November of 2011

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SAFF Championship: Bhutan plays Sri Lanka today

Football

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 522 views
Hesithangka, Wangduephodrang: Scrap racket unearthed

Crime

Nov 30, 2011 2 mins read 546 views
Balloons For Bhutan: The lighter side of GNH

GNH

Nov 30, 2011 2 mins read 507 views
Speed Limit Signs: Radar equipment to deter overspeeding

Traffic

Nov 30, 2011 1 mins read 534 views
Tshogpas posts vacant despite salary hike

Local Government

Nov 30, 2011 2 mins read 508 views
Tap stands are most important for urban dwellers

My Say

Nov 30, 2011 1 mins read 427 views
Left out in the cold

Editorial

Nov 30, 2011 1 mins read 453 views
Samtse Court Verdict: Man gets four years.

Crime

Nov 30, 2011 1 mins read 529 views
Punatsangchu I: Present damage for future gain

Environment

Nov 30, 2011 2 mins read 463 views
Dungsam deadline deferred further

Industries

Nov 30, 2011 2 mins read 499 views
Kuenselphodrang Nature Park: A capital place for recreation

Recreational

Nov 29, 2011 1 mins read 491 views
HIV/AIDS : Their number now stands at 270

Health

Nov 29, 2011 2 mins read 479 views
Black-Necked Crane: Gangtep returns with his family

Wildlife

Nov 29, 2011 2 mins read 463 views
Yangchenphug HSS: Question papers were the quarry

Crime

Nov 29, 2011 2 mins read 565 views
The Jigme Losel exemplar

Editorial

Nov 29, 2011 2 mins read 509 views
RCSC should stick to the spirit of ALA scholarships

My Say

Nov 29, 2011 2 mins read 432 views
Landowner Compensation: PM orders immediate redress

Land

Nov 29, 2011 2 mins read 480 views
September Earthquake: Homes await materials for rebuilding

Earthquake

Nov 29, 2011 2 mins read 486 views
Punatsangchhu I: Project hits `critical' stage

Hydropower- Project

Nov 29, 2011 3 mins read 451 views
House burns down in Haa

Fire

Nov 28, 2011 1 mins read 458 views
Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School: Caretaker attacked

Crime

Nov 28, 2011 1 mins read 408 views
Nyingma Kama Wang : Phuentsholing braces itself for the big blessing

Religion

Nov 28, 2011 2 mins read 537 views
Energy Trade Balance: Is the gap closing?

Trade

Nov 28, 2011 2 mins read 417 views
Roadblocks along lateral highway

My Say

Nov 28, 2011 1 mins read 451 views
Media under microscope

Editorial

Nov 28, 2011 2 mins read 499 views
Bus Service: Links Lhamoizhingkha to Thimphu

Transport

Nov 28, 2011 1 mins read 493 views
Rural Electrification Project: Dagana gets steady supply

Power

Nov 28, 2011 1 mins read 493 views
Non-Project Grant Aid: USD 2.6M for agriculture development

Diplomacy

Nov 28, 2011 2 mins read 436 views
Pemagatshel Tshogpa: No press of applicants for the post

Local Government

Nov 28, 2011 1 mins read 412 views
Award: Capital school wins accolade

Education

Nov 28, 2011 2 mins read 826 views
Druk Wangyel Tournament: Three teams through to semifinals

Archery

Nov 27, 2011 1 mins read 363 views
Three non-Bhutanese sentenced to three years

Tobacco

Nov 27, 2011 1 mins read 568 views
Cleft Clear Project: Bringing back the smile to 59 faces

Health

Nov 27, 2011 2 mins read 381 views
Jungle Camp, Wamrong: Four die as log-hit vehicle goes off road

Accident

Nov 27, 2011 0 mins read 474 views
Phuntshopelri, Punakha: Child dies in accident

Accident

Nov 27, 2011 1 mins read 462 views
Nganglam Town: "Grocery cum oil distributor"

Fuel

Nov 27, 2011 2 mins read 466 views
This boom won't go bust

My Say

Nov 27, 2011 2 mins read 470 views
Paro Int'l Airport: Visual flight rules preclude runway lights

Aviation

Nov 27, 2011 1 mins read 451 views
Rural posting as punishment

Editorial

Nov 27, 2011 2 mins read 478 views
Leadership scholarship now in HRD plan

Education

Nov 27, 2011 3 mins read 489 views
Bubbles always burst

Editorial

Nov 25, 2011 2 mins read 499 views
Healthcare for the third gender

Health-HIV/AIDS

Nov 27, 2011 2 mins read 577 views
Domestic Air Services: National Day launch still on the cards

Aviation

Nov 25, 2011 2 mins read 418 views
Tseza Gewog: Awaiting help post hailstorm

Disaster

Nov 25, 2011 1 mins read 401 views
Centenary Park: 3 years and Nu 10M later, work resumes

Construction

Nov 25, 2011 1 mins read 429 views
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Single lab delays food safety clearance

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Nu 200 million plan to build central government district for all ministries

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has begun the process of outsourcing the design of a Nu 200-million governm...

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Glacier retreat surges across Bhutanese Himalaya

Bhutan’s Himalayan glaciers are vanishing at an accelerating pace, with more than 500 small ice bodies disappearing acro...

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A single mother’s journey through fear and hope

Punakha—In a hospital room far from home, 32-year-old single mother Chungdu Lhamo from Zhemgang learned how swiftly a mo...

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A Café that kept it Simple

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When stillness stirs a nation

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Fitness is not defined by body size or age

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Movie Review: Lights, Camera, Action!

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The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

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Yarn roses, tiny dolls, and business of careful hands

Crochet, the meticulous art of creating fabric from interlocked loops of yarn, was once associated with a domestic hobby...

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The cost of delay

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A new chapter for Kuensel

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Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

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Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

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Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 6,240 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 4,669 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 4,428 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

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Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

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Birbi and the art of taking your time

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Jangchub Puen Nye

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Train Smart, Not Hard

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Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 3,422 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 4,016 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 4,133 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the r...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 3,712 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy d...

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