January of 2024

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Making our votes count

Editorial

Jan 08, 2024 2 mins read 162 views
Over 200 ballots rejected in Trashigang

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 250 views
Trashiyangtse records over 90 percent return of PB

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 215 views
Voters arrive in droves in Tsirang

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 2 mins read 208 views
Postal ballot voters decrease in Gasa

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 227 views
Close to 96 percent of postal ballots arrived in Lhuentse

Election

Jan 08, 2024 1 mins read 252 views
Parties contribute at least half a million in fines to ECB

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 2 mins read 233 views
The brothers of Kuchinthang

Politics

Jan 08, 2024 3 mins read 214 views
Drukair resumes commercial flight to Gelephu

Transport

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 154 views
A new era for our airlines?

Perspective

Jan 07, 2024 4 mins read 198 views
Parking woes spark concern in Yadi

Transport

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 217 views
Over 90 percent of postal ballotsreceived in Mongar

Politics

Jan 07, 2024 1 mins read 221 views
Voting to make a difference

Letter to the Editor

Jan 07, 2024 1 mins read 180 views
A sustainable progress

Editorial

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 228 views
Voting trends in villages likely to change

Politics

Jan 07, 2024 3 mins read 193 views
DHI and its companies become more attractive

NGO

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 204 views
ECB says vote `without fear or favour'

Election

Jan 07, 2024 1 mins read 175 views
Bhutan's varied poverty landscape

Economy

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 177 views
MoF estimates Nu 78.49 billion budget for FY 2024-25

Finance

Jan 07, 2024 2 mins read 201 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 28 mins read 0 views
Around 50 percent of postal ballots arrive in Lhuentse

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 159 views
Will Tsirang voters recalibrate their posture?

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 183 views
PDP concludes campaign, gears up for the final battle

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 191 views
BTP expects victory with growing support base

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 247 views
Lhuentse gears up for general election

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 1 mins read 210 views
Take off from Panbang

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 3 mins read 194 views
Driving abilities of persons with disabilities

Editorial

Jan 05, 2024 2 mins read 169 views
Will postal ballots decide the general elections?

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 3 mins read 193 views
Mindfulness City project takes flight with airport expansion

Transport

Jan 05, 2024 3 mins read 254 views
Party Presidents unveil insights

Politics

Jan 05, 2024 8 mins read 148 views
Early voters cast their votes

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 168 views
Warming up to upper Kheng

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 2 mins read 156 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 13 mins read 0 views
How do we stop the entry of drugs?

Letter to the Editor

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 209 views
Unleashing our Potential

Editorial

Jan 04, 2024 3 mins read 200 views
Luke warm response to common forums in Mongar

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 2 mins read 182 views
Special Early Voting comes to an end

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 189 views
Gasa, Wangdue and Punakha more PWDs voters

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 196 views
PDP promises support to farmers in Bumthang

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 1 mins read 184 views
BTP confident to win all constituencies from Pemagatshel

Politics

Jan 04, 2024 2 mins read 179 views
Wooing Gelephu voters with bigger pledges

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 3 mins read 243 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 10 mins read 0 views
Easy money, not economic struggle, drive illicit trade

Editorial

Jan 02, 2024 3 mins read 193 views
PDP pledges Autsho -Gayzamchhu bypass in Lhuentse

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 1 mins read 234 views
BTP to streamline service delivery in rural areas

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 2 mins read 208 views
Keeping up with the migratory voters

Politics

Jan 02, 2024 2 mins read 191 views
Children sing Lolay at Lingkana Palace

Royal

Jan 02, 2024 1 mins read 242 views
Lolay_A time-honored tradition

Festival

Jan 01, 2024 1 mins read 202 views
Browse Archives
Gangtey-Phobji wetland to benefit from new investment model

Wangdue—Designated in 2014 as Bhutan’s largest Ramsar site, the 974.65-hectare Gangtey-Phobji wetland is now the focus of a consultative workshop aimed at securing its long-term protection through innovative financing.

Jul 04, 2025 3 mins read 1,907 views
Over 26 percent of past financial irregularities not resolved

More than Nu 4.7 billion in financial irregularities, representing over 27 percent of cases identified since 2010, are s...

Jul 03, 2025 2 mins read 842 views
NA passes GST Bill, rejects NC recommendations

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday passed the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan, 2025, rejecting two r...

Jul 03, 2025 2 mins read 1,694 views
Boost in crop yields offers respite to agriculture sector

The agriculture sector has received a timely boost with a notable increase in the production of major crops and cereals,...

Jul 03, 2025 2 mins read 736 views
Critical gaps in school sanitation and hygiene in Thimphu: RAA

A performance audit report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA), tabled in Parliament yesterday, shed light on shortcoming...

Jul 03, 2025 5 mins read 917 views
PW Waste Recovery Center professionalises waste recycling in Samtse

Samtse—With increasing volumes of waste generated daily, the PW Waste Recovery Center in Samtse has installed new recycl...

