January of 2013

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School Agriculture Program: From farm to school

Education

Jan 03, 2013 3 mins read 595 views
Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering: Bangladesh honours foreign minister

Award

Jan 31, 2013 2 mins read 608 views
Kuensel Mobile Library Service

Kuensel

Jan 31, 2013 0 mins read 565 views
Kingathang, Phobjikha, Wangduephodrang: Forest fire under control

Forest Fire

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read 589 views
Old Bank of Bhutan Premises: Customer smashes ATM

BOB

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read 678 views
1 dead, 6 injured in Bongaigaon crash

Accident

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read 631 views
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa: Tapping youth potential

Politics

Jan 31, 2013 2 mins read 680 views
We can do with little help

Letter to the editor

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read 589 views
Finding the happy medium

Editorial

Jan 31, 2013 2 mins read 606 views
The world is hungry for this vision

Personalities

Jan 31, 2013 3 mins read 625 views
Last Session: To be devoted to pending/spillover bills

Parliament

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read 583 views
New Development Paradigm: Nine GNH domains it will be

Meeting

Jan 31, 2013 3 mins read 697 views
Asian Cricket Council: Bhutan takes fifth place

Cricket

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read 616 views
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Jan 30, 2013 4 mins read 0 views
Gelephu Thromde: Budget provision increases six-fold

Gelephu

Jan 30, 2013 1 mins read 603 views
Self-sufficiency: Vegetable imports continue to meet demand

Agriculture

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read 644 views
Class XII Exam Results: The pick of the crop

Education

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read 681 views
Elections 2013: Educationist is first candidate from Mongar

Election

Jan 30, 2013 1 mins read 660 views
Focus on quality service

Letter to the editor

Jan 30, 2013 1 mins read 539 views
An ambitious blueprint

Editorial

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read 618 views
Marginal improvement in overall pass percentage

Education

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read 714 views
Border Meeting

Border Problem

Jan 30, 2013 0 mins read 633 views
New Development Paradigm: Experts begin work in earnest .

Development

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read 634 views
Inter-Departmental Archery: Designed for office-goers

Archery

Jan 29, 2013 1 mins read 497 views
8th Border Management and Security: Both sides agree to beef up defenses

Border Problem

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read 650 views
Fund Management Company: Nubri Capital launches Tsukdey I

Investment

Jan 29, 2013 1 mins read 686 views
Kidu Medical Unit : Bringing help to patient's doorstep

Health Policy

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read 590 views
Kidnap victims tell their stories

Crime

Jan 29, 2013 4 mins read 596 views
The agreement is to stay put

Letter to the editor

Jan 29, 2013 1 mins read 600 views
Securing our schools

Editorial

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read 605 views
Elections 2013: Tsirang has a sixth contender

Election

Jan 29, 2013 1 mins read 566 views
Draft Agreement: Wholesalers wonder what to do with surplus

Vegetables

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read 526 views
Bilateral Relations: A very successful state visit

Bhutan-India

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read 563 views
ACC Women's Championship: Bhutan gets the better of UAE

Cricket

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read 593 views
PM nixes request for expat labour

PM

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read 560 views
Prime Minister's Tour: Buy Bhutanese to boost Ngultrum

Rupee crunch

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read 545 views
Graduates 2012: 97 more opt for teaching

Employment

Jan 28, 2013 3 mins read 568 views
Cine-land Project: A joint venture undertaking .

Film

Jan 28, 2013 2 mins read 639 views
Building dzongs anew, losing old values

Letter to the editor

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read 540 views
The Rupee stranglehold

Editorial

Jan 28, 2013 2 mins read 551 views
Antique Smuggling: Five statues seized

Antique

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read 594 views
Agreement

Bhutan-India

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read 0 views
Browse Archives
Fourth thromde elections set for July 15

The dhamngoi zomdu (candidate selection meetings) for Thrompon candidates will begin for the fourth local government elections of Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromde Tshogdes, scheduled for July 15, according to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB).

Jun 11, 2026 2 mins read 1,001 views
International review puts country’s forest carbon credits within reach

Bhutan has taken a step closer to joining international forest carbon markets with the launch of an independent assessme...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,103 views
Drayang closure to remain permanent

More than two years after promising to review the closure of drayangs, the government has ruled out the possibility of reviving the entertainment venues, signalling a definitive end to an industry that once formed a significa...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,203 views
The house that must never be empty

It has been less than a month since Rinchen Yangzom moved into the Bjarpa community house beside Ngangla Lhakhang in Ngangla Trong. For the next three years, this is her home. She cannot leave it for a single day.

Jun 10, 2026 3 mins read 2,224 views
Empowering women through waste upcycling

After receiving training from Women’s Self-Support Group on Waste Management in 2023 on crafting new products from plastic waste, Jamyang Choden, 44, from Lhuentse, decided to give it a try.

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,444 views
Educated Tshogpa paves way for younger highlanders

An educated youth has shattered traditional age boundaries to get elected as Tshogpa, completely rewriting what leadersh...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,959 views
NA directs talks on reducing high lending rates to ease burden

Banks in the country maintain high lending rates and low returns on deposits, which continue to strain businesses, parti...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 4,864 views
BLDCL at loggerheads with private retail outlets and distributors

Private livestock dealers claim a state-owned corporation lured them into investing, only to turn around and aggressivel...

Jun 10, 2026 5 mins read 2,260 views
DoT spends 85 percent of budget, but key infrastructure projects lag behind

The Department of Tourism spent over 85 per cent of its budget, yet critical tourism infrastructure is still lagging. Wh...

