December of 2012

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Marked drop in BCSE performance

RCSC

Dec 05, 2012 3 mins read 476 views
ACC recognised for integrity

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 31, 2012 3 mins read 579 views
Denchukha, Samtse: Bridge to end gewog's long isolation

Bridge

Dec 31, 2012 2 mins read 594 views
Chali, Mongar: A part-time mask-maker

Occupation

Dec 31, 2012 2 mins read 522 views
Tshongdue, Paro: Small restaurants seek exemption

Cylinder

Dec 31, 2012 2 mins read 442 views
Water service charges need reviewing

Letter to the editor

Dec 31, 2012 2 mins read 505 views
Another year older

Editorial

Dec 31, 2012 2 mins read 485 views
Changyul, Punakha: BAFRA switches off Mochhu water supply

Wang

Dec 31, 2012 1 mins read 477 views
Assault & Battery: Student injured, two detained

Crime

Dec 31, 2012 1 mins read 461 views
Consultant recommendations: Ways to cut down on waiting time

JDWNR Hospital

Dec 31, 2012 3 mins read 499 views
New Political Parties: The merger game plan?

Politics

Dec 31, 2012 3 mins read 542 views
Coca-Cola Tournament: Ugyen Academy, Yeedzin draw

Football

Dec 30, 2012 1 mins read 535 views
Artificial Turf: Hired out for 14 hours a day, 5 days a week

Football

Dec 30, 2012 2 mins read 551 views
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Dec 30, 2012 5 mins read 0 views
Tourists in Trashigang: Benefits not trickling down to grassroots

Tourism

Dec 30, 2012 2 mins read 422 views
What is the discharge into Doti Khola ?

Letter to the editor

Dec 30, 2012 0 mins read 401 views
The excesses of the eve

Editorial

Dec 30, 2012 2 mins read 465 views
Optical Fibre Connectivity: To-the-home service to be made available

Internet

Dec 30, 2012 2 mins read 453 views
Pralang: Rice for water

Irrigation

Dec 30, 2012 2 mins read 486 views
Health: Poor planning cause doctor shortage

Health

Dec 30, 2012 4 mins read 440 views
Joint Venture Projects: Of land they'd require, families they'd affect

Hydropower Project

Dec 28, 2012 2 mins read 504 views
Learning to visualise first and paint later

Art

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 481 views
215 youth sign up for winter progam

Youth

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 495 views
Sleep - Salubrious spell of suspended animation

Perspective

Dec 28, 2012 4 mins read 459 views
Phuentsholing Thromde: Going round in circulars

Attic

Dec 28, 2012 2 mins read 469 views
Why Bhutan? A GNH Perspective

Perspective

Dec 28, 2012 12 mins read 432 views
No response yet for Dewathang hospital

Health

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 469 views
Srirampur, West Bengal, India: Driver killed in car crash

Accident

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 440 views
Businessman deceives five sisters

Judiciary

Dec 28, 2012 2 mins read 435 views
Special Educational Needs: To merge with the mainstream

Education

Dec 28, 2012 2 mins read 486 views
Why everyone loses when banks stop lending

Perspective

Dec 28, 2012 4 mins read 439 views
Cabinet says new alcohol industries be permitted

Alcohol

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 454 views
Punakha's Bridges: Lifelines to the blessing venue

Wang

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 424 views
Elections 2013: So far, a pale shadow of the first edition

Politics

Dec 28, 2012 3 mins read 435 views
Math teacher should teach Math

Letter to the editor

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 439 views
Elections.2

Editorial

Dec 28, 2012 2 mins read 409 views
Man killed in a brawl

Crime

Dec 28, 2012 1 mins read 526 views
Short circuit causes fire

Accident

Dec 28, 2012 0 mins read 426 views
Centre for Bhutan Studies: Gender bias in health findings

CBS

Dec 28, 2012 4 mins read 430 views
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Dec 27, 2012 9 mins read 0 views
Illicit Liquor : Seizure to come hot on the heels of raid

Revenue & Customs

Dec 27, 2012 2 mins read 387 views
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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 2,522 views
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Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,897 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteers, increasing with each round, is a reflection of how citizens are taking ownership of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project.

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 3,505 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,498 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has undermined productivity, escalated food prices, and led to a steady increase in fallow land. Against this ba...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,526 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,679 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,221 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the reputation for pristine air like a badge of honour. Snow-fed rivers, forested hills,...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,394 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,370 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 2,831 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,015 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Serv...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,995 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....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,868 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 5,400 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 2,024 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environme...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,249 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. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,392 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 2,007 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 Mo...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,663 views

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