July of 2017

Archives

BFF sitting on Drukpol FC appeal

Bhutan Football Federation (BFF)

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 246 views
Breaking barriers through art

Art

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 272 views
A student detained for alleged murder in Chamgang

Crime

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 249 views
Parties await ACC's findings in PNB embezzlement case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 248 views
Need to address air pollution

Letter to the editor

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 243 views
The troubled

Editorial

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 303 views
43 arrested for abuse and trafficking of controlled substances

Crime

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 263 views
Officials clear debris at Thruepang Palace

Disaster

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 240 views
Police fish out five bodies from two rivers

Accident

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 210 views
Flood destroys crops in Lhuentse

Disaster

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 239 views
OAG drops 23 cases in ATM scam over no-show defendants

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 18, 2017 3 mins read 234 views
Blood donation

Blood donation

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 308 views
Professional coaching to uplift basketball

International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 274 views
BAC accreditates five education institutes

Bhutan Accreditation Council (BAC)

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 233 views
Sarpang to grow mass chilli this winter

Chillies

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 287 views
NCWC develops SOP to address women and child issues effectively

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 268 views
Tobacco inspectors fine 41 for noncompliance

Tobacco

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 262 views
Need for equal representation

Letter to the editor

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 252 views
The call for accountability

Editorial

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 303 views
Tsirang DT discusses govt. land encroachment cases

Land

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 306 views
Ministry issues executive order to address wasting and stunting

health

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 283 views
Monastic institutes to recruit 200 English teachers

Monastic institutes

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 237 views
Dilemma over seized properties

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 17, 2017 4 mins read 248 views
No PE in Gelephu and Mongar

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 17, 2017 0 mins read 219 views
Cordycep collectors prefer market to auctions

Cordyceps

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 272 views
Kuenjung FC lifts Gyalsey Futsal league trophy

Futsal

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 260 views
Transport United draws with Thimphu City

Football

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 262 views
Teachers deserve holidays

Perspective

Jul 16, 2017 3 mins read 410 views
Two students to represent Bhutan at ICDL Asia Digital Challenge

Students

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 291 views
Man gets 13 years for voluntary manslaughter

Crime

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 237 views
Justice delayed is justice denied

Letter to the editor

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
BEAR leads the way

Editorial

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 277 views
Thimphu records eight dog bite cases a day

Dogs

Jul 16, 2017 4 mins read 258 views
Broken Lorikhachhu bridge yet to be repaired

Bridge

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 248 views
Members decide to dissolve Assembly's house committee

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 242 views
Suicide still high despite an action plan

Suicide

Jul 16, 2017 3 mins read 275 views
12th Plan consultation in southern dzongkhags

12th Plan consultation

Jul 16, 2017 0 mins read 235 views
Namchu Wangden

k2

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 340 views
Right choice of rice

k2

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 229 views
Giving face and voice to the differently-abled

k2

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 249 views
3,844 graduates to appear prelims

Graduates

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 244 views
Foot and mouth disease outbreak in four gewogs of Paro

Livestock

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 249 views
Bhutanese youth calling!

Perspective

Jul 14, 2017 6 mins read 278 views
Electric fencing eases farming life in Salipong

Electric fencing

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 262 views
Unidentified disease kills layers in Samrang

Poultry farms

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 237 views
BEAR saves 10 lives and is growing strong

Bhutan Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval Team (BEAR)

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 247 views
South Thimphu residents face water shortage

Water

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 256 views
Merak's road is non-pliable during summer and winter

Merak

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 325 views
Browse Archives
Bhutan runs out of coal and talc, dolomite now drives mineral sector

Bhutan has depleted its known reserves of coal and talc, according to the Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics 2025 released by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB).

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 7,728 views
Gedu College of Business Studies to host internship drive under new curriculum

Gedu College of Business Studies will host the Professional Internship Drive 2025 this Friday in Thimphu. The event will...

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,402 views
NCHM monitors La Niña threat as winter approaches

As winter approaches, weather watchers at National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) are monitoring the Pacifi...

Nov 06, 2025 3 mins read 1,359 views
His Majesty the King graces Global Peace Prayer Festival

His Majesty the King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, and members of the Royal Family gra...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,577 views
Power exports set to plunge as domestic energy demands outstrip supply

Bhutan’s electricity supply is projected to fall short of domestic demand for much of the next decade, forcing the count...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,153 views
Jigme Namgyel Engineering College takes digital literacy to the grassroots

In an effort to promote digital literacy and cybersecurity awareness in rural and semi-urban areas in eastern Bhutan, Ji...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 2,208 views
New Bajo Farmers Market to replace cramped, unhygienic facility

Bajothang town will soon have a modern farmers market, bringing relief to vendors and shoppers who have endured years of...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 646 views
Journalists learn to tell more human-centred stories

A two-day Narrative Storytelling Workshop concluding today has equipped 32 media professionals with the skills to move b...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,407 views
Among yaks and snow: A livestock officer’s calling

It is early morning in the highland village of Soe, Thimphu. Inside a wooden room, the stove glows red, filling the air...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 2,061 views
Quinoa project cuts rice consumption in hospital and schools

A pilot project introducing quinoa into meals at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Wangbama Cen...

Nov 05, 2025 3 mins read 1,033 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 calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,691 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 905 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 511 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,103 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 487 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 611 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 636 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 611 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 864 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,885 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,212 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,677 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,894 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,011 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dem...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,816 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 acr...

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 750 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 busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 784 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 1,109 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 509 views

Recents

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, including one new agreement. The session is tentatively scheduled to commence on November 27. The National Assembly recently held its preliminary session in preparation for finalising the agenda for the fourth session.

Read More

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 remains hidden behind courtroom walls. On the official website of the judiciary, only six judgements have been uploaded for public access. This limited disclosure is in clear contrast to what the law requires.

Read More

Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

Read More

No data available