June of 2022

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Community-based tiger conservation fund to start this month

Wild Life

Jun 30, 2022 2 mins read 482 views
Increasing conflicts with elephants in Lhamoidzingkha

Wild Life

Jun 30, 2022 2 mins read 474 views
Bulk SMS weather notifications

Letter to the Editor

Jun 30, 2022 1 mins read 467 views
Can't throw caution in the wind

Editorial

Jun 30, 2022 2 mins read 487 views
Follow Covid-19 preventive measures: Health Minister

Health

Jun 30, 2022 2 mins read 419 views
Tshogpa posts remain vacant in four chiwogs

Local Government

Jun 30, 2022 2 mins read 498 views
Inflation hit 5.95 percent in May

Economy

Jun 30, 2022 2 mins read 561 views
KHEL : Joint venture model dropped

Hydro power

Jun 30, 2022 3 mins read 511 views
Water shortage hampers service delivery in Tsirangtoed

Water

Jun 29, 2022 1 mins read 537 views
Road resurfacing work in Lhuentse depends on budget approval

Road

Jun 29, 2022 2 mins read 483 views
Bhutan's borders to reopen in September

Tourism

Jun 29, 2022 2 mins read 456 views
Confusions over Money and Financial Bills

National Assembly

Jun 29, 2022 3 mins read 500 views
Getting to work

Editorial

Jun 29, 2022 2 mins read 502 views
No adverse effects of LDC graduation: Foreign Minister

National Assembly

Jun 28, 2022 2 mins read 558 views
Jangsa river threatens settlements

Feature Story

Jun 28, 2022 2 mins read 428 views
Local governments to decide matters about new lhakhangs

National Assembly

Jun 28, 2022 1 mins read 424 views
NA rejects NC's recommendations to withdraw GST Bill

Parliament

Jun 28, 2022 2 mins read 487 views
Engaging communities for suicide prevention

Dzongkhag

Jun 28, 2022 1 mins read 505 views
Falling boulders kill two men and injure three in Samdrupjongkhar

Disaster

Jun 28, 2022 1 mins read 426 views
Tourists who confirmed tours before June 20 can visit at old pricing

National Assembly

Jun 28, 2022 2 mins read 414 views
Bhutan can become energy secure in next 3 years: Lyonpo Loknath Sharma

National Assembly

Jun 28, 2022 2 mins read 517 views
School tournament is a good initiative

Letter to the Editor

Jun 28, 2022 1 mins read 476 views
Walking to work is not the solution

Editorial

Jun 28, 2022 2 mins read 449 views
TCC walk out; committee declares Thromde FC winner

Sports

Jun 27, 2022 1 mins read 443 views
Bhutan to play in quadrangular series in Malaysia

Sports

Jun 27, 2022 2 mins read 484 views
Football and cricket teams need international matches

Letter to the Editor

Jun 27, 2022 1 mins read 479 views
Biodiversity Bill sails through NA with NC's recommendations

Parliament

Jun 27, 2022 2 mins read 433 views
Incessant rain affects work progress at Namling

Disaster

Jun 27, 2022 1 mins read 429 views
Student sustains second degree burns from electrical accident

Accident

Jun 27, 2022 2 mins read 510 views
NC asks govt to expedite decision on delayed hydropower projects

National Council

Jun 27, 2022 4 mins read 431 views
Changes in the System

Question and Answer

Jun 26, 2022 5 mins read 474 views
Extend the deadline for asset declaration

Letter to the Editor

Jun 26, 2022 1 mins read 478 views
NA rejects motion to establish a special committee for inflation

National Assembly

Jun 26, 2022 2 mins read 483 views
CIT and dividends from SOEs grow by over 600 percent

SOE

Jun 26, 2022 2 mins read 440 views
NA passes Bill for effective conservation and management of natural resources

National Assembly

Jun 26, 2022 3 mins read 472 views
Cold stores to help farmers store produce

National Council

Jun 26, 2022 2 mins read 425 views
Nu 27.2B worth of T-bills and bonds raised: FM

Finance

Jun 26, 2022 2 mins read 428 views
Bringing Covid-19 back to focus

Editorial

Jun 26, 2022 1 mins read 481 views
Bhutan HSS Football Championship to kick off today

Sports

Jun 24, 2022 1 mins read 471 views
Bhutanese swimmers exit FINA World Championship

Sports

Jun 24, 2022 1 mins read 463 views
Are petrol and diesel becoming dearer?

Fuel

Jun 24, 2022 2 mins read 501 views
Dzongkhag administration ready to continue Selela farm road: FM

National Assembly

Jun 24, 2022 1 mins read 469 views
Proud women keeping the roads open and safe

Feature Story

Jun 24, 2022 3 mins read 469 views
Only two buildings in Jomotsangkha town

Dzongkhag

Jun 24, 2022 1 mins read 430 views
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The Invest Bhutan Summit has attracted strong international interest, drawing 71 foreign investors from 11 countries in...

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Bhutan pitches high-growth sectors as Invest Bhutan Summit opens

The Invest Bhutan Summit has attracted strong international interest, drawing 71 foreign investors from 11 countries in...

Feb 12, 2026 3 mins read 1,299 views
Extreme rainfall, not design flaw, caused Takti Bridge road collapse: DANTAK

Chukha—Restoration work on the 100-metre Takti Bridge in Chukha is underway, with Project DANTAK aiming to complete crit...

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 3,572 views
RCSC’s three-month notice rule for EOL resignation sparks fairness concerns

A Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) rule requiring civil servants on extraordinary leave to serve a three-month noti...

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 6,936 views
ESP creates over 11,130 jobs, supports 329 new businesses

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) has generated more than 11,130 jobs and supported the creation of 329 new business...

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ESP Secretariat reports tangible impact across key sectors

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) continues to deliver support across the country’s economy, driving growth in agric...

Feb 11, 2026 4 mins read 1,907 views
CCAA reviews consumer law amid surge in e-commerce fraud

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) plans to submit a modernised Consumer Protection Bill to the Cabin...

Feb 11, 2026 3 mins read 1,627 views
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Train Smart, Not Hard

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Punishment is not prevention

Jan 26, 2026 4 mins read 2,552 views
A wintry tale

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,671 views
Start small, but be consistent

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 2,065 views
Garuda Bar and Café

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,634 views
Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached a staggering Nu 9.99 billion in a single financial year, spiking by more than Nu 6 billion from the previous year.

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 5,571 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 4,055 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 3,794 views
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 econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,784 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 2,803 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 3,074 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 3,487 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 2,803 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 2,643 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 3,103 views
How Miss Bhutan 2026 is shifting the meaning of beauty

Jan 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,175 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 2,791 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,334 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words,...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 2,718 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words,...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 2,030 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....

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,393 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 pl...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,252 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 2,263 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 2,504 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 2,664 views

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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