May of 2019

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Third construction fair opens in Thimphu

Construction Fair

May 10, 2019 2 mins read 460 views
Going to Bhutan? No plastic then, say Jaigaon vendors

Plastic ban

May 10, 2019 2 mins read 453 views
Exporters to visit Bangladesh to sort out boulder issue

Bhutan Exporters Association (BEA)

May 10, 2019 3 mins read 457 views
More issues surface on surface collection

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 10, 2019 2 mins read 446 views
Accident

Accident

May 10, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
When public structures are damaged

Dantak

May 09, 2019 3 mins read 452 views
Influenza B outbreak in Paro under control

Health diseases

May 09, 2019 1 mins read 437 views
Reform improves LPG availability, but complaints persist

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

May 09, 2019 2 mins read 532 views
Warmrong residents wait for ECCD centre

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

May 09, 2019 1 mins read 468 views
Taking ECCD to rural communities

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

May 09, 2019 2 mins read 412 views
Responsive Governance in 21st Century

Letter to the editor

May 09, 2019 1 mins read 504 views
It happens only in Bhutan

Editorial

May 09, 2019 2 mins read 473 views
Bhutan presents report to UN Human Rights Council

UN

May 09, 2019 1 mins read 408 views
ACC suspends licenses in sewer lines construction case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

May 09, 2019 2 mins read 515 views
New tents pitched to continue moenlam chenmo

Religion

May 09, 2019 1 mins read 458 views
Boulder business hits rock bottom in Gelephu

Boulder business

May 09, 2019 5 mins read 524 views
Construction Fair begins

Construction Fair

May 09, 2019 0 mins read 446 views
Artificial turf revives football in Samtse

Artificial turf

May 08, 2019 2 mins read 515 views
LPG laden truck tumbles at Ossey

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

May 08, 2019 2 mins read 450 views
Reconstruction of Yongla Goenpa completed

Yongla Goenpa

May 08, 2019 1 mins read 444 views
National gender equality policy in the offing

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

May 08, 2019 4 mins read 474 views
Is penalising car owners sustainable?

Letter to the editor

May 08, 2019 1 mins read 530 views
Conservation vs. economic benefits

Editorial

May 08, 2019 2 mins read 484 views
Police investigate defamation case

Crime

May 08, 2019 1 mins read 477 views
When stocks run dry in the highlands

Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL)

May 08, 2019 3 mins read 505 views
BRCS celebrates 2nd foundation day

Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS)

May 08, 2019 1 mins read 446 views
MHPA awaits grid sync

Hydropower

May 08, 2019 2 mins read 443 views
Deep down under the surface

Department of Geology and Mines (DGM)

May 08, 2019 3 mins read 480 views
Temporary ECCD at Lhuentse PS

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

May 08, 2019 0 mins read 475 views
P'ling thromde reuses landfill

Landfill

May 07, 2019 1 mins read 497 views
Bhutan's bird count reaches 743

Birds

May 07, 2019 2 mins read 452 views
Tsirang to relocate crematorium

Crematorium

May 07, 2019 1 mins read 508 views
Craving for pothole free roads

Letter to the editor

May 07, 2019 2 mins read 493 views
Pressure on our land

Editorial

May 07, 2019 2 mins read 486 views
13 bus accident survivors discharged

Accident

May 07, 2019 2 mins read 480 views
Kolkata bound Bhutan Post bus collides

Accident

May 07, 2019 1 mins read 454 views
Bhutan to present third UPR today

Universal periodic review (UPR)

May 07, 2019 1 mins read 460 views
HWC endowment fund targets USD 35M

Human wildlife conflict (HWC)

May 07, 2019 2 mins read 472 views
Highland development programme flagged down

Highlanders

May 07, 2019 2 mins read 591 views
DoR lists 10 defaulting contractors

DoR

May 07, 2019 0 mins read 466 views
Grooming youth for employment

Employment

May 06, 2019 2 mins read 471 views
Nimshong farmers to cultivate paddy without water this year

Agriculture

May 06, 2019 1 mins read 411 views
20 unique projects from 20 dzongkhags?

Projects

May 06, 2019 2 mins read 436 views
Airport shuttle bus service to start soon

Bus service

May 06, 2019 1 mins read 463 views
Exploring opportunities for energy secured Bhutan

Hydropower

May 06, 2019 2 mins read 498 views
On Bhutan Telecom's data charges

Letter to the editor

May 06, 2019 1 mins read 444 views
Education City: indecision is both ridiculous and expensive

Editorial

May 06, 2019 1 mins read 450 views
JDWNRH records 13 deliveries a day

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

May 06, 2019 1 mins read 413 views
Hejo's treatment plant partially operationalised

Treatment plant

May 06, 2019 2 mins read 410 views
ACC suspends machinery hiring firm

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

May 06, 2019 1 mins read 475 views
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Policy versus ground reality

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A costly reality

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Recents

Electoral laws must evolve with time

As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the silence.

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Changlimithang violence exposes vacuum in stadium security

The violence that erupted during the Bhutan Premier League match between Thimphu FC and Drukpa FC at Changlimithang Stadium on July 7, 2026, has exposed a gap in the country’s football security arrangements and raised the question of who, ultimately, is responsible for the safety of players, officials, and spectators.

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