March of 2004

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Introducing license fee for TV

Letters to the Editor

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 375 views
Private sector requests excise refund

BCCI (Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 385 views
Monks can intervene in HIV/AIDS prevention

Health-HIV/AIDS

Mar 26, 2004 4 mins read 341 views
Lights bring change to Chorten Kora

Tshechu

Mar 26, 2004 4 mins read 443 views
Badminton popular, facilities needed

Sport

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 350 views
Schools

Education- Schools

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Rangjung dratshang Khenpo killed in Namling plunge

Accident

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 385 views
Drametse Dombee sand quarry row continues

Dzongkhags

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 440 views
UNFPA goodwill ambassador to visit eastern dzongkhags

UNFPA

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 331 views
Old Gangkha lhakhang will be rebuilt

Monasteries

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 356 views
Ministry to allot land for new industries in Pasakha

Bhutan - Trade

Mar 26, 2004 3 mins read 470 views
Eliminating gender discrimination

National Women Association (NWA)

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 388 views
Kurichhu shutdown

Hydro Project

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 395 views
Schooling disadvantaged children

Disabled

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 360 views
"WFP has a strong partner in Bhutan"

WFP (World Food Program)

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 332 views
Bangladeshi community celebrates 33rd Independence and National day

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 314 views
Thanks to WFP

Kuensel

Mar 26, 2004 0 mins read 325 views
Children need to know

Letters to the Editor

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 357 views
Training, misused ?

Editorial

Mar 26, 2004 3 mins read 319 views
Bhutanese history on display

Bhutan - History

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 330 views
Education loan draws a rush of clients

National Pension Board (NPB)

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 356 views
Indian foreign secretary visits Bhutan

His Majesty the King, who granted an audience to the Indian foreign secretary, Mr Shashank, on March 26, said that the close friendship and cooperation between India and Bhutan co...

Mar 27, 2004 2 mins read 0 views
No scholarships for Class XII repeaters

Education-Scholarships

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 347 views
HIV claims more victims

Health-HIV/AIDS

Mar 26, 2004 2 mins read 299 views
Capital punishment abolished in Bhutan

His Majesty

Mar 26, 2004 1 mins read 376 views
Austrian funded projects on track

Bhuta- Austria

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 345 views
New raffles rules

Lottery

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 340 views
Bhutan positive about SAF games

South Asian Federation Games (SAFG)

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 311 views
Offender to be fined

Forest Fire

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 341 views
Guidelines for urban development activities

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 343 views
Financial institutions discuss credit bureau

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 318 views
Phuentsholing bus terminal not convenient say travellers

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 333 views
NITM working on new herbal tonic

Indigenous Hospital

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 271 views
WFP in Bhutan continues to hold strong

WFP (World Food Program)

Mar 19, 2004 3 mins read 305 views
SAARC music award in Islamabad

Awards

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 335 views
Chenary hydel to resume generation of power

Power

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 319 views
Dictionary delayed

Books

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 328 views
Chagzampa's iron link chain found

A 23-feet long iron link chain belonging to the era of the Iron bridge builder in Bhutan, drupthob Thangtong Gyelpo alias Chagzampa was recovered on February 20 by project DANTAK from the Pachhu...

Mar 20, 2004 2 mins read 334 views
US$ 2,44,000 to control citrus greening

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 330 views
Years lost in waiting

Letters to the Editor

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 325 views
Good private schools, a necessity

Letters to the Editor

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 370 views
A WWE fan

Letters to the Editor

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 347 views
NCD's view on the wild boar project

Letters to the Editor

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 331 views
Minding others' business

Editorial

Mar 19, 2004 3 mins read 346 views
2002-2003 sees drop in domestic revenue

Revenue and Custom

Mar 19, 2004 1 mins read 333 views
Moenlam Chenmo in Trashiyangtse

Religion

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 322 views
BPC goes after power thieves

Power

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 337 views
Bhutan and the EC

Bhutan-European Countries

Mar 19, 2004 2 mins read 349 views
US ambassador in Bhutan

Bhutan and other Countries

Mar 26, 2004 0 mins read 394 views
Excess liquidity: myth more than reality ?

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Mar 19, 2004 3 mins read 340 views
Browse Archives
Livestock Bill sparks debate over meat, faith, and animal welfare

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Dec 02, 2025 4 mins read 2,510 views
NC seeks clarity on improved corruption score amid public distrust

National Council members questioned Bhutan’s improved score on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Ind...

Dec 02, 2025 3 mins read 1,060 views
Opposition MP quizzes government on high youth unemployment

The government is intensifying efforts to tackle youth unemployment by focusing on workforce preparation, creating more...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 1,180 views
Govt. encourages private sector as harvester demand outpaces supply

The Farm Machinery Corporation Limited (FMCL) has increased combine harvesters deployment to meet growing demand for eff...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 862 views
In Zhemgang, even the forest has a voice

Needless to say, Zhemgang is Bhutan’s true eco-tourism capital, a district where 93.87 percent forest cover turns the landscape into a living, breathing wilderness.

Dec 02, 2025 4 mins read 1,084 views
Lhak-Sam marks World AIDS Day in Genekha

World AIDS Day, observed yesterday, did not take place in a grand hall or under bright lights. Instead, it took place in the cool, shaded forest of Genekha, Thimphu at Lhak-Sam’s Community-Based Care and Livelihood Centre, a place many peop...

Dec 02, 2025 3 mins read 1,093 views
Denchukha road reopens after two-month closure

Dorokha, Samtse—Road connectivity has been temporarily restored in Denchukha after the gewog remained cut-off for nearly...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,044 views
NA revisits disability rights after international objections

The National Assembly’s (NA) Women, Children and Youth Committee will review and present an amendment to Bhutan’s reserv...

Dec 01, 2025 1 mins read 1,019 views
MP questions uneven implementation of Road’s Right of Way

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dramedtse-Ngatshang, Mongar, Kinzang Wangchuk, highlighted growing public concerns ove...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,463 views
TV outage sparks outrage in Punakha

Punakha—When the Global Peace Prayer and the Kalachakra empowerment ceremonies began in Thimphu earlier this month, Norbu Wangdi of Dapchegang in Guma Gewog, Punakha hoped to watch the historic event from home. Instead, his t...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,897 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 calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,996 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. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 383 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective strategy for protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 303 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 473 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. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 813 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 710 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,720 views
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...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,246 views
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...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 714 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it feels like a crisis, there's no pandemic to blame this time and despite common belief, the cold weather is not t...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,264 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesson in how nations should conduct themselves at a time when the world seems determined to spira...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 537 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into concrete economic gains. The first-of-its-kind carbon credit agreement with Singapore allows Bhutan to monetise...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 746 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 2,965 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 7,120 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 4,209 views
Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of natio...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,131 views
The hydropower vision is crystal clear

The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explo...

Nov 22, 2025 2 mins read 683 views
The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has...

Nov 21, 2025 2 mins read 729 views
A hard, but not a new question

We are producing what can be called our most educated generation, but are offering them some of the most limited and lea...

Nov 20, 2025 2 mins read 822 views
A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the...

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 562 views

Recents

Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective strategy for protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.

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