February of 2001

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Bhutanese people must safeguard their nation’s security

The continued presence of the ULFA and Bodo militants has become an increasingly serious threat to the security and sovere...

Feb 10, 2001 4 mins read 776 views
A lottery win?

Lottery

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 576 views
Temporary jobs for students

Education- Student

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Club rejuvenates after a slow start

Sport

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 560 views
Magsars trained and recruited into the RBP

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 568 views
Guidelines framed to preserve historical monuments

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 635 views
Transportation dilemma

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 614 views
Prostitution : whose responsibility to address it ?

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Feb 23, 2001 5 mins read 619 views
PU courses to be removed from Sherubtse College

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 618 views
SAARC delegates call for collective action in environmental preservation

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Feb 23, 2001 3 mins read 609 views
Bhutan must reduce fuel-wood consumption : report

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Feb 23, 2001 2 mins read 648 views
Towards an efficient civil service

Viewpoints

Feb 23, 2001 4 mins read 0 views
A year of issues

Editorial

Feb 23, 2001 3 mins read 641 views
The year ahead

Astrological College

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 637 views
The year of the Dragon a flashback

Wrap Up News

Feb 23, 2001 8 mins read 655 views
Agriculture in schools

Institutions

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 669 views
Tala work awarded

Hydro Project

Feb 23, 2001 1 mins read 542 views
Phuentsholing police investigate murder

Crime

Feb 26, 2001 1 mins read 550 views
Telecom tariffs to be revised

Telecommunication Department

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 558 views
Wang Watershed Project to benefit rural people in four dzongkhags

Water Supply Scheme

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 557 views
Bleak employment scenario

National Employment Board (NEB)

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 567 views
A breakthrough at Basochu project

Hydro Project

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 544 views
A subtle form of gender inequality exists in Bhutan

Education- NFE

Feb 16, 2001 3 mins read 684 views
The people of Mongar support strong action against the militants

The people of Mongar are fully prepared to support military action against the militants from Assam t...

Feb 17, 2001 5 mins read 522 views
More archery medals for Bhutan

Archery

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 515 views
Prayers for the earthquake victims in Gujarat

Bhutan- India

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 633 views
Traffic picks up on the lateral route

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 16, 2001 2 mins read 511 views
About conclusions and speculation

Letters to the Editor

Feb 16, 2001 1 mins read 525 views
Bhutan's Internet Future - a clarification

Letters to the Editor

Feb 16, 2001 3 mins read 555 views
What cost ?

Editorial

Feb 16, 2001 3 mins read 597 views
Bhutan is running out of options on militant problem

If Bhutan takes military action against the ULFA and NDFB militants who are camped illegally in the country, the people will face serious...

Feb 17, 2001 5 mins read 530 views
Kurichu project promises unprecedented development for Mongar dzongkhag

The people of Mongar should tap the huge power resource from the Kurichu hydroel...

Feb 17, 2001 7 mins read 557 views
The people of Kurtoe look forward to greater progress and prosperity

Lhuentse dzongkhag’s long-drawn search for a suitable site for township is finally over w...

Feb 17, 2001 6 mins read 586 views
SAARC committee

SAARC Countries

Feb 16, 2001 0 mins read 523 views
Holiday declared

Home Affairs

Feb 16, 2001 0 mins read 515 views
BFF scholarship

Sport

Feb 16, 2001 0 mins read 540 views
Trashiyangtse achieves impressive progress as a new dzongkhag

The creation of Trashiyangtse as a separate dzongkhag by His Majesty the King, who inaugurated the new dzongkh...

Feb 10, 2001 5 mins read 944 views
Bhutan can contribute to the spread of Buddhism worldwide: WFB

Buddhism

Feb 09, 2001 1 mins read 570 views
A closer look at the Brokpas of Merak-Sakten

Ethic Groups

Feb 09, 2001 8 mins read 622 views
Students, juveniles gain work experience

Education- Student

Feb 09, 2001 2 mins read 537 views
A "vision" for the education sector

Education- Institutions

Feb 09, 2001 6 mins read 877 views
Setting vehicle emission standards for Bhutan

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Feb 09, 2001 3 mins read 693 views
Privatisation: a little contradiction

Letters to the Editor

Feb 09, 2001 1 mins read 570 views
Buses need to be identified

Letters to the Editor

Feb 09, 2001 1 mins read 607 views
The Bhutanese family

Editorial

Feb 09, 2001 3 mins read 702 views
People of Trashigang express their concern over the militant problem

Arrangements are being made to ensure regular supply of essential food items to the peopl...

