January of 2021

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Frontliners reach home

Desuup

Jan 31, 2021 1 mins read 226 views
Covid-19 slows down Pap smear coverage

Health

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 243 views
A beauty is to behold, not a story to be told

Perspective

Jan 31, 2021 4 mins read 237 views
Veterinary services continue during the lockdown

Health

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 238 views
A woman decides to be a mechanic than a manager

Labour

Jan 31, 2021 1 mins read 246 views
Being diligent and prudent is the way forward

Letter to the editor

Jan 31, 2021 1 mins read 243 views
Tourism and Bhutan's future

Editorial

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 291 views
No fixed wage for workers at orange depots in Gelephu

Labour

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 273 views
Tshenkharla CS students under observation for glossitis

Health

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 232 views
Handicraft owner-turned farmer

Handicrafts

Jan 31, 2021 2 mins read 280 views
Tourism sector against introduction of one-time visa or SDF fee

Tourism

Jan 31, 2021 4 mins read 243 views
Thimphu City FC to face Club Eagles in AFC Cup qualifiers

Sports

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 250 views
Lam goes missing in Trongsa

Lost and Found

Jan 29, 2021 0 mins read 283 views
Paro after lockdown relaxation

Health

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 231 views
Govt. expects strong economic recovery next fiscal year

Economy

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 228 views
Watch your sleep, expert says

Health

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 247 views
Bad roads cause dust problems

Road

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 263 views
Pork producers look for better price

Food

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 244 views
We can cope with the COVID-19 crisis by "Being Resilient"

Perspective

Jan 29, 2021 10 mins read 229 views
Community worry losing mining opportunity

Mining

Jan 29, 2021 3 mins read 241 views
Ferrosilicon price hits a record high

Industries

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 236 views
Labour ministry raises wages for BBP workers

Labour

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 269 views
Current vegetable crisis, a threat to food security

Letter to the editor

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 208 views
No time for relaxation

Editorial

Jan 29, 2021 2 mins read 205 views
Business as usual in Thimphu from Monday

Trade

Jan 29, 2021 3 mins read 210 views
Unidentified disease affects chilli plants in Dagana

Agriculture

Jan 29, 2021 1 mins read 227 views
Cabinet approves Bhutan's first policy on tourism

Tourism

Jan 29, 2021 3 mins read 208 views
The never-ending chilli issue

Food

Jan 29, 2021 4 mins read 0 views
The changing image and role of Kudrungs

Appoint

Jan 28, 2021 4 mins read 282 views
Bhutan improves on the Corruption Perceptions Index

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 236 views
Industries in Thimphu operate on self-containment mode

Industries

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 251 views
Avoiding the big rush

Letter to the editor

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 227 views
Ensuring safe schools

Editorial

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 201 views
Cashless transaction increase in the second lockdown

Banks

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 214 views
RoundGlass-Sudeva face today

Sports

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 212 views
Gelephu thromde yet to identify a place for garment vendors

Thromde

Jan 28, 2021 1 mins read 242 views
PM to be among the first to take Covid-19 vaccine

Health

Jan 28, 2021 3 mins read 219 views
Preparing schools to reopen

Education

Jan 28, 2021 2 mins read 232 views
Police investigate video of two boys fighting

Crime

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 206 views
Cancer walk challenge to create awareness

Health

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 230 views
Bhutanese youth might be the happiest after all

Perspective

Jan 27, 2021 3 mins read 228 views
We could do better

Letter to the editor

Jan 27, 2021 1 mins read 244 views
Lets not leave out the rural population

Editorial

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 202 views
Students study in self-containment mode

Education

Jan 27, 2021 1 mins read 249 views
Six TB cases detected from flu clinics

Health

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 248 views
Schools in Paro reopen

Education

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 230 views
A widow and two disabled children

Disable

Jan 27, 2021 2 mins read 240 views
Fuel prices increase

Fuel

Jan 26, 2021 1 mins read 215 views
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NCOA puts more effort into promotion of quinoa cultivation

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A sound problem!

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Energising Bhutan

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A moment of reckoning, a future in the making

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Learning from the Tading experience

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Inclusion in agriculture must be more than policy dream

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Drug smuggling—A threat far deeper than we admit

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Civic sense, infrastructure can end capital’s woes

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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...

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When silence becomes a risk

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70% seek jobs abroad?

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New vegetable market under construction in Samtse

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Organic vegetables provide new livelihoods for Kochin farmers

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Major financial sector reforms crucial to realising 13th Plan goals

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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

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

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Billions from abroad, but what lies ahead?

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Heed the warnings of the rain

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If CDG is illegal, so is PDF

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Clear and present dangers

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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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