March of 2019

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Constituency-based MP office on need basis

Government pledges

Mar 18, 2019 1 mins read 221 views
Govt. redefining role of SOEs

State-owned enterprises (SOEs)

Mar 18, 2019 5 mins read 225 views
Joint review meeting ends

Joint review meeting

Mar 18, 2019 0 mins read 250 views
Pelden wins gold, settles for bronze

Athlete

Mar 17, 2019 1 mins read 211 views
12 garbage trucks of waste collected from Baelangdra

Waste

Mar 17, 2019 1 mins read 241 views
Gasa tsachu churns out Nu 1.8M annually

Gasa tsachu

Mar 17, 2019 2 mins read 254 views
PM advises people to reduce rice consumption

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering

Mar 17, 2019 2 mins read 262 views
GNH - a practical development concept

GNH

Mar 17, 2019 2 mins read 228 views
Getting serious about dogs

Letter to the editor

Mar 17, 2019 1 mins read 245 views
Tell us like it is

Editorial

Mar 17, 2019 1 mins read 242 views
Five trucks, 17 blue books?

Crime

Mar 17, 2019 1 mins read 247 views
ACC releases two suspects in Toorsa case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Mar 17, 2019 2 mins read 230 views
No more lull in Lull village

Lull village

Mar 17, 2019 2 mins read 230 views
Allowance for mother and child health from August

Mother and child health (MCH)

Mar 17, 2019 5 mins read 249 views
Paro Tshechu

Paro Tshechu

Mar 17, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
RTM boosts government's confidence to graduate

Round Table Meeting (RTM)

Mar 15, 2019 3 mins read 257 views
The menstruation dilemma at Gasa tsachu

Gasa tsachu

Mar 15, 2019 2 mins read 255 views
Fire guts houses

Fire accident

Mar 15, 2019 1 mins read 260 views
128 youth in Japan register for loan deferment

Youth

Mar 15, 2019 2 mins read 262 views
Local leaders call for rules to discourage timber felling

Timber

Mar 15, 2019 2 mins read 231 views
`Trade, Not Aid', or, `Aid for Trade'

Perspective

Mar 15, 2019 4 mins read 249 views
Tashichhodzong

Perspective

Mar 15, 2019 6 mins read 268 views
Electric fence keeps wild animals away in Bumdeling

Electric fence

Mar 15, 2019 1 mins read 228 views
No protection walls along Shetikhari river

Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL)

Mar 15, 2019 1 mins read 261 views
Dagana DT resolves to ban meat during religious month

Meat ban

Mar 15, 2019 2 mins read 247 views
No guests at Phobji homestays

Homestays

Mar 15, 2019 1 mins read 240 views
JDWNRH short of 120 nurses

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Mar 15, 2019 4 mins read 284 views
Another feather in MoH cap

Letter to the editor

Mar 15, 2019 1 mins read 258 views
Recognition for humanising development

Editorial

Mar 15, 2019 2 mins read 247 views
Supreme Court convicts 9 RBA officers in DeSuung case

Crime

Mar 15, 2019 1 mins read 300 views
Thimphu thromde vs TCC 2.0

Land

Mar 15, 2019 3 mins read 242 views
Only one pledge fulfilled, says Opposition

Government pledges

Mar 15, 2019 3 mins read 263 views
Free nutritious lunch in schools? Not served!

Schools

Mar 15, 2019 3 mins read 237 views
Taxi driver caught with drugs

Drugs

Mar 15, 2019 0 mins read 261 views
Artificial turf in S/jongkhar earns Nu 520,000 in a year

Artificial turf

Mar 14, 2019 1 mins read 198 views
Poor internet connection hampers e-services expansion

Internet

Mar 14, 2019 1 mins read 230 views
PCAL approves benefits to muster roll employees

Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL)

Mar 14, 2019 1 mins read 227 views
Promises, promises

Press conference

Mar 14, 2019 4 mins read 0 views
On the 4th Human Development Report

Letter to the editor

Mar 14, 2019 2 mins read 240 views
Human development: Looking ahead

Editorial

Mar 14, 2019 1 mins read 252 views
Cracks in Gelephu hospital within months of opening

Hospitals

Mar 14, 2019 2 mins read 247 views
CSIs and CSOs, agents for sustainable graduation

Cottage and Small Industries (CSI)

Mar 14, 2019 3 mins read 250 views
Development partners commit to support graduation

Round Table Meeting (RTM)

Mar 14, 2019 3 mins read 227 views
Scholarship

Education

Mar 14, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Bhutan beats Afghanistan in a friendly match

Basketball

Mar 13, 2019 1 mins read 261 views
Women national team sees improvement despite loss

South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)

Mar 13, 2019 1 mins read 255 views
Bhutanese apprehended in Jaigaon

Crime

Mar 13, 2019 0 mins read 233 views
No dancers at Gasa tshechu

Gasa tshechu

Mar 13, 2019 2 mins read 267 views
Bimkhar village in need of electric fencing

Electric fencing

Mar 13, 2019 2 mins read 259 views
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Livestock Bill sparks debate over meat, faith, and animal welfare

The third reading of the Livestock Bill of Bhutan 2025 at the National Assembly yesterday ignited a heated debate over meat production and consumption vis-à-vis the country’s Buddhist ethos of protecting the welfare of all sentient beings, including animals.

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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...

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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 1,170 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 860 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 1,079 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...

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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 1,041 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 1,016 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 1,458 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 1,896 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.

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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 381 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 258 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 437 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 805 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 708 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 1,719 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 1,242 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 709 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 1,262 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 7,115 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 1,130 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 682 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 727 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 819 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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