Feb 10, 2001 4 mins read 568 views
Bhutanese people must safeguard their nation's security

Planning

Feb 09, 2001 4 mins read 576 views
Trashigang completes 69 percent of Eighth Plan activities

Even as they confidently approach the remaining one and half years of the Eighth Five-Year Plan with more than two-third o...

Feb 10, 2001 6 mins read 526 views
Bhutan's Internet Future

Letters to the Editor

Feb 09, 2001 2 mins read 544 views
Agriculture

Agriculture Activities

Feb 09, 2001 0 mins read 708 views
Browse Archives
Geney Eco-Tourism Facility turns into costly white elephant

A Nu 43.7 million eco-tourism facility built to transform a local community has become a white elephant in the capital. It is now being used as a cattle shed, raising serious questions about failed public investments.

Jun 06, 2026 5 mins read 2,330 views
Drungpa, dzongrab posts lose appeal

Once coveted positions, local administrative posts such as drungpa and dzongrab have become less attractive to civil servants, leaving critical leadership roles vacant due to stagnant career progression.

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 1,145 views
PM directs Land Commission and local government to review Darla land lease concerns

The private leasing of 200 acres of state land at Darla Top has sparked massive local controversy, forcing the Prime Min...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 1,015 views
Gulf conflict exposes Bhutan’s reliance on overseas employment

As geopolitical hostilities rapidly escalate in the Middle East, more than 7,700 Bhutanese workers remain in the Gulf re...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 861 views
Govt. pushes for biofertiliser and biopesticide production

The government is accelerating efforts to expand domestic production of biofertilisers and biopesticides to reduce depen...

Jun 06, 2026 2 mins read 831 views
Govt. yet to deliver housing and vehicle loan pledges

No definitive timeline: The government has halted two of its major campaign promises 95 percent housing finance and rela...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 920 views
BTF signs Nu 2.5 million grant for elephant corridor in GMC

The Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTF) yesterday signed a Nu 2.5 million grant agreement to support...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 866 views
Former Phuentsholing Thrompon reflects on a decade of urban transformation, eyes third term

Looking back on the past 10 years, I feel deeply grateful, humbled, and proud of what we have achieved together

Jun 06, 2026 7 mins read 884 views
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graces inauguration of Her Expression Festival at VAST

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen on June 4 graced the inauguration of Her Expression Festival and Her Expression Vol. IX, an an...

Jun 06, 2026 1 mins read 496 views
Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly advocate for free medical treatment and am deeply proud that Bhutan has achieved this despite its limited resources. Nothing can flourish in isolation. A flower needs warmth, moisture, and nourishment to bloom.

Apr 04, 2026 4 mins read 3,489 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not spending enough time with our loved ones, and not investing enough time...

Apr 01, 2026 4 mins read 4,430 views
Unshackling the state

Apr 22, 2026 2 mins read 4,079 views
The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises....

Apr 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,533 views
A costly fiasco

Apr 11, 2026 2 mins read 4,916 views
Living hand to mouth

Apr 08, 2026 2 mins read 4,172 views
A call for shared responsibility

The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely intervention. The initiative calls for shared responsibility amid rising fuel costs and a supply line...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 4,812 views
When the watchdog has no teeth

The Bhutan Media Forum concluded yesterday, bringing together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society members under the vision of building a resilient media ecosystem. The Bhutan Media Forum Award...

Apr 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,373 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 12,169 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 10,466 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 12,094 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 12,957 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 11,243 views
When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 3,622 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

Mar 16, 2026 1 mins read 5,387 views
Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 5,376 views
She Lives in the Mirror

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 6,403 views
Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 5,780 views
Promises and performance

As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must b...

Mar 25, 2026 2 mins read 4,853 views
Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adju...

Mar 21, 2026 2 mins read 5,083 views
A costly reality

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has already made many goods and services more expensive, disproport...

Mar 18, 2026 2 mins read 5,008 views
What’s our contingency plan?

Mar 14, 2026 2 mins read 5,296 views

Recents

Fourth thromde elections set for July 15

The dhamngoi zomdu (candidate selection meetings) for Thrompon candidates will begin for the fourth local government elections of Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromde Tshogdes, scheduled for July 15, according to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB).

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Drayang closure to remain permanent

More than two years after promising to review the closure of drayangs, the government has ruled out the possibility of reviving the entertainment venues, signalling a definitive end to an industry that once formed a significant part of the country’s nightlife economy.

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