May of 2004

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Preparation of national adaptation plan of action begun

Lake

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 239 views
Screening in schools draws complaints

Education- Student

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 204 views
On elections and democracy

Kuensel

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Four more infected with HIV

Health-HIV/AIDS

May 14, 2004 0 mins read 265 views
Villagers build own farm road

Roads

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 223 views
Yarn makers optimistic markets will bounce

Handicraft

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 223 views
Power tiller tracks, a better option to provide rural access

Agriculture Activities

May 28, 2004 3 mins read 292 views
Develop SMEs, create more jobs

Labour and Human Resource

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 223 views
Planned township for Lhuentse

Dzongkhags

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 230 views
YDRC successful in rehabilitating juveniles

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 225 views
Towards sharing a common pool of tourists

Tourism

May 28, 2004 3 mins read 311 views
Work on the east-west highway behind time

Roads

May 28, 2004 4 mins read 262 views
Vehicle accessory thieves caught

Crime

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 208 views
Foundation provides free surgery

Health Disease

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 230 views
Quality assurance plan needed for construction

Ministry of Work & Housing

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 198 views
HIV/AIDS dominate WHO assembly in Geneva

Health-HIV/AIDS

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 168 views
Building ties with Singapore

Bhutan-Asia

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 239 views
A matter of height

Druk Air

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 179 views
Honourary consul visits Bhutan

Visitors

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 196 views
Need for search and rescue team

Kuensel

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 175 views
Ura tshechu

Kuensel

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 190 views
Safe travel

Kuensel

May 28, 2004 0 mins read 180 views
Privatise health service

Letters to the Editor

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 221 views
Closer to the people

Letters to the Editor

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 197 views
Streamline Phuentsholing

Letters to the Editor

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 231 views
Tackling corruption

Editorial

May 28, 2004 3 mins read 0 views
Bhutan needs to strengthen relations with northeast India

Bhutan- India

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 241 views
Ban lifted on import of poultry from India

Agriculture Activities

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 207 views
Bribery trial completed, verdict awaited

Crime

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 218 views
Hard drugs seized

Crime

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 203 views
Investigation underway in Paro election

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

May 28, 2004 2 mins read 167 views
Trashigang to re-elect councillor candidate

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

May 28, 2004 1 mins read 192 views
Rapist sentenced

Crime

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 0 views
Encouraging shitake cultivation

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 143 views
Double laning Thimphu -Phuentsholing highway

Roads

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 201 views
Bringing the world's largest book to Bhutan

Books

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 195 views
Expressway to be ready next year

Roads

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 183 views
Urban Trashigang skips stray sterlisation campaign

City Corporation

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 175 views
Yedzin club leads in A division national league tournament

Sport

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 206 views
Jobs created but employment slow

Labour and Human Resource

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 176 views
No legal teeth to enforce basic food standards

Consumers

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 175 views
Matsutake export picks up again

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 21, 2004 3 mins read 176 views
Farmers welcome timely rain

Agriculture/Horticulture

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 191 views
45 teams competing in Coronation Cup tournament

Sport

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 194 views
Environmental education through participation

Education- Schools

May 21, 2004 1 mins read 186 views
The spider and the piglet

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 227 views
Paddy cultivation reintroduced in Bumthang

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 189 views
Supposed tax evasion questioned

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 185 views
Professionalising Bhutanese guides

Tourism

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 219 views
Audit objects to embassy payments

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 21, 2004 2 mins read 196 views
Browse Archives
Dry spell and water shortage hinder paddy cultivation in Thangchhenang

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Women’s football team confident after opening victory

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Govt. outlines legislative plans for fiscal year 2025-2026

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Agricultural exports soar to Nu 3.51 billion

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Jul 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,174 views
Thimphu Thromde’s drainage system inadequate, upgrades ahead

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Jul 08, 2025 3 mins read 874 views
Local business in Tading thrives, driven by pandemic and toll fees

Samtse—What began as a period of widespread hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic has, surprisingly, reshaped the local...

Jul 08, 2025 2 mins read 2,528 views
Health ministry to develop radiation emergency policy

The nation’s readiness for radiation emergencies has come under scrutiny following a recent Joint External Evaluation (J...

Jul 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,507 views
Launch of Bhutan Baccalaureate

His Majesty the King graced the launch of the Bhutan Baccalaureate at the Druk Gyalpo’s Institute in Dungkar Dzong, Paro on July 4.

Jul 07, 2025 2 mins read 2,551 views
MoAL opens agricultural pathways for PWDs

While the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) continues to prioritise food and nutrition security as its core mandate, it is increasingly adopting a more inclusive vision—one that recognises the meaningful participation of persons wit...

Jul 07, 2025 3 mins read 2,141 views
When screens become snares

The National Assembly’s recent move to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on harmful digital content is not only timely—it is overdue. For too long, we have watched from the sidelines as explicit, violent, and morally corrosive material has crept into our phones, homes, and minds.

