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 243 views
Intense rain and hailstorms bring flash floods in Gangtey-Phobjikha

Disaster

Dec 30, 2022 3 mins read 229 views
Jigmechu ecotourism campsite

Feature Story

Dec 30, 2022 2 mins read 278 views
Khyentse Wangpo & the Tantra's Remedy

Perspective

Dec 30, 2022 11 mins read 271 views
A couple burned alive

Disaster

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 254 views
DoR adds more machines to keep roads clear

Road

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 247 views
Handicraft dealers struggle to find buyers

Handicrafts

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 233 views
A year of turbulence and opportunities - Justice system

Letter to the Editor

Dec 30, 2022 2 mins read 259 views
About hope and beyond

Editorial

Dec 30, 2022 2 mins read 294 views
ECB reviewing new political heat

Politics

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 254 views
JDWNRH starts total knee replacement surgery

Health

Dec 30, 2022 1 mins read 273 views
Civil Service Reform Act comes into effect

RCSC

Dec 30, 2022 4 mins read 267 views
Can banks lower lending rate on housing loans?

Banks

Dec 30, 2022 4 mins read 512 views
Prison escapee re-arrested after 54 days

Crime

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 297 views
Masking again to fight Covid-19

Letter to the Editor

Dec 29, 2022 1 mins read 217 views
The need to face the threats firmly

Editorial

Dec 29, 2022 1 mins read 228 views
Charging stations in east to be installed soon

Transport

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 214 views
Bringing stakeholders together for White-Bellied Heron conservation

Wild Life

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 210 views
Covid-19 vaccine for children below five to come soon

Health

Dec 29, 2022 2 mins read 192 views
IBD outbreak kills about 800 chicks in Darla

Health

Dec 29, 2022 1 mins read 214 views
Bhutan's economy likely to grow stronger in 2023

Economy

Dec 29, 2022 3 mins read 200 views
RTC and Transport vie for fourth place

Sports

Dec 28, 2022 1 mins read 218 views
Largest Choeten project begins in Trashigang

Religious

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 228 views
Mental well-being at work

Letter to the Editor

Dec 28, 2022 1 mins read 203 views
Ramp up the surveillance systems

Editorial

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 241 views
Trashigang tightens pet ownership rule

Animal

Dec 28, 2022 1 mins read 230 views
Farmers struggle to sell winter vegetables

Agriculture

Dec 28, 2022 4 mins read 254 views
RCSC makes leave rules stricter

RCSC

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 225 views
BCCI to request RMA to discontinue six-month observation period

Economy

Dec 28, 2022 2 mins read 213 views
Lhayul - Paro draw gives City a tittle chance

Sports

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 213 views
33 percent of lakes disappeared People grappling with water shortage

Feature Story

Dec 27, 2022 4 mins read 210 views
Bhutan needs a pay transparency law

Letter to the Editor

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 207 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 220 views
Exhibitors expect opportunities from Thimphu Mega Trade Fair

Trade

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 221 views
52 tax officials resign this year alone

RCSC

Dec 27, 2022 1 mins read 226 views
DGPC takes over Mangdechhu power plant

Hydro power

Dec 27, 2022 2 mins read 223 views
Mini Dragon League begins

Sports

Dec 26, 2022 1 mins read 222 views
Co-op urged to resolve macaque export row

Perspective

Dec 26, 2022 4 mins read 279 views
Water harvesting technology helps farms adapt to climate change

Water

Dec 26, 2022 4 mins read 211 views
Supporting our entrepreneurs

Letter to the Editor

Dec 26, 2022 1 mins read 224 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 229 views
Credit growth improves by 9.2 percent

Economy

Dec 26, 2022 2 mins read 215 views
NC elections in early 2023

Politics

Dec 26, 2022 1 mins read 205 views
Chamkhar still not relocated after decades of planning

Thromde

Dec 26, 2022 2 mins read 292 views
Strengthening people's power

Letter to the Editor

Dec 25, 2022 1 mins read 207 views
Thimphu needs radical parking solution

Editorial

Dec 25, 2022 2 mins read 213 views
Browse Archives
Draft Competition Bill finalised, awaits Cabinet approval

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) has finalised the draft of a new Competition Bill, according to the CCAA’s Annual Report 2024-25.

