November of 2021

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Talking rice self-sufficiency again

Editorial

Nov 25, 2021 2 mins read 599 views
Man sentenced to 3 years for illegal possession of firearm

Crime

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 621 views
ECB disqualifies Dangchu gup's nominee, OAG reviews probable charges

Election

Nov 25, 2021 4 mins read 542 views
Price of commodities rise despite tax revision

Economy

Nov 25, 2021 2 mins read 654 views
NA agrees to join International Solar Alliance

Parliament

Nov 25, 2021 2 mins read 662 views
Gender-based violence rose by 53 percent during the pandemic

Gender

Nov 25, 2021 3 mins read 633 views
Student takes exams from hospital

Education

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 616 views
UN50 roadshow calls for climate action among teacher trainees

Climate

Nov 24, 2021 2 mins read 584 views
Watch out for wild animals!

Letter to the Editor

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 581 views
Costly errors

Editorial

Nov 24, 2021 2 mins read 571 views
103 aspirants make it past dhamngoi zomdu

Election

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 588 views
Stepfather and landlord booked for rape in Zhemgang

Crime

Nov 24, 2021 0 mins read 569 views
RAA revokes Dangchu gup candidate's audit clearance

ACC-RAA-OAG

Nov 24, 2021 1 mins read 559 views
MoAF's 60 percent rice self-sufficiency target questionable

Agriculture

Nov 24, 2021 2 mins read 597 views
ECB repeats dhamngoi zomdus in three chiwogs

Election,

Nov 24, 2021 4 mins read 560 views
Tackling mental health holistically

Health

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 729 views
NLC to launch Druk One Map next year

Agriculture

Nov 23, 2021 3 mins read 630 views
ACC investigates former Patshaling gup's case

Crime

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 551 views
Who will clear the overgrown plants along the highway?

Letter to the Editor

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 566 views
Fixing the tax leakage

Editorial

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 667 views
PAC finds lack of communication impedes audit recovery

ACC-RAA-OAG

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 588 views
New road safety regulations to begin from January 2022

Transport

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 583 views
Wild animal disappears after attacking a man

Wild Life

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 528 views
Court hears police's charges against Penjore

Judiciary

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 684 views
Elephants destroy paddy in Samtse

Wild Life

Nov 23, 2021 1 mins read 607 views
CSOs should serve society, not selves: MPs

CSO

Nov 23, 2021 2 mins read 594 views
Team Agay Zhoem wins veteran football championship in Trongsa

Sports

Nov 22, 2021 0 mins read 533 views
The girls have done it again!

Sports

Nov 22, 2021 1 mins read 551 views
Water woes of the Gyalpoizhing College of IT

Water

Nov 22, 2021 1 mins read 612 views
Water project gives hope to Patshaling farmers

Water

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 578 views
Marry the Five-year plans and Gewog Development Plans for modern Bhutan

Letter to the Editor

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 653 views
Ensuring road safety

Editorial

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 619 views
Fake finance minister account on social media

Media

Nov 22, 2021 2 mins read 621 views
Myopia in children rising in the country

Health

Nov 22, 2021 3 mins read 624 views
TVET reform plan begins

Labour

Nov 22, 2021 3 mins read 585 views
Phuentsholing beyond the 100 Covid-free days

Health

Nov 22, 2021 3 mins read 608 views
Informed Parenting - The Need of the Hour

Perspective

Nov 21, 2021 4 mins read 571 views
Lauri residents unhappy with GC road blacktopping progress

Road

Nov 21, 2021 1 mins read 615 views
Therapeutic capital of the south under lockdown

Letter to the Editor

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 618 views
Gaydrungs wait

Editorial

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 603 views
Making organic compost from degradable waste

Agriculture

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 672 views
48 vying for gup and mangmi post in Zhemgang

Election

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 564 views
Remembering road traffic victims

Road

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 609 views
DRC to come with BITS and GST to seal tax leakage by July next year

Parliament

Nov 21, 2021 2 mins read 719 views
No legal basis to question the use of General Reserve: Finance Minister

