August of 2006

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Bhutan wins three silver, 10 bronze

Sport

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 350 views
Road timing

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Aug 29, 2006 0 mins read 386 views
Mock election

Election Commission

Aug 29, 2006 0 mins read 397 views
Bumthaps rush potato harvest to Phuntsholing

Agriculture/ Crops/Mushroom

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 368 views
Dzongdas: increasing responsibilities

Home Affairs

Aug 29, 2006 2 mins read 330 views
Samdrup Jongkhar to dismantle illegal settlements

Dzongkhags

Aug 29, 2006 3 mins read 416 views
A healing touch

Superstition and supernatural

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 462 views
Media's role in economic development

Media

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 372 views
Lightening kills woman

Accident

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 371 views
The Teej festival

Festival (A-Z)

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 390 views
In the spirit of Dasho Nishoka

Bhutan- Japan

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 378 views
A silly reason

Kuensel

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 396 views
Buying raffle made mandatory

Kuensel

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 357 views
Unsafe road

Letters to the Editor

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 349 views
Clarification

Letters to the Editor

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
Disappointed

Kuensel

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 422 views
What are we eating?

Editorial

Aug 29, 2006 2 mins read 355 views
Police detain car dealer's wife

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Aug 29, 2006 2 mins read 328 views
Incountry graduates outnumbered

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Aug 29, 2006 2 mins read 301 views
Khothagpa village ordered to share water

Dzongkhags

Aug 29, 2006 1 mins read 324 views
PCS: teething problems

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 29, 2006 2 mins read 356 views
Without a point, without a score

Sport

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 350 views
Bronze for Bhutan in boxing

Sport

Aug 25, 2006 0 mins read 351 views
Campaign

Election Commission

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
Eastern potato farmers happy with prices

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 337 views
Allotment of Kuensel shares begins

Kuensel

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 463 views
Apple prices down

Exports

Aug 25, 2006 2 mins read 312 views
Street hawking: A running business

Business

Aug 25, 2006 4 mins read 327 views
The great mars hoax

Science/ Technology

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 364 views
Thimphu to combat tobacco black market

Narcotics/Drugs

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 357 views
More pesticides in edibles?

Science/ Technology

Aug 25, 2006 2 mins read 345 views
A Buddhist democracy

Government Department

Aug 25, 2006 2 mins read 333 views
Clarification

Letters to the Editor

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
PCAL Clarifies

Letters to the Editor

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 303 views
On the campaign trail

Editorial

Aug 25, 2006 2 mins read 364 views
Man sentenced for attempted rape

Judiciary

Aug 25, 2006 1 mins read 368 views
Reinstate-ment a surprise: ministry

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 25, 2006 3 mins read 330 views
Chasing the dollar

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 25, 2006 3 mins read 310 views
Shifting gear: quality of education

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Aug 25, 2006 2 mins read 396 views
Best archers from the league round

Sport

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 342 views
Katsho kids are U-12 champions

Sport

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 320 views
Bhutan football team out of SAF Games

Sport

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 315 views
Stream destroys paddy land

Landslides and Floods

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 369 views
Sensitising the grass root level on corruption

Anti-corruption

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 323 views
Planning Samdrup Jongkhar town

Dzongkhags

Aug 22, 2006 2 mins read 366 views
Exporters want new LC clause amended

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 353 views
Doha stalemate should not hamper acceding countries

WTO (World Trade Organisation)

Aug 22, 2006 3 mins read 350 views
Time out for the multilateral trading system

WTO (World Trade Organisation)

Aug 22, 2006 3 mins read 359 views
Samdrup Jongkhar park: for the elderly

Dzongkhags

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 345 views
Thimphu city corporation: extra responsibilities

City Corporation

Aug 22, 2006 1 mins read 339 views
Browse Archives
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.

Dec 10, 2025 3 mins read 1,521 views
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 1,060 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 762 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 1,562 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 862 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 1,273 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 1,054 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 1,096 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 861 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 2,104 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 453 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 570 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 508 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 984 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 414 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 738 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 1,099 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 545 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 764 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 956 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 802 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 2,077 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 3,005 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 4,259 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 1,858 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 1,353 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 782 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 1,339 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 605 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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