January of 2018

Archives

Community action found effective in reducing harmful use of alcohol

Alcohol

Jan 27, 2018 2 mins read 492 views
Disable friendly restroom opens at Tamchoe (online news)

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Jan 13, 2018 1 mins read 515 views
Atomic weight table non-issue: BCSEA (online news)

Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA)

Jan 17, 2018 1 mins read 511 views
Traffic offense high among young drivers (Online news)

Traffic

Jan 17, 2018 2 mins read 520 views
Transport United's AFC Cup 2018 triumph sealed

Football

Jan 31, 2018 2 mins read 447 views
Damaged Babesa road to be completed by mid this year

Road

Jan 31, 2018 1 mins read 452 views
Most Lhamoizingkha residents prefer firewood to LPG

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Jan 31, 2018 1 mins read 467 views
A gup candidate to contest in NC from Lhamoizingkha

National Council

Jan 31, 2018 1 mins read 448 views
OAG completes Tsirang loan scam investigation

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

Jan 31, 2018 2 mins read 528 views
More opportunities for young talent

Letter to the editor

Jan 31, 2018 1 mins read 464 views
Unhealthy practice

Editorial

Jan 31, 2018 2 mins read 548 views
Man sentenced to a year for posting obscene photograph online

Crime

Jan 31, 2018 1 mins read 555 views
DPT announces Menbi-Tsenkhar candidate

Politics

Jan 31, 2018 1 mins read 458 views
Former finance secretary joins BKP

Politics

Jan 31, 2018 2 mins read 511 views
Task force formed to review new sand system

Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL)

Jan 31, 2018 3 mins read 519 views
BHUTAN-1 expected to be in space by May

Technology

Jan 31, 2018 3 mins read 462 views
PM leaves for Guwahati

PM visits

Jan 31, 2018 0 mins read 469 views
Bhutan Post - evolving with change

k2

Jan 26, 2018 2 mins read 452 views
Target to provide 24 hours water at risk

Water

Jan 30, 2018 2 mins read 470 views
Betel nut prices rise but farmers gain little

Betel nut

Jan 30, 2018 2 mins read 448 views
Former attorney to contest for NC from Trashiyangtse

National Council

Jan 30, 2018 1 mins read 472 views
Reduced orange yield and price disappoints farmers

Oranges

Jan 30, 2018 2 mins read 465 views
POL e-coupons in Thimphu

Letter to the editor

Jan 30, 2018 1 mins read 473 views
Education of children: The buck stops with parents

Editorial

Jan 30, 2018 1 mins read 467 views
Entrepreneur aspires to contest for NC from Mongar

National Council

Jan 30, 2018 1 mins read 442 views
ECB to set up 64 postal ballot facilitation booths

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Jan 30, 2018 2 mins read 497 views
Revised sand supply system goes nationwide

Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL)

Jan 30, 2018 3 mins read 469 views
Ministry misses target to post female health workers in BHUs

Basic Health Unit (BHU)

Jan 30, 2018 2 mins read 425 views
Bhutan Automation Engineering facility

Hydropower

Jan 30, 2018 0 mins read 509 views
Kuenjung FC wins Gyalsey futsal championship

Futsal

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 458 views
Drukair's ATR back in operation, resumes domestic flights

Drukair

Jan 29, 2018 2 mins read 466 views
Former teacher aspires to contest for NC from Haa

National Council

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 513 views
Gavel out, in comes drilbu in courtrooms

Judiciary

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 457 views
All GC roads blacktopped in Tsirang

Road

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 467 views
Lawyer stands for National Council

National Council

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 434 views
Science students top Class XII board examinations

Education

Jan 29, 2018 3 mins read 473 views
Overwhelming dog population in Thimphu

Letter to the editor

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 502 views
On loose sand

Editorial

Jan 29, 2018 2 mins read 443 views
BoB opens counter for senior citizens

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 509 views
ACC to conduct prelim investigation on tax exemption allegation

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jan 29, 2018 3 mins read 464 views
Defendant claims adjustment is not embezzlement

Crime

Jan 29, 2018 2 mins read 490 views
Students perform poorly in Business Mathematics and Economics

Education

Jan 29, 2018 3 mins read 479 views
HM grants land kidu to 9,628 beneficiaries in Samtse

Kidu

Jan 29, 2018 1 mins read 460 views
Workshop ends

Workshop

Jan 29, 2018 0 mins read 495 views
Project to make 15 villages climate resilient

Climate

Jan 28, 2018 1 mins read 452 views
A story of an unsung hero

Personalities

Jan 28, 2018 2 mins read 506 views
Caged no more

Health

Jan 28, 2018 3 mins read 479 views
Political Science graduate to contest for NC from Sarpang

National Council

Jan 28, 2018 1 mins read 475 views
Browse Archives
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 2,760 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 2,660 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 2,705 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 9,691 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 5,585 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 4,987 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 5,840 views
Pindarika: Myth, desire, and revenge on big screen

Mar 10, 2026 1 mins read 533 views
A night for silver screen in Punakha

For Bhutanese cinema, the National Film Awards have become something more than an annual ceremony. It is a barometer of an industry that is still young but steadily maturing.

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 838 views
Your Body, Your First Responsibility

Mar 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,035 views
At 71, Bhutan’s pioneer filmmaker continues to shine

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,385 views
Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacherous rivers, dense forests, and wildlife to reach school – an enduring testament to the value placed on learning.

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,429 views
What an entrepreneurial bureaucracy must do

Mar 11, 2026 2 mins read 572 views
Urgent call to skill our youth

Mar 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,850 views
Bracing for impacts of distant wars

Mar 04, 2026 2 mins read 1,237 views
Beyond the statistics

Feb 28, 2026 2 mins read 1,260 views
An auspicious beginning

Last week, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) stood at the epicentre of events that were as symbolic as they were historic. As the nation celebrated the 46th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty th...

Feb 25, 2026 3 mins read 1,343 views
Are we prepared for a major earthquake?

The recent assessment by experts from the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal serves as a stark reminder that Bhutan's capital sits on shaky grounds. Their warning that earthquakes do not kill people, unsafe buildings do, sh...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,066 views
A year of reckoning

As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroeconomic signals and renewed optimism on paper.

Feb 18, 2026 3 mins read 1,762 views
Projecting growth

Feb 14, 2026 2 mins read 2,033 views
Builders or buyers?

The latest trade figures reveal a story written not just in ledgers, but in our daily choices.

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 2,732 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 2,952 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 6,312 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 4,802 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 5,118 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 7,304 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place t...

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 2,322 views
Dining in the Sun: Inside Solé

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 2,250 views
The spiritual and theatrical world of Charmi Chheda

Charmi Chheda’s relationship with the stage began long before she understood what theatre could mean. At eight years old...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 1,495 views
Driving a new generation of golfers: The 19th Hole

Feb 16, 2026 2 mins read 1,758 views
Giku-Na: A corner for a community

Feb 16, 2026 1 mins read 1,824 views
Inconvenience caused is highly not appreciated

The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 3,494 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 3,939 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 3,768 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 4,038 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 4,331 views

No data available