December of 2015

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First modern bus stop opened

Transport

Dec 14, 2015 3 mins read 417 views
Victory Day

Victory Day

Dec 14, 2015 0 mins read 0 views
PHPA funded farm road connects remote Jala village

Roads

Dec 13, 2015 2 mins read 350 views
Refined Gyalsey - Legacy of a Prince targets international audience

Film review

Dec 13, 2015 2 mins read 359 views
What is the right Business Model for Bhutan?

Perspective

Dec 13, 2015 4 mins read 363 views
Guideline for sensitive reporting on women and children

Media

Dec 13, 2015 2 mins read 368 views
Think beyond HIV+ patients

Letter to the editor

Dec 13, 2015 1 mins read 329 views
Changing mindsets on public transport

Editorial

Dec 13, 2015 2 mins read 330 views
From the broken windows of Nyizergang

Lhakhang

Dec 13, 2015 2 mins read 367 views
Ambiguity in Tobacco Control Act?

Bhutan Narcotics Control Agency (BNCA)

Dec 13, 2015 3 mins read 352 views
Bhutan's voice was heard: Lyonchoen

UNFCCC

Dec 13, 2015 3 mins read 346 views
PM visits Chukha gewogs

PM visits

Dec 13, 2015 0 mins read 321 views
Good ways young people engage themselves in during vacation

k2

Dec 11, 2015 4 mins read 318 views
BFF coaches trained to improve basketball

Basketball

Dec 11, 2015 1 mins read 332 views
Nganglam residents complain of poor road condition

Transport

Dec 11, 2015 2 mins read 344 views
Packaged tshog offerings on the decline

Environment

Dec 11, 2015 2 mins read 358 views
Big lessons on climate change from a small country

Perspective

Dec 11, 2015 3 mins read 312 views
The Making of My Nation

Perspective

Dec 11, 2015 3 mins read 365 views
NLC justifies decision to revert khimsa land in Bumthang

National Cadastral Resurvey Programme (NCRP)

Dec 11, 2015 2 mins read 331 views
"Returning to RMA is a homecoming"

Q&A

Dec 11, 2015 5 mins read 337 views
Dogaps await answer to their petition

Crematorium

Dec 11, 2015 1 mins read 349 views
Corruption prosecution rate impressive

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 11, 2015 2 mins read 327 views
Best public health approach is `beneficial disclosure' of HIV status

Letter to the editor

Dec 11, 2015 2 mins read 363 views
What should we understand by autonomy?

Editorial

Dec 11, 2015 2 mins read 349 views
Gyaltshab graces Sangay Chholing Lhakhang's consecration

Consecration

Dec 11, 2015 1 mins read 369 views
Sex tourism, an emerging vulnerablity

Report

Dec 11, 2015 3 mins read 369 views
Helicopter makes a modest profit in first month

Aviation

Dec 11, 2015 3 mins read 329 views
To tell or not to tell

Health

Dec 11, 2015 3 mins read 360 views
Druk Wangyal tshechu

Druk Wangyal tshechu

Dec 11, 2015 0 mins read 319 views
Procurement eats Nu 18.2B annually

Green Public Procurement (GPP)

Dec 10, 2015 3 mins read 338 views
Remains of a woman found in Chamgang

Crime

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 326 views
Armyworm infestation controlled

Agriculture

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 378 views
Three candidates for Drametse gup post

Election

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 373 views
High quality local putty hits the market

Industry

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 356 views
Study finds neglected children most at risk

Report

Dec 04, 2015 3 mins read 311 views
Is viva voce required in RCSC?

Letter to the editor

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 324 views
Strengthening the fight against corruption

Editorial

Dec 10, 2015 2 mins read 318 views
EU recognizes Bhutan's leadership in climate change efforts

European Union (EU)

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 364 views
BCSEA distributes wrong question paper

Education

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 385 views
Man detained for possession of illegal substance

Crime

Dec 10, 2015 1 mins read 384 views
TI calls for transparency in nominating Chairperson and Commissioners

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Dec 10, 2015 3 mins read 346 views
Human Rights issue probed

Human Rights

Dec 10, 2015 3 mins read 366 views
11,930 volunteered to clean Bhutan

Volunteers

Dec 10, 2015 0 mins read 347 views
BCSE records civil engineers' worst performance

Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE)

Dec 09, 2015 3 mins read 321 views
Highway widening works on track

Roads

Dec 09, 2015 1 mins read 346 views
Bajo town road to be resurfaced soon

Roads

Dec 09, 2015 1 mins read 342 views
Cypress cultivation rescues fallow lands

Forest

Dec 09, 2015 1 mins read 321 views
Bhutan commended for ratifying UN Convention Against Corruption

UN Convention

Dec 09, 2015 2 mins read 373 views
Practice what you preach

Letter to the editor

Dec 09, 2015 1 mins read 341 views
Let agriculture grow and there will be jobs

Editorial

Dec 09, 2015 2 mins read 379 views
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