March of 2017

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Emergence of more parties could hurt chances of BKP, DCT and DNT

Politics

Mar 10, 2017 2 mins read 268 views
Movie director urges ACC to investigate recent film awards

Film

Mar 10, 2017 3 mins read 258 views
Driving is a responsibility

Letter to the editor

Mar 10, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Addressing modern health challenges

Editorial

Mar 10, 2017 1 mins read 260 views
India hands over Nu 526.8M to Bhutan

Bhutan-India

Mar 10, 2017 1 mins read 253 views
Court seeks NCWC and RENEW intervention

Judiciary

Mar 10, 2017 1 mins read 342 views
NCWC to review women quota for elected posts

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

Mar 10, 2017 4 mins read 249 views
Chief Justice cautions judicial officials on breaches of conduct

Judiciary

Mar 10, 2017 2 mins read 294 views
Chhuzanggang Sherabling Anim Shedra

Anim Dratshang

Mar 10, 2017 0 mins read 224 views
Building the capacities of track and field referees

Training

Mar 09, 2017 2 mins read 214 views
Combating addiction professionally

Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA)

Mar 09, 2017 2 mins read 260 views
Bhutan observes World Kidney Day

World Kidney Day

Mar 09, 2017 1 mins read 270 views
Exorbitant hostel electricity bills at GCBS

Letter to the editor

Mar 09, 2017 1 mins read 271 views
A more gender sensitive media

Editorial

Mar 09, 2017 2 mins read 261 views
Sustainability of geo-synthetics reinforced walls questioned

Geo-synthetics Reinforced Walls (GRW)

Mar 09, 2017 2 mins read 278 views
National film awards: Filmmaker cries foul

Film

Mar 09, 2017 2 mins read 249 views
Trade deficit widens to Nu 32B

Trade

Mar 09, 2017 2 mins read 252 views
Preserving native cereals

Agriculture

Mar 08, 2017 1 mins read 290 views
Hema Hema wins award at international film festival

Film

Mar 08, 2017 1 mins read 306 views
Tshorwa grabs most awards

Film

Mar 08, 2017 1 mins read 254 views
Nu 200M town hall for Thimphu city in the pipeline

Town hall

Mar 08, 2017 1 mins read 271 views
794kgs of green chillies seized in Bajo

Chillies

Mar 08, 2017 1 mins read 259 views
Yak rearing on the decline

Letter to the editor

Mar 08, 2017 2 mins read 267 views
Reform must achieve integrity

Editorial

Mar 08, 2017 2 mins read 296 views
Jomotsangkha residents call for immediate flood protection measures

Flood protection

Mar 08, 2017 2 mins read 255 views
Supporting the widows of the 2014 boat accident

Boat accident

Mar 08, 2017 2 mins read 246 views
Bhutan observes International Women's Day

International Women's Day

Mar 08, 2017 3 mins read 327 views
Severe weather alert

Weather

Mar 08, 2017 0 mins read 299 views
The young entrepreneur of remote Gakiling

Business

Mar 07, 2017 2 mins read 266 views
Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030

Perspective

Mar 07, 2017 3 mins read 317 views
Murder suspect surrenders to police

Crime

Mar 07, 2017 1 mins read 297 views
Working on gender in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Perspective

Mar 07, 2017 4 mins read 280 views
Empower women in the workplace, advance health and development

Letter to the editor

Mar 07, 2017 2 mins read 264 views
Be bold for change

Editorial

Mar 07, 2017 1 mins read 310 views
Reconstruction of Denchukha bridge yet to start

Bridge

Mar 07, 2017 2 mins read 282 views
Judiciary to endorse regulation on accountability this week

Judiciary

Mar 07, 2017 2 mins read 300 views
A fuel depot for Tingtibi by March

Fuel station

Mar 06, 2017 1 mins read 287 views
New bird sighting takes avian count to 718

Birding

Mar 06, 2017 1 mins read 300 views
Japan provides Nu 334.2M for four grant projects

Bhutan-Japan

Mar 06, 2017 1 mins read 320 views
Unnecessary honking by city bus drivers in Kabisa

Letter to the editor

Mar 06, 2017 0 mins read 250 views
Need to streamline Dzongkha spellings

Editorial

Mar 06, 2017 2 mins read 276 views
Former mangmi elected as Dangchu's new gup

By-election

Mar 06, 2017 1 mins read 266 views
Dechheling to revive paddy cultivation

Agriculture

Mar 06, 2017 2 mins read 283 views
BBS refutes BICMA's charges

Film

Mar 06, 2017 4 mins read 261 views
Int'l Women's Day

International Women's Day

Mar 06, 2017 0 mins read 295 views
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NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

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Restore Bhutan begins landscape revival across forest, farms, and urban areas

Bhutan has launched a nationwide drive to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban areas over t...

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MoENR to compensate landowners affected by power transmission lines

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Police launch internal investigation into alleged custodial death

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MoICE moves to enforce zero tolerance on pornographic and violent online content

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is moving to strengthen regulatory action against pornographic...

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Bhutan hosts first SDG Impact Finance Forum

The SDG Impact Finance Forum kicks off in Thimphu today, a pivotal step for investment-driven development following the...

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NA endorses nine crime prevention recommendations

The government has installed a total of 896 CCTV cameras across the country as part of its crime prevention strategy, th...

Dec 11, 2025 3 mins read 633 views
A village woven in wool: Shingdreygang’s enduring mat tradition

Samtse—Upon entering homes in Shingdreygang, locally known as Jamirkot in Pemaling, guests are welcomed in a manner that...

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Infrastructure and transport ministry to review three-storey building limit

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) will form a Joint Technical Committee to review Section 8 of the Bhu...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 776 views
NA endorses courteous communication training for frontline public services

The National Assembly endorsed a set of measures to institutionalise courteous communication and respectful interaction...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 629 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 451 views
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 premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 381 views
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...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 481 views
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...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 969 views
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...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 408 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 726 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...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,093 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 stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 544 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 760 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 954 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 800 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 2,072 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 3,004 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 4,258 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...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,853 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 1,353 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 780 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 f...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,337 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 lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 604 views

Recents

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 premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

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Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-Chapcha and member of the Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly, Pemba, highlighted this while presenting a follow-up report on the poor mobile network and telecommunication services in the highlands.

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ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals from Bhutan and China with the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2025 for their contributions to protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and strengthening resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).

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