December of 2022

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Jali phumi, Bangka and Tingti Dungmi: Not everyone's cup of tea

Culture

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 574 views
Intense rain and hailstorms bring flash floods in Gangtey-Phobjikha

Disaster

Dec 30, 2022 3 mins read 561 views
Jigmechu ecotourism campsite

Feature Story

Dec 30, 2022 2 mins read 628 views
Khyentse Wangpo & the Tantra's Remedy

Perspective

Dec 30, 2022 11 mins read 535 views
A couple burned alive

Disaster

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 547 views
DoR adds more machines to keep roads clear

Road

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 502 views
Handicraft dealers struggle to find buyers

Handicrafts

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 560 views
A year of turbulence and opportunities - Justice system

Letter to the Editor

Dec 30, 2022 2 mins read 545 views
About hope and beyond

Editorial

Dec 30, 2022 2 mins read 604 views
ECB reviewing new political heat

Politics

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 531 views
JDWNRH starts total knee replacement surgery

Health

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 542 views
Civil Service Reform Act comes into effect

RCSC

Dec 30, 2022 4 mins read 567 views
Can banks lower lending rate on housing loans?

Banks

Dec 30, 2022 4 mins read 850 views
Prison escapee re-arrested after 54 days

Crime

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 592 views
Masking again to fight Covid-19

Letter to the Editor

Dec 29, 2022 1 mins read 498 views
The need to face the threats firmly

Editorial

Dec 29, 2022 1 mins read 510 views
Charging stations in east to be installed soon

Transport

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 471 views
Bringing stakeholders together for White-Bellied Heron conservation

Wild Life

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 464 views
Covid-19 vaccine for children below five to come soon

Health

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 469 views
IBD outbreak kills about 800 chicks in Darla

Health

Dec 29, 2022 1 mins read 482 views
Bhutan's economy likely to grow stronger in 2023

Economy

Dec 29, 2022 3 mins read 477 views
RTC and Transport vie for fourth place

Sports

Dec 28, 2022 1 mins read 528 views
Largest Choeten project begins in Trashigang

Religious

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 494 views
Mental well-being at work

Letter to the Editor

Dec 28, 2022 1 mins read 516 views
Ramp up the surveillance systems

Editorial

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 529 views
Trashigang tightens pet ownership rule

Animal

Dec 28, 2022 1 mins read 571 views
Farmers struggle to sell winter vegetables

Agriculture

Dec 28, 2022 4 mins read 532 views
RCSC makes leave rules stricter

RCSC

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 503 views
BCCI to request RMA to discontinue six-month observation period

Economy

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 547 views
Lhayul - Paro draw gives City a tittle chance

Sports

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 537 views
33 percent of lakes disappeared People grappling with water shortage

Feature Story

Dec 27, 2022 4 mins read 511 views
Bhutan needs a pay transparency law

Letter to the Editor

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 474 views
The road ahead

Editorial

Dec 27, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
A case of double jeopardy?

Judiciary

Dec 27, 2022 2 mins read 532 views
Exhibitors expect opportunities from Thimphu Mega Trade Fair

Trade

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 519 views
52 tax officials resign this year alone

RCSC

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 501 views
DGPC takes over Mangdechhu power plant

The 720MW Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA) officially handed over the project to Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) yesterday.

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 498 views
Mini Dragon League begins

Sports

Dec 26, 2022 1 mins read 515 views
Co-op urged to resolve macaque export row

Perspective

Dec 26, 2022 4 mins read 631 views
Water harvesting technology helps farms adapt to climate change

Water

Dec 26, 2022 4 mins read 542 views
Supporting our entrepreneurs

Letter to the Editor

Dec 26, 2022 1 mins read 513 views
Looking back and ahead

Editorial

Dec 26, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
Nu 108.7M forgone from duty-free entitlement tax

Finance

Dec 26, 2022 2 mins read 552 views
Credit growth improves by 9.2 percent

Economy

Dec 26, 2022 2 mins read 499 views
NC elections in early 2023

Politics

Dec 26, 2022 1 mins read 534 views
Chamkhar still not relocated after decades of planning

Thromde

Dec 26, 2022 2 mins read 573 views
Strengthening people's power

Letter to the Editor

Dec 25, 2022 1 mins read 524 views
Thimphu needs radical parking solution

Editorial

Dec 25, 2022 2 mins read 515 views
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