Jul 10, 2025 2 mins read 697 views
25-year-old wins Nu 20 million lottery jackpot

A life-changing win has transformed the fortunes of Tandin Tshering, a 25-year-old resident of Phuntsholing, who secured...

Jul 10, 2025 1 mins read 7,819 views
Bhutan and Switzerland mark 40 years of friendship

Bhutan and Switzerland yesterday marked a significant milestone, celebrating the 40th anniversary of formal diplomatic r...

Jul 10, 2025 3 mins read 891 views
Bhutan NDI launches advanced security features to combat digital fraud

Bhutan National Digital Identity (NDI) has launched a suite of advanced security features aimed at enhancing digital tra...

Jul 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,673 views
His Majesty’s Address to the Nation On the Commencement of Construction Work for Gelephu International Airport

Today, as we gather to start the construction works for the Gelephu International Airport, we are laying the foundations...

Jul 10, 2025 3 mins read 1,820 views
Phobjikha valley faces pressures amid growing conservation concerns

Phobjikha-Although Phobjikha is a Ramsar-designated wetland, the valley is experiencing increasing environmental pressur...

Jul 10, 2025 3 mins read 808 views
Construction of Gelephu International Airport begins

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyal...

Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 2,119 views
Local importers claim unlawful Indian GST charges on zero-rated exports

Despite trade agreements ensuring zero-rated status for exports from India to Bhutan, local importers are increasingly r...

Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,622 views
Gangtey-Phobjikha residents urge road widening as safety concerns grow

Phobjikha Gewog, famed for its sweeping valley, sacred heritage sites, and the graceful winter presence of the endangere...

Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,847 views
NCOA puts more effort into promotion of quinoa cultivation

Once an unfamiliar grain in Bhutanese farming circles, quinoa is fast emerging as a promising staple in the country’s ev...

Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 732 views
A sound problem!

“Sound check, sound check!” If you’ve attended a meeting, seminar, or workshop lately, you have likely heard this familiar phrase, usually followed by screeching microphones, echoing sound systems, or a projector refusing to cooperate.

Jul 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,120 views
Energising Bhutan

It was no mere coincidence that as Bhutan launched its National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025, flash floods from glacial lake outbursts and excessive rainfall were wreaking hav...

Jul 11, 2025 2 mins read 490 views
A moment of reckoning, a future in the making

As bulldozers break the quiet earth of Gelephu, this daring nation crosses the threshold into a future shaped not by hes...

Jul 10, 2025 2 mins read 549 views
Learning from the Tading experience

While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reapin...

Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 850 views
Inclusion in agriculture must be more than policy dream

Bhutan’s ambition to make its agriculture sector more inclusive by involving persons with disabilities (PWDs) is a welco...

Jul 08, 2025 2 mins read 439 views
Drug smuggling—A threat far deeper than we admit

The recent sentencing of an Indian national caught smuggling over 4.6 kilograms of heroin into Bhutan is not an isolated...

Jul 07, 2025 2 mins read 886 views
Civic sense, infrastructure can end capital’s woes

The brief yet heavy downpours have exposed more than just blocked drains. They revealed the lack of civic sense among re...

Jul 05, 2025 2 mins read 628 views
Leave the US with dignity

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay yesterday urged Bhutanese overstaying their visas in the United States to return home voluntarily. While presenting the State of the Nation Report, Lyonchhen remind...

Jul 04, 2025 2 mins read 1,777 views
When silence becomes a risk

The recent outbreak of leptospirosis among de-suung trainees in Dewathang has left the nation in grief and shock. Three young lives have been lost, and many continue to recover from a preventable illne...

Jul 03, 2025 2 mins read 498 views
70% seek jobs abroad?

