February of 2000

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A year of celebration, changes and reflection

Wrap Up News

Feb 04, 2000 14 mins read 356 views
Sports

Sport

Feb 04, 2000 0 mins read 0 views
Consecration

Consecration

Feb 04, 2000 0 mins read 0 views
Exam results

Education-BBE

Feb 04, 2000 0 mins read 0 views
Experience, the best lesson

Editorial

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 393 views
Fuel price hike

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 457 views
Danish support to environment sector reviewed

Danida

Feb 04, 2000 2 mins read 489 views
Prostitution, housing among major problems faced by Phuentsholing

Housing

Feb 04, 2000 2 mins read 544 views
Bhutan - Austria cooperation on track

Bhuta- Austria

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 358 views
An expansion in Bumthang's health facilities

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 404 views
A fund for rehabilitating youths

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 369 views
Ambitious goals for Thimphu's first private comuter institute

Computer/Internet

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 364 views
School gains by employing students

Education-Teacher

Feb 04, 2000 3 mins read 392 views
Be not snowblinded

Letters to the Editor

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 371 views
Mail in time saves nine

Letters to the Editor

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 366 views
People's participation: what does it mean?

Letters to the Editor

Feb 04, 2000 2 mins read 371 views
RSTA rule not fair

Letters to the Editor

Feb 04, 2000 1 mins read 349 views
A new year

Editorial

Feb 04, 2000 3 mins read 306 views
Astrological predictions for the Iron Dragon Year

Astrological College

Feb 10, 2000 1 mins read 363 views
Sports

Sport

Feb 18, 2000 0 mins read 0 views
Consecration<br>

Consecration

Feb 10, 2000 0 mins read 349 views
Exam results

Education-BBE

Feb 10, 2000 0 mins read 470 views
Distraught husband chops finger

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 321 views
Man caught in forgery case

Crime

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 368 views
Traditional crafts to be promoted

Handicraft

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 362 views
Sectors may have to review manpower targets: RCSC

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 306 views
Rinchhengang : preserving traditions

Bhutan - History

Feb 18, 2000 6 mins read 347 views
"Green Economics": balancing development and conservation

WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 306 views
RNR Bumthang collects information from grassroots

Agriculture Activities

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 338 views
UNCTAD discusses WTO, world economy

UN Agencies

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 309 views
The Punakha Domchhoe concludes

Tshechu

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 339 views
Missing woman found

Lost and Fund

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 393 views
Bhutanese scouts: learning from other scouts

Education-Scout

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 326 views
Pool vehicle rules means better traffic conditions

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 366 views
Eighth Five Year Plan finances reviewed

Bhutan - Finance

Feb 18, 2000 3 mins read 354 views
IECH promotes reproductive health in dzongkhags

Health- IECH

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 369 views
Thelas banned on Phuentsholing roads

City Corporation

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 385 views
Fire destroys lower Gelephu town

Accident

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 460 views
Telephone disconnections : who is to blame ?

Telecommunication Department

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 341 views
Tour guide killed

Accident

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 357 views
Wrong facts

Letters to the Editor

Feb 18, 2000 0 mins read 351 views
Surprise notice affects supplementary students

Letters to the Editor

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 344 views
Remote Khen needs postal runners

Letters to the Editor

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 376 views
Cross country bus fares are not fair

Letters to the Editor

Feb 18, 2000 1 mins read 355 views
The ethics of service

Editorial

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 396 views
Health initiative launched

Health Immunization

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 340 views
Bilateral talks a success

Bhutan- India

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 357 views
Mid term review finds sound progress

Planning Ministry

Feb 18, 2000 2 mins read 397 views
Badminton tournament

Sport

Feb 18, 2000 0 mins read 448 views
Passing out parade

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 18, 2000 0 mins read 394 views
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Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,079 views
Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,070 views
Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 889 views
Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha H...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 719 views
Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major ste...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,633 views
Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 692 views
MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from short-term relief to long-...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,058 views
Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, following criticis...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 823 views
ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,175 views
NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

The National Council (NC) ratified the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (B...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 927 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. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 466 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 20 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 environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 645 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. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 806 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 559 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 Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,060 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 435 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 778 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,132 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 561 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 793 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,093 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 3,023 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,270 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 975 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 826 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,884 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,387 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 801 views

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