May of 2013

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Special package for the old pledged

National Assembly Election

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 222 views
DNT president kicks off campaign in home constituency

National Assembly Election

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 239 views
The same wine in different bottles?

National Assembly Election

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 226 views
An exciting common forum?

National Assembly Election

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 275 views
Cheating the election commission?

Letter to the editor

May 16, 2013 1 mins read 238 views
The welcoming party

Editorial

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 300 views
PDP candidates miss common forums

National Assembly Election

May 16, 2013 1 mins read 295 views
BKP to stay on ...

National Assembly Election

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 274 views
Mushroom poisoning kills three

Poison

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 0 views
High Court upholds Gyalpoi-zhing verdict

Land

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 241 views
ARV for severely bitten Wangdue child sent from Thimphu

Dogs

May 16, 2013 1 mins read 263 views
Development is the common agenda

Development Project

May 16, 2013 2 mins read 269 views
Switzerland ambassador in Bhutan

Ambassador

May 16, 2013 0 mins read 233 views
Into door-to-door campaign mode

National Assembly Election

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 270 views
Invasion of armyworm

Pest

May 15, 2013 3 mins read 246 views
Light at the end of the rural-urban tunnel?

Personalities

May 15, 2013 4 mins read 242 views
Out of circulation for at least a year

Aviation

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 255 views
Walkers, watch out!

Pedestrian

May 15, 2013 3 mins read 288 views
Workmen's compensation scheme launched

Bhutan Insurance limited (BIL)

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 224 views
Stock listing not on agenda

Letter to the editor

May 15, 2013 1 mins read 262 views
All's well?

Editorial

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 260 views
High Court upholds district court verdict

Crime

May 15, 2013 1 mins read 262 views
PDP president in Samtse

National Assembly Election

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 229 views
DCT impresses Bumthap women

National Assembly Election

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 290 views
RCSC rap on `political' teachers' knuckles

Politics

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 232 views
Guidelines need re-look: ECB

National Assembly Election

May 15, 2013 2 mins read 250 views
Japan team contributes

Bhutan-Japan

May 15, 2013 0 mins read 269 views
Cricket

Cricket

May 14, 2013 0 mins read 0 views
Tsirang aspirants make their spiel

National Assembly Election

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 302 views
Bangkok Hospital opens office in Bhutan

Hospital

May 14, 2013 1 mins read 300 views
The Stevia initiative

Horticulture

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 292 views
Wooing Bumthang voters

National Assembly Election

May 14, 2013 3 mins read 251 views
A stitch doing time...

Prison

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 359 views
Lukewarm response to Samtse common forum

National Assembly Election

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 228 views
A man with no mean hand at the loom

Personalities

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 252 views
No space in P/ling for a quarantine station

BAFRA

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 241 views
On and off!

Letter to the editor

May 14, 2013 1 mins read 306 views
Small steps, greater good

Editorial

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 263 views
DCT starts campaign from ancient capital

National Assembly Election

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 267 views
Nu 3B needed to harness ICT promise

Planning

May 14, 2013 3 mins read 287 views
Druk Green mulls stock listing

DGPC

May 14, 2013 2 mins read 216 views
Not quite birds of a feather

National Assembly Election

May 13, 2013 1 mins read 218 views
Former DPT candidates to now serve as party advisors

National Assembly Election

May 13, 2013 1 mins read 299 views
Drukair profit drops despite improved performance

Drukair

May 13, 2013 2 mins read 210 views
A successful makeover

Education

May 13, 2013 3 mins read 229 views
In the eye of the storm

National Assembly Election

May 13, 2013 2 mins read 247 views
New bridge built by dzongkhag engineers

Bridge

May 13, 2013 2 mins read 243 views
To establish a nexus in series of burglaries

Crime

May 13, 2013 3 mins read 238 views
Of apolitical civil servants

Letter to the editor

May 13, 2013 1 mins read 202 views
Bent, if not broken

Editorial

May 13, 2013 2 mins read 244 views
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Twenty visits to Bhutan, and counting

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the tongue do new ones spring from the heart. My earnest prayer through these columns is that happiness may someday become a natural and central part of our daily language and living.

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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....

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The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

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Restore or lose it altogether

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

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Will our education transformation be equitable?

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The never-ending tourism debate

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Ready to take off from GMC

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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...

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To eat meat or not!

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Disaster preparedness is our best defence

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Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 571 views
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Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,097 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 3,038 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

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Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,277 views
Equity in education merits discourse

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Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

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Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

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When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

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Recents

The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

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When the yaks died in Merak

A warming winter, shifting migrations, and unknown illnesses swept through Merak last year, killing hundreds of yaks, zo, and zomu, leaving this semi-nomadic community fighting for its future.

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