March of 2019

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Fiscal incentives boosted hotel industry: HRAB

Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bhutan (HRAB)

Mar 22, 2019 3 mins read 254 views
Fulfilment of pledges up to people's interpretation: Govt

Government pledges

Mar 22, 2019 2 mins read 250 views
World TB Day tomorrow

World TB Day

Mar 22, 2019 0 mins read 232 views
World Down Syndrome Day observed in Kanglung

World Down Syndrome Day

Mar 21, 2019 1 mins read 213 views
Frustration increasing when out of gas

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 237 views
Heaven and hell in Buddhism

Religion

Mar 21, 2019 4 mins read 236 views
Water security for all - a Himalayan task

Perspective

Mar 21, 2019 4 mins read 252 views
Vendors to propose an increase in beef price

Vendors

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 238 views
More hotels than houses in Phuentsholing?

Housing

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 241 views
What next after stealing flowers and crematorium equipment?

Letter to the editor

Mar 21, 2019 1 mins read 231 views
Youth and crime

Editorial

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
Discotheques in Thimphu to remain open until 5am

Discotheques

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 210 views
Accelerating mother and child health to cost Nu 238M annually

Mother and child health (MCH)

Mar 21, 2019 3 mins read 311 views
Missing girls found in Phuentsholing

Missing

Mar 21, 2019 1 mins read 266 views
After plantation, trees left to fend for themselves

Saplings

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 243 views
Debt to GDP projected to decline to 76 percent

12th Five-Year Plan

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 241 views
World water day

World water day

Mar 21, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
BHU, not ORC, say residents of Tshangkhar and Zunglen chiwogs

Basic Health Unit (BHU)

Mar 20, 2019 1 mins read 242 views
Farmers await land replacement

Land

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 292 views
Inflation at 3.12 percent in January

National Statistics Bureau (NSB)

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 235 views
Drepong gewog lacks reliable drinking water supply

Water

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 240 views
Promote local production of vegetables and fruits

Letter to the editor

Mar 20, 2019 1 mins read 219 views
Reviewing state-owned enterprises

Editorial

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 262 views
Plugging the energy leaks

Energy

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 232 views
Government approves Nu 50M to buy cardamom

Cardamom

Mar 20, 2019 1 mins read 265 views
Students top offences related to controlled substances in Thimphu

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 250 views
230 youth in Japan register for loan deferment

Youth

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 238 views
Bhutan ranks 95th in world happiness report

International Day of Happiness

Mar 20, 2019 0 mins read 283 views
Three of four wins medal

Athlete

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 214 views
Fire destroys more than 1,500 acres of forest in Udzorong

Forest fire

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 256 views
Jakar type threatened by increasing feral dog population

Sheep

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 263 views
Miscreants rob crematorium of its equipment

Crematorium

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 258 views
Gelephu continues to face water shortage

Water

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 219 views
GRC structure could substitute wooden frames in buildings

Letter to the editor

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 236 views
When health workers leave

Editorial

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 237 views
Making Thimphu safer to live and work

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 239 views
THEL to study water sources in Tangsibji

Water

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 243 views
PM to visit Bangladesh in April

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 232 views
ACC implicates eight for state land encroachment

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Mar 19, 2019 5 mins read 216 views
Ministry looking to increase feeding schools

Education

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 278 views
International Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness

Mar 19, 2019 0 mins read 214 views
Gold medal reinstated

Athlete

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 248 views
High and dry in Gasa for vendors

Vendors

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 227 views
Making most of the waste ban

Waste

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 241 views
Heli-hiking, new tourism product

Royal Bhutan Helicopter Service Limited (RBHSL)

Mar 18, 2019 3 mins read 256 views
There is a difference between promising and delivering the promise

Letter to the editor

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 230 views
Accelerating mother and child health

Editorial

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 255 views
Farmers' groups to supply vegetables to central schools

Schools

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 252 views
Civil work delaying resumption of MRI service at JDWNRH

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 221 views
Ensuring stable communications network during disasters

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 227 views
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Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

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Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

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Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

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One health, one future

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Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

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A teacher’s gift to the nation

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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