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June of 2018

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Olakha's Discotheque - Operating beyond time, again!

Letter to the editor

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read
PHC gives us new grounds for planning development

Editorial

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read
Falling boulder injures man

Accident

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read
Contractors and consultants to be held accountable on audit issues

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jun 26, 2018 2 mins read
Construction of Southern East-West Highway to resume in 12th Plan

National Assembly

Jun 26, 2018 2 mins read
Homes with poor sanitation facilities highest in Thimphu, Samtse and Chukha

Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB)

Jun 26, 2018 3 mins read
NC session concludes today

National Council

Jun 26, 2018 0 mins read
2,854 students graduated from RUB colleges last year

Graduates

Jun 25, 2018 1 mins read
DNT declares its last candidate

Politics

Jun 25, 2018 2 mins read
Startup centre for aspiring entrepreneurs

Cottage and Small Industries (CSI)

Jun 25, 2018 2 mins read
Media losing professionalism?

Letter to the editor

Jun 25, 2018 1 mins read
Media losing professionalism?

Letter to the editor

Jun 25, 2018 1 mins read
Fix accountability

Editorial

Jun 25, 2018 2 mins read
Gelephu Tshachu closed for visitors

Tshachu (hot spring)

Jun 25, 2018 1 mins read
Judgment implementation should be prioritised: Assembly

National Assembly

Jun 25, 2018 3 mins read
NC passes interim budget of Nu 36B

National Council

Jun 25, 2018 2 mins read
Bhutan's population is 735,553

Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB)

Jun 25, 2018 4 mins read
FIBA Asia Cup 2021 SABA pre-qualifier

Football

Jun 25, 2018 0 mins read
First Bhutan film festival at Gangtok concludes

Film

Jun 24, 2018 2 mins read
Emergency mock drill held at Yonphula airport

Aviation

Jun 24, 2018 2 mins read
PDP introduces three more candidates

Politics

Jun 24, 2018 2 mins read
SoP for efficient fire fighting drafted

Forest fire

Jun 24, 2018 2 mins read
New aircraft for Bhutan Airlines arrives

Aviation

Jun 24, 2018 1 mins read
Addressing shortage of health workers

Letter to the editor

Jun 24, 2018 1 mins read
Unemployment: Wishing it away won't help

Editorial

Jun 24, 2018 1 mins read
Broadcast and internet services to improve with completion of ground station

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)

Jun 24, 2018 1 mins read
Japan's support to continue in 12th Plan

Bhutan-Japan

Jun 24, 2018 2 mins read
99.97 percent of households connected with electricity

Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC)

Jun 24, 2018 2 mins read
Launch of 2017 PHCB reports

Report

Jun 24, 2018 0 mins read
Strengthening plantation initiatives

Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS)

Jun 22, 2018 2 mins read
Third BIITTE focus on techno-entrepreneurship

Information, Communications and Technology (ICT)

Jun 22, 2018 2 mins read
Letter from Gata, a forgotten village

Perspective

Jun 22, 2018 3 mins read
There are enough employment opportunities: PM

National Assembly

Jun 22, 2018 1 mins read
KGUMSB's investiture ceremony recognises trainees and faculty members

Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB)

Jun 22, 2018 2 mins read
Why water shortage in Thimphu?

Letter to the editor

Jun 22, 2018 1 mins read
Non - compliance to audit observations

Editorial

Jun 22, 2018 2 mins read
MoAF promotes online potato trading

MoAF

Jun 22, 2018 2 mins read
DHI and Co. contribute Nu 6.3B to govt. coffer

Druk Holding and Investments (DHI)

Jun 22, 2018 4 mins read
ACC detains Anim Damchoe

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jun 22, 2018 0 mins read
Ossey block closes Gelephu-Zhemgang traffic

Road

Jun 21, 2018 1 mins read
Three institutions to host technology and innovation support centres

Information, Communications and Technology (ICT)

Jun 21, 2018 1 mins read
Browse Archives
BFF and BCCB recognised for sports development

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National Council questions legality of GST Bill’s commencement date

The Members of Parliament (MPs) in National Council (NC) yesterday raised concerns on the legality of the adoption and p...

