December of 2019

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Chukha wins 16th National Inter-Dzongkhag Taekwondo Championship

Sports

Dec 31, 2019 1 mins read 455 views
Students from Thimphu's remote schools undergo enrichment programme

Education

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 509 views
Development threatens takin habitat

Wild Life

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 446 views
Recognising Bhutanese athletes

Letter to the editor

Dec 31, 2019 1 mins read 384 views
New year, new beginning

Editorial

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 442 views
Two students given corrective sentencing

Crime

Dec 31, 2019 1 mins read 411 views
Engineering conference adopts 11 "doable" resolutions

Infra-Settlement

Dec 31, 2019 3 mins read 412 views
RAA will ensure accountability of audit observations

Bank

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 480 views
National Assembly to conduct first legislative public hearing

Parliament

Dec 31, 2019 3 mins read 412 views
Domestic worker ban

Briefly

Dec 31, 2019 0 mins read 485 views
P'ling thromde demolishes illegal settlements in Pasakha

Phuentsholing Thromde

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 436 views
Safety is our priority: fair organisers

Festival

Dec 30, 2019 1 mins read 410 views
Good quality, poor production

Economy

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 391 views
Samtse-Sipsu highway resurfacing work awarded

Transport

Dec 30, 2019 1 mins read 427 views
Crowdfunding gives impetus to another startup

Entrepreneur

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 481 views
In the name of promoting culture and tradition

Letter to the Editor

Dec 30, 2019 1 mins read 470 views
Making unpopular decisions

Editorial

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 403 views
Ghost engineers come again

Economy

Dec 30, 2019 3 mins read 400 views
No decision made on Gedu College

Education

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 456 views
Confusion galore in SOE salary revision

Economy

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 378 views
Government looks to technology to control dog population

Technology

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 397 views
Merak residents appeal against DT decision

Local governments (LG)

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 393 views
Dry day rule relaxed

Briefly

Dec 30, 2019 0 mins read 386 views
Addiction is not the end

Health

Dec 29, 2019 2 mins read 405 views
The only bowyer-fletcher in town

Entrepreneur

Dec 29, 2019 1 mins read 394 views
Trong village: Keeping urbanisation at bay

Culture

Dec 29, 2019 2 mins read 531 views
Better safe than sorry

Editorial

Dec 29, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
A farmer turned entrepreneur keeps pottery tradition alive

Entrepreneur

Dec 29, 2019 1 mins read 404 views
At least 10,000 students to receive CS freebies

Education

Dec 29, 2019 1 mins read 388 views
Vehicle accident claims life

Accident

Dec 29, 2019 0 mins read 425 views
Another attempt to enhance professionalism in the construction sector

Transport

Dec 29, 2019 3 mins read 438 views
"Hole in the Wall" is no more in the wall

Technology

Dec 29, 2019 3 mins read 429 views
Tax reforms in corporate sectors to promote sports

Sports

Dec 27, 2019 1 mins read 430 views
Forensic laboratory to be established at Serbithang

Health

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 402 views
Collective action to tackle social issues

Crime

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 409 views
An expatriate teacher's view of Bhutan

Exhibition

Dec 27, 2019 1 mins read 358 views
Hoentey losing pride of place during Lomba

Festival

Dec 27, 2019 1 mins read 449 views
The burden of chronic kidney disease

Perspective

Dec 27, 2019 3 mins read 455 views
Changlimithang and Beyond...

Perspective

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 326 views
ASAB now appeals to PM

Economy

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 398 views
The historic new year gift- Gyalsung - our constitutional duty

Letter to the Editor

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 517 views
Investment in agriculture must grow

Editorial

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 399 views
Bhutan on the road to eliminating cervical cancer

Health

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 471 views
Two women rescued from Iraq

Foreign Affairs

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 423 views
Class X students can choose private or public school

Education

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 385 views
Organic agriculture certification training

Briefly

Dec 27, 2019 0 mins read 410 views
Trashigang DT resolves to replace dairy imports in schools

Local governments (LG)

Dec 26, 2019 2 mins read 397 views
Introducing Scratch to improve children's cognitive skills

Technology

Dec 26, 2019 1 mins read 421 views
Young writers meet in Phuentsholing

Book

Dec 26, 2019 2 mins read 389 views
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