January of 2024

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Employment in agriculture continues to decline

Labour

Jan 25, 2024 2 mins read 587 views
Raising a child with disability

Disable

Jan 25, 2024 3 mins read 690 views
Zhemgang aiming high as tourism hotspot

Tourism

Jan 25, 2024 2 mins read 534 views
Horticulture farmers hardest hit as climate changes

Climate

Jan 25, 2024 3 mins read 546 views
Takins transfer to Trashigang

Wild Life

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 590 views
Enhancing nutrition and food security in Bhutan

Food

Jan 23, 2024 4 mins read 555 views
unemployment issues

Letter to the Editor

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 535 views
An important facility

Editorial

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 461 views
Technology to enhance agri-business

Agriculture

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 513 views
Lhayul farmers pin hopes on water project

Water

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 548 views
Pedestrian terminal in P/ling earns Nu 4.5 million a month

Tourism

Jan 23, 2024 3 mins read 586 views
MICE events get SDF waiver

Tourism

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 541 views
National Assembly members to elect Speakers today

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 1 mins read 521 views
Vendors doubtful of business at new vegetable market

Trade

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 548 views
Should we have a female quota?

Letter to the Editor

Jan 24, 2024 1 mins read 564 views
PDP's prospects in 2029 begins now

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 483 views
Bhutanese schools face connectivity challenge

Education

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 594 views
More Bhutanese embrace National Digital Identity

Technology

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 504 views
PDP's economic stimulus: Bhutan's recovery anticipation

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 4 mins read 550 views
A tale of two empty villages in Trashiyangtse

Dzongkhag

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 542 views
Women not cut for politics?

Politics

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 506 views
Sanitation issues call for more investment

Health

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 577 views
Our road accidents

Letter to the Editor

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 534 views
Measures needed to stem teacher attrition

Editorial

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 387 views
Gender-based violence up 43 percent in 2023

Gender

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 512 views
Teacher attrition drops by 107 in 2023

Education

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 586 views
Decrease in irregularities: Fiscal year 2022-23

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 468 views
Economic rebound could spur credit surge

Economy

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 498 views
India announces 15B INR concessional loan for GyalSung Project

The Government of India (GoI) has announced a concessional loan of 15 billion INR to support the Royal Gove...

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 130 views
Nangsoel Goenpa Duthroe in need of renovations

Religious

Jan 21, 2024 3 mins read 514 views
Mandarin trees moving higher and higher

Agriculture

Jan 21, 2024 4 mins read 572 views
Hypothermia-related deaths

Letter to the Editor

Jan 21, 2024 1 mins read 458 views
Urgent measures needed to curb rising road accidents

Accident

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 465 views
Youngsters group take up agriculture

Agriculture

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 525 views
Better wage attract local labourers

Finance

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 482 views
Jangchubling town grapples with complex land ownership issue

Land

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 501 views
Advancing green revolution with Mass Timber

Construction

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 547 views
From open defecation free to transforming lives

Health

Jan 19, 2024 4 mins read 478 views
Guardians of the river: TandinWangmo's quest to save the Golden Mahseer

Feature Story

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 400 views
Internet in Bhutan is more expensive than rent in the UK

Perspective

Jan 19, 2024 4 mins read 465 views
Bhutan to adopt inquiry-based and explorative learning

Education

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 451 views
Reforms to revive a crumbling system in 2024

Letter to the Editor

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 517 views
Prevention, we know is better than cure

Editorial

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 321 views
Did teacher attrition affect board exams?

Education

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 431 views
Growth declines despite economic recovery

Economy

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 477 views
New Covid variant detected in five dzongkhags

Health

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 451 views
Telcos mindful of connectivity in Ge-SAR

Thromde

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 474 views
City bus priority lane sparks mixed response

Transport

Jan 18, 2024 2 mins read 379 views
A project to transform civic engagement

NGO

Jan 18, 2024 2 mins read 449 views
The channels that we watch

Letter to the Editor

Jan 18, 2024 1 mins read 435 views
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A new chapter for Kuensel

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Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

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What about moral and ethical accountability?

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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....

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Building inclusive sports

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Cost of complacent breathing

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