Parliament

Nov 21, 2021 3 mins read 620 views
Bhutan lose warm-up matches to UAE

Sports

Nov 19, 2021 1 mins read 557 views
Precious time lost as street address implementation drags

City

Nov 19, 2021 2 mins read 571 views
Heritage at Risk as urbanization spreads

Feature Story

Nov 19, 2021 4 mins read 620 views
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Gangzur’s pottery tradition gets a new lease of life

A year ago, the centuries-old art of Dza-zo (earthen pottery) in Gangzur Gewog was hanging by a thin thread. Just two ageing artisans were keeping the tradition alive from a modest workshop about five kilometres outside Lhuentse town. Today, a local co-operative, comprising 10 members including youth and a male artisan, is working to carry the craft into another generation.

Sep 26, 2026 2 mins read 1,505 views
Oldest Kushuthara weaver prepares to leave the loom

Lhuentse—Shaded from the scorching summer sun by a traditional house, Sithar Lhamo rests her glasses on her wrinkled for...

Sep 26, 2026 2 mins read 2,252 views
A walk in the Himalayas spotlights climate change impacts

Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh—For six days, more than 1,000 people from Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maalysia, Singapore and Vietnam...

Sep 26, 2026 4 mins read 1,440 views
“Bhutan must turn growth into jobs”

It has been a fascinating first year! Living in Bhutan is such a privilege and I’ve been deeply impressed by both the Royal Government of Bhutan’s and His Majesty’s drive and commitment.

Sep 26, 2026 7 mins read 2,179 views
Pelsups look for solutions where wildlife and livelihoods intersect

When elephants maraud through fields at night, farmers in southern Bhutan do not simply lose crops – they lose sleep and...

Sep 26, 2026 4 mins read 2,693 views
Microfinance offers lifeline for borrowers shut out of traditional banking

When Pema Namgyel needed capital to expand his scrap business, he did not shop around for the lowest interest rate. The...

Sep 26, 2026 3 mins read 2,026 views
Bhutan becomes first country to launch Gross Ecosystem Product at national level

Bhutan became the world’s first country to adopt a Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) at the national level, with Prime Minis...

Sep 26, 2026 3 mins read 2,350 views
Bhutan’s jobs-skills paradox persists

The country’s private sector is projected to create 10,750 jobs between 2026 and 2030, but recent recruitment figures suggest that available vacancies do not automatically translate into opportunities for jobseekers.

Sep 26, 2026 3 mins read 1,537 views
Skills, financing and red tape: The hurdles facing Bhutan’s ICT industry

Despite policy measures and regulatory reforms aimed at promoting the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) an...

Sep 26, 2026 7 mins read 1,648 views
Prime Minister pitches GMC to the world at the UN

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay used Bhutan’s address to the General Debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly o...

Sep 26, 2026 6 mins read 1,937 views
Ask Mr Bhutan: “Money can’t buy happiness.” Is it true, when everything is dependent on money?

Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...

May 30, 2026 2 mins read 4,733 views
Duchen Nga Zom: What a butter lamp and a few flower petals can teach us

Duchen Nga Zom is a duzom—an auspicious convergence of sacred time within the Buddhist calendar, marked by the meeting o...

May 30, 2026 4 mins read 4,686 views
The virus, the fear, and the freedom beyond both

Hantavirus is not a single virus but a family of rodent-borne viruses that occasionally spill over into humans, sometime...

May 24, 2026 4 mins read 4,895 views
Whose face are you wearing?

The desire for happiness is universal, and beauty, prestige, and wealth have always been seen as pathways to achieve it....

May 16, 2026 4 mins read 5,495 views
A memoir of hustle and heartache

May 11, 2026 3 mins read 6,081 views
The spending paradox

A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.

Jun 20, 2026 2 mins read 5,486 views
Bridging the middle gap

The Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service,...

Jun 17, 2026 2 mins read 8,394 views
Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators,...

Jun 13, 2026 2 mins read 5,212 views
Overseas employment isn’t the solution

The conflict in the Middle East has once again exposed our dependence on overseas employment as a pressure valve for dom...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 5,812 views
United for Project 108

Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erect...

Jun 06, 2026 2 mins read 5,187 views

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