November of 2019

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What is thromde doing?

Letter to the Editor

Nov 13, 2019 1 mins read 307 views
What about the others?

Editorial

Nov 13, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
Govt. innovation key to solutions

Foreign Affairs

Nov 13, 2019 3 mins read 297 views
A rare case of urinary bladder stone caused by migration of IUCD

Health

Nov 13, 2019 3 mins read 269 views
PhoGho, size is not a problem

Culture

Nov 13, 2019 3 mins read 339 views
Three sentenced in fraud and collusion case

Crime

Nov 13, 2019 2 mins read 336 views
SOEs' salary revision to be decided this week

Economy

Nov 13, 2019 2 mins read 242 views
World Prematurity Day

Briefly

Nov 13, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Bhutanese textiles to hit the European market soon

Entrepreneur

Nov 08, 2019 2 mins read 312 views
TSMs but not quota to increase women's representation

Parliament

Nov 08, 2019 4 mins read 302 views
Gelephu boulder business in a quandary

Trade

Nov 08, 2019 5 mins read 290 views
Mind Over Matter Bhutan

Question and Answer

Nov 08, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
Bhutan to attend the ICPD 25

Foreign Affairs

Nov 08, 2019 1 mins read 294 views
All is well when meat is cheaper

Trade

Nov 08, 2019 1 mins read 294 views
MPs see issues as they reflect on first year's performance

Politics

Nov 08, 2019 3 mins read 294 views
Horsemen of Denkchung and Khomagang

Perspective

Nov 08, 2019 3 mins read 290 views
Right to Free Speech vs. State Control - A balancing dilemma

Letter to the Editor

Nov 08, 2019 2 mins read 233 views
Second thoughts on hydropower

Editorial

Nov 08, 2019 2 mins read 296 views
Much done, more to do: Health Minister

Health

Nov 08, 2019 3 mins read 272 views
TVET to become autonomous by next year

Education

Nov 08, 2019 2 mins read 291 views
Curbing corruption, a long journey ahead

ACC

Nov 08, 2019 2 mins read 253 views
No happy news for members of Happy Chips cooperative

Entrepreneur

Nov 08, 2019 4 mins read 295 views
Light at the end of hydropower tunnel

Ambassy

Nov 08, 2019 4 mins read 267 views
Bhutan plays Bahrain today

Sports

Nov 07, 2019 1 mins read 319 views
GHA's business of happiness

Foreign Affairs

Nov 07, 2019 1 mins read 261 views
Reviving Samdrupjongkhar town

Samdrupjongkhar Thromde

Nov 07, 2019 3 mins read 292 views
BBSC rebukes plaintiff's claims

Crime

Nov 07, 2019 2 mins read 293 views
Body of lam recovered

Accident

Nov 07, 2019 0 mins read 266 views
Bhutan, India and Nepal to strengthen trans-border conservation

Transport

Nov 07, 2019 2 mins read 275 views
Kabesa, a forbidden place

Letter to the Editor

Nov 07, 2019 1 mins read 274 views
The first year

Editorial

Nov 07, 2019 2 mins read 276 views
There is more in store for the health sector

Health

Nov 07, 2019 2 mins read 267 views
Toorsa boulder exporters gets some hope

Trade

Nov 07, 2019 3 mins read 243 views
Building on the foundation

Politics

Nov 07, 2019 2 mins read 323 views
Laying the foundation for change: the first year's focus

Politics

Nov 07, 2019 4 mins read 263 views
No Kuensel issue

Briefly

Nov 07, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
111 archers compete in an international archery tournament

Sports

Nov 12, 2019 2 mins read 318 views
Celebrating the feathered friends

Festival

Nov 12, 2019 3 mins read 256 views
Opposition Party's Assessment of Government's one year in office

Politics

Nov 12, 2019 5 mins read 302 views
What are the viable TSMs for Bhutan?

Letter to the Editor

Nov 12, 2019 1 mins read 322 views
Media literacy: How do we bring it near to the people?

Editorial

Nov 12, 2019 1 mins read 246 views
Locals happy over farm festival

Festival

Nov 12, 2019 2 mins read 282 views
National Assembly mulls over three sessions in a year

National Assembly

Nov 12, 2019 2 mins read 272 views
Bhutan Agro to help eastern farmers

Industry

Nov 12, 2019 2 mins read 254 views
Transporters blame government, boulder business hits rock bottom

Trade

Nov 12, 2019 5 mins read 270 views
Radio Service

Briefly

Nov 12, 2019 0 mins read 297 views
Zhabten for the 4th Druk Gyalpo

Religious

Nov 10, 2019 4 mins read 381 views
Bhutan wins silver in World Bodybuilding Championship

Sports

Nov 10, 2019 1 mins read 280 views
Langthel residents to have new crematorium by next year

Religious

Nov 10, 2019 1 mins read 325 views
Tsirang tries growing Bhutanese chilli

Agriculture

Nov 10, 2019 1 mins read 304 views
Browse Archives
MP seeks answers for Samdrupjongkhar Thromde expansion amid land shortage

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewathang-Gomdar raised concerns in the National Assembly yesterday about acute land shortages in Samdrupjongkhar Thromde, which is constraining the town’s long-term urban and economic development.

Dec 10, 2025 3 mins read 1,529 views
Agricultural exports reach 31,800 MT in first 11 months

The country exported 31, 869.7 metric tonnes (MT) of fresh agricultural produce between January and November this year,...

Dec 10, 2025 1 mins read 1,061 views
NA adopts amendments to UN disabilities convention

The National Assembly (NA) adopted amendments to reservations on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 763 views
NA demands accountability on tourism policy reforms as concerns mount

The National Assembly yesterday directed the government to submit a detailed follow-up report on the implementation of n...

Dec 09, 2025 4 mins read 1,564 views
Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck launches biodiversity collection

The country’s effort to transform ecological challenges into sustainable opportunities was a key highlight at the Youth...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 862 views
Are Bhutanese entrepreneurs ready for alternative financing?

As Bhutan looks beyond traditional bank lending and donor-driven grants, new financing avenues, such as blended finance,...

Dec 09, 2025 4 mins read 1,275 views
NC review flags narrow export base, market struggles for farmers

The National Council (NC) yesterday deliberated on a review report on key economic sectors presented by the Special Comm...

Dec 09, 2025 3 mins read 1,056 views
NA adopts International Big Cat Alliance

The National Assembly (NA) unanimously adopted the framework agreement for establishing the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) yesterday, paving the way for Bhutan to become a member.

Dec 09, 2025 1 mins read 1,096 views
Disrupted connectivity in Denchukha impacts livelihoods and local economy

Dorokha, Samtse—What should have been a routine journey turned into an ordeal when a group of teachers recently travelli...

Dec 09, 2025 4 mins read 861 views
Drukair launches Gelephu –Kolkata flight, boosting connectivity for GMC

Drukair has launched a new international air service route connecting Gelephu and Kolkata, India, which is expected to i...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 2,104 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 453 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 premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 587 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 510 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 985 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 415 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 738 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 1,100 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 546 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 764 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. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 957 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 803 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 2,077 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 3,006 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 4,260 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 1,860 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 1,354 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 782 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it f...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,339 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 605 views

Recents

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 premise that the government must protect children from harmful content that undermines their physical and mental well-being.

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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-Chapcha and member of the Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly, Pemba, highlighted this while presenting a follow-up report on the poor mobile network and telecommunication services in the highlands.

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ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals from Bhutan and China with the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2025 for their contributions to protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and strengthening resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).

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