January of 1999

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Tourism reforms

Tourism

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 447 views
Mongar closer to RWSS target

Water Supply Scheme

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 347 views
Sheep farm buys Kashmiri stock

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Jan 15, 1999 1 mins read 473 views
ARI: stepping up campaign against no. 1 killer

Health Disease

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 394 views
BNB & RICB to launch Visa and Mastercard

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 386 views
Strengthening Bhutanese culture

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 408 views
A new mandate for the CSO

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jan 01, 1999 3 mins read 398 views
Chhukha MD made Power Advisor

Hydro Project

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 373 views
Mandarin export: the expectations and anxieties

Agriculture/Horticulture

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 361 views
69 graduate from RTI

Institutions

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 378 views
Combining play with treatment: towards a child friendly hospital

Health/Doctors/Patients

Jan 01, 1999 4 mins read 395 views
New Gup

Home Affairs

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 416 views
RNR activities: farmers in focus

Agriculture Activities

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 441 views
Transfer

Transfer

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 508 views
Two charged with screening pornographic films

Feature Film

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 478 views
Most Narphung accident victims were students

Accident

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 374 views
Power in Trashiyangtse: the task ahead

Power

Jan 01, 1999 2 mins read 303 views
Speed breakers

Letters to the Editor

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 0 views
GNH: immeasurable

Letters to the Editor

Jan 01, 1999 3 mins read 318 views
Television

Editorial

Jan 01, 1999 3 mins read 357 views
PWD rethinks budget strategy

Roads

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 340 views
RSPN first to receive GEF grant

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 370 views
Research centres to step up horticulture development

Agriculture/Horticulture

Jan 01, 1999 2 mins read 323 views
Man beaten up by boys

Crime

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 333 views
Fund to strengthen weaving tradition

National Women Association (NWA)

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 314 views
Foresters fined for illegal timber export & forgery

Judiciary

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 300 views
Officials start work on income tax

Revenue and Custom

Jan 01, 1999 2 mins read 315 views
A killing in Phuentsholing

Crime

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 382 views
Crown Prince awards scout scarves

Education-Scout

Jan 01, 1999 1 mins read 317 views
Mushroom

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 322 views
Gups and chimis

Home Affairs

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 296 views
New Lam Neten

Dratshang

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 305 views
Transfers

Transfer

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 422 views
Bhutanese robbed

Crime

Jan 01, 1999 0 mins read 310 views
RICB loses court fight over GIS claim

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICB)

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 334 views
Trade to liberalise bar license

Bhutan - Trade

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 343 views
Resin tapping and the environmental dilemma

Private Sector

Jan 08, 1999 4 mins read 389 views
Labourer killed

Act

Jan 08, 1999 0 mins read 308 views
BOC camp draws 500 participants

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 313 views
Little clue to the identity of man found dead

Diseased Personalities

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 320 views
Drunken brawl leads to death of a relative

Crime

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 315 views
Fire guts Phuentsholing sawmill

Accident

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 337 views
A clarification from the tax authorities

Letters to the Editor

Jan 08, 1999 2 mins read 316 views
Are we being triple - taxed ?

Letters to the Editor

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 291 views
Concerns about the new taxation system

Letters to the Editor

Jan 08, 1999 2 mins read 306 views
(Not so) proud tax payers ?

Editorial

Jan 08, 1999 3 mins read 309 views
Four men arrested in two rape cases

Crime

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 318 views
New gup for Kanglung geog

Home Affairs

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 336 views
DANIDA to fund Centre for Bhutan Studies

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 347 views
Educationists deliberate on bringing value education to schools

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Jan 08, 1999 1 mins read 346 views
Browse Archives
An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue.

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue. People began arriving in Changlimithang as early as midnight, and by the time prayers began, the football stadium, as well as the Centenary Park were filled with devotees.

