January of 2024

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Employment in agriculture continues to decline

Labour

Jan 25, 2024 2 mins read 720 views
Raising a child with disability

Disable

Jan 25, 2024 3 mins read 844 views
Zhemgang aiming high as tourism hotspot

Tourism

Jan 25, 2024 2 mins read 685 views
Horticulture farmers hardest hit as climate changes

Climate

Jan 25, 2024 3 mins read 653 views
Takins transfer to Trashigang

Wild Life

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 694 views
Enhancing nutrition and food security in Bhutan

Food

Jan 23, 2024 4 mins read 667 views
unemployment issues

Letter to the Editor

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 665 views
An important facility

Editorial

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 564 views
Technology to enhance agri-business

Agriculture

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 638 views
Lhayul farmers pin hopes on water project

Water

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 659 views
Pedestrian terminal in P/ling earns Nu 4.5 million a month

Tourism

Jan 23, 2024 3 mins read 736 views
MICE events get SDF waiver

Tourism

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 652 views
National Assembly members to elect Speakers today

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 1 mins read 701 views
Vendors doubtful of business at new vegetable market

Trade

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 661 views
Should we have a female quota?

Letter to the Editor

Jan 24, 2024 1 mins read 709 views
PDP's prospects in 2029 begins now

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 632 views
Bhutanese schools face connectivity challenge

Education

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 730 views
More Bhutanese embrace National Digital Identity

Technology

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 625 views
PDP's economic stimulus: Bhutan's recovery anticipation

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 4 mins read 665 views
A tale of two empty villages in Trashiyangtse

Dzongkhag

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 659 views
Women not cut for politics?

Politics

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 616 views
Sanitation issues call for more investment

Health

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 705 views
Our road accidents

Letter to the Editor

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 677 views
Measures needed to stem teacher attrition

Editorial

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 545 views
Gender-based violence up 43 percent in 2023

Gender

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 640 views
Teacher attrition drops by 107 in 2023

Education

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 745 views
Decrease in irregularities: Fiscal year 2022-23

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 583 views
Economic rebound could spur credit surge

Economy

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 647 views
India announces 15B INR concessional loan for GyalSung Project

The Government of India (GoI) has announced a concessional loan of 15 billion INR to support the Royal Gove...

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 262 views
Nangsoel Goenpa Duthroe in need of renovations

Religious

Jan 21, 2024 3 mins read 635 views
Mandarin trees moving higher and higher

Agriculture

Jan 21, 2024 4 mins read 698 views
Hypothermia-related deaths

Letter to the Editor

Jan 21, 2024 1 mins read 585 views
Urgent measures needed to curb rising road accidents

Accident

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 592 views
Youngsters group take up agriculture

Agriculture

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 651 views
Better wage attract local labourers

Finance

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 604 views
Jangchubling town grapples with complex land ownership issue

Land

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 656 views
Advancing green revolution with Mass Timber

Construction

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 700 views
From open defecation free to transforming lives

Health

Jan 19, 2024 4 mins read 613 views
Guardians of the river: TandinWangmo's quest to save the Golden Mahseer

Feature Story

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 531 views
Internet in Bhutan is more expensive than rent in the UK

Perspective

Jan 19, 2024 4 mins read 595 views
Bhutan to adopt inquiry-based and explorative learning

Education

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 598 views
Reforms to revive a crumbling system in 2024

Letter to the Editor

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 647 views
Prevention, we know is better than cure

Editorial

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 455 views
Did teacher attrition affect board exams?

Education

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 557 views
Growth declines despite economic recovery

Economy

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 602 views
New Covid variant detected in five dzongkhags

Health

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 564 views
Telcos mindful of connectivity in Ge-SAR

Thromde

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 595 views
City bus priority lane sparks mixed response

Transport

Jan 18, 2024 2 mins read 495 views
A project to transform civic engagement

NGO

Jan 18, 2024 2 mins read 595 views
The channels that we watch

Letter to the Editor

Jan 18, 2024 1 mins read 552 views
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Startups call for support beyond seed funding

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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.

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A memoir of hustle and heartache

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From monastery to street: A Bhutanese case for rap

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Café by the waterfall

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May 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,883 views
Where tradition meets treatment

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Between Homes

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The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his role as a symbol of abundance and generosity. There are five principal forms of the...

May 02, 2026 4 mins read 1,526 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 and warmth by devoted grandparents can fare well, separation from parents at this age generally causes...

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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, which is precisely what it does not mean. A more precise term might be: empty of inherent existence.

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Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.

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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 conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

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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,...

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Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

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May 02, 2026 3 mins read 2,364 views
Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

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Unshackling the state

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The environmental toll of wars

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

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Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

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Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

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The trap of spiritual materialism

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Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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When Words Create Worlds

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Living hand to mouth

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A call for shared responsibility

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When the watchdog has no teeth

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Culture under threat?

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