June of 2013

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"We will back out" DPT

National Assembly Election

Jun 02, 2013 2 mins read 593 views
Interim govt.'s intervention sought to sustain LPG subsidy

Election

Jun 02, 2013 1 mins read 639 views
A lucrative collaboration

Tourism

Jun 01, 2013 1 mins read 841 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 0 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 0 views
Jakarta meet fails to convince why LDCs should join

WTO

Jun 30, 2013 3 mins read 606 views
Monastic education needs a shot of English

Monasteries

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 651 views
Ex-DNT candidates grilled on changing sides

General Election

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 631 views
Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway to be ready by 2013 end

Road

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 612 views
JYT campaigns in Dungkar

General Election

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 808 views
PDP president promised a Dungkhag at Chuzagang

General Election

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 596 views
When good intentions go wrong?

Letter to the editor

Jun 30, 2013 1 mins read 682 views
The trouble with the postal ballot

Editorial

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 607 views
Tuskers feast on Umling maize fields

Wildlife

Jun 30, 2013 1 mins read 602 views
The ghost town phenomenon

Hydropower Project

Jun 30, 2013 2 mins read 672 views
Search still on for two missing

Assam

Jun 30, 2013 1 mins read 661 views
Issues circling postal ballot

General Election

Jun 30, 2013 3 mins read 590 views
BNCA workshop

Workshop

Jun 30, 2013 0 mins read 662 views
Team Yarkay beat Green Team

Sports-Archery

Jun 28, 2013 0 mins read 565 views
A glimpse into the 11th plan

GNHC

Jun 28, 2013 3 mins read 644 views
The shifting sands of real estate

Housing

Jun 28, 2013 3 mins read 593 views
Difficult choice for Radhi-Sakteng voters

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 3 mins read 589 views
ICT summit held in Thimphu

Bhutan Telecom

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins read 619 views
KNOW YOUR CANDIDATE

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 7 mins read 0 views
Death - Existential cul de sac or viaduct across the Great Divide?

Perspective

Jun 28, 2013 5 mins read 0 views
Mostly copacetic in Bumthang

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins read 618 views
Speeding truck nearly went off the road in Chhumig

Accident

Jun 28, 2013 0 mins read 628 views
Governance is a responsibility, not opportunity: JYT

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 3 mins read 600 views
Will Samtse swing this time?

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 3 mins read 662 views
The politics of tit for tat

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins read 628 views
Panbangpas proud of their candidates' `clean debate'

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 3 mins read 592 views
MHPA's vacancies, an eyewash

My say

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins read 627 views
The trade-off

Editorial

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins read 673 views
Japanese grant to rehabilitate Taklai irrigation canal

JICA

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins read 632 views
Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program

Volunteers

Jun 28, 2013 0 mins read 692 views
Imprisoned RICB supervisor to pay restitution

Crime

Jun 28, 2013 1 mins read 564 views
Two Bhutanese men go missing in Shantipur

Missing

Jun 28, 2013 1 mins read 579 views
Central bank sells USD for Rupee

RMA

Jun 28, 2013 2 mins read 566 views
Appeal

Politics

Jun 28, 2013 0 mins read 0 views
Solid waste management scheme wins biz prize

Entrepreneur

Jun 27, 2013 2 mins read 581 views
Social capital - The latest module in the NSB survey

National Statistical Bureau

Jun 27, 2013 2 mins read 588 views
Are Thimphu ATMs issuing mutilated notes?

Banking

Jun 27, 2013 1 mins read 663 views
KNOW YOUR CANDIDATE

Politics

Jun 27, 2013 3 mins read 0 views
Himalayan Black Bear cub rescued

Wild life

Jun 27, 2013 0 mins read 630 views
DPT president's representative in Samtse

Politics

Jun 27, 2013 2 mins read 669 views
Farmwork first, elections, maybe, later

Politics

Jun 27, 2013 2 mins read 583 views
Japan agreed to extend an additional grant assistance

Japan-Bhutan

Jun 27, 2013 0 mins read 594 views
HC reduces prison terms in Gelephu BNB embezzlement case

Crime

Jun 27, 2013 3 mins read 578 views
Together we can elect a "responsible" government

My say

Jun 27, 2013 1 mins read 582 views
On a slippery slope

Editorial

Jun 27, 2013 2 mins read 680 views
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When Words Create Worlds

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Recents

Electoral laws must evolve with time

As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the silence.

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Changlimithang violence exposes vacuum in stadium security

The violence that erupted during the Bhutan Premier League match between Thimphu FC and Drukpa FC at Changlimithang Stadium on July 7, 2026, has exposed a gap in the country’s football security arrangements and raised the question of who, ultimately, is responsible for the safety of players, officials, and spectators.

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