March of 2000

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Paro Tshechu: the past and the present

Tshechu

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 442 views
People better informed through population advocacy

Health Family Planning

Mar 24, 2000 6 mins read 457 views
Mandarin: bad fruiting but good market

Agriculture/Horticulture

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 421 views
Changes keep Tshechu popular

Tshechu

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 363 views
Making the construction industry transparent and efficient

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 413 views
PDP, NWAB team up to support deysho making craft

Handicraft

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 415 views
Power failure keeps part of Thimphu in the dark

Power

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 414 views
Tuberculosis still a top killer

Health Disease

Mar 24, 2000 5 mins read 456 views
Temporary teachers: a temporary solution

Education-Teacher

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 438 views
Thimphu has no proper addresses

City Corporation

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 403 views
HRD projects useful: survey

UNDP

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 525 views
Internet cafe targets youth

Computer/Internet

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 424 views
No business for brokers

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 450 views
RICB on complaint

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 463 views
On Bhutanese finances

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 409 views
Unrealistic charges

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 397 views
Still about vehicles

Editorial

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 358 views
Cable TV: content regulation required

Television (TV)

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 367 views
Three die of alcohol poisoning

Alcohol

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 343 views
Business training

Private Sector

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 373 views
RNR research

Agriculture Activities

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 466 views
Urban surveyors

Survey

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 426 views
Farm labour shortage: a potential crisis

OFFICIALLY, close to 85 percent of the country's population live in rural areas, a majority of them farmers, but the problem of shortage of farm labour may be as rife here a...

Mar 24, 2000 5 mins read 444 views
SAARC Law

SAARC Activities

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 0 views
Water Forum

Water Supply Scheme

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 505 views
Boy tops the exam

Education-BBE

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 369 views
JICA team reviews Japanese assisted projects

Volunteers

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 387 views
Fund under SDA to strengthen support

Bhutan - Netherlands

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 423 views
Paro households get clean drinking water

Water Supply Scheme

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 397 views
Power: cheaper options, encourage private sector involvement

Hydro Project

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 404 views
Food prices stabilise: CSO

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 392 views
More trading but deficit widens

Bhutan - Trade

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 382 views
Teachers attend course on guiding youths

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 414 views
City bus service expands

City Corporation

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 478 views
Paro achieves 95% in health sector

Health Policy

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 385 views
Pros and cons of foreign investment

Bhutan - Trade

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 465 views
Vehicle emission test from April

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 537 views
Two die from alcohol related causes

Alcohol

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 410 views
Tourism: the pains of liberalization

Tourism

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 388 views
Bhutan Post plan to use electronic media

Bhutan-Post

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 390 views
EDP courses useful in Bhutan

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 392 views
Course on farm businesses, any takers

Agriculture Institutions

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 322 views
NEC concerned on Tseri cultivation

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 383 views
Student jumps off a truck and dies

Accident

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 358 views
Resolving disputes in the construction industry

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 426 views
Are we losing our roots ?

Viewpoints

Mar 03, 2000 6 mins read 400 views
Housing : urgent

Editorial

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 344 views
Girl killed, 99 left homeless by fire

Accident

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 341 views
BBE-ICSE results: 60% cut-off declared

Education-BBE

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 355 views
National Employment Board formed

National Employment Board (NEB)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 333 views
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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Restore or lose it altogether

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

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Will our education transformation be equitable?

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The never-ending tourism debate

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Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,095 views
Ready to take off from GMC

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Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 453 views
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

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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

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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....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 982 views
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

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

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