June of 2014

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Possible relook at civil servants in continuing education

Continuing education (CE)

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 273 views
Council informs govt. of deferment decision

National Council (NC)

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 271 views
RUB literary meet

RUB

Jun 26, 2014 0 mins read 250 views
Hashang chham - Only at the Lhuentse tshechu

Tshechu

Jun 25, 2014 2 mins read 263 views
Guaranteed employment program launched

Employment

Jun 25, 2014 2 mins read 325 views
Half of grant goes into gonpa hostel construction

Dedulphodrang

Jun 25, 2014 1 mins read 279 views
Rural tax collection form impractical

Meeting

Jun 25, 2014 2 mins read 277 views
Overseas employment program slows down

Employment

Jun 25, 2014 2 mins read 309 views
Road Widening: An evil's necessity

Letter to the editor

Jun 25, 2014 1 mins read 278 views
The pay hike drama plays on

Editorial

Jun 25, 2014 2 mins read 276 views
The neighbourhood node - An idea whose time has come and gone

Thimphu thromde

Jun 25, 2014 2 mins read 236 views
Japan to help fund next GNH survey

JICA

Jun 25, 2014 2 mins read 253 views
Reclaiming land with muck and stones

Hydropower projects

Jun 25, 2014 3 mins read 260 views
From revision to division

National Council (NC)

Jun 25, 2014 6 mins read 286 views
Thai food fest

Thai food fest

Jun 25, 2014 0 mins read 251 views
Tango's murals may be saved

Heritage

Jun 24, 2014 2 mins read 256 views
The young bronzesmith of Changzamtog

Profile

Jun 24, 2014 3 mins read 243 views
Translating a notion into numbers

Tourism

Jun 24, 2014 2 mins read 287 views
PM assures tech graduates of venture capital

Vocational education and training (TVET)

Jun 24, 2014 2 mins read 252 views
CBT must be given another opportunity

Letter to the editor

Jun 24, 2014 1 mins read 257 views
An uphill battle?

Editorial

Jun 24, 2014 2 mins read 270 views
Education loan criteria set

Education

Jun 24, 2014 2 mins read 266 views
Gelephu resident impugns gewog officials

Dispute

Jun 24, 2014 2 mins read 257 views
INR reserve to drop with vehicle ban lift

Rupee

Jun 24, 2014 2 mins read 266 views
System loth to act against corruption : ACC

National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy (NIACS)

Jun 24, 2014 3 mins read 233 views
Talk

Talk

Jun 24, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
One more generous gesture from PM

National integrity and anti-corruption strategy (NIAS)

Jun 23, 2014 1 mins read 291 views
Taklai to the rescue

Agriculture

Jun 23, 2014 2 mins read 271 views
Money well spent in Bumthang

Gewog development grant (GDG)

Jun 23, 2014 2 mins read 360 views
Vehicle and fuel tax will push up project costs - BKP

Tax

Jun 23, 2014 2 mins read 274 views
Cabbie rises to the occasion

Health

Jun 23, 2014 1 mins read 234 views
Leaf, emission free and its batteries, eco-friendly

Letter to the editor

Jun 23, 2014 1 mins read 300 views
Tweaking the civil service

Editorial

Jun 23, 2014 2 mins read 277 views
PM to visit Japan

Diplomacy

Jun 23, 2014 3 mins read 278 views
ACC suspends Gelephu dungpa

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jun 23, 2014 1 mins read 269 views
Govt. defends pay rise for civil servants

Salary

Jun 23, 2014 2 mins read 285 views
What MPs are getting .

Salary

Jun 23, 2014 3 mins read 299 views
Border talks

Border talks

Jun 23, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
E-learning course

E-learning course

Jun 22, 2014 0 mins read 303 views
Prayers for peace on summer solstice

Religion

Jun 22, 2014 3 mins read 0 views
Prayers for peace on summer solstice

Religion

Jun 22, 2014 3 mins read 284 views
Operation `Preserve Pelingtsho' to start

Lake

Jun 22, 2014 2 mins read 266 views
Gelephu dungpa released

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jun 22, 2014 1 mins read 261 views
Paying for spilt blood, as it were, with water

Irrigation

Jun 22, 2014 3 mins read 249 views
MRP - minimum or maximum retail price?

Letter to the editor

Jun 22, 2014 1 mins read 278 views
What about the rest?

Editorial

Jun 22, 2014 2 mins read 245 views
Revenue growth of 8 percent recorded

State-owned enterprises (SOE)

Jun 22, 2014 1 mins read 235 views
Pros and cons of housing allowance

National Housing Development corporation (NHDC)

Jun 22, 2014 1 mins read 254 views
The best-laid plans go agley

Hydropower projects

Jun 22, 2014 3 mins read 236 views
Who gets how much?

Salary

Jun 22, 2014 2 mins read 284 views
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Leveraging our carbon-negative status

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Solving the crisis before it deepens

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The hydropower vision is crystal clear

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The BEAST Bhutan needs

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A gift to farmers

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Restoring the wing that was lost

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Lessons we dare not forget

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Epitome of friendship

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Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

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The urgency of civil service transformation

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Should we control social media?

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Recents

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 premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

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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-Chapcha and member of the Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly, Pemba, highlighted this while presenting a follow-up report on the poor mobile network and telecommunication services in the highlands.

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ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals from Bhutan and China with the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2025 for their contributions to protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and strengthening resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).

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