November of 1999

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Mongolia : learning from Bhutan

Education- NFE

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 249 views
Political changes admired - German Ambassador

Bhutan - Germany

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 261 views
Laundromat for Thimphu

Private Sector

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 233 views
Towards an efficient judiciary

Judiciary

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 282 views
Accident victim makes `miracle recovery'

Accident

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 273 views
Lottery: Changing lives and fortunes

Lottery

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 270 views
Bear attacks woman

Accident

Nov 26, 1999 0 mins read 291 views
Indigenous practitioners thrash out ideas, trends and problems

Indigenous Hospital

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 251 views
Taking the MRP concept to the eastern dzongkhags

Dzongkhags

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 297 views
Speeding major cause of accidents: police

Accident

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 262 views
Hope for a homeless man

Social Problem (Bhutan)

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 274 views
Agencies review and discuss the Environmental Assessment Act

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 269 views
Quality childcare important for overall development

Health Mother and Child Programme

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 263 views
Forestry Conference resolves to bring uniformity to its programmes

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 285 views
Scriptures instead of money ?

Letters to the Editor

Nov 26, 1999 0 mins read 281 views
Chumey power failure: clarifications

Letters to the Editor

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 252 views
Dungdungnyelsa-Zelela road, a part of a larger plan

Letters to the Editor

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 262 views
Contributing to a cleaner city

Letters to the Editor

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 254 views
Restructuring on

Editorial

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 251 views
Laproscopic surgery introduced

Health/Doctors/Patients

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 275 views
Secretaries appointed

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Nov 26, 1999 2 mins read 263 views
False ID cards

Crime

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 287 views
Policemen sentenced for forgery

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Nov 26, 1999 1 mins read 262 views
Media advice

Telecommunication Department

Nov 26, 1999 0 mins read 309 views
IT Training

Computer/Internet

Nov 26, 1999 0 mins read 291 views
Education

Institutions

Nov 26, 1999 0 mins read 483 views
Consultations

Bhutan- Denmark/Finland/Norway

Nov 26, 1999 0 mins read 278 views
Browse Archives
Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.

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Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,243 views
Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 948 views
Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha H...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 745 views
Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major ste...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,705 views
Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 715 views
MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from short-term relief to long-...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,102 views
Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, following criticis...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 851 views
ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,228 views
NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

The National Council (NC) ratified the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (B...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 962 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 470 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 335 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 684 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 820 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 565 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,089 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 446 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 786 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,139 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 564 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 804 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,096 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 3,031 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,272 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 979 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 829 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,891 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,390 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 802 views

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