June of 2012

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‘State of primary education in Bhutan’

Jan 31, 2026 9 mins read 2,789 views
Fifth Bhutan–Thailand review meeting charts new priorities for development co-operation

Bhutan and Thailand reviewed nearly two decades of development co-operation and mapped out new priorities for the coming...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 2,693 views
Blinded, but not broken

On October 24, 1979, a Class V student took an afternoon walk with friends near a school apple orchard in Bumthang. Minutes later, a bear sprang from the bushes, dragged him to the ground,...

Jan 31, 2026 5 mins read 2,587 views
State-controlled timber supply limits growth and export potential: Wood industries

Phuentsholing—Wood-based industries are grappling with timber shortages and regulatory constraints as domestic demand ri...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 1,518 views
Race to save native livestock breeds from extinction

Native animal breeds in the country are facing a steep decline, with several species on the brink of extinction due to c...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 1,204 views
Namgyel Chorten in Ura nears completion after 11-year construction

After more than 11 years of construction, the Namgyel Chorten in Ura, Bumthang remains incomplete, with key structural a...

Jan 31, 2026 1 mins read 5,154 views
Why Bhutan’s plastic ban isn’t working

Bhutan banned plastic nearly three decades ago. Yet plastic bags still change hands at markets, PET bottles line highway...

Jan 31, 2026 4 mins read 1,510 views
After the last sighting

Jan 28, 2026 4 mins read 4,215 views
A wintry tale

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,281 views
Start small, but be consistent

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,769 views
Garuda Bar and Café

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,207 views
How Miss Bhutan 2026 is shifting the meaning of beauty

Jan 22, 2026 2 mins read 1,871 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 2,379 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,028 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, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 2,349 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, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,753 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 backdrop, the government’s decision to pilot the engagement of foreign workers in the agriculture sector is both timely and necessary.

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,291 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 2,454 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 3,005 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 2,180 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 2,159 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 2,618 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 1,795 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 1,786 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 1,812 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 2,047 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 1,751 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 5,194 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 2,188 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 1,814 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 2,464 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...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,721 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 1,927 views

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