May of 2020

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Four get quarantine extension

Health

May 06, 2020 1 mins read 255 views
Bhutan at lower risk of Covid-19

Health

May 06, 2020 3 mins read 250 views
Businesses in Mongar struggle to pay rent

Mongar

May 06, 2020 2 mins read 285 views
Punakha farmers fear poor chili harvest

Agriculture

May 06, 2020 2 mins read 271 views
Mourning over Choeten vandalism

Letter to the editor

May 06, 2020 1 mins read 263 views
Food for thought

Editorial

May 06, 2020 2 mins read 0 views
People continue to flout physical distancing advice

Health

May 06, 2020 1 mins read 251 views
Five investors propose to grow commercial cannabis

Health

May 06, 2020 2 mins read 306 views
FITI launches junior associate certification course

Education

May 06, 2020 1 mins read 281 views
110 small development projects worth Nu 1.732 billion approved

Indo-Bhutan

May 06, 2020 1 mins read 270 views
Jaigaon relaxes lockdown rule, P/ling residents worried

Health

May 06, 2020 2 mins read 233 views
Jomotshangkha decision based on scientific reasons and facts: PM

Health

May 06, 2020 3 mins read 268 views
Missing, and slaughtered cattle worry villagers

Crime

May 05, 2020 1 mins read 316 views
7 arrested for cattle rustling

Crime

May 05, 2020 2 mins read 278 views
Bhutanese return home after India extends lockdown

Health

May 05, 2020 1 mins read 260 views
Income from early chili draws more farmers to grow

Agriculture

May 05, 2020 2 mins read 283 views
Breaching safety protocols must be considered criminal

Editorial

May 05, 2020 1 mins read 275 views
Internal road link to connect Gomtu to P/ling

Infra-settlement

May 05, 2020 1 mins read 264 views
ADB approves USD 20M for Bhutan's Covid-19 response

Award-grant

May 05, 2020 2 mins read 285 views
60% additional data for e-learning

Education

May 05, 2020 3 mins read 247 views
Covid-19 shows expatriates take most jobs in P/ling

Health

May 05, 2020 2 mins read 249 views
BFF incurs financial loss due to Covid-19

Sports

May 04, 2020 1 mins read 280 views
Three people sentenced for cigarette smuggling

Crime

May 04, 2020 1 mins read 281 views
Bumthang initiates cordyceps collection plan

Cordyceps

May 04, 2020 2 mins read 298 views
The backbone of economy

Letter to the editor

May 04, 2020 1 mins read 320 views
The Jomotsangkha lesson

Editorial

May 04, 2020 2 mins read 294 views
Nganglam-Gyalpoizhing highway closed for 14 days

Infra-settlement

May 04, 2020 1 mins read 256 views
Gas leakage shatters an apartment

Disaster

May 04, 2020 2 mins read 324 views
Farmers now focus on growing watermelons

Agriculture

May 04, 2020 1 mins read 283 views
Canine distemper cases rising in Paro

Health

May 04, 2020 2 mins read 229 views
Additional penalties for smugglers crossing the border

Crime

May 04, 2020 3 mins read 254 views
VTOB dedicated Teacher's Day to His Majesty The King

Education

May 03, 2020 3 mins read 246 views
Volunteers build house for homeless man

Volunteers

May 03, 2020 2 mins read 256 views
Why not taxis be allowed to carry three passengers?

Letter to the editor

May 03, 2020 1 mins read 401 views
We must be averse to and fight complacency

Editorial

May 03, 2020 1 mins read 323 views
Resource shortage slows down construction sector

Infra-settlement

May 03, 2020 2 mins read 272 views
Fighting Covid-19 in NYC

Health

May 03, 2020 3 mins read 262 views
Crowding under control at vegetable complex

Phuentsholing

May 03, 2020 1 mins read 272 views
Lhamoizingkha cut-off

Infra-settlement

May 03, 2020 1 mins read 296 views
Start-ups start feeling the Covid-19 heat

Entrepreneurs

May 03, 2020 3 mins read 274 views
Landlords playing their part to help people deal with Covid-19 impact

Trashigang

May 01, 2020 1 mins read 283 views
Taxi drivers lose business, look for alternatives

Transport

May 01, 2020 1 mins read 322 views
What Covid-19 is telling us

Perspective

May 01, 2020 4 mins read 282 views
The 1955 Bumthang salt crises

Perspective

May 01, 2020 5 mins read 285 views
Dangdung BHU inaugurated

Health

May 01, 2020 1 mins read 265 views
Man commits suicide in Trashiyangtse

Bereavement

May 01, 2020 0 mins read 304 views
Vendors along the highway hang on

Trade

May 01, 2020 1 mins read 264 views
Town residents blame old habits as they enforce safety measures

Trashigang

May 01, 2020 2 mins read 273 views
Govt. to arrange flights to bring back 649 Bhutanese

Transport

May 01, 2020 1 mins read 297 views
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Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.

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Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

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Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

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Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha H...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 723 views
Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major ste...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,643 views
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-...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 697 views
MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from short-term relief to long-...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,069 views
Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, following criticis...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 831 views
ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,185 views
NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

The National Council (NC) ratified the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (B...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 936 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 467 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 140 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 655 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 p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 808 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 561 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 1,068 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 436 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 781 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 1,133 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 561 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 793 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 2,093 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 3,024 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 4,271 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....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 976 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 826 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 1,885 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 1,388 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 801 views

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