June of 2018

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Paro FC signs three Nepalese players

Football

Jun 12, 2018 2 mins read 360 views
Work begins to launch bridge over Sukreti river in Samtse

Bridge

Jun 12, 2018 2 mins read 424 views
Breastfeeding techniques need correction, finds study

Health

Jun 12, 2018 2 mins read 370 views
Mountain echoes festival will come home on August 22

Mountain echoes festival

Jun 12, 2018 1 mins read 382 views
What is happening to the country that's known for happiness?

Letter to the editor

Jun 12, 2018 1 mins read 346 views
Need to boost agriculture productivity

Editorial

Jun 12, 2018 1 mins read 350 views
Empowering women to recycle waste

Waste

Jun 12, 2018 2 mins read 375 views
Skin infection outbreak reported in Chungkha PS

Health diseases

Jun 12, 2018 2 mins read 370 views
More than 200 subsidised LPG cylinders returned in four months

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Jun 12, 2018 2 mins read 398 views
Labour minister resumes office

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jun 12, 2018 2 mins read 343 views
Bhutan is 47 percent self-sufficient in rice

Agriculture

Jun 12, 2018 3 mins read 294 views
His Majesty on tour of Wangduephodrang

His Majesty The King

Jun 12, 2018 0 mins read 329 views
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Jun 12, 2018 0 mins read 370 views
Thimphu thromde working to reduce organic waste at source

Waste

Jun 11, 2018 1 mins read 315 views
Frequent power cuts irk Phuentsholing residents

Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC)

Jun 11, 2018 1 mins read 339 views
River protection works in old Sarpang town to complete soon

River protection works

Jun 11, 2018 1 mins read 317 views
Encouraging youth entrepreneurship

Eentrepreneurs

Jun 11, 2018 2 mins read 337 views
Biggest achievement of the last five years is that people are happy: PM

Plan Meeting

Jun 11, 2018 2 mins read 312 views
In appreciation of waste recycling projects

Letter to the editor

Jun 11, 2018 1 mins read 351 views
Saving the environment, on paper

Editorial

Jun 11, 2018 2 mins read 296 views
Samdrupjongkhar achieves 46 of its 56 targets in 11th Plan

Plan Meeting

Jun 11, 2018 1 mins read 377 views
Dzongkhag kidu officer detained for sexual harassment

Crime

Jun 11, 2018 1 mins read 317 views
DCCL meets cement supply to Mangdechhu project

Dungsam Cement Corporation limited (DCCL)

Jun 11, 2018 1 mins read 342 views
ACC closes Loden Foundation's case with a warning

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jun 11, 2018 3 mins read 378 views
Policy, budget, and HR to be decentralised in 12th Plan

Plan Meeting

Jun 11, 2018 3 mins read 320 views
Dendrochronology conference

Conference

Jun 11, 2018 0 mins read 347 views
Sherubtse College FC lifts Chancellor's Cup

Football

Jun 10, 2018 1 mins read 390 views
Tsirang initiates a ban on plastic bags

Ban

Jun 10, 2018 2 mins read 323 views
In praise of integrated education system

Perspective

Jun 10, 2018 4 mins read 361 views
Bagpiper plays in Bhutan

Bagpiper plays

Jun 10, 2018 2 mins read 320 views
World dendrochronology conference begins in Thimphu

Conference

Jun 10, 2018 2 mins read 372 views
Speed breakers and awareness on zebra crossing needed in Kanglung

Letter to the editor

Jun 10, 2018 1 mins read 329 views
Looking at agriculture as solution for current national challenges

Editorial

Jun 10, 2018 1 mins read 435 views
Gol building to be demolished

Gol building

Jun 10, 2018 3 mins read 383 views
Inter-faith chanting held at Kuenselphodrang

Bhutan-India

Jun 10, 2018 1 mins read 356 views
P'ling court alters child molestation case to sexual harassment

Crime

Jun 10, 2018 2 mins read 355 views
Mangdechhu project completes 97 percent of work

Hydropower

Jun 10, 2018 2 mins read 389 views
Multi-sports facility underused in Trashigang

Sports

Jun 08, 2018 2 mins read 389 views
Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway to open today

Road

Jun 08, 2018 0 mins read 322 views
Water shortage force farmers to transplant paddy early

Water

Jun 08, 2018 1 mins read 402 views
Use empirical figures while reporting on child abuse cases

Perspective

Jun 08, 2018 2 mins read 347 views
A dog eat dog world, literally?

Perspective

Jun 08, 2018 4 mins read 377 views
Supporting women and girls

Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)

Jun 08, 2018 3 mins read 351 views
Dungsamchu bridge completed, approval for approach road awaited

Bridge

Jun 08, 2018 1 mins read 365 views
Dorji Khandu, the first parliament member from Laya

National Council

Jun 08, 2018 2 mins read 353 views
Thromde begins efficient waste collection in Thimphu

Waste

Jun 08, 2018 2 mins read 365 views
JDWNRH reviews and endorses more than 200 SoPs

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Jun 08, 2018 3 mins read 386 views
Are we planting the right trees?

Letter to the editor

Jun 08, 2018 1 mins read 360 views
Health and politics

Editorial

Jun 08, 2018 2 mins read 390 views
PPP, alternate source of financing

Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

Jun 08, 2018 4 mins read 464 views
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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 economic history. Set to commence in 2026, this pact offers a promise long-awaited since formal ties began in 1989, a gateway to Southeast Asia’s vibrant economies, mirroring the foundational benefits of the cherished trade relationship with India.

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,379 views
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 2,416 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,570 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,112 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 reputation for pristine air like a badge of honour. Snow-fed rivers, forested hills,...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,295 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 documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,262 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 2,732 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,904 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Serv...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,893 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 1,924 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,810 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 5,291 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environme...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,158 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,295 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,914 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Mo...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,577 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the countr...

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Recents

Best Class 10 results of the past three years

The Class 10 results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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