June of 2012

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City farms grow, but support stalls

Jan 14, 2026 3 mins read 1,823 views
RBP warns of "spoofing" scam

Jan 13, 2026 1 mins read 4,759 views
RMA extends hotel loan repayment relief by one month

Jan 12, 2026 1 mins read 2,154 views
Green Digital partners with Clean Kinetics in solar energy joint venture

Green Digital Limited (GDL) and Clean Kinetics signed a Joint Venture (JV) Agreement to develop grid-connected ground-mo...

Jan 12, 2026 2 mins read 1,846 views
Journalists urge to dig deeper into Bhutan’s climate realities

Bhutan’s carefully cultivated image as a green success story needs journalism that is willing to look beyond slogans and...

Jan 12, 2026 3 mins read 1,557 views
Lower taxes, stubborn prices: What GST means for car buyers

Vehicle prices in Bhutan continue to be a point of contention, especially when compared with those in neighbouring India...

Jan 10, 2026 4 mins read 4,197 views
New income tax law puts more money in taxpayers’ pockets

When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into force on January 1, public attention largely centred on prices, complian...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,868 views
GST projected to raise govt. revenue by 47% to Nu 14.18 billion by 2027

The Ministry of Finance projects that revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will reach Nu 14.18 billion in the f...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 3,713 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. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “first safe space” they found after being diagnosed.

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 1,507 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 1,308 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 2,362 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 1,775 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 1,926 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it feels like a crisis, there's no pandemic to blame this time and despite common belief, the cold weather is not t...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,654 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesson in how nations should conduct themselves at a time when the world seems determined to spira...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 929 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into c...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,187 views
Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of natio...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,547 views
The hydropower vision is crystal clear

The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explo...

Nov 22, 2025 2 mins read 1,064 views
The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has...

Nov 21, 2025 2 mins read 1,088 views
A hard, but not a new question

We are producing what can be called our most educated generation, but are offering them some of the most limited and lea...

Nov 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,206 views

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