February of 2023

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Private schools experience drastic decrease in Class XI admission

Education

Feb 17, 2023 1 mins read 462 views
Govt. revises foreign currency reserves requirement

Finance

Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read 480 views
How reformed are we?

Editorial

Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read 506 views
Restructure and retain arts and humanities courses: Opposition

Education

Feb 17, 2023 1 mins read 410 views
Tourist amenities remain dismal

Tourism

Feb 17, 2023 5 mins read 456 views
Will dzongkhags in the south decide the 2023-24 election?

Politics

Feb 17, 2023 6 mins read 447 views
Chencho Gyeltshen works his charm for RoundGlass Punjab FC

Sports

Feb 15, 2023 1 mins read 405 views
As burglaries increase, so should our security system

Letter to the Editor

Feb 15, 2023 1 mins read 428 views
Lack of water for agriculture is a shame

Editorial

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 443 views
Double murder shocks Tsirang-Toed residents

Crime

Feb 15, 2023 1 mins read 503 views
125 aspiring NC candidates register with ECB

Politics

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 368 views
Capital budget use slows in first half of fiscal year

Finance

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 470 views
Bhutan Airlines loses Nu 150M in the first quarter

Transport

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 405 views
19th Asian Games to be held as scheduled

Sports

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 437 views
Popular Chubu Tshachu needs more facilities

Feature Story

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 424 views
E-PIS to be rolled out next year

Health

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 425 views
Guardians of peace

Letter to the Editor

Feb 14, 2023 1 mins read 459 views
A lesson from Turkey quakes

Editorial

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 481 views
Bhutan confident of malaria elimination

Health

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 451 views
More bans likely to save dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Banks

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 415 views
De-suung Celebrates 12th Raising Day

Desuup

Feb 14, 2023 3 mins read 440 views
Nganglam town coming to shape

Thromde

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 450 views
A vanishing Treasury of legacies

Feature Story

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 438 views
Bhutan Elephants in Lhasa

Perspective

Feb 10, 2023 9 mins read 449 views
Bhutan calls on tourists at SATTE

Tourism

Feb 10, 2023 1 mins read 401 views
Man detained for alleged murder of friend

Crime

Feb 10, 2023 1 mins read 548 views
Over 2,000 seats to go vacant in govt. HS schools

Education

Feb 10, 2023 3 mins read 443 views
Today's wrong decision will cost the nation's youth dearly

Letter to the Editor

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 409 views
A tradition we shouldn't let die

Editorial

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 468 views
ACC allows 17 business entities to resume business

ACC-RAA-OAG

Feb 10, 2023 3 mins read 407 views
Kabesa residents push for construction approval

Thromde

Feb 10, 2023 3 mins read 434 views
Concerns over housing loans, the fastest growing credits

Banks

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 413 views
Men's cricket team prepares for ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023

Sports

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 445 views
Sunday market to help local farmers

Trade

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 421 views
Creating investment opportunities for Bhutanese living abroad

Letter to the Editor

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 444 views
Sector in deep waters

Editorial

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 415 views
Driving license applications spike in 2022

Transport

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 370 views
Gloomy weather to continue for a few days

Environment

Feb 09, 2023 1 mins read 459 views
Community leaders resolve 3,454 disputes in 2022

Local Government

Feb 09, 2023 4 mins read 395 views
MBBS programme to be hosted at Taba

Education

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 418 views
Fire outbreak in Gidakom, Thimphu

Disaster

Feb 09, 2023 0 mins read 464 views
Punakha collects Nu 11M in fees from two monuments

Finance

Feb 08, 2023 3 mins read 418 views
Women's football has much to do

Letter to the Editor

Feb 08, 2023 1 mins read 398 views
Danger of fire accidents

Editorial

Feb 08, 2023 2 mins read 414 views
Three dzongkhags achieve 100 percent dog sterilisation

Stray

Feb 08, 2023 1 mins read 543 views
Making a policy to ensure food-secure households

Economy

Feb 08, 2023 2 mins read 546 views
Leaving at the peak of a career?

RCSC

Feb 08, 2023 3 mins read 431 views
RMA revises foreign exchange quota to limit misuse

Banks

Feb 08, 2023 2 mins read 469 views
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Recents

GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

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