August of 2014

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KTP wins 18th Yangphel open archery tournament

Archery

Aug 31, 2014 1 mins read 460 views
Gewog struggles without BHU

Basic Health Unit (BHU)

Aug 31, 2014 2 mins read 501 views
Local leaders relent to sign agreement

Compact

Aug 31, 2014 2 mins read 562 views
The Mongarpa who fought a bear

Wildlife

Aug 31, 2014 1 mins read 544 views
Motithang residents want cell phone tower relocated

Radiation

Aug 31, 2014 3 mins read 521 views
Misinformation could worry parents

Letter to the editor

Aug 31, 2014 2 mins read 455 views
Exploited labour exposure?

Editorial

Aug 31, 2014 2 mins read 582 views
`Exorbitant' electricity bills leave Phangkhar aghast

Power

Aug 31, 2014 2 mins read 510 views
Companies get a rap on the knuckles

Labour

Aug 31, 2014 2 mins read 515 views
Blasting did not cause cracks: Investigation

Mining

Aug 31, 2014 3 mins read 443 views
Eight priority sectors earmarked for gender mainstreaming

Gender

Aug 31, 2014 3 mins read 511 views
New director for SAARC forestry centre

Forest

Aug 31, 2014 0 mins read 482 views
A sports meet for special children

Sports

Aug 29, 2014 1 mins read 464 views
A caretaker to the rescue

Education

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 537 views
What ails entrepreneurial development?

Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC)

Aug 29, 2014 4 mins read 492 views
Local leaders sound off against suppliers

Tender

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 427 views
Social media posting sparks police investigation

Land

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 442 views
More trouble brewing for ferrosilicon business

Industry

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 434 views
High-level consultation on cyber crime

Cyber crime

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 450 views
Apolitical view on BOiC

Letter to the editor

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 429 views
Tackling cyber crime

Editorial

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 422 views
Search and rescue mission on

Crime

Aug 29, 2014 2 mins read 438 views
Investigation exonerates Gidaphu mines and quarries

Mining

Aug 29, 2014 3 mins read 433 views
Corporal punishment not accepted practice

Education

Aug 29, 2014 5 mins read 525 views
Performance Agreement

Performance Agreement

Aug 29, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
Expat players need work permit to avail visa

Football

Aug 28, 2014 1 mins read 460 views
Tour of the Dragon flags off on Sept 6

Cycling

Aug 28, 2014 1 mins read 422 views
The Tango Murals-Michelangelos of Asia

History of Tango

Aug 28, 2014 4 mins read 492 views
Blacked out for 14 days . and counting

Electricity

Aug 28, 2014 2 mins read 460 views
Seven Langthel landowners yet to receive substitute plots

Land

Aug 28, 2014 2 mins read 457 views
The business of media

Letter to the editor

Aug 28, 2014 1 mins read 429 views
The high stakes of a low kidnap

Editorial

Aug 27, 2014 2 mins read 482 views
The civil service culling process begins

RCSC

Aug 28, 2014 2 mins read 445 views
Govt. urged to finalise guidelines

Wangduephodrang

Aug 28, 2014 2 mins read 414 views
Govt. limited to dialogue in resolving abduction case

Crime

Aug 28, 2014 2 mins read 401 views
Performance agreements are doable : PM

Local government

Aug 28, 2014 3 mins read 418 views
Special olympics

National competition

Aug 28, 2014 0 mins read 473 views
Black-necked crane numbers to Bumdeling have stabilised

Wildlife

Aug 27, 2014 2 mins read 411 views
One way or the other, the water sources are drying up

Water

Aug 27, 2014 3 mins read 480 views
Suspension order should stay: ACC

Judiciary

Aug 27, 2014 2 mins read 409 views
Who's to blame MOLHR?

Letter to the editor

Aug 27, 2014 1 mins read 412 views
A big boost to small business

Editorial

Aug 27, 2014 2 mins read 477 views
Foreign workers recruitment agencies asked to close shop

Foreign workers recruitment agencies (FWRA)

Aug 27, 2014 2 mins read 429 views
More hydropower spells greater peace and prosperity

Hydropower projects

Aug 27, 2014 2 mins read 401 views
89 class XII students qualify for education loan

Education

Aug 27, 2014 3 mins read 454 views
BOiC opens to business

Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC)

Aug 27, 2014 4 mins read 529 views
ADB resident rep presents credentials

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Aug 27, 2014 0 mins read 445 views
Bhutan makes official request to Japan for 1,450 power tillers

Agriculture

Aug 26, 2014 2 mins read 434 views
Gaselo HSS's egalitarian initiative

School

Aug 26, 2014 2 mins read 371 views
Woman inclusive good governance

Workshop

Aug 26, 2014 2 mins read 484 views
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Recents

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As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroeconomic signals and renewed optimism on paper.

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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 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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