June of 1999

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How about keeping Norzin Lam traffic-free?

Letters to the Editor

Jun 11, 1999 2 mins read 333 views
Foreign investment is only being discusse

Letters to the Editor

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 494 views
An experience to remember

Editorial

Jun 11, 1999 3 mins read 299 views
Four criminals claiming to be Bhutanese refugees arrested

Crime

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 359 views
Bhutan appreciates increase in Chukha tariff

Hydro Project

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 321 views
Dantak appreciated in Bhutan

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 317 views
Contribution to Taktshang

Monasteries

Jun 11, 1999 0 mins read 258 views
Appointments

Appointed

Jun 11, 1999 1 mins read 472 views
Headmaster escapes bomb

Explosives (Bomb)

Jun 11, 1999 0 mins read 304 views
More monks

Dratshang

Jun 11, 1999 0 mins read 307 views
Hospital meets new needs

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 296 views
Television sets and modems run out

Television (TV)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 264 views
Anticipating monsoon road blocks

Roads

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 339 views
Woman charged for killing husband

Crime

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 329 views
A farmer starts yak farm in Switzerland

Animal Husbandry Institution

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 394 views
Assault cases rise in the capital

Crime

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 324 views
New directory: compact but hard to read

Telecommunication Department

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 312 views
Taxi meters not popular among users

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 275 views
Improve roads to cut costs

Roads

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 316 views
Government behind success, says WFP manager

WFP (World Food Program)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 332 views
Paro fights rabies outbreak

Animal Husbandry Disease

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 313 views
Starting consumer rights in Bhutan

Consumers

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 307 views
No one taught me to play: Ap Dopoe

Personalities

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 310 views
Bhutan to introduce herbal drinks

Indigenous Hospital

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 359 views
Poetry for children: "cute" but expensive

Books

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 319 views
Fuels safe and up to standard, says supplier

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 333 views
Computer literacy emphasised for effective justice

Computer/Internet

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 322 views
Tertiary institutes face mounting admission pressure

Education- Student

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 268 views
How best to make use of the information age

Letters to the Editor

Jun 18, 1999 3 mins read 331 views
Are we being drained of our spiritual values?

Letters to the Editor

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 281 views
The right direction

Editorial

Jun 18, 1999 3 mins read 333 views
Survey projects on track

Bhutan- India

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 341 views
ICRC happy with Bhutan visit

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Jun 18, 1999 1 mins read 276 views
Youth Development Fund launched

Youth Development Fund

Jun 18, 1999 2 mins read 303 views
Basketball

Sport

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 563 views
New film

Feature Film

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 302 views
Books donated

Books

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 418 views
Gasa bans tobacco

Dzongkhags

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 284 views
Cabinet Chairman in Japan

Foreign Affairs

Jun 18, 1999 0 mins read 296 views
Rhino horn case reopened

Monasteries

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 388 views
Teacher arrested for alleged rape

Crime

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 377 views
Cooperation for eco-sensitive tourism

Tourism

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 325 views
Surge in burglary, four arrested

Crime

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 276 views
Bank's profit up 90%, sluggish private sector

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 308 views
Students acquainted about job realities

Education- Student

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 320 views
Labour survey

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 450 views
Paper factory focuses on local market

Factories A-Z

Jun 25, 1999 1 mins read 295 views
Public expect more from city bus service

City Corporation

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 391 views
Bhutan 20 years hence

Books

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 315 views
Drugs: school adopts a novel approach

Narcotics/Drugs

Jun 25, 1999 2 mins read 283 views
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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 tongue do new ones spring from the heart. My earnest prayer through these columns is that happiness may someday become a natural and central part of our daily language and living.

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Making GST work past early hiccups

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Strengthening the third sector

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Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

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Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

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What about moral and ethical accountability?

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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 1,539 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...

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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 884 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Building inclusive sports

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Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,100 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

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Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 1,783 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 r...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,099 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 d...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 1,132 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace ground...

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Recents

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. With the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on January 1, 2026, the debate has shifted from why vehicles are expensive to whether recent tax reforms are actually reducing prices, and whether those benefits are reaching consumers.

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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, compliance, and the cost of living. Less clearly understood, however, is that alongside GST, income tax reforms were also introduced, which leaves more money in people’s hands.

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