Jul 03, 2025 2 mins read 874 views
Parliament pushes for accountability as audit irregularities mount across sectors

The Parliament has called for legal action over Nu 2.38 billion in unresolved public fund irregularities, invoking a rar...

Jul 02, 2025 3 mins read 1,654 views
Initial investigation ties desuups’ deaths to contaminated training pond

The preliminary investigation into the leptospirosis outbreak among desuup graduates in Dewathang, Samdrupjongkhar, has...

Jul 02, 2025 3 mins read 8,288 views
NC seeks joint-sitting for ADR (Amendment) Bill 2024

The National Council (NC) has decided to seek a Royal Command to convene a joint sitting of Parliament after it declined...

Jul 02, 2025 1 mins read 2,395 views
Nu 7 million project to transform urban sanitation infrastructure

A two-year nationwide sanitation project worth Nu 7 million is set to begin this month in Thimphu, following the release...

Jul 02, 2025 4 mins read 2,233 views
Authorities must crack down on fronting

Fronting in business, where Bhutanese citizens lend their names and licences to foreign nationals to operate businesses illegally, has become a rampant and disturbingly normalised practice in Phuentsholing and other border towns. This is not a new phenomenon. It has persisted for years in different forms. And the consequences are becoming harder to ignore.

Jun 03, 2025 2 mins read 3,919 views
Let the forests grow our economy

Our forests have long stood as icons of our environmental philosophy and guardians of our national identity. With nearly 70 percent of the country under forest cover, we have earned international praise for our conse...

Jun 02, 2025 2 mins read 3,030 views
MaX(imum) Pressure?

There is a growing consensus among elected leaders to undo the Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSC) initiative—planned, discussed, and implemented for the greater good of the...

May 31, 2025 2 mins read 4,302 views
Outmigration: Bhutan’s existential dilemma

The sharp rise in Bhutanese outmigration since the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer just a trend; it has become a full-blo...

May 30, 2025 2 mins read 4,600 views
Our human development rank deserves a closer look

Our global brand—Gross National Happiness—is envied and admired. Yet our ranking in the Human Development Index (HDI) te...

May 29, 2025 2 mins read 3,901 views
A bold tax reform

Even before the Economic and Finance Committee could review the Excise Tax Bill and Income Tax Bill 2025 presented by the finance minister on the first day of Parliament’s...

May 28, 2025 2 mins read 4,020 views
A bold decision

The government took a bold move, at the expense of political backlash, in backtracking the decision to revive the constituency development grant, put up as the Prior...

Nov 20, 2024 2 mins read 647 views
EDITORIAL

The need in Bhutan today for an efficient system for the collection and dissemination of information cannot be over emphasized. Kuensel, as the onl...

Dec 04, 1978 1 mins read 1,838 views
Soyalla: The Bhutanese tofu maker

In much of the world, plant-based diets are gaining traction for their health benefits and environmental sustainability....

Mar 21, 2025 3 mins read 12,311 views
PHPA-II commissions third unit, adding 170 MW to national grid

Wangdue—The third unit of Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project was commissioned yesterday, boosting the plant’s total gen...

Mar 20, 2025 2 mins read 10,788 views
Manufacturing sector at a crossroads

The country’s economy, facing nearly three decades of premature de-industrialisation, requires a targeted industrial pol...

Mar 20, 2025 2 mins read 9,731 views
Pioneering organic glass noodles

Forty-year-old entrepreneur Sonam Zangmo from Wangdue is pioneering organic glass noodles (Finn) made from buckwheat and...

Mar 19, 2025 3 mins read 9,611 views
Agricultural exports surge to Nu 3.51 billion despite production challenges

Bhutan’s agricultural exports saw a strong performance last year, generating Nu 3.51 billion from both primary and proce...

Mar 18, 2025 2 mins read 9,560 views
Complacency is a luxury we cannot afford

The recent surge of Covid-19 sub-variants in India—LF.7 and NB.1.8—serves as a warning that the pandemic, while quieter,...

May 27, 2025 2 mins read 3,218 views
Don't let consultancy firms exploit our youth

As traditional education destinations like Australia and Canada tighten student visa regulations, Germany and other Euro...

May 26, 2025 2 mins read 5,894 views
The stick should work where the carrot failed

Finally, we are on the right path toward a lasting solution to keep our surroundings clean and green. If the Clean Thimp...

May 24, 2025 2 mins read 4,276 views
A silent emergency—Media gasping for air

Bhutan’s media landscape is facing a serious problem that strikes at the core of its democratic ideals. Once seen as a p...

May 23, 2025 2 mins read 4,099 views
Youth unemployment —A crisis of will, not just economy

Bhutan’s rising youth unemployment is no longer a “ticking time bomb”—it is a full-blown crisis. Beneath the surface of...

May 22, 2025 2 mins read 6,902 views

Recents

Learning from the Tading experience

While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reaping the benefits, modest it may be,of smart infrastructure planning and decisive execution.

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