March of 2018

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Situation in Sri Lanka monitored: Foreign Secretary

Bhutan-Sri Lanka

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read 300 views
Harshest penalty will be levied on graffiti case: PM

Graffiti

Mar 07, 2018 1 mins read 287 views
Provident fund scheme mandatory for private firms: MoLHR

Provident fund (PF)

Mar 07, 2018 2 mins read 379 views
Int'l women's day

International Women's day

Mar 07, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
Voters can cast vote with expired CID

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Mar 06, 2018 1 mins read 318 views
Yangtse DT revives traditional dining

Trashiyangtse dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Mar 06, 2018 2 mins read 319 views
Motorable road to connect Geling gewog office

Road

Mar 06, 2018 1 mins read 281 views
Contractor sues Shongpangkha gewog administration for payment

Crime

Mar 06, 2018 1 mins read 228 views
How are we inspiring our young?

Letter to the editor

Mar 06, 2018 1 mins read 261 views
The ills of poor planning

Editorial

Mar 06, 2018 2 mins read 239 views
Samtse throm chooses Ngawang Nidup for NC seat

National Council

Mar 06, 2018 0 mins read 326 views
Five gewogs in Dagana nominate their NC candidate

National Council

Mar 06, 2018 3 mins read 317 views
DCT is legally not a political party: ECB

Politics

Mar 06, 2018 3 mins read 274 views
Ministry revokes transfer of female health assistants

Health

Mar 06, 2018 2 mins read 268 views
Media arbitrator and media agencies meet

Media

Mar 06, 2018 0 mins read 271 views
Four gewogs in Tsirang nominate their NC candidates

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 286 views
Barp gewog nominates its NC candidate

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 314 views
Two found dead in Phuentsholing

Accident

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 288 views
Ngatshang gewog nominates incumbent member

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 293 views
Vegetable shed underused in Tsimalakha

Vegetable shed

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 294 views
No abandoned baby brought to JDWNRH

Crime

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 291 views
All NC aspirants nominated in Lhuentse

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 264 views
Samtse gewog nominates businessman as NC candidate

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 258 views
Forest fire: solutions can be found

Letter to the editor

Mar 05, 2018 0 mins read 320 views
How's there shortage?

Editorial

Mar 05, 2018 2 mins read 328 views
Thimphu begins its Dhamngoi Zomdu

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 2 mins read 224 views
Gasa's Khatoed gewog chooses its candidate

National Council

Mar 05, 2018 1 mins read 260 views
Due process followed to relieve executives: RICBL board

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Mar 05, 2018 3 mins read 272 views
MHPA deadline extended by three months

Hydropower

Mar 05, 2018 2 mins read 253 views
Indo-Bhutan Car Rally flags off

Car Rally

Mar 04, 2018 0 mins read 275 views
Japanese wins 5th Bhutan International Marathon

Marathon

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read 293 views
PM leaves for Brussels and Switzerland

PM visits

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read 290 views
Health ministries of Bhutan and Thailand sign MoU

Memorandum of understanding (MoU)

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read 292 views
Three NC candidates nominated from four gewogs in T/yangtse

National Council

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read 272 views
Labour minister to stay on leave until ACC says so: PM

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read 230 views
Works sub-contracted on East-West Highway construction

Road

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read 282 views
Mobile gynaecological clinic for BHUs without female HA

Health

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read 282 views
RCSC awaits Cabinet response on LGCF

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read 273 views
On Kuensel's March 3 editorial

Letter to the editor

Mar 04, 2018 1 mins read 284 views
Award or payment?

Editorial

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read 242 views
Idea of corporatising JDWNRH dropped: PM

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Mar 04, 2018 2 mins read 292 views
Former RICBL ED moves court; CEO appeals to labour ministry

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Mar 04, 2018 3 mins read 385 views
Women's day workshop

Workshop

Mar 04, 2018 0 mins read 338 views
We will now play like champions: BCCB

Cricket

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read 289 views
Drapham dzong archaeological monograph released

Drapham Dzong

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read 361 views
Paro completes four of 11 dhamngoi zomdu

National Council

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read 286 views
Wangdue completes 10 of 16 gewog zomdu

National Council

Mar 02, 2018 1 mins read 291 views
Chukha approves two PSL projects

Hydropower

Mar 02, 2018 2 mins read 281 views
Blasting works claim life in Trashiyangtse

Accident

Mar 02, 2018 1 mins read 264 views
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Fiscal risks must be assessed before next pay revision, says Finance Minister

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Universities must shape identity and purpose: Educators

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Bhutan–ICIMOD partnership strengthens mountain futures

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BDB to close gewog offices, transition to agency-banking model

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Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck graces soft launch of biodiversity-based collection

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Thimphu City FC wins BIFA Open Football Tournament title in extra time

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Sarpang land market cools from two-year high

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Biren Kafley’s death: Custodial death or negligence?

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NC review exposes major barriers to Bhutan’s trade and export sectors

The country’s export, manufacturing, and trade sectors continue to face persistent structural and logistical hurdles tha...

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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 its carbon-negative status while contributing to international climate mitigation efforts.

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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 national importance. In the last five years, 936 trained health professionals left the sector. The current crisis...

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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 explore new, sustainable ways to harness hydropower, the opportunity for transformative growth has never been clearer.

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The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has been defined more by participation than performance. Our small te...

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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 least secure forms of employment. This mismatch is not an emerging concern; it has become a s...

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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 National Crop and Livestock Insurance Scheme on No...

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 619 views
Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are not simply enter...

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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, giv...

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Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship between the two nations, one that transcends politics and reflects...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 702 views
Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,319 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 3,177 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting simil...

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,679 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,453 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

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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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