After immense pressure and numerous tutorials, Sonam cleared her Royal Civil Service Commission entry exam last year. She was set to become a civil servant, earning around Nu 41,000 a...

Jul 02, 2025 2 mins read 6,679 views
US tariff policy and supply chain shift: Limited direct impact

The ongoing United States–China trade war is redrawing global supply chains, prompting companies to shift operations fro...

May 12, 2025 3 mins read 11,415 views
Bhutan’s trade with Thailand hits record high

Bhutan’s imports from Thailand surged to Nu 2.67 billion in 2024, making the Southeast Asian country the third-largest s...

Apr 23, 2025 2 mins read 14,927 views
New vegetable market under construction in Samtse

Samtse—For many years, farmers in Samtse have sold vegetables from under makeshift tents, battling monsoon rains and bla...

Apr 17, 2025 2 mins read 13,933 views
Organic vegetables provide new livelihoods for Kochin farmers

Tashichoeling, Samtse — For 78-year-old Kamala Tamang of Kochin in Tendruk, saving money in a bank had been unimaginable...

Apr 16, 2025 2 mins read 13,888 views
Major financial sector reforms crucial to realising 13th Plan goals

Sweeping reforms in the financial sector are essential for the country to achieve the ambitious goals of its 13th Plan,...

Apr 14, 2025 3 mins read 13,888 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

In a world that first instills fear in us, only to sell us a product or service to eliminate that fear, we find ourselve...

May 10, 2025 3 mins read 10,865 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

As a collective, humanity has never been richer, more connected, more informed, and more protected from all cause diseas...

Apr 12, 2025 2 mins read 12,820 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

A significant portion of our youth’s challenges stems from our shortcomings as responsible, patient, and mindful elders....

Mar 22, 2025 1 mins read 12,919 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Mar 15, 2025 4 mins read 14,407 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

The rise in youth crimes in Bhutan stems from various causes, requiring a multifaceted solution. My experiences living i...

Feb 08, 2025 1 mins read 13,268 views
Billions from abroad, but what lies ahead?

Remittances are pouring into the country. Our people, especially in places like Australia, are sending money home. This...

Jul 01, 2025 2 mins read 3,815 views
Heed the warnings of the rain

As the early rains of the monsoon settle into Bhutan’s valleys and mountains, the land is already showing signs of strai...

Jun 30, 2025 2 mins read 1,050 views
If CDG is illegal, so is PDF

The National Assembly has passed the 2025-26 budget, approving a Nu 94 million Priority Development Fund (PDF) meant sol...

Jun 28, 2025 2 mins read 665 views
Hot springs are boiling over, and we’re not watching

Public spaces are mirrors of a society’s soul. When they begin to show cracks—when disorder, crime, and neglect creep in...

Jun 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,322 views
Clear and present dangers

It may be a coincidence, but the World Bank’s warning that Bhutan could lose a significant share of its Gross Domestic P...

Jun 26, 2025 2 mins read 895 views

Recents

Symbol of friendship: His Majesty gifts takins to Thai Royals

As a royal gift from His Majesty The King of Bhutan, a pair of takins (one female and one male) are being gifted to Their Majesties The King and Queen of Thailand. The translocation of the two takins from Bhutan to Thailand is expected around January 2026, pending royal approval, according to the Acting Chairman of the Board of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand, Jade Donavanik.

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A sound problem!

“Sound check, sound check!” If you’ve attended a meeting, seminar, or workshop lately, you have likely heard this familiar phrase, usually followed by screeching microphones, echoing sound systems, or a projector refusing to cooperate.

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Justice sector must fast track before His Majesty’s 10-year vision goes up in smoke

His Majesty's pace on GMC Airport construction must be taken as an example to reform the justice sector's sluggish progress on the 10-year transformation goals outlined in December 2024. Seven months have passed since His Majesty the King delivered his transformative Royal Address on December 17, 2024, during the 117th National Day celebrations. In that pivotal address, His Majesty articulated a c

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