Jun 18, 2025 3 mins read
Govt. working on tackling youth unemployment: MoICE Minister

The government is accelerating efforts to address the pressing issue of rising youth unemployment in the country through...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read
MP raises alarm over Bhutan’s sharp decline in global press freedom ranking

During the National Assembly’s Question Hour yesterday, Menbi-Tshenkhar Member of Parliament Tempa Dorji expressed grave...

Jun 18, 2025 3 mins read
MP questions uneven enforcement of attic ban

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Lamgong-Wangchang called for a revision of the country’s building regulations after ra...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read
MP for Nganglam pushes iron poles to halt forest loss from prayer flag tradition

Concerned over the large-scale felling of trees for prayer flags to honour the deceased, Member of Parliament (MP)  for...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read
Living with wildlife: Bhutan tries new path to coexistence

At daybreak in Berti village, 65-year-old Wangpo walks the perimeter of his maize field, searching for signs of fresh da...

Jun 18, 2025 5 mins read
Chukha–Dagana road gets priority in 13th Plan, bridge at Badina not listed

Chukha—After years of delays and repeated appeals from local communities, the much-awaited Chukha–Dagana road has finall...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read
From devotion to disarray: Kuenselphodrang left reeking after major religious gathering

What lingers in Kuenselphodrang these days isn’t just the echo of prayers from the recent month-long Nyingthig Yazhi ora...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read
National Assembly passes 5 percent Goods and Service Tax

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday adopted the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, reducing the applicable GST ra...

Jun 17, 2025 3 mins read
The sacred and the soiled

Two spiritual events. Two vastly different outcomes. What separates the squalor left behind at the recent oral transmission from the orderly conclusion of the menlam chenmo gathering is not money, not manpower, but planning.

Jun 20, 2025 2 mins read
What the tax reforms mean

In recent days, the National Assembly has passed some major tax reforms. From introducing a flat 5 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) and increasing excise duties on harmful products to taxing...

Jun 19, 2025 2 mins read
Taxes alone cannot control alcohol or tobacco

Alcohol, tobacco, carbonated drinks, and other non-essential or harmful products will become more expensive starting Jan...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read
Going beyond third child incentive to reverse our declining population

Bhutan’s fertility rate has dropped from over six children per woman in the 1980s to just 1.7 in 2017, far below the rep...

Jun 17, 2025 2 mins read
Triumph long delayed by inaction?

We are on the verge of becoming a malaria-free nation. This is no small feat. From tens of thousands of cases in the 1990s to zero local transmissions since November 2021, the turnaround is remarkable. But to paint this...

Jun 16, 2025 2 mins read
Beyond improving public service

Public service delivery in Bhutan is expected to improve significantly with the launch of the Integrated Service Centre and the enhancement of the Contact Centre. These initiatives are designed to provide a one-st...

Jun 14, 2025 2 mins read
A big problem for a small airport

There is another record, one we would rather not be associated with. In just the first five months of 2025, nearly 29 kilograms of brown sugar (heroin), a highly addictive and dangerous drug, have been seized by customs...

Jun 13, 2025 2 mins read
Plastic ban: Why it’s failing

Consider this: of the 172 metric tonnes of waste generated daily in Bhutan, plastics constitute roughly 36 percent, with over 13 percent of plastic waste contaminating riparian soils along the Wangchhu. The conseq...

Jun 11, 2025 2 mins read
Why taxing fixed deposit interest makes sense

A fierce public debate has erupted over the proposed introduction of a 10 percent withholding tax on fixed deposit (FD)...

Jun 10, 2025 2 mins read
Managing our mess: A real test of commitment?

Waste has always been Bhutan’s quiet embarrassment—a problem we have seen, smelled, and stepped around, yet never truly...

