November of 2016

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Making a living playing online games

Gaming

Nov 25, 2016 3 mins read 412 views
An age-old culture in the face of modernity

Film review

Nov 25, 2016 1 mins read 388 views
Living in darkness

Settlement

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 451 views
An unwelcome bypass for some

Business

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 412 views
Australia to help UNDP restore water treatment plant in Gelephu

UNDP

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 476 views
No special treatment for auditors: RAA

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 375 views
Kiwifruit cultivation gaining popularity

Agriculture

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 387 views
PM honorary laureate for German Sustainability Award

Award

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 395 views
Leading cause of violence against Women

Alcohol

Nov 25, 2016 3 mins read 400 views
Need to do away with current assessment system

Letter to the editor

Nov 25, 2016 1 mins read 478 views
Let's spend more wisely

Editorial

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 373 views
MPs interpret Supreme Court writ

National Assembly

Nov 25, 2016 3 mins read 374 views
Differences in Bhutan-China border dispute minimised

National Assembly

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 412 views
RICB to open new branch in Dorokha today

RICB

Nov 25, 2016 0 mins read 439 views
NC questions sustainability of Central Schools

National Council (NC)

Nov 25, 2016 4 mins read 429 views
Health ministry and WHO to enhance emergency preparedness

Collaboration

Nov 24, 2016 2 mins read 435 views
Blacktopping of gewog centre roads in Zhemgang on track

Road

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 425 views
23 HIV positive cases detected in six months

HIV

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 389 views
Thanks to the traffic police

Letter to the editor

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 388 views
Need to get figures right

Editorial

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 407 views
Opposition enquires about RTI Bill

National Assembly

Nov 24, 2016 3 mins read 380 views
Govt. spends Nu 43M on Prados

Vehicles

Nov 24, 2016 2 mins read 406 views
NA endorses conditions of Paris Agreement

National Assembly

Nov 24, 2016 2 mins read 377 views
PM praises Desuups for dedicated service

Desuung

Nov 23, 2016 1 mins read 405 views
Reviving the art of Chog-Zhi-Bur-Zo

Crafts

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 464 views
Preparing for seismic hazards

Workshop

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 405 views
Where are the dustbins?

Letter to the editor

Nov 23, 2016 1 mins read 423 views
Preventing forest fires

Editorial

Nov 23, 2016 1 mins read 0 views
NA to pass Bhutan Red Cross Society Bill today

National Assembly

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 472 views
City Bus Service gets 18 new buses

Transport

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 448 views
NC unsatisfied with agricultural sector growth

National Council (NC)

Nov 23, 2016 5 mins read 401 views
Eliminating violence against women, girls

Event

Nov 23, 2016 3 mins read 399 views
NC passes civil aviation bill

National Council (NC)

Nov 22, 2016 2 mins read 413 views
BoB introduces Kiosk banking

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 499 views
SC dismisses appeal in BNB vs Penjore case

Judiciary

Nov 22, 2016 2 mins read 410 views
SDF and UNDP to jointly implement projects

Collaboration

Nov 22, 2016 3 mins read 380 views
On Kuensel's editorial "Testing times have come"

Letter to the editor

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 370 views
Changing face of our society

Editorial

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 447 views
Govt. pre-finances Nu 2.3B

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 392 views
Govt. unsure about Chamkharchhu project commencement date

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 2 mins read 382 views
Thailand waives visa fees for 19 countries

Visa

Nov 22, 2016 0 mins read 466 views
Marriage bill to be tabled in summer session of 2017

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 3 mins read 376 views
Unemployment still a concern: Opposition

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 3 mins read 408 views
Symposium

Symposium

Nov 22, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Student dies in fall

Accident

Nov 21, 2016 1 mins read 434 views
Three washed away in Samdrupjongkhar

Accident

Nov 21, 2016 1 mins read 407 views
Duenmang tshachu gets facelift

Tshachu (hot spring)

Nov 21, 2016 2 mins read 454 views
Court unmoved by arguments in JPLP tax-evasion case

Judiciary

Nov 21, 2016 4 mins read 416 views
Getting priorities right for continued support

Environment

Nov 21, 2016 2 mins read 433 views
Need to introduce self-care programme in the schools

Letter to the editor

Nov 21, 2016 1 mins read 767 views
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Fighting online scams

The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication, business, education, entertainment, and entrepreneurship.

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