January of 2017

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Khatoed gewog to use GDG to purchase toilet materials

Sanitation

Jan 11, 2017 1 mins read 433 views
Contractor fired for failing to complete road on time

Road

Jan 11, 2017 1 mins read 430 views
A much awaited reform to revive Dzongkha

Letter to the editor

Jan 11, 2017 1 mins read 443 views
New school timing and the real challenge

Editorial

Jan 11, 2017 1 mins read 460 views
Potato farmers yet to be paid by private auction yard

Agriculture

Jan 11, 2017 2 mins read 401 views
Physical violence against children common in Bhutan

Report

Jan 11, 2017 2 mins read 416 views
Hema Hema cannot be screened in Bhutan: BICMA

Film

Jan 11, 2017 2 mins read 550 views
Education ministry to recruit over 600 support staff

Education

Jan 11, 2017 3 mins read 406 views
Our favourite issues from 2016

k2

Jan 06, 2017 3 mins read 382 views
Chimoong villagers raise developmental issues with PM

PM visits

Jan 10, 2017 1 mins read 384 views
Anim Pema Deki receives Points of Light Award

Award

Jan 10, 2017 2 mins read 419 views
Local leaders in Samtse trained in planning

LG

Jan 10, 2017 1 mins read 441 views
Only 5 of 22 shops destroyed by Chamkhar fire were insured

Fire accident

Jan 10, 2017 1 mins read 371 views
Safety of the pilgrims

Letter to the editor

Jan 10, 2017 1 mins read 407 views
The language of the courts

Editorial

Jan 10, 2017 2 mins read 437 views
East-West Highway will be diverted to Lhuentse

Road

Jan 10, 2017 2 mins read 405 views
Dzongkha reinstated as a main subject

Education

Jan 10, 2017 4 mins read 441 views
His Majesty The King in Wangdue

His Majesty The King

Jan 10, 2017 1 mins read 424 views
A big goal for a small population

Waste

Jan 09, 2017 2 mins read 401 views
Thromde to open branches in north and south Thimphu

Service

Jan 09, 2017 1 mins read 425 views
One Stop Shop to cater to city bus commuters

Transport

Jan 09, 2017 2 mins read 458 views
A longer summer break will benefit agriculture sector

Letter to the editor

Jan 09, 2017 1 mins read 407 views
Need to regulate regional tourism

Editorial

Jan 09, 2017 1 mins read 452 views
Low-cost sanitary pads for schools girls

Education

Jan 09, 2017 2 mins read 419 views
Irrigation schemes desperate for funds

Budget

Jan 09, 2017 2 mins read 385 views
Hydropower projects likely to affect APA targets

Hydropower

Jan 09, 2017 3 mins read 409 views
Change in academic session endorsed

Education

Jan 09, 2017 3 mins read 424 views
Using sports to keep ill habits at bay

Futsal

Jan 08, 2017 2 mins read 395 views
Establishment of Dhamdum industrial park progressing

Industry

Jan 08, 2017 2 mins read 397 views
Gelephu clears bushy areas

Initiative

Jan 08, 2017 1 mins read 433 views
ePIS to begin in February in Paro

Electronic Patient Information System (ePIS)

Jan 08, 2017 2 mins read 420 views
Children's Parliament a platform for youth

Letter to the editor

Jan 08, 2017 1 mins read 416 views
Fixing our potholed roads

Editorial

Jan 08, 2017 2 mins read 439 views
Former education minister receives award

Award

Jan 08, 2017 1 mins read 447 views
Khamey gup assumes office four months after elections

LG

Jan 08, 2017 2 mins read 415 views
Court language being questioned

Judiciary

Jan 08, 2017 2 mins read 437 views
36 game-changers in the new EDP

Policy

Jan 08, 2017 4 mins read 422 views
Education conference

Education conference

Jan 08, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Children's winter parliament session concludes

Parliament

Jan 06, 2017 2 mins read 417 views
Pasakha road irks drivers, residents

Road

Jan 06, 2017 1 mins read 440 views
Thromde to fix city's potholes

Road

Jan 06, 2017 3 mins read 396 views
Gasa, the last dzongkhag to be connected by bus

Transport

Jan 06, 2017 3 mins read 470 views
The `Imagine ONEWORLD Kimono Project'

Kimono Project

Jan 06, 2017 2 mins read 437 views
Household air pollution: A public health hazard in rural areas

Perspective

Jan 06, 2017 5 mins read 444 views
Governance in Bhutan - Part III

Perspective

Jan 06, 2017 4 mins read 414 views
Decongesting the capital

Traffic

Jan 06, 2017 3 mins read 444 views
Making Dzongkha a main subject again

Education

Jan 06, 2017 2 mins read 468 views
Blame game between wood based industries and NRDCL ensues

Timber

Jan 06, 2017 2 mins read 369 views
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Recents

RAA uncovers major procurement lapses in the Nu 610M BITS projects

A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.

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What solutions for Amochu project?

Phuentsholing—Erratic climatic conditions combined with changing geological patterns have turned the developing Amochu township area into a recurring flood-prone zone in recent years, with the latest disruption occurring even before the onset of the monsoon.

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RCSC faces growing ‘missing middle’ amid exodus

A widening shortage of mid-career civil servants is creating what officials describe as a “missing middle” across government agencies, raising concerns about leadership succession, institutional continuity and the long-term resilience of the country’s public sector workforce.

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Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators, have supported. While the current government may have pledged during the campaign to review the previous government’s decision to shut them down, any sane government should not back down from that closure.

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