January of 2020

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Labour shortage impedes orange export in Gelephu

Labour

Jan 05, 2020 2 mins read 449 views
Construction works could continue in lockdown

Letter to the editor

Jan 05, 2020 1 mins read 505 views
Sharing the burden

Editorial

Jan 05, 2020 3 mins read 0 views
Lockdown challenges in Paro and Haa

Health

Jan 05, 2020 1 mins read 446 views
Unlocking begins in Trashiyangte and Trashigang

Health

Jan 05, 2020 2 mins read 438 views
Couple found dead in a water storage tank

Accident

Jan 05, 2020 1 mins read 538 views
Salary revision doubles pension and provident fund contribution

Finance

Jan 05, 2020 2 mins read 462 views
Kinley Wangmo sweeps three titles

Sports

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 472 views
NC to deliberate Income Tax Bill

Parliament

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 475 views
My aha moments from WWF Bhutan camp

Perspective

Jan 31, 2020 3 mins read 446 views
Emerging infectious diseases and Bhutan: the case of 2019-nCoV

Perspective

Jan 31, 2020 5 mins read 451 views
There is a lot in a name!

Health

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 500 views
Bhutan to observe first Space week

Technology

Jan 31, 2020 1 mins read 451 views
Pharmacies in Thimphu run out of face masks

Trade

Jan 31, 2020 1 mins read 485 views
Rectification of cracks at Kuengarabten begins

Disaster

Jan 31, 2020 1 mins read 428 views
Youth prepare to tackle climate change

Youth

Jan 31, 2020 3 mins read 448 views
Kuengarabten cracks under the watch

Disaster

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 436 views
NA dumping two Bills passed by NC is a waste of time and resource

Letter to the editor

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 491 views
Let's not panic, but be concerned

Editorial

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 435 views
Discontinuing import quota for public officials include MPs

Parliament

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 419 views
Bhutan fully prepared for coronavirus: PM

Parliament

Jan 31, 2020 2 mins read 460 views
Tax reforms will recoup more than revenue forgone: PM

Parliament

Jan 31, 2020 4 mins read 380 views
Open and porous border stretches about 700km

Health

Jan 30, 2020 3 mins read 376 views
Users complain of poor road condition

Infra-settlement

Jan 30, 2020 1 mins read 411 views
New 20-bedded hospital for Tashichholing

Health

Jan 30, 2020 1 mins read 409 views
Gasa BHU will have a doctor next month

Health

Jan 30, 2020 1 mins read 432 views
Layaps and the bears

Wild life

Jan 30, 2020 1 mins read 404 views
ADB donates medical equipment to MoH

Assist-grant

Jan 30, 2020 1 mins read 395 views
Compensation has to be sustainable: Agriculture Minister

Parliament

Jan 30, 2020 2 mins read 441 views
Travel safety

Letter to the editor

Jan 30, 2020 1 mins read 438 views
Tax reforms is more than granting exemptions

Editorial

Jan 30, 2020 2 mins read 407 views
Restoration of Autsho fuel depot to be complete soon

Fuel

Jan 30, 2020 1 mins read 434 views
Gelephu prepares to stop the entry of coronavirus

Health

Jan 30, 2020 4 mins read 420 views
NA passes Mines and Minerals Bill

Parliament

Jan 30, 2020 2 mins read 504 views
What's driving the economy?

Parliament

Jan 30, 2020 4 mins read 432 views
Parliament agenda today

Briefly

Jan 30, 2020 0 mins read 0 views
Away goal advantage takes Paro FC to next round

Sports

Jan 29, 2020 2 mins read 410 views
No demand for animal feed in Trashigang

Economy

Jan 29, 2020 1 mins read 421 views
Public clearance must for mines near settlements

Letter to the editor

Jan 29, 2020 1 mins read 402 views
How Bhutan is looking at tackling coronavirus

Editorial

Jan 29, 2020 2 mins read 407 views
Shingkhar-Gorgan road discussion is stale: minister

Parliament

Jan 29, 2020 2 mins read 466 views
NC recommends doing away with vehicle import quota

Parliament

Jan 29, 2020 2 mins read 412 views
Local manufactures plead for intervention

Trade

Jan 29, 2020 4 mins read 454 views
Health minister assures all in place to tackle coronavirus

Health

Jan 29, 2020 5 mins read 370 views
RMA annual report

Briefly

Jan 29, 2020 0 mins read 499 views
Paro FC to take home advantage

Sports

Jan 28, 2020 2 mins read 380 views
In the service of their folks

Gender

Jan 28, 2020 2 mins read 412 views
Assembly proposes reserving 30% mining job to communities

Parliament

Jan 28, 2020 2 mins read 430 views
Support Paro FC

Letter to the editor

Jan 28, 2020 1 mins read 477 views
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Deeper than HIV/AIDS

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

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Addressing teacher shortage and quality

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Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

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The classic egg and chicken situation

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Internalising our deeper values

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Leveraging our carbon-negative status

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Solving the crisis before it deepens

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Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,558 views
The hydropower vision is crystal clear

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The BEAST Bhutan needs

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A hard, but not a new question

We are producing what can be called our most educated generation, but are offering them some of the most limited and lea...

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