January of 2017

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REDCL likely to increase rural lending

Funds

Jan 17, 2017 2 mins read 241 views
Bear develops taste for chickens

Wildlife

Jan 16, 2017 2 mins read 264 views
Minister inspects gewog roads in Pemagatshel

Road

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 264 views
Dorona farmers prefer growing cash crops

Agriculture

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 245 views
Governance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - Part II

Perspective

Jan 16, 2017 6 mins read 240 views
If BBS TV could broadcast the Kalachakra

Letter to the editor

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 240 views
Waste not, want not

Editorial

Jan 16, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Animal lifesaving group rescues cattle in Dagana

Initiative

Jan 16, 2017 1 mins read 251 views
Layaps say their youth are dropping out of school

Education

Jan 16, 2017 2 mins read 247 views
Gups want decision on geydrung post

LG

Jan 16, 2017 3 mins read 246 views
BBS seeks media tribunal's intervention

Media

Jan 16, 2017 3 mins read 256 views
Electoral laws to be reviewed by NLRT

Law

Jan 16, 2017 3 mins read 227 views
Former Olympic medallist sees potential in Bhutanese runners

Athletics

Jan 15, 2017 2 mins read 228 views
Samtse town's slow rise

Infrastructures

Jan 15, 2017 2 mins read 240 views
Governance under the Fourth Druk Gyalpo - Part I

Perspective

Jan 15, 2017 5 mins read 276 views
Change in academic session issues

Letter to the editor

Jan 15, 2017 1 mins read 260 views
Improving our English

Editorial

Jan 15, 2017 2 mins read 242 views
An unknown but sacred choeten in Bumthang

Heritage

Jan 15, 2017 1 mins read 270 views
Mad rush to process citizenship identity cards

Census

Jan 15, 2017 1 mins read 234 views
Awareness on rules for explosives lacking

Law

Jan 15, 2017 3 mins read 269 views
Govt. distributes utility vehicles to all 205 gewogs

Conference

Jan 15, 2017 3 mins read 279 views
Return of the kings?

Football

Jan 13, 2017 3 mins read 271 views
Strengthening the child justice system

Workshop

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 250 views
What real investigative journalism is

Review

Jan 13, 2017 4 mins read 267 views
Winter camp to engage students during holidays concludes

Winter camp

Jan 13, 2017 2 mins read 279 views
Creating an environment conducive to holistic legal education

Perspective

Jan 13, 2017 9 mins read 254 views
Laya to be connected with farm road in 15 months

Road

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 260 views
21 percent of houses empty in Tashiding

Agriculture

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 217 views
3.92 percent CPI registered in November

Inflation

Jan 13, 2017 2 mins read 253 views
Bangkok drug case nearing end

Drug

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 238 views
Whose responsibility is this?

Letter to the editor

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 255 views
Reducing burden will increase teacher performance

Editorial

Jan 13, 2017 1 mins read 228 views
Thromde building ducts to prevent haphazard laying, hanging of cables

Infrastructures

Jan 13, 2017 4 mins read 310 views
More research needed on feasibility, benefits of premier schools

Education

Jan 13, 2017 2 mins read 235 views
Merger of parties unlikely for 2018 elections

Politics

Jan 13, 2017 5 mins read 286 views
Annual Gups' Conference

Conference

Jan 13, 2017 0 mins read 238 views
Chamkharchhu bridge to shorten distance between villages

Bridge

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 272 views
Construction of flood mitigation measures in Sethikhari to begin soon

Infrastructures

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 285 views
Bhutan to participate in its first IRENA session

Energy

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 245 views
Gasa to sell organic potatoes and garlic to high-end hotels

Agriculture

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 264 views
PM assures support for youth interested in farming

PM visits

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 248 views
PM disappointed by gewog roads in Pemagatshel

PM visits

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 271 views
Building fountains that don't work

Letter to the editor

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 247 views
Water our parched irrigation schemes

Editorial

Jan 12, 2017 2 mins read 239 views
Credit Information Bureau upgrades its system

Finance

Jan 12, 2017 2 mins read 301 views
Children's Parliament part of awareness programmes: ECB

Democracy

Jan 12, 2017 2 mins read 251 views
Official gets 2 years in prison for leaking exam paper

Crime

Jan 12, 2017 1 mins read 293 views
Teachers to receive English language training

Education

Jan 12, 2017 3 mins read 237 views
A breeding centre for talent

Futsal

Jan 11, 2017 2 mins read 280 views
Thromde to allot industrial services centre plots this week

Thromde

Jan 11, 2017 1 mins read 221 views
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Building a shared Himalayan future through collaboration and science

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Regional hub launches to accelerate climate action in HKH

A new regional hub aimed at strengthening climate action and transparent reporting across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)...

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Bhutan celebrates International Volunteer Day

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NA proposes single digital platform to seal corruption loopholes

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the House to mandate the immediate establishment of a s...

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NA adopts Co-operatives Bill to enhance market access and community empowerment

The National Assembly yesterday deliberated and adopted the Co-operatives and Farmer Groups Bill of Bhutan 2025. The Bil...

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Conference highlights missing links between research, industry, and government

Researchers, innovators, and policymakers highlighted the urgent need to strengthen collaboration among Bhutan’s researc...

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132kV substation to end Panbang’s power woes

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Dra=Nyam: Country’s first dedicated outlet for products made by PwDs

In an encouraging initiative for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Bhutan Foundation and the Disabled People’s Organ...

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AI will shape education’s future, say educators

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Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,837 views
Bhutan to host 16th South Asian Bodybuilding Championship

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Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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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. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 406 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, policy, and industry. This was one of the key issues discussed during the recently concluded third Australian–Bhutan Research Conference.

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To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

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Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 496 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 665 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 887 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 761 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.

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When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,291 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 741 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it feels like a crisis, there's no pandemic to blame this time and despite common belief, the cold weather is not t...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,302 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,980 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 7,227 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,234 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 567 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into c...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 782 views
Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of natio...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,155 views
The hydropower vision is crystal clear

The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explo...

Nov 22, 2025 2 mins read 713 views
The BEAST Bhutan needs

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Recents

Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, policy, and industry. This was one of the key issues discussed during the recently concluded third Australian–Bhutan Research Conference.

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Bhutan–ICIMOD partnership strengthens mountain futures

Senior Bhutanese officials and delegates from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) convened for the second session of the Bhutan–ICIMOD Coordination Committee (BICC), reaffirming partnership to enhance climate resilience, strengthen livelihoods, and improve disaster preparedness across Bhutan’s Himalayan landscapes.

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