March of 2000

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Paro Tshechu: the past and the present

Tshechu

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 419 views
People better informed through population advocacy

Health Family Planning

Mar 24, 2000 6 mins read 429 views
Mandarin: bad fruiting but good market

Agriculture/Horticulture

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 400 views
Changes keep Tshechu popular

Tshechu

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 348 views
Making the construction industry transparent and efficient

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 384 views
PDP, NWAB team up to support deysho making craft

Handicraft

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 379 views
Power failure keeps part of Thimphu in the dark

Power

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 387 views
Tuberculosis still a top killer

Health Disease

Mar 24, 2000 5 mins read 429 views
Temporary teachers: a temporary solution

Education-Teacher

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 412 views
Thimphu has no proper addresses

City Corporation

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 375 views
HRD projects useful: survey

UNDP

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 499 views
Internet cafe targets youth

Computer/Internet

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 397 views
No business for brokers

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 420 views
RICB on complaint

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 438 views
On Bhutanese finances

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 3 mins read 385 views
Unrealistic charges

Letters to the Editor

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 371 views
Still about vehicles

Editorial

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 334 views
Cable TV: content regulation required

Television (TV)

Mar 24, 2000 2 mins read 341 views
Three die of alcohol poisoning

Alcohol

Mar 24, 2000 1 mins read 325 views
Business training

Private Sector

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 352 views
RNR research

Agriculture Activities

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 429 views
Urban surveyors

Survey

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 405 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 413 views
SAARC Law

SAARC Activities

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 0 views
Water Forum

Water Supply Scheme

Mar 24, 2000 0 mins read 471 views
Boy tops the exam

Education-BBE

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 344 views
JICA team reviews Japanese assisted projects

Volunteers

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 360 views
Fund under SDA to strengthen support

Bhutan - Netherlands

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 385 views
Paro households get clean drinking water

Water Supply Scheme

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 372 views
Power: cheaper options, encourage private sector involvement

Hydro Project

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 368 views
Food prices stabilise: CSO

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 363 views
More trading but deficit widens

Bhutan - Trade

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 354 views
Teachers attend course on guiding youths

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquesce

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 392 views
City bus service expands

City Corporation

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 451 views
Paro achieves 95% in health sector

Health Policy

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 360 views
Pros and cons of foreign investment

Bhutan - Trade

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 430 views
Vehicle emission test from April

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 509 views
Two die from alcohol related causes

Alcohol

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 389 views
Tourism: the pains of liberalization

Tourism

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 361 views
Bhutan Post plan to use electronic media

Bhutan-Post

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 364 views
EDP courses useful in Bhutan

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 371 views
Course on farm businesses, any takers

Agriculture Institutions

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 304 views
NEC concerned on Tseri cultivation

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 361 views
Student jumps off a truck and dies

Accident

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 334 views
Resolving disputes in the construction industry

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 405 views
Are we losing our roots ?

Viewpoints

Mar 03, 2000 6 mins read 375 views
Housing : urgent

Editorial

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 321 views
Girl killed, 99 left homeless by fire

Accident

Mar 03, 2000 2 mins read 318 views
BBE-ICSE results: 60% cut-off declared

Education-BBE

Mar 03, 2000 3 mins read 333 views
National Employment Board formed

National Employment Board (NEB)

Mar 03, 2000 1 mins read 311 views
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CCAA recovers over Nu 1 million in refunds, fines businesses for unfair practices

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RENEW and UNICEF open three more safe spaces for women and girls

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NCHM expands permafrost monitoring

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Their Majesties receive Hadrian Award for heritage leadership

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Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

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Alcohol hoarding fuels shortage, drives up prices

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Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 2,160 views
Govt. stands by plan to upgrade Samtse Hospital despite challenges

Samtse—As industrial and development projects expand across Samtse, the rising population has created a growing demand f...

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Debsid community frustrated by poor roads and drainage

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All eyes on ACC?

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has a huge task at its hands. It is investigating a case where the Prime Minister a...

Sep 13, 2025 2 mins read 9,351 views
Caring for our elders cannot wait

The conference on long-term care (LTC) for our senior citizens may seem like just another meeting in Thimphu, but it mar...

Sep 12, 2025 2 mins read 4,787 views
Social protection for all

Bhutan’s transition to middle-income status has been a source of national pride. But there are still areas that need maj...

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A moment to reflect

When we look back on the past week or the last few days, it is a good moment to reflect on what is happening in our coun...

Sep 10, 2025 2 mins read 5,261 views
What Rinchen Dema’s story demands of us

When the story of a single mother in Thimphu appeared in Kuensel last weekend, readers responded with astonishing speed....

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Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on Saturday for “Healing for Peace,” an extraordinary event led by renowned traditional healers Master Chris Leong and Master Erik Leong, supported by a team of 20 Tit Tar practitioners and 100 DeSuung volunteers.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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