May of 2013

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Thimphu City FC beats Dzongree FC 3-1

Football

May 21, 2013 1 mins read 277 views
Impresario gets six months sentence

Crime

May 21, 2013 1 mins read 289 views
What's worrying DPT?

National Assembly Election

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 243 views
Street dogs - They're back . and they mean business

Stray Dogs

May 21, 2013 4 mins read 273 views
East is least .

National Assembly Election

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 297 views
President's absence in south concern DNT supporters

National Assembly Election

May 21, 2013 3 mins read 258 views
DNT's first promise - "a people's government"

National Assembly Election

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 255 views
Gung-ho DPT workers in T/gang ruffle feathers

National Assembly Election

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 239 views
Thimthrom common forum cancelled

National Assembly Election

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 277 views
Nubri Capital records Nu 200M inflow in four months

Company

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 272 views
Something must be wrong.

Letter to the editor

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 264 views
Coming to a (primary) climax

Editorial

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 308 views
HC acquits doctors, health officials

Health

May 21, 2013 2 mins read 272 views
The PDP manifesto

National Assembly Election

May 21, 2013 5 mins read 331 views
A ground invasion

Worms

May 21, 2013 3 mins read 314 views
Local champions Yeedzin routed in the Philippines

Football

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 362 views
Follow up on `firing' incident

Border

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 271 views
ScanCaf‚ sets up shop

IT Park

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 206 views
Meawang villagers expected more of common forum

National Assembly Election

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 277 views
The mushroom malady

Poison

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 265 views
DPT president packs them in at Pugli

National Assembly Election

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 249 views
Diseases that afflicted domestic animals

Livestock

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 252 views
Tragedy at Taktsang

Accident

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 360 views
DNT president campaigns in Menbi Tshenkhar

National Assembly Election

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 220 views
Free Wi-Fi on weekends

Letter to the editor

May 20, 2013 1 mins read 244 views
Beware! The wild mushrooms

Editorial

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 275 views
To tackle disasters together

Workshop

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 271 views
DCT president in former PM's constituency

National Assembly Election

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 243 views
Punatsangchu diverted

Hydropower

May 20, 2013 2 mins read 241 views
More applications for ballots accepted

National Assembly Election

May 20, 2013 3 mins read 313 views
Drukstar FC trounced Druk United FC

Football

May 19, 2013 1 mins read 254 views
Gongdue, Silambi to be lit up in July

Power

May 19, 2013 1 mins read 253 views
DCT is as competent as any party

National Assembly Election

May 19, 2013 1 mins read 283 views
Tshokhana avoids a near disaster

Accident

May 19, 2013 2 mins read 286 views
"We are in the business of minding our own business"

Politics

May 19, 2013 4 mins read 269 views
On prime political opponent's home ground

National Assembly Election

May 19, 2013 3 mins read 270 views
The pinch of a price hike for power

Power

May 19, 2013 1 mins read 312 views
Parties harp on Sangay shamu at Genekha forum

National Assembly Election

May 19, 2013 2 mins read 269 views
Lhuentse's common forum draws a fair crowd

National Assembly Election

May 19, 2013 2 mins read 271 views
Babesa Bhutan TechVillage in next five-year plan

Information Communications Technology (ICT)

May 19, 2013 2 mins read 266 views
A waste of time and resources?

Letter to the editor

May 19, 2013 1 mins read 286 views
To put the money where the mouth is

Editorial

May 19, 2013 2 mins read 272 views
Poor turnout worries candidates

National Assembly Election

May 19, 2013 2 mins read 294 views
After 10 years occupancy, vacate quarters

Housing

May 19, 2013 2 mins read 289 views
The mysterious killer mushroom

Poison

May 19, 2013 4 mins read 289 views
EMRS girl's team walks all over local teams

Basketball

May 16, 2013 1 mins read 240 views
Lungtenzampa MSS bags most medals

Athletics

May 16, 2013 1 mins read 308 views
South Thimphu candidates trot out party lines

National Assembly Election

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 282 views
A precious resource going cheap

DGPC

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 274 views
Social Media guide to the Elections

Social Media

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 286 views
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NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

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Restore Bhutan begins landscape revival across forest, farms, and urban areas

Bhutan has launched a nationwide drive to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban areas over t...

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MoENR to compensate landowners affected by power transmission lines

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MoENR) will begin compensating landowners affected by the right-of-way of...

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Police launch internal investigation into alleged custodial death

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has launched an internal investigation into the alleged custodial death of 33-year-old Bir...

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MoICE moves to enforce zero tolerance on pornographic and violent online content

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is moving to strengthen regulatory action against pornographic...

Dec 11, 2025 3 mins read 1,098 views
Bhutan hosts first SDG Impact Finance Forum

The SDG Impact Finance Forum kicks off in Thimphu today, a pivotal step for investment-driven development following the...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 758 views
NA endorses nine crime prevention recommendations

The government has installed a total of 896 CCTV cameras across the country as part of its crime prevention strategy, th...

Dec 11, 2025 3 mins read 716 views
A village woven in wool: Shingdreygang’s enduring mat tradition

Samtse—Upon entering homes in Shingdreygang, locally known as Jamirkot in Pemaling, guests are welcomed in a manner that...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,023 views
Infrastructure and transport ministry to review three-storey building limit

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) will form a Joint Technical Committee to review Section 8 of the Bhu...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 970 views
NA endorses courteous communication training for frontline public services

The National Assembly endorsed a set of measures to institutionalise courteous communication and respectful interaction...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 708 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 457 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 that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 357 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 733 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 532 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 1,018 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 423 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 749 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 1,118 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 552 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 775 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 962 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 2,081 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 3,012 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 4,263 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 810 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 1,863 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 1,363 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 788 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 f...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,342 views

Recents

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 that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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