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 280 views
Fulfilment of pledges up to people's interpretation: Govt

Government pledges

Mar 22, 2019 2 mins read 273 views
World TB Day tomorrow

World TB Day

Mar 22, 2019 0 mins read 262 views
World Down Syndrome Day observed in Kanglung

World Down Syndrome Day

Mar 21, 2019 1 mins read 239 views
Frustration increasing when out of gas

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 259 views
Heaven and hell in Buddhism

Religion

Mar 21, 2019 4 mins read 261 views
Water security for all - a Himalayan task

Perspective

Mar 21, 2019 4 mins read 273 views
Vendors to propose an increase in beef price

Vendors

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 267 views
More hotels than houses in Phuentsholing?

Housing

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 277 views
What next after stealing flowers and crematorium equipment?

Letter to the editor

Mar 21, 2019 1 mins read 256 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 242 views
Accelerating mother and child health to cost Nu 238M annually

Mother and child health (MCH)

Mar 21, 2019 3 mins read 344 views
Missing girls found in Phuentsholing

Missing

Mar 21, 2019 1 mins read 292 views
After plantation, trees left to fend for themselves

Saplings

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 270 views
Debt to GDP projected to decline to 76 percent

12th Five-Year Plan

Mar 21, 2019 2 mins read 269 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 262 views
Farmers await land replacement

Land

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 320 views
Inflation at 3.12 percent in January

National Statistics Bureau (NSB)

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 255 views
Drepong gewog lacks reliable drinking water supply

Water

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 275 views
Promote local production of vegetables and fruits

Letter to the editor

Mar 20, 2019 1 mins read 253 views
Reviewing state-owned enterprises

Editorial

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 291 views
Plugging the energy leaks

Energy

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 262 views
Government approves Nu 50M to buy cardamom

Cardamom

Mar 20, 2019 1 mins read 299 views
Students top offences related to controlled substances in Thimphu

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 286 views
230 youth in Japan register for loan deferment

Youth

Mar 20, 2019 2 mins read 271 views
Bhutan ranks 95th in world happiness report

International Day of Happiness

Mar 20, 2019 0 mins read 316 views
Three of four wins medal

Athlete

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 246 views
Fire destroys more than 1,500 acres of forest in Udzorong

Forest fire

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 288 views
Jakar type threatened by increasing feral dog population

Sheep

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 292 views
Miscreants rob crematorium of its equipment

Crematorium

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 288 views
Gelephu continues to face water shortage

Water

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 248 views
GRC structure could substitute wooden frames in buildings

Letter to the editor

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 265 views
When health workers leave

Editorial

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 265 views
Making Thimphu safer to live and work

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 272 views
THEL to study water sources in Tangsibji

Water

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 275 views
PM to visit Bangladesh in April

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering

Mar 19, 2019 1 mins read 258 views
ACC implicates eight for state land encroachment

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Mar 19, 2019 5 mins read 245 views
Ministry looking to increase feeding schools

Education

Mar 19, 2019 2 mins read 303 views
International Day of Happiness

International Day of Happiness

Mar 19, 2019 0 mins read 239 views
Gold medal reinstated

Athlete

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 276 views
High and dry in Gasa for vendors

Vendors

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 261 views
Making most of the waste ban

Waste

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 275 views
Heli-hiking, new tourism product

Royal Bhutan Helicopter Service Limited (RBHSL)

Mar 18, 2019 3 mins read 284 views
There is a difference between promising and delivering the promise

Letter to the editor

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 259 views
Accelerating mother and child health

Editorial

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 282 views
Farmers' groups to supply vegetables to central schools

Schools

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 273 views
Civil work delaying resumption of MRI service at JDWNRH

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 254 views
Ensuring stable communications network during disasters

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

Mar 18, 2019 2 mins read 259 views
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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

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

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Restore or lose it altogether

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

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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...

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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 Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

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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 country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

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Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 788 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

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Disaster preparedness is our best defence

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Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 565 views
Equity in education merits discourse

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Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 808 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,097 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 3,034 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,276 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 831 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

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When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

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Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

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