May of 2014

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At NA, NC today

National Council (NC)

May 22, 2014 0 mins read 167 views
What of newspapers' erratic publication

Media

May 21, 2014 2 mins read 199 views
Forest fire arsonists get off scot-free

Disaster

May 21, 2014 2 mins read 201 views
Court orders at-loggerheads gewogs to share source

Water

May 21, 2014 2 mins read 176 views
JDWNRH's overburdened dialysis unit

Health

May 21, 2014 3 mins read 180 views
Plight of villagers in remote villages

Letter to the editor

May 21, 2014 1 mins read 188 views
The cut and thrust of Question Hour

Editorial

May 21, 2014 2 mins read 232 views
Four performance agreements signed with PM

Governance

May 21, 2014 1 mins read 180 views
BOIC is illegal: DNT

Business

May 21, 2014 2 mins read 202 views
Tweaking eligibility criteria for Attorney General

National Council (NC)

May 21, 2014 1 mins read 181 views
Tsamdro, sokshing will be leased

Land

May 21, 2014 3 mins read 194 views
Charges against 12 people dismissed

Crime

May 21, 2014 3 mins read 208 views
Mountain Echoes

Mountain Echoes

May 21, 2014 0 mins read 236 views
NC discusses DT submissions

National Council (NC)

May 20, 2014 3 mins read 225 views
Seized tusk may belong to killed elephant

Wildlife

May 20, 2014 1 mins read 185 views
Bajo - Is the building boom about to burst?

Housing

May 20, 2014 3 mins read 190 views
Opposition denied question hour?

National Assembly

May 20, 2014 1 mins read 201 views
Tour guide and 3 police constables get six years each

Crime

May 20, 2014 2 mins read 174 views
Manpower shortages and unemployment contradictory

Letter to the editor

May 20, 2014 1 mins read 230 views
Secure the checkpoints

Editorial

May 20, 2014 2 mins read 193 views
ACC report highlights embezzlement, fraud and bribery

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

May 20, 2014 2 mins read 178 views
NC discusses road right-of- way

National Council (NC)

May 20, 2014 1 mins read 183 views
NA nixes paid leave for tshogpas

National Assembly

May 20, 2014 2 mins read 184 views
A descent into a debt trap?

Report

May 20, 2014 2 mins read 164 views
Body found

Missing

May 20, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
Tango renovation threatens priceless artworks

Monastery

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 168 views
Hydro project won't impact township project

Hydropower projects

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 183 views
Nu 0.83M insurance claims for Bidung's razed houses

RICBL

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 164 views
USD 17.4M for urban development

Credit

May 19, 2014 1 mins read 212 views
Stringent law necessary for negligent fathers

Letter to the editor

May 19, 2014 1 mins read 181 views
Legislating a loophole?

Editorial

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 159 views
Second highest audit recoveries come from districts, gewogs

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 164 views
Misappropriation of Bangkok referral funds

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 179 views
Assembly agrees to allow LG officials to do businesses

National Assembly

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 175 views
ACC exposes corruption in immigration service

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

May 19, 2014 2 mins read 185 views
Helping fire victims

Forest fire

May 19, 2014 0 mins read 177 views
Anthrax confirmed killer of 7 Narang cows

Animal disease

May 18, 2014 1 mins read 217 views
ILCS hold entrepreneurship fair

Institute of Language and Culture Studies (ILCS)

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 184 views
Forest fire leaves Bidung high and dry

Forest fire

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 196 views
Lack of coordination affects throm residents

Agriculture

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 210 views
Thai initiative takes off

Tourism

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 217 views
More university graduates being recruited

Employment

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 196 views
Stray cattle menace in Thimphu

Letter to the editor

May 18, 2014 1 mins read 152 views
Unexpected gifts of disasters

Editorial

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 161 views
WTI Society Day observed in Thimphu

Information Technology (IT)

May 18, 2014 3 mins read 140 views
Unresolved irregularities in the corporate and NGO world

Report

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 177 views
Substantial decrease in irregularities

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 18, 2014 2 mins read 190 views
Bhutan-India ties transcend politics

Diplomacy

May 18, 2014 1 mins read 191 views
Parliament agenda

Parliament

May 18, 2014 0 mins read 256 views
Ninth body found

Accident

May 16, 2014 1 mins read 189 views
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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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