Jun 10, 2026 4 mins read 3,544 views
NC supports Renewable Energy Tax Exemption Bill

Are we giving away massive corporate tax exemptions until 2040 without a fallback plan? While the government pushes forw...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,660 views
NC endorses annual budget as per NA

The National Council yesterday deliberated on the National Budget Report for FY 2026–27, the Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2026–27, and the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2025–26.

Jun 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,417 views
Bhutan to pilot green finance taxonomy from June

Bhutan will begin testing its expanded Green Finance Taxonomy 2026 with a six-month pilot from June to November, before...

May 30, 2026 3 mins read 3,904 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 06, 2026 4 mins read 613 views
Ask Mr Bhutan: “Money can’t buy happiness.” Is it true, when everything is dependent on money?

Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...

May 30, 2026 2 mins read 1,261 views
Duchen Nga Zom: What a butter lamp and a few flower petals can teach us

Duchen Nga Zom is a duzom—an auspicious convergence of sacred time within the Buddhist calendar, marked by the meeting o...

May 30, 2026 4 mins read 1,093 views
The virus, the fear, and the freedom beyond both

Hantavirus is not a single virus but a family of rodent-borne viruses that occasionally spill over into humans, sometime...

May 24, 2026 4 mins read 1,427 views
Whose face are you wearing?

The desire for happiness is universal, and beauty, prestige, and wealth have always been seen as pathways to achieve it. In that sense, this is nothing new.

May 16, 2026 4 mins read 1,856 views
A memoir of hustle and heartache

May 11, 2026 3 mins read 2,443 views
From monastery to street: A Bhutanese case for rap

May 11, 2026 4 mins read 2,191 views
Café by the waterfall

About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the left of the highway. It is not easy to miss. This modest structure...

May 02, 2026 2 mins read 2,857 views
Where tradition meets treatment

In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, patients move between modern clinics and traditional medicine units with ease, guided as much by...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 2,602 views
Between Homes

When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried to imagine what life would be like. Bu...

May 02, 2026 1 mins read 6,808 views
Overseas employment isn’t the solution

The conflict in the Middle East has once again exposed our dependence on overseas employment as a pressure valve for domestic unemployment.

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,120 views
United for Project 108

Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erecting 108 Jangchub Choetens along the Mao Chhu in Gelephu Mindfulnes...

Jun 06, 2026 2 mins read 561 views
Banks can unlock growth through affordable credit

Financial institutions are the lifeblood of any modern economy. They mobilise savings, allocate capital, manage risk, an...

Jun 03, 2026 3 mins read 1,856 views
A missed opportunity

The Thromde election process has begun, with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) notifying registered voters in Thimphu and Phuentsholing thromdes who are eligible for postal v...

May 30, 2026 2 mins read 1,602 views
Chain-link fencing: somebody’s gain, another’s loss

Chain-link fencing is perhaps one of the most viable solutions policymakers have managed to narrow down in the long and...

May 27, 2026 2 mins read 1,774 views
Fixing and fine-tuning GST regime

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was never going to be an easy transition. Major tax reforms rarely are. Introduced in January this year, GST was envisioned as a modern tax system, replacing an outdated framework...

May 23, 2026 2 mins read 2,194 views
Insolvency law, a long overdue

Bhutan’s economy has changed dramatically since the Bankruptcy Act of 1999 was enacted. Back then, the private sector was small, cross-border trade was limited, and the financial system was far less complex.

May 20, 2026 3 mins read 2,116 views
GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the confl...

May 16, 2026 2 mins read 4,708 views
Fighting online scams

The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication,...

May 13, 2026 2 mins read 2,201 views
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ཁྲོམ་སྡེ་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་མ་ལང་མི་དེ་ སྲིད་བྱུས་དང་ ཁྱིམ་བཟོ་ག་གི་འཐུས་ཤོར་ཨིན་ན།

༉ ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ ལུང་ཕྱོགས་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་ལངམ་སྦེ་མེད་པའི་ དཀའ་ངལ་ལུ་བརྟེན་ འབྲུག་པའི་མི་ཁུངས་མང་ཤོས་ཅིག་ ས་མཚམས་ཕྱི་ཁ...

May 11, 2026 6 mins read 2,777 views
Startups call for support beyond seed funding

The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support be...

Mar 21, 2026 3 mins read 6,555 views
National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.

Feb 25, 2026 2 mins read 7,861 views
Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...

Feb 18, 2026 4 mins read 8,052 views
Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 8,462 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 15,716 views
The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his...

May 02, 2026 4 mins read 2,519 views
No amount of money can replace you

The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency...

Apr 25, 2026 4 mins read 5,050 views
You’re not what you think you are

You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness,...

Apr 18, 2026 4 mins read 4,071 views
Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a rela...

Apr 13, 2026 3 mins read 3,768 views
The trap of spiritual materialism

Apr 13, 2026 4 mins read 4,303 views
When will we feed ourselves?

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 2,656 views
Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 3,667 views
Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country coul...

Apr 29, 2026 2 mins read 6,794 views
A bumper harvest shouldn’t brew a bumper crisis

This summer, the mountain slopes above Lunana are expected to offer a bumper yield of cordyceps, or Yartsa Goenbub. But...

Apr 25, 2026 2 mins read 4,062 views

Recents

Dungkar Dzong-an icon of Bhutan’s transformation

The Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro, is a vivid living monument to the era of transformation in Bhutan. The structure represents Bhutan’s architectural splendour at its best. In function, it is an icon of change, an expression of times to come. The concept is an ingenuous demonstration of how a proud past welcomes an exciting future.

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Fourth thromde elections set for July 15

The dhamngoi zomdu (candidate selection meetings) for Thrompon candidates will begin for the fourth local government elections of Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromde Tshogdes, scheduled for July 15, according to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB).

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