July of 2017

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Business people in Gelephu need about 248 workers

Immigration

Jul 05, 2017 2 mins read 291 views
Climate change, a challenge to water, energy and food nexus

SAARC

Jul 05, 2017 2 mins read 363 views
Mangdechu project to restore bridge at Dzongkhalum

Bridge

Jul 05, 2017 1 mins read 323 views
Panelists recommend solutions to Bhutan's WEF challenges

SAARC

Jul 05, 2017 2 mins read 287 views
Bill allows journalists to work for foreign media

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Jul 05, 2017 2 mins read 324 views
Be selective while consuming information online

Letter to the editor

Jul 05, 2017 1 mins read 292 views
Flying high

Editorial

Jul 05, 2017 2 mins read 336 views
Report finds investment in ECCD cost effective

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

Jul 05, 2017 4 mins read 331 views
Pilot and flight attendants grounded

Drugs

Jul 05, 2017 1 mins read 310 views
Import prices to drop post-GST

Goods and services tax (GST)

Jul 05, 2017 3 mins read 314 views
Mani Dungdrub concludes in Chukha

Religion

Jul 05, 2017 0 mins read 306 views
Joining WTO may hinder access to health technologies and medicines

World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Jul 04, 2017 2 mins read 339 views
Yangtse's model town breaches two-storey building rule

Trashiyangtse

Jul 04, 2017 2 mins read 334 views
Kidney awareness walk raises Nu 6.4M

Kidney awareness walk

Jul 04, 2017 1 mins read 295 views
TechPark's expansion not possible in the 11th Plan

IT Park

Jul 04, 2017 2 mins read 330 views
Drukpol FC's sad demise from the league

Letter to the editor

Jul 04, 2017 1 mins read 312 views
Ban has not worked. Now what?

Editorial

Jul 04, 2017 1 mins read 324 views
Three Samdrupjongkhar community centres without Internet

Internet

Jul 04, 2017 2 mins read 343 views
Entry fee for monuments to go nationwide

Entry fee

Jul 04, 2017 2 mins read 386 views
Broken gearbox hits PCAL cement production

Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL)

Jul 04, 2017 4 mins read 306 views
Three crewmembers allegedly test positive for controlled substances

Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA)

Jul 04, 2017 1 mins read 378 views
ECCD report launch today

ECCD

Jul 04, 2017 0 mins read 298 views
Using software to make Mathematics easy

Training

Jul 03, 2017 2 mins read 332 views
BoB upgrades five extension branch offices

Bank of Bhutan Limited (BoBL)

Jul 03, 2017 1 mins read 348 views
BPC celebrates its 15 years of service in Mongar

Power

Jul 03, 2017 1 mins read 326 views
BKP's view on the stabilization fund

Perspective

Jul 03, 2017 4 mins read 313 views
Too early for politicking: PDP GS

Politic

Jul 03, 2017 4 mins read 301 views
Extend health service to rural residents

Letter to the editor

Jul 03, 2017 1 mins read 323 views
The unemployment business

Editorial

Jul 03, 2017 2 mins read 334 views
Low agriculture production leads to increased trade deficit

Agriculture

Jul 03, 2017 3 mins read 327 views
First law school opens in Taba

Schools

Jul 03, 2017 1 mins read 327 views
SAARC consultation on Water-Energy-Food nexus begins

SAARC

Jul 03, 2017 1 mins read 337 views
Bhutan tops tobacco and marijuana users in South East Asia

Tobacco

Jul 03, 2017 2 mins read 305 views
Oppn. questions govt.'s proposal to endorse 12th Plan

Government

Jul 03, 2017 3 mins read 311 views
Kidney awareness walk concludes

Kidney awareness walk

Jul 03, 2017 0 mins read 287 views
Gyalsey Futsal League begins

Futsal

Jul 02, 2017 1 mins read 340 views
Defending champion starts with a win

Basketball

Jul 02, 2017 1 mins read 306 views
The unpredictable Serkang stream

Stream

Jul 02, 2017 2 mins read 270 views
Gelephu thromde executes local area plan V

Local area plans (LAP)

Jul 02, 2017 1 mins read 313 views
First batch of CE students graduate from Royal Thimphu College

Continuing education (CE)

Jul 02, 2017 2 mins read 325 views
Hacking of WeChat accounts worry users

Social media

Jul 02, 2017 2 mins read 369 views
Cladding works in the construction sector

Letter to the editor

Jul 02, 2017 1 mins read 324 views
Water scarcity in water rich Bhutan

Editorial

Jul 02, 2017 2 mins read 338 views
31 students prepared for studying abroad

Students

Jul 02, 2017 1 mins read 473 views
PM to look into incentives for local dancers

PM visits

Jul 02, 2017 1 mins read 309 views
Repatriation of students in Malaysia on hold

Education

Jul 02, 2017 3 mins read 337 views
Ministry withholds latest Labour Force Survey Report

Labour force survey report (LFSR)

Jul 02, 2017 3 mins read 323 views
Assam strike today

Border

Jul 02, 2017 0 mins read 394 views
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Recents

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.

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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 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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