November of 2011

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World Bank Country Director: "Bhutan made good use of bank funds"

World Bank

Nov 07, 2011 2 mins read 333 views
After housing, its water now

Town

Nov 06, 2011 1 mins read 294 views
New Township: Land acquisition formalities completed

Town

Nov 06, 2011 3 mins read 403 views
Phuentsholing Hospital: A physician-deficient medical facility

Health

Nov 06, 2011 3 mins read 354 views
CORRIGENDUM

DHI

Nov 06, 2011 0 mins read 0 views
Upgrade the Thimphu sewerage treatment plant

My Say

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 324 views
Two-way expat worker policy

Editorial

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 345 views
17th Summit: PM leaves for the Maldives

SAARC

Nov 06, 2011 1 mins read 313 views
Gelephu Airport: April 2012 deadline will be met

Civil Aviation

Nov 06, 2011 1 mins read 284 views
Folk Heritage Museum: To make a living one

Heritage

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 355 views
Steel Plants: A comeback

Trade

Nov 06, 2011 2 mins read 287 views
Japan-Bhutan relations : Celebrating beautiful handwriting

Japan-Bhutan Relations

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 345 views
Social Media: Bhutanese blog goes viral in Singapore

Internet

Nov 04, 2011 3 mins read 347 views
Afghans knock Bhutan out

Cricket

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 307 views
Coronation archery: A surprise and an expected comeback

Archery

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 307 views
Gorgan-Shingkhar road takes off

Road

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 328 views
154 goats saved in 3 months

Tsethar

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 361 views
Cardamom Boom: A bumper crop this year

Agriculture

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 312 views
TMT Bars: Steel prices skyrocket

Industry

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 357 views
A message from the Japanese ambassador

My Say

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 316 views
Will we work?

Editorial

Nov 04, 2011 2 mins read 309 views
Fourth petrol price hike of the year

Fuel

Nov 04, 2011 1 mins read 336 views
`Software' earning hard cash again?

Trade

Nov 04, 2011 3 mins read 289 views
Construction Industry: Building a blue-collar brigade

Employment

Nov 04, 2011 3 mins read 322 views
Eastern Bhutan: Double whammy for potato farmers

Agriculture

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 325 views
ICIMOD : Media's role in fostering green economy

Environment

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 307 views
Annual General Meeting : Draft bill to be tabled in Parliament

BCCI

Nov 03, 2011 1 mins read 295 views
Not informative enough

My Say

Nov 03, 2011 1 mins read 292 views
WB gave Nu 90 M, rest from pvt sector

My Say

Nov 03, 2011 1 mins read 308 views
Clearing the deckhands

Editorial

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 346 views
2nd Urban Development Project : Dechencholing LAP ready to kick off

Town- Thimphu

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 333 views
Tobacco : 5 non-Bhutanese nabbed for selling

Tobacco

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 271 views
Petrol price likely to increase

Fuel

Nov 03, 2011 0 mins read 310 views
Bhutan-India Development Cooperation : Shifting resources

Bhutan-India Relation

Nov 03, 2011 2 mins read 318 views
Landfill for S Jongkhar town

Environment- Garbage

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 289 views
SMS Facility : Clients want more alerts

BOB

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 280 views
Gelephu-Dathghari Gate : Traffic moves after 48-hour standstill

Strike

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 327 views
2011 Human Development Index : Bhutan ranks low in social equality

Ranking

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 348 views
Zero waste for maximum returns from limited resources

My Say

Nov 02, 2011 3 mins read 273 views
Rule or rollback?

Editorial

Nov 02, 2011 2 mins read 323 views
Walk-in interviews for Wipro

Employment

Nov 02, 2011 2 mins read 310 views
Illegal foreign workers have a fortnight to leave

Immigration

Nov 02, 2011 1 mins read 304 views
Two killed in truck accident

Accident

Nov 02, 2011 0 mins read 297 views
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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, the hydropower project is going to be completed. Few infrastructure projects in the country’s history have tested national confidence as this one. If the completion of project now appears back on the horizon, it comes at an extraordinarily high cost.

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Cost of complacent breathing

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Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

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Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 1,635 views
A common destiny, a collective future

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Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 2,057 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,287 views
The true measure of public service

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Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,275 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 1,281 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 1,510 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 1,653 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 1,325 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 Mo...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,950 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 countr...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,231 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 1,556 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...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,998 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 iss...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,287 views

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