July of 2023

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About 40 NFE centres shut down

Education

Jul 14, 2023 2 mins read 328 views
Enhancing Access - Reexamination of the Definition of Family Member

Letter to the Editor

Jul 14, 2023 2 mins read 270 views
Beyond the numbers

Editorial

Jul 14, 2023 2 mins read 290 views
Two sentenced to 13 years each for human-trafficking

Crime

Jul 14, 2023 2 mins read 307 views
Pedestrian road accidents increase in Thimphu

Thromde

Jul 14, 2023 2 mins read 250 views
More than 2,900 civil servants resign

RCSC

Jul 14, 2023 3 mins read 304 views
Downsides of the popular dream?

Labour

Jul 14, 2023 5 mins read 324 views
Ban or No Ban?

Trade

Jul 13, 2023 1 mins read 298 views
Speeding and traffic injuries big concern in Sarpang

Traffic

Jul 13, 2023 3 mins read 304 views
Thimphu to begin pilot test for priority city bus lane

Transport

Jul 13, 2023 2 mins read 301 views
Irrigation water project helps farmers in Lower Dogak

Water

Jul 13, 2023 1 mins read 297 views
Enhancing Bhutan's preparedness for flash floods and landslides

Letter to the Editor

Jul 13, 2023 2 mins read 291 views
Bhutan's quest for resilience

Editorial

Jul 13, 2023 2 mins read 268 views
Addressing drug policy challenges and discrimination

Narcotic

Jul 13, 2023 3 mins read 329 views
Bartsham's transition and transformation in pictures

Festival

Jul 13, 2023 3 mins read 315 views
Who will bell the cat?

Judiciary

Jul 13, 2023 2 mins read 0 views
Stranded couple rescued from middle of Kalikhola river

Disaster

Jul 13, 2023 2 mins read 287 views
Educationists identify sports to foster value-based education

Economy

Jul 12, 2023 1 mins read 331 views
Kazhi sees decreased cordyceps auctioned

Cordyceps

Jul 12, 2023 1 mins read 269 views
Monsoon brings major roadblocks and floods across Bhutan

Climate

Jul 12, 2023 1 mins read 378 views
Lightning strike claims the life of de-suup in Samtse

Desuup

Jul 12, 2023 1 mins read 277 views
Rectifying flawed promotion criteria for vice-principals

Letter to the Editor

Jul 12, 2023 2 mins read 299 views
Reshaping State enterprises

Editorial

Jul 12, 2023 2 mins read 290 views
DPT declares candidate for Nganglam constituency

Politics

Jul 12, 2023 1 mins read 356 views
DTT declares three more candidates

Politics

Jul 12, 2023 1 mins read 0 views
Unrelenting rainfall causes flash floods and roadblocks in Gelephu

Disaster

Jul 12, 2023 2 mins read 299 views
Sephu hosts Bhutan's first mega solar power plant

Energy

Jul 12, 2023 2 mins read 455 views
Thimphu Press Club: Fostering growing democracy and intellectual hub

The press is the mirror of democracy. The bolder and louder the press, the better, some a...

Jul 11, 2023 3 mins read 342 views
Growing paddy: Story of love and tradition

Feature Story

Jul 11, 2023 2 mins read 257 views
Going beyond the pay raise?

Letter to the Editor

Jul 11, 2023 1 mins read 0 views
A new hope for Bhutanese media

Editorial

Jul 11, 2023 2 mins read 286 views
Tomatoes sell at Nu 150 a kg

Trade

Jul 11, 2023 2 mins read 281 views
Govt. to consider extending Gelephu dry port

Thromde

Jul 11, 2023 2 mins read 319 views
PCAL receives international award for excellence

Award

Jul 11, 2023 1 mins read 274 views
Livestock Corporation closes outlets

Trade

Jul 11, 2023 2 mins read 317 views
Commercial land transactions in Sarpang temporarily frozen

Land

Jul 11, 2023 2 mins read 273 views
Team spirit at the core of recent success

Sports

Jul 10, 2023 3 mins read 286 views
Road connectivity transforms lives in Ngambinang

Road

Jul 10, 2023 2 mins read 327 views
Dagana farmers lose two cattle a month to LSD

Farming

Jul 10, 2023 2 mins read 278 views
Going beyond the pay raise

Letter to the Editor

Jul 10, 2023 1 mins read 271 views
The hunt is getting tougher. Options?

Editorial

Jul 10, 2023 2 mins read 253 views
OAG implements reforms to enhance victim and defendant engagement

Judiciary

Jul 10, 2023 3 mins read 259 views
Gelephu landlords worry losing tenants

House

Jul 10, 2023 1 mins read 339 views
Concerns mount as Bhutan's imports surge

Trade

Jul 10, 2023 2 mins read 349 views
Most Bhutanese don't want more than two children

Economy

Jul 10, 2023 4 mins read 278 views
His Majesty on tour overseas

Royal

Jul 09, 2023 0 mins read 279 views
HRH Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck attends OCA General Assembly

Sports

Jul 09, 2023 1 mins read 261 views
Civil Service in Limb

Letter to the Editor

Jul 09, 2023 2 mins read 261 views
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Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,133 views
Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,230 views
Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 940 views
Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha H...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 740 views
Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major ste...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,693 views
Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 714 views
MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from short-term relief to long-...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,097 views
Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, following criticis...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 850 views
ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,219 views
NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

The National Council (NC) ratified the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (B...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 954 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. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 468 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 319 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 environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 676 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. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 817 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 564 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 Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,083 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 country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 445 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 785 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,139 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 564 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 803 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 2,095 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 3,029 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 4,272 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 979 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 829 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,890 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,390 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 802 views

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