March of 2017

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On the tracksuit ruling

Letter to the editor

Mar 27, 2017 1 mins read 275 views
Making our roads safe

Editorial

Mar 27, 2017 1 mins read 305 views
Global money week begins

Global money week

Mar 27, 2017 1 mins read 336 views
Man cons people using social media

Social media

Mar 27, 2017 4 mins read 326 views
Japan to provide much-needed diagnostic machines

Bhutan-Japan

Mar 27, 2017 2 mins read 320 views
Women are increasingly breaking barriers

k2

Mar 17, 2017 4 mins read 274 views
No Dakpa turns up for Kora

Religion

Mar 26, 2017 1 mins read 257 views
Sighting of Godlewski's bunting takes count to 719 birds

Birding

Mar 26, 2017 2 mins read 261 views
Zamlingzor farm road non-functional

Road

Mar 26, 2017 1 mins read 272 views
The white elephant of Panbang

Agriculture

Mar 26, 2017 2 mins read 326 views
Thimphu facing serious stray dog problem

Letter to the editor

Mar 26, 2017 1 mins read 319 views
An important digital milestone

Editorial

Mar 26, 2017 1 mins read 307 views
Remains of missing student found in Perth, Australia

Missing

Mar 26, 2017 1 mins read 363 views
Samtse shopkeepers told to vacate stalls by April 1

Samtse

Mar 26, 2017 2 mins read 286 views
OAG reviewing land case dating back to 1970s

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Mar 26, 2017 4 mins read 297 views
Credit growth a concern for growing imports

Economy

Mar 26, 2017 2 mins read 314 views
Hitting the shuttlecock the Bhutanese way

Badminton

Mar 24, 2017 2 mins read 276 views
Fire destroys house

Fire accident

Mar 24, 2017 0 mins read 333 views
Dhamdum substation brings reliable power to Samtse

Power

Mar 24, 2017 1 mins read 298 views
The EU at 60: Pillar of a multipolar world

Perspective

Mar 24, 2017 3 mins read 330 views
A new party in the making

Politics

Mar 24, 2017 2 mins read 318 views
125 B.Ed grads could miss out on govt. jobs

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Mar 24, 2017 2 mins read 283 views
Man gets nine years for sex with a minor

Crime

Mar 24, 2017 3 mins read 282 views
The cons of the track suit rule

Letter to the editor

Mar 24, 2017 1 mins read 306 views
A much awaited agreement

Editorial

Mar 24, 2017 1 mins read 284 views
Drug resistant TB cases on the rise

Disease

Mar 24, 2017 3 mins read 332 views
25th year of Pro Bhutan, Germany

Bhutan-Germany

Mar 24, 2017 1 mins read 284 views
Police begin naming and shaming suspects

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Mar 24, 2017 3 mins read 296 views
Caste system practices questioned

Caste system

Mar 24, 2017 4 mins read 318 views
Earth Hour

Earth Hour

Mar 24, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Mechanised sweeper to clean Thimphu's roads and drains

Sweeping machine

Mar 23, 2017 1 mins read 288 views
Encouraging more learners

Workshop

Mar 23, 2017 3 mins read 302 views
Reconstruction of Mangdezam in Rendibi resumes

Bridge

Mar 23, 2017 2 mins read 266 views
Need to address the mounting issue of waste

Letter to the editor

Mar 23, 2017 0 mins read 326 views
Tracksuit ruling requires more thought

Editorial

Mar 23, 2017 2 mins read 285 views
River course change leaves Norbuthang wetlands fallow

Irrigation

Mar 23, 2017 2 mins read 264 views
61 LG posts up for grabs

Election

Mar 23, 2017 2 mins read 318 views
Govt's first data centre launched

Data centre

Mar 23, 2017 2 mins read 312 views
Bhutan, B/desh to sign inland water transport agreement in April

Inland water route

Mar 23, 2017 2 mins read 370 views
High-level advocacy programme underway

High-level advocacy programme

Mar 22, 2017 3 mins read 278 views
Librarians share concerns at the first library symposium

Library

Mar 22, 2017 3 mins read 271 views
Police search for auto-stripping suspect

Crime

Mar 22, 2017 1 mins read 263 views
Hindu Dharma Samudaya submits complaint against pundit

Complaint

Mar 22, 2017 1 mins read 261 views
Tigers in the alpine zone are "awesome"

Letter to the editor

Mar 22, 2017 1 mins read 247 views
Dealing with fire accidents

Editorial

Mar 22, 2017 1 mins read 320 views
Lack of evidence leads to ACC dropping cases

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Mar 22, 2017 2 mins read 284 views
BICMA insists that BBS must pay

Film

Mar 22, 2017 2 mins read 292 views
Thimphu gets an eye centre

National Eye Centre

Mar 22, 2017 2 mins read 257 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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Ready to take off from GMC

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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...

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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

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 stra...

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Equity in education merits discourse

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Deeper than HIV/AIDS

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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...

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

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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

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Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

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The classic egg and chicken situation

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Recents

Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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