Jun 09, 2025 2 mins read
US tariff policy and supply chain shift: Limited direct impact

The ongoing United States–China trade war is redrawing global supply chains, prompting companies to shift operations fro...

May 12, 2025 3 mins read
Bhutan’s trade with Thailand hits record high

Bhutan’s imports from Thailand surged to Nu 2.67 billion in 2024, making the Southeast Asian country the third-largest s...

Apr 23, 2025 2 mins read
New vegetable market under construction in Samtse

Samtse—For many years, farmers in Samtse have sold vegetables from under makeshift tents, battling monsoon rains and bla...

Apr 17, 2025 2 mins read
Organic vegetables provide new livelihoods for Kochin farmers

Tashichoeling, Samtse — For 78-year-old Kamala Tamang of Kochin in Tendruk, saving money in a bank had been unimaginable...

Apr 16, 2025 2 mins read
Major financial sector reforms crucial to realising 13th Plan goals

Sweeping reforms in the financial sector are essential for the country to achieve the ambitious goals of its 13th Plan,...

Apr 14, 2025 3 mins read
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

In a world that first instills fear in us, only to sell us a product or service to eliminate that fear, we find ourselve...

May 10, 2025 3 mins read
Ask Mr Bhutan

As a collective, humanity has never been richer, more connected, more informed, and more protected from all cause diseas...

Apr 12, 2025 2 mins read
Ask Mr Bhutan

A significant portion of our youth’s challenges stems from our shortcomings as responsible, patient, and mindful elders....

Mar 22, 2025 1 mins read
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Mar 15, 2025 4 mins read
Ask Mr Bhutan

The rise in youth crimes in Bhutan stems from various causes, requiring a multifaceted solution. My experiences living i...

Feb 08, 2025 1 mins read
Govt. can make home ownership possible

When the Changjiji low-income housing project began over two decades ago, there was a hopeful rumour: tenants might even...

Jun 07, 2025 2 mins read
The silent crisis consuming our youth

More than 3,600 young people were arrested for drug-related offences between 2023 and 2024, accounting for over 50 perce...

Jun 06, 2025 2 mins read
Another populist gamble?

Even as we decry traffic jams, vehicular pollution, parking shortages and the fossil fuel import bill, elected leaders a...

Jun 05, 2025 2 mins read
Crime solved, but questions remain

The recent arrest of five young men linked to a series of burglaries across Thimphu comes as a welcome relief. The polic...

Jun 04, 2025 2 mins read
Authorities must crack down on fronting

Fronting in business, where Bhutanese citizens lend their names and licences to foreign nationals to operate businesses...

Jun 03, 2025 2 mins read

Recents

Operationalising GNH: From village wisdom to global solutions

Her Majesty Gyalyum Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Patron of the Tarayana Foundation, graced the opening of a two-day international conference on “Operationalising Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Bhutan and Beyond: Catalysing Mindsets and Technologies for Well-Being-Centred, Village-Led Development” at Dungkar Dzong in Paro yesterday.

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Govt. to lose Nu 5.57 billion in revenue under proposed Tax Bill

The tax reform proposed in the Income Tax Bill 2025 is expected to cost the government up to Nu 5.57 billion in lost revenue. Finance Minister Lekey Dorji acknowledged the significant revenue impact while introducing the Bill to the National Council (NC) yesterday, attributing roughly 95 percent of the projected loss to state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

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The sacred and the soiled

Two spiritual events. Two vastly different outcomes. What separates the squalor left behind at the recent oral transmission from the orderly conclusion of the menlam chenmo gathering is not money, not manpower, but planning.

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A bond beyond words: The heartwarming tale of Karma Raygye

Jomotsangkha — In the quiet corners of Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS), a touching story of companionship and care unfolds every night. Four and half month-old Karma Raygye, a young elephant calf, has captured the hearts of many with his endearing habits and unwavering trust in his caretaker, Namgay Dorji.

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