June of 2014

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Letter to the editor

Jun 01, 2014 0 mins read 337 views
Domestic electricity sales revenue increases by 8 percent

Bhutan Power corporation (BPC)

Jun 30, 2014 1 mins read 325 views
Drupchus - The only potable water in Lobesa

Drupchus

Jun 30, 2014 1 mins read 336 views
Taking the hazard out of the highway

Expressway

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 364 views
Chokorling farmers fight a losing battle

Agriculture

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 387 views
Food dehydrator inventor wins business idea competition

Entrepreneurship

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 366 views
Safety before aesthetics

Letter to the editor

Jun 30, 2014 1 mins read 0 views
The indignity of no labour

Editorial

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 383 views
Lyonchhoen meets PM Shinzo Abe

PM visits

Jun 30, 2014 0 mins read 371 views
An institution comes into its own

JDWNRH

Jun 30, 2014 3 mins read 325 views
It's official - unemployment's on the up

Labour

Jun 30, 2014 2 mins read 302 views
May 2018, new PHPA I deadline

Hydropower projects

Jun 30, 2014 3 mins read 362 views
7th Golden Youth Award

Awards

Jun 30, 2014 0 mins read 369 views
Decentralised recruitment discontinued

RCSC

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 331 views
New Mr Bhutan crowned

Bodybuilding

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 375 views
Roasted corn-on-the-cob sells like hot cakes

Maize

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 345 views
Drying apple trees worry Dogar farmers

Horticulture

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 328 views
Negative feedback on food quality

Tourism

Jun 29, 2014 4 mins read 332 views
Many thanks to Japan

Letter to the editor

Jun 29, 2014 1 mins read 331 views
Safety before aesthetics

Editorial

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 307 views
Lyonchhoen in Japan

Visit

Jun 29, 2014 1 mins read 366 views
Nub-Chutoe's newfound forest wealth

Flora

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 296 views
Expansion work at Paro int'l airport stalled

Aviation

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 361 views
Public debt management, a dicey business

Report

Jun 29, 2014 2 mins read 353 views
Labour survey report

Labour

Jun 29, 2014 0 mins read 388 views
Getting value out of waste

Recycling

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 389 views
FIFA World Cup trophy with a difference

World cup

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 386 views
Lean season gets a Thai flavour

Tourism

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 378 views
Two new high yielding hybrid maize varieties identified

Agriculture

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 378 views
Consumption of ozone depleting substance down by 10 percent

National environment commission (NEC)

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 345 views
Please spend more...

Perspective

Jun 27, 2014 4 mins read 320 views
Banking charges on electronic payment systems revised

RMA

Jun 27, 2014 1 mins read 341 views
Excellence award incentive to improve quality

Vocational education and training (TVET)

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 296 views
Steer clear of state-owned land!

Land

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 325 views
Govt. to pump Nu 2.2B into irrigation

Irrigation

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 307 views
Is Guaranteed Employment Program guaranteed?

Letter to the editor

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 355 views
Sitting on where they stand

Editorial

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 341 views
Bhutan and the South Asian chessboard

Talk

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 296 views
PM leaves for Japan

Diplomacy

Jun 27, 2014 2 mins read 320 views
Dead in the water?

Right To Information (RTI)

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 400 views
To share or not to share

National Assembly

Jun 27, 2014 3 mins read 308 views
Body found

Accident

Jun 27, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
Council deferment could save the exchequer Nu 54M

Salary

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 303 views
1.5km tunnel reopened to traffic

Hydropower projects

Jun 26, 2014 1 mins read 321 views
Aquaculture can be a lucrative activity

Fisheries

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 349 views
Ura's organic farmers refuse electric fencing

Wildlife

Jun 26, 2014 3 mins read 328 views
An opportunity to keep the city clean

Letter to the editor

Jun 26, 2014 1 mins read 333 views
A price to pay

Editorial

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 365 views
The business end of the economic stimulus plan

Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP)

Jun 26, 2014 1 mins read 331 views
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa decries pay hike drama

Politics

Jun 26, 2014 2 mins read 308 views
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The urgency of civil service transformation

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Should we control social media?

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Recents

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue.

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue. People began arriving in Changlimithang as early as midnight, and by the time prayers began, the football stadium, as well as the Centenary Park were filled with devotees.

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