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Global GNH Forum marks 50 Years of Bhutan’s happiness vision

Pangbisa, Paro—The first Global Gross National Happiness (GNH) Forum that began at Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro on No...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,599 views
Side events enrich Global Peace Prayer Festival

A diverse array of side events is complementing the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF) at various venues across Thimphu...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,473 views
Climate adaptation at risk without funding

As COP30 opens today in Belém, Brazil, the world faces a defining test: will nations turn climate finance promises into...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 1,009 views
Education without values is a failed system: Former Education Minister

Paro—At a time when schools worldwide increasingly focus on grades and careers, former Education Minister Thakur Singh P...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 4,212 views
Construction of Drikung Kangyur Labyrinth in GMC to begin next year

Gelephu—A sprawling Buddhist meditation complex known as the Drikung Kangyur Labyrinth is set to begin construction earl...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 938 views
Spiritual practice transcends gender: Khandro Dorje Phagmo

At the Global Peace Prayer Festival, where hundreds of spiritual leaders have gathered, one figure quietly stands out -...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,382 views
Site preparation begins for Kesang Do-ngag Shedrupling in GMC

Gelephu—Site preparation works, such as labour camp establishment, have started for the Kesang Do-ngag Shedrupling (KSD)...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,060 views
Parliament to deliberate five bills in winter session

The upcoming fourth session of the Fourth Parliament will deliberate on five bills and ratify several agreements, includ...

Nov 08, 2025 3 mins read 3,432 views
Court judgements still out of public reach

Every year, courts across the country deliver thousands of judgements. Yet, for the public, much of the judiciary’s work...

Nov 08, 2025 3 mins read 1,738 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk across the Trans-Bhutan Trail is both.

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 808 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If business is not buzzing, she is suddenly noticing some reluctancy in her suppliers. She claims that tobacco and alcohol, so...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 896 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,185 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 581 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in Thimphu yesterday. It was a simple event, without a chief guest o...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 742 views
The silent killer we can no longer ignore

Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the country today, quietly claiming lives in every village, town, and family. It strikes the rich and the poor alike, young and old, and its grip is tightening. What makes cancer so frightening is...

Oct 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,218 views
Building our human capital for the digital future

The world is undergoing rapid transformation unlike any in human history. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics,...

Oct 20, 2025 2 mins read 867 views
The world needs a peace prayer

High in the Himalayas, against a backdrop of towering snow-clad mountains, the Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu is a hive of quiet activity. Here in Bhutan, a nation known for measuring growth by Gross Nationa...

Oct 18, 2025 2 mins read 998 views
Why our highland festivals matter

Our highland festivals are more than colourful gatherings—they are quiet acts of national preservation. With the resounding success of the Jomolhari Mountain Festival, our attention now turns to the high-altitude commun...

Oct 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,901 views
The recent floods are not of our making

Following her visit to the flood-affected areas in north Bengal, the state's chief minister has blamed Bhutan for the devastation caused by last month’s floods. According to Indian media reports, even as she criticises the central govern...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 5,710 views
Celebrating sovereignty in colours and songs

As dawn broke over Dangochang and the Jomolhari Mountain Festival came alive, the thin air of Soe carried more than the...

Oct 15, 2025 2 mins read 810 views
When care itself becomes a national challenge: Time to face the future, not the past

There was a time when we, as a nation, took comfort in believing that the warmth of family and community would be enough...

Oct 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,524 views
The unfinished dream of food self-sufficiency

Agriculture has always been our backbone, the quiet force that sustains our people and embodies our national aspiration...

Oct 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,278 views
In the face of natural disasters

The past week has been a difficult time for many Bhutanese, particularly for those living along the southern belt. Torre...

Oct 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,234 views
From stillness to surge: GMC sparks an economic rebirth

Gelephu, once a quiet border town where the pace of life slowed with dusk, is now alive with the rhythm of renewal. The...

Oct 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,297 views

Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on Saturday for “Healing for Peace,” an extraordinary event led by renowned traditional healers Master Chris Leong and Master Erik Leong, supported by a team of 20 Tit Tar practitioners and 100 DeSuung volunteers.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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