August of 2019

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From waste to a Nu 22M company

Entrepreneur

Aug 27, 2019 4 mins read 449 views
BNB launches four banking services

Bank

Aug 27, 2019 2 mins read 410 views
ACC tells RCSC to suspend MoLHR DG

Crime

Aug 27, 2019 3 mins read 436 views
Thimphu dzongkhag court convicts six, including home minister

Crime

Aug 27, 2019 2 mins read 438 views
SDF approve two projects

Briefly

Aug 27, 2019 0 mins read 467 views
TCB meets tour guides to strengthen collaboration

Tourism

Aug 26, 2019 1 mins read 453 views
Development activities threaten ruddy shelduck habitats

Wild Life

Aug 26, 2019 2 mins read 395 views
A second shot at telemedicine

Health

Aug 26, 2019 3 mins read 417 views
Dengue still raging in Phuentsholing

Health

Aug 26, 2019 1 mins read 381 views
Traffic sense or civic sense?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 26, 2019 1 mins read 435 views
Going to work in Japan

Editorial

Aug 26, 2019 2 mins read 447 views
ACC requests OAG to re-consider prosecuting former RICBL CEO

Crime

Aug 26, 2019 5 mins read 479 views
Cold storage laid to waste in Dagapela

Agriculture

Aug 26, 2019 2 mins read 420 views
Another opportunity to work and earn in Japan

Ministry of Labour and Human Resource (MoLHR)

Aug 26, 2019 3 mins read 407 views
Children park in Trongsa remains unutilised

Trongsa Dzomgkhag

Aug 25, 2019 1 mins read 442 views
BTO inaugurates Chabto

CSO

Aug 25, 2019 1 mins read 522 views
Exploring alternative energy for domestic use

Energy

Aug 25, 2019 3 mins read 414 views
Poor Matsutake yield in Ura

Festival

Aug 25, 2019 2 mins read 449 views
Understanding the basics of technological revolution

Technology

Aug 25, 2019 3 mins read 432 views
Can set-top box damage your TV?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 25, 2019 1 mins read 415 views
Another tragedy

Editorial

Aug 25, 2019 2 mins read 446 views
Canada to invest in Bhutanese projects

Ambassy

Aug 25, 2019 3 mins read 453 views
RDC to reduce transmission of acute respiratory illness

Health

Aug 25, 2019 2 mins read 471 views
Two students drown in Mochhu

Tragedy

Aug 25, 2019 1 mins read 412 views
Dramtoe women brave life without spouses

Samtse Dzongkhag

Aug 25, 2019 5 mins read 391 views
Technical seminar

Briefly

Aug 25, 2019 0 mins read 438 views
Bhutan U-15 suffers their second defeat

Sports

Aug 23, 2019 1 mins read 394 views
10th edition of Mountain Echoes begins

Mountain Echoes

Aug 23, 2019 2 mins read 429 views
Organic flagship programme: First year for preparation

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Aug 23, 2019 3 mins read 438 views
Draft NPPF policy seeks to broaden social safety net

National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF)

Aug 23, 2019 2 mins read 395 views
Yalang farmers depend on Sichuan pepper

Trashigang Dzongkhag

Aug 23, 2019 1 mins read 407 views
Bondeyma Industrial estate taking shape

Mongar Dzongkhag

Aug 23, 2019 2 mins read 482 views
Lack of female health worker is problem for women in Maelongkhar

Health

Aug 23, 2019 1 mins read 450 views
Age old tradition becomes a problem in Sembji

Trongsa Dzomgkhag

Aug 23, 2019 2 mins read 436 views
Traffically speaking

Letter to the Editor

Aug 23, 2019 1 mins read 447 views
Protecting (what) image

Editorial

Aug 23, 2019 2 mins read 461 views
Close friend of Bhutan, Tim Fischer, passes away

Obituary

Aug 23, 2019 1 mins read 425 views
Bhutan achieves Hepatitis B control among children aged five

Health

Aug 23, 2019 1 mins read 472 views
Bumdeling gup imprisoned for 12 years for rape of a minor

Crime

Aug 23, 2019 1 mins read 395 views
Labour DG implicated in overseas employment programme

Crime

Aug 23, 2019 3 mins read 487 views
The sand thieves of Sha region

Crime

Aug 23, 2019 7 mins read 376 views
Sri Lanka beats Bhutan 3-2

Sports

Aug 21, 2019 1 mins read 427 views
No big changes in vehicle import quota rule

Ministry of Finance

Aug 21, 2019 2 mins read 434 views
Relieving civil servants hamper service delivery: Tsirang DT

Tsirang Dzongkhag

Aug 21, 2019 1 mins read 457 views
Test confirms Karma's sex

Wild Life

Aug 21, 2019 1 mins read 392 views
We must show appreciation to those who deserve

Letter to the Editor

Aug 21, 2019 1 mins read 392 views
Caution: Dengue at the door!

Editorial

Aug 21, 2019 2 mins read 430 views
Asi@Connect launched to enhance DrukREN connectivity

Ministery of Information and Communications (MoIC)

Aug 21, 2019 1 mins read 471 views
Wage rate rise to follow soon

Ministry of Labour and Human Resource (MoLHR)

Aug 21, 2019 2 mins read 396 views
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What an entrepreneurial bureaucracy must do

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Recents

GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

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