Affairs

Aug 13, 2004 3 mins read 554 views
Apple export begins

Exports

Aug 13, 2004 2 mins read 467 views
Geog profile information system

Bhutan - Finance

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 541 views
Students interact through live video conference

JICA

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 491 views
Business down for truckers

Business

Aug 13, 2004 3 mins read 537 views
An exhibition on French comics

Exhibition

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 579 views
Buy but don't smoke ?

Letters to the Editor

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 586 views
Check drink driving

Kuensel

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 539 views
Article inappropriate, lacked substance

Letters to the Editor

Aug 13, 2004 2 mins read 485 views
Counselling, not expulsion

Kuensel

Aug 13, 2004 0 mins read 494 views
Being prepared

Editorial

Aug 13, 2004 2 mins read 579 views
Assembly to elect Deputy Speaker, Committee members

National Assembly

Aug 13, 2004 0 mins read 420 views
Indian foreign secretary to visit

Bhutan- India

Aug 13, 2004 0 mins read 532 views
Two students killed, two missing

Landslides and Floods

Aug 13, 2004 2 mins read 481 views
A nation pays tribute

National Assembly

Aug 13, 2004 8 mins read 565 views
Bhutan Penal Code passed

National Assembly

Aug 13, 2004 3 mins read 532 views
Flood damages assessed

Landslides and Floods

Aug 13, 2004 4 mins read 512 views
In memory of a beloved grandmother

Diseased Personalities

Aug 13, 2004 1 mins read 641 views
Mani dungdrup in Changangkha lhakhang

Buddhism

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 519 views
Assembly passes Committees Act

National Assembly

Aug 06, 2004 3 mins read 528 views
Lifestyle diseases on the rise

Health Disease

Aug 06, 2004 3 mins read 495 views
Exchange of SAFTA sensitive list postponed

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 06, 2004 3 mins read 464 views
Honourary Consuls appointed

Foreign Affairs

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 482 views
Soccer in Mongar

Sport

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 572 views
32 geogs to receive Nu. 22.12 million

UNDP

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 448 views
Meat prices revised

Consumers

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Traditional medicine at the molecular level

Indigenous Hospital

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 574 views
Dzongkha in but far from Windows

Computer/Internet

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 503 views
Giving way to the Airbus

Civil Aviation

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 524 views
No relief for flood victims

Landslides and Floods

Aug 06, 2004 2 mins read 477 views
Record prices: Cordyceps Nu. 87,100 a kilogramme

Agriculture Activities

Aug 06, 2004 1 mins read 507 views
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Puna-III project advances to DPR stage, construction targeted for 2028

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Tama High School remains unused despite Nu 101.79 million investment

Eight years after the government bought Tama High School in Zhemgang, the campus is yet to enrol a single student, leavi...

Sep 09, 2026 4 mins read 2,249 views
School relocates two students

Two students, who were  removed from school as a disciplinary measure, are being relocated to different schools.

Sep 09, 2026 3 mins read 7,373 views
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Paro International Airport’s expansion to take off with land acquisition

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Sep 05, 2026 4 mins read 4,843 views
Jaigaon Police arrest Bhutanese man, two Indians in illegal gold sale

The arrest of a Bhutanese man and two Indian nationals by Jaigaon Police over an alleged gold transaction has raised que...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 9,497 views
School expels two minors for being in a relationship

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Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 30,589 views
Too early to judge success of ESP-funded film ‘A Drukpa’s Heart’ - DoMCIIP

Nearly four weeks after “A Drukpa’s Heart” opened in cinemas, the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectua...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 4,438 views
BAIL provides market, helps farmers cut post-harvest losses and boost income

Bhutan Agro Industries Limited (BAIL) has recorded significant growth in procurement at its Lingmethang processing plant...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 1,494 views
Zimpon Jouchu’s window: The story of a royal courtier’s ingenuity

In 1950, when an airplane crashed in the hills of Chapcha, most saw only wreckage. Zimpon Jouchu saw windows. He salvage...

Sep 05, 2026 5 mins read 5,068 views
Charging the future

Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles? Only 279.

Jul 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,683 views
Not a fab (FAB) show

The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) has lost its legal standing as a Civil Society Organisation following its deregistration by the CSO Authority in January, after prolonged non-c...

Jul 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,393 views
Electoral laws must evolve with time

As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the sil...

Jul 15, 2026 2 mins read 3,731 views
The illegal timber business

Bhutan's rich forests are not only a source of clean air, water, and wealth. Hidden within the thickets is also a web of corruption whether in illegal felling, illicit sale, or collusion among official...

Jul 11, 2026 2 mins read 5,235 views
The GMC Culture

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the international airport. Designs for highways a...

Jul 08, 2026 2 mins read 6,427 views
The dark side of the bright screen

Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma. If you have relaxed the screen-time rules and returned that confiscated phone or tablet to your child’...

Jul 04, 2026 2 mins read 5,694 views
When perception becomes the verdict

It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration but a feature of how things work in Bhutan.

Jul 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,646 views
Holding leaders to their vows

The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most appropriate time. The first test will be applied to the aspiring Thrompon candidates, who hav...

Jun 27, 2026 2 mins read 4,064 views
Homes for all!

Homeownership in Bhutan, long understood as the most reliable pathway to financial security, is rapidly becoming an illusion. For young professionals, civil serva...

Jun 24, 2026 2 mins read 5,288 views
The spending paradox

A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.

Jun 20, 2026 2 mins read 5,260 views
Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 15,383 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 22,427 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 19,353 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 16,927 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 13, 2026 4 mins read 3,846 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 06, 2026 4 mins read 4,241 views
Ask Mr Bhutan: “Money can’t buy happiness.” Is it true, when everything is dependent on money?

Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...

May 30, 2026 2 mins read 4,529 views
Duchen Nga Zom: What a butter lamp and a few flower petals can teach us

Duchen Nga Zom is a duzom—an auspicious convergence of sacred time within the Buddhist calendar, marked by the meeting o...

May 30, 2026 4 mins read 4,451 views
The virus, the fear, and the freedom beyond both

Hantavirus is not a single virus but a family of rodent-borne viruses that occasionally spill over into humans, sometime...

May 24, 2026 4 mins read 4,679 views
Bridging the middle gap

The Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service,...

Jun 17, 2026 2 mins read 8,186 views
Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators,...

Jun 13, 2026 2 mins read 4,993 views
Overseas employment isn’t the solution

The conflict in the Middle East has once again exposed our dependence on overseas employment as a pressure valve for dom...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 5,599 views
United for Project 108

Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erect...

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Banks can unlock growth through affordable credit

Financial institutions are the lifeblood of any modern economy. They mobilise savings, allocate capital, manage risk, an...

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Recents

Removing children is not discipline but systemic failure

Recent events involving two students from Sonamthang Central School raise a concern extending well beyond one school, one discipline committee or controversy. The issue is whether a school confronted with an adolescent relationship responds as an institution of education and child protection, or as one that removes a perceived problem from its premises.

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All's well when it ends fairly

It is not often that students expelled from school, for whatever reason, make it to the media or a national newspaper. However, when the parents of two students, who have now been relocated to a new school, approached Kuensel seeking help, they hoped that a story going public through the media would help them get some justice and make decision-makers rethink.

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