Jun 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,144 views
Criminalising copyright violations

When the global apparel giant Uniqlo recently objected to Bhutanese retailers using its logo without permission, it set off a chain of events that now serves as a rare, and long overdue, wake-up call.

Jun 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,948 views
A crisis of image—and of accountability

Bhutan has been named among 36 countries facing potential US travel sanctions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has issued a notification urging undocumented Bhutanese in the United States to voluntarily return home.

Jun 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,826 views
Clarifying the FD tax confusion

Whether the confusion stems from discussions in Parliament or how the media has reported them, many people, including those without a fixed deposit account, are concerned about the proposed tax on fixed deposit (F...

Jun 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,103 views
The sacred and the soiled

Two spiritual events. Two vastly different outcomes. What separates the squalor left behind at the recent oral transmission from the orderly conclusion of the menlam chenmo gathering is not money...

Jun 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,922 views
What the tax reforms mean

In recent days, the National Assembly has passed some major tax reforms. From introducing a flat 5 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) and increasing excise duties on harmful products to taxing...

Jun 19, 2025 2 mins read 1,618 views
Taxes alone cannot control alcohol or tobacco

Alcohol, tobacco, carbonated drinks, and other non-essential or harmful products will become more expensive starting Jan...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read 1,902 views
Going beyond third child incentive to reverse our declining population

Bhutan’s fertility rate has dropped from over six children per woman in the 1980s to just 1.7 in 2017, far below the rep...

Jun 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,358 views
Triumph long delayed by inaction?

We are on the verge of becoming a malaria-free nation. This is no small feat. From tens of thousands of cases in the 1990s to zero local transmissions since November 2021, the turnaround is remarkable. But to paint this...

Jun 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,569 views
Beyond improving public service

Public service delivery in Bhutan is expected to improve significantly with the launch of the Integrated Service Centre and the enhancement of the Contact Centre. These initiatives are designed to provide a one-st...

Jun 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,951 views
AmA by Deki Natural Dyes

In an age dominated by fast fashion and synthetic dyes, a Bhutanese entrepreneur is turning to the past to craft a more...

Apr 09, 2025 3 mins read 13,577 views
BOB introduces flexible credit line and premium cards

The Bank of Bhutan (BoB) unveiled two financial products—Credit Line Limit (CLL) and BOB Premium Card—at a networking ev...

Mar 31, 2025 2 mins read 15,979 views
Online potato auction boosts trade and revenue

Potato trade has seen a major transformation since the launch of the online auction system under the Bhutan Commodities...

Mar 31, 2025 2 mins read 14,280 views
Mountain Hazelnuts secures USD 7.9M investment for climate-resilient farming

Mountain Hazelnuts, one of Bhutan’s first fully foreign direct investment (FDI) companies, has secured USD 7.9 million e...

Mar 31, 2025 1 mins read 16,692 views
Bhutan auctions wine on global stage

For the first time, Bhutanese vintage wine will go under the hammer on the global stage, marking a historic moment for t...

Mar 28, 2025 2 mins read 17,378 views
A big problem for a small airport

There is another record, one we would rather not be associated with. In just the first five months of 2025, nearly 29 ki...

Jun 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,953 views
Plastic ban: Why it’s failing

Consider this: of the 172 metric tonnes of waste generated daily in Bhutan, plastics constitute roughly 36 percent, with...

Jun 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,039 views
Why taxing fixed deposit interest makes sense

A fierce public debate has erupted over the proposed introduction of a 10 percent withholding tax on fixed deposit (FD)...

Jun 10, 2025 2 mins read 3,733 views
Managing our mess: A real test of commitment?

Waste has always been Bhutan’s quiet embarrassment—a problem we have seen, smelled, and stepped around, yet never truly...

Jun 09, 2025 2 mins read 2,071 views
Govt. can make home ownership possible

When the Changjiji low-income housing project began over two decades ago, there was a hopeful rumour: tenants might even...

Jun 07, 2025 2 mins read 3,312 views

Recents

Symbol of friendship: His Majesty gifts takins to Thai Royals

As a royal gift from His Majesty The King of Bhutan, a pair of takins (one female and one male) are being gifted to Their Majesties The King and Queen of Thailand. The translocation of the two takins from Bhutan to Thailand is expected around January 2026, pending royal approval, according to the Acting Chairman of the Board of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand, Jade Donavanik.

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A sound problem!

“Sound check, sound check!” If you’ve attended a meeting, seminar, or workshop lately, you have likely heard this familiar phrase, usually followed by screeching microphones, echoing sound systems, or a projector refusing to cooperate.

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Justice sector must fast track before His Majesty’s 10-year vision goes up in smoke

His Majesty's pace on GMC Airport construction must be taken as an example to reform the justice sector's sluggish progress on the 10-year transformation goals outlined in December 2024. Seven months have passed since His Majesty the King delivered his transformative Royal Address on December 17, 2024, during the 117th National Day celebrations. In that pivotal address, His Majesty articulated a c

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