July of 2017

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BFF sitting on Drukpol FC appeal

Bhutan Football Federation (BFF)

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 311 views
Breaking barriers through art

Art

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 346 views
A student detained for alleged murder in Chamgang

Crime

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 325 views
Parties await ACC's findings in PNB embezzlement case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 317 views
Need to address air pollution

Letter to the editor

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 325 views
The troubled

Editorial

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 375 views
43 arrested for abuse and trafficking of controlled substances

Crime

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 369 views
Officials clear debris at Thruepang Palace

Disaster

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 306 views
Police fish out five bodies from two rivers

Accident

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 294 views
Flood destroys crops in Lhuentse

Disaster

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 308 views
OAG drops 23 cases in ATM scam over no-show defendants

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 18, 2017 3 mins read 307 views
Blood donation

Blood donation

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 403 views
Professional coaching to uplift basketball

International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 343 views
BAC accreditates five education institutes

Bhutan Accreditation Council (BAC)

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 292 views
Sarpang to grow mass chilli this winter

Chillies

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 350 views
NCWC develops SOP to address women and child issues effectively

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 343 views
Tobacco inspectors fine 41 for noncompliance

Tobacco

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 327 views
Need for equal representation

Letter to the editor

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 322 views
The call for accountability

Editorial

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 377 views
Tsirang DT discusses govt. land encroachment cases

Land

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 375 views
Ministry issues executive order to address wasting and stunting

health

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 351 views
Monastic institutes to recruit 200 English teachers

Monastic institutes

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 312 views
Dilemma over seized properties

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 17, 2017 4 mins read 318 views
No PE in Gelephu and Mongar

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 17, 2017 0 mins read 288 views
Cordycep collectors prefer market to auctions

Cordyceps

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 352 views
Kuenjung FC lifts Gyalsey Futsal league trophy

Futsal

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 329 views
Transport United draws with Thimphu City

Football

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 324 views
Teachers deserve holidays

Perspective

Jul 16, 2017 3 mins read 481 views
Two students to represent Bhutan at ICDL Asia Digital Challenge

Students

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 366 views
Man gets 13 years for voluntary manslaughter

Crime

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 330 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 362 views
Thimphu records eight dog bite cases a day

Dogs

Jul 16, 2017 4 mins read 327 views
Broken Lorikhachhu bridge yet to be repaired

Bridge

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 327 views
Members decide to dissolve Assembly's house committee

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 308 views
Suicide still high despite an action plan

Suicide

Jul 16, 2017 3 mins read 338 views
12th Plan consultation in southern dzongkhags

12th Plan consultation

Jul 16, 2017 0 mins read 306 views
Namchu Wangden

k2

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 414 views
Right choice of rice

k2

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 301 views
Giving face and voice to the differently-abled

k2

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 327 views
3,844 graduates to appear prelims

Graduates

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 303 views
Foot and mouth disease outbreak in four gewogs of Paro

Livestock

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 320 views
Bhutanese youth calling!

Perspective

Jul 14, 2017 6 mins read 357 views
Electric fencing eases farming life in Salipong

Electric fencing

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 337 views
Unidentified disease kills layers in Samrang

Poultry farms

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 305 views
BEAR saves 10 lives and is growing strong

Bhutan Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval Team (BEAR)

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 331 views
South Thimphu residents face water shortage

Water

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 336 views
Merak's road is non-pliable during summer and winter

Merak

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 401 views
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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s economic history. Set to commence in 2026, this pact offers a promise long-awaited since formal ties began in 1989, a gateway to Southeast Asia’s vibrant economies, mirroring the foundational benefits of the cherished trade relationship with India.

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,379 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has undermined productivity, escalated food prices, and led to a steady increase in fallow land. Against this ba...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,416 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,569 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,111 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the reputation for pristine air like a badge of honour. Snow-fed rivers, forested hills,...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,295 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,262 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 2,729 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,904 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Serv...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,893 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 1,924 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,810 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 5,290 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environme...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,158 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,295 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,913 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Mo...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,577 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the countr...

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Recents

Best Class 10 results of the past three years

The Class 10 results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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