May of 2014

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Hazelnut plantations razed by forest fire

Forest fire

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 199 views
Saving the shrinking Kharul lake

Lake

May 16, 2014 1 mins read 177 views
Daga Trashi Yangtse dzong consecrated

Daga Trashi Yangtse dzong

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 161 views
A farm road that brought villagers back home

Migration

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 244 views
Why FCBL should expand

Perspective

May 16, 2014 4 mins read 198 views
Tourism industry looks forward to a good year ahead

Tourism

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 152 views
Windstorm victims' claims being assessed

Windstorm

May 16, 2014 1 mins read 169 views
Number of graduates seeking jobs will only grow

Employment

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 152 views
Construction irregularities drain resources

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 160 views
Audit recovers Nu 151M

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 154 views
Unhealthy conduct of health worker

Letter to the editor

May 16, 2014 1 mins read 183 views
Reminding representatives of their responsibilities

Editorial

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 163 views
Bhutan and Nepal agrees to update ASA

Aviation

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 235 views
Making NC an "effective and meaningful" player 1243

Parliament

May 16, 2014 2 mins read 190 views
Lyonchhoen congratulates BJP

Elections

May 16, 2014 1 mins read 196 views
Look beyond: HM tells parliamentarians

Parliament

May 16, 2014 4 mins read 170 views
Moenlam Chenmo

Religion

May 16, 2014 0 mins read 0 views
Olakha effluent treatment plant defunct

Pollution

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 160 views
Consider us a part, not apart: Gups

Training

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 166 views
Arson case reaches district court

Crime

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 160 views
Shechen Dharma Society launched

Religion

May 15, 2014 1 mins read 160 views
Supreme Court rules in favour of plaintiff bank

Bank of Bhutan Limited (BOBL)

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 229 views
Factual error in the education story coverage

Letter to the editor

May 15, 2014 1 mins read 139 views
For an informed local government

Editorial

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 142 views
100,000 trained in four years

ICT

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 183 views
Escaped detainee caught

Abscondee

May 15, 2014 1 mins read 0 views
Dungsam to explore hydro projects

Dungsum Cement Corporation Ltd (DCCL)

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 145 views
Eighth body found

Accident

May 15, 2014 2 mins read 155 views
Thongdrel consecration

Consecration

May 15, 2014 0 mins read 161 views
Search for the missing suspended

Accident

May 14, 2014 2 mins read 155 views
Doctors' residency program begins this July

Health

May 14, 2014 2 mins read 171 views
Local leaders nix vegetable market plans

Bajo

May 14, 2014 2 mins read 163 views
No power back up at JDWNRH

Letter to the editor

May 14, 2014 1 mins read 172 views
Gold rush

Editorial

May 14, 2014 2 mins read 193 views
Meat vendors' beef with BCCI

Trade

May 14, 2014 2 mins read 169 views
Cabinet decides to join IRENA

Energy

May 14, 2014 2 mins read 155 views
PM certifies 135 skilled workers

Zorig day

May 14, 2014 1 mins read 166 views
Waiting for the stimulant

Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP)

May 14, 2014 3 mins read 172 views
Two more inbound Indians nabbed with gold

Crime

May 14, 2014 2 mins read 186 views
MPs visit inmates

Visit

May 14, 2014 0 mins read 178 views
MoEA begins final investigation

Mining

May 13, 2014 2 mins read 215 views
Living with the silent killers

Health

May 13, 2014 3 mins read 209 views
Shopkeepers say FCBL kill their business

Shop

May 13, 2014 1 mins read 151 views
`Intrusion' into collection area continues

Cordyceps

May 13, 2014 1 mins read 174 views
Push for state-funded campaign expenses

LG Elections

May 13, 2014 2 mins read 146 views
Thimphu City Corporation: Please do something!

Letter to the editor

May 13, 2014 1 mins read 153 views
A stitch in time

Editorial

May 13, 2014 2 mins read 0 views
Education tops govt. priority list

Visit

May 13, 2014 2 mins read 163 views
Anthrax suspected in death of seven cows

Animal disease

May 13, 2014 1 mins read 153 views
Detainee escapes

Crime

May 13, 2014 1 mins read 143 views
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Clear and present dangers

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When screens become snares

The National Assembly’s recent move to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on harmful digital content is not only timely—it is overdue. For too long, we have watched from the sidelines as explicit, violen...

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Criminalising copyright violations

When the global apparel giant Uniqlo recently objected to Bhutanese retailers using its logo without permission, it set off a chain of events that now serves as a rare, and long overdue, wake-up call.

Jun 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,965 views
A crisis of image—and of accountability

Bhutan has been named among 36 countries facing potential US travel sanctions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has issued a notification urging undocumented Bhutanese in the United States to voluntarily return home.

Jun 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,845 views
Clarifying the FD tax confusion

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The sacred and the soiled

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What the tax reforms mean

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Taxes alone cannot control alcohol or tobacco

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Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read 1,915 views
Going beyond third child incentive to reverse our declining population

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Triumph long delayed by inaction?

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Why taxing fixed deposit interest makes sense

A fierce public debate has erupted over the proposed introduction of a 10 percent withholding tax on fixed deposit (FD)...

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Managing our mess: A real test of commitment?

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