November of 2015

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Public grievance reporting system launched

G2C

Nov 30, 2015 4 mins read 626 views
Cardamom farming goes viral in Dophuchen

Cardamom

Nov 30, 2015 3 mins read 631 views
Agarwood cultivation has not improved in more than 3 decades

Resources

Nov 30, 2015 3 mins read 585 views
LPG shortage irks Paro residents

PM visits

Nov 30, 2015 1 mins read 682 views
Low education hinders female employment

Labour

Nov 30, 2015 2 mins read 558 views
Drametse gup vacates post

Election

Nov 30, 2015 2 mins read 545 views
M-BoB application frustration

Letter to the editor

Nov 30, 2015 1 mins read 556 views
For a better world

Editorial

Nov 30, 2015 2 mins read 559 views
JPLP submission baseless and unreasonable: OAG

OAG

Nov 30, 2015 2 mins read 569 views
MPs question PHPA's cost escalation

Hydropower

Nov 30, 2015 2 mins read 606 views
28 new HIV positive cases detected

Health

Nov 30, 2015 2 mins read 609 views
Hydropower must remain a public entity: Council

Hydropower

Nov 30, 2015 3 mins read 595 views
Boar gores man

Wild boars

Nov 30, 2015 0 mins read 521 views
Head of agencies to be held accountable

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Nov 24, 2015 3 mins read 535 views
Thangchu Gonpa - a chiwog or thromde?

Thromde

Nov 24, 2015 2 mins read 542 views
Works resume on Singye river Bridge in Pasakha

Bridge

Nov 24, 2015 1 mins read 524 views
Unite and unanimously say no to violence against women and girls

Letter to the editor

Nov 24, 2015 1 mins read 515 views
A successful programme

Editorial

Nov 24, 2015 2 mins read 558 views
SAP saves govt. and schools

School Agriculture Programme (SAP)

Nov 24, 2015 2 mins read 525 views
Enterprise bill likely to return as new bill

Parliament

Nov 24, 2015 2 mins read 505 views
Bhutan - 87th freest economy

Ranking

Nov 24, 2015 4 mins read 539 views
Thromde deliberations

Thromde

Nov 24, 2015 0 mins read 555 views
Crossroad: A romance without the soapy drama

Film review

Nov 29, 2015 1 mins read 507 views
Bhutan better off with the current daily tourist tariff

Perspective

Nov 29, 2015 5 mins read 0 views
Mandarin business sours in Panbang

Mandarin business

Nov 29, 2015 2 mins read 561 views
Suspension of milk collection affects dairy farmers

Livelihood

Nov 29, 2015 2 mins read 496 views
Careful changing lanes

Letter to the editor

Nov 29, 2015 1 mins read 531 views
Growing with hydropower

Letter to the editor

Nov 29, 2015 0 mins read 563 views
Ban not the best solution

Editorial

Nov 29, 2015 2 mins read 520 views
22 smokers caught smoking in public places

Tobacco

Nov 29, 2015 2 mins read 501 views
Yebilaptsa incident is disheartening, says education minister

Q&A

Nov 29, 2015 2 mins read 541 views
Agri ministry to study Paro's irrigation channel dispute

PM visits

Nov 29, 2015 2 mins read 546 views
Not ratifying EIB agreement will be a big loss

Parliament

Nov 29, 2015 2 mins read 477 views
First forest fire in Thimphu

Forest fire

Nov 27, 2015 0 mins read 608 views
"I still have some unfinished business"

Q&A

Nov 27, 2015 2 mins read 491 views
"I am inspired to re-contest"

Q&A

Nov 27, 2015 3 mins read 603 views
A sewerage treatment plant to the rescue of Khuruthang town

Sewerage treatment plant

Nov 27, 2015 1 mins read 488 views
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Perspective

Nov 27, 2015 4 mins read 488 views
Bhutan better off with the current daily tourist tariff

Perspective

Nov 27, 2015 5 mins read 626 views
DSA for mask and folk dancers to be revised

MoHCA

Nov 27, 2015 2 mins read 512 views
ECB gears up for 2016 LG elections

Election

Nov 27, 2015 1 mins read 546 views
Thimphu's Thromde Tshogde closes for this term

Thromde

Nov 27, 2015 2 mins read 516 views
Solve LPG issue once for all

Letter to the editor

Nov 27, 2015 0 mins read 576 views
Zero accountability of BFF ground caretakers?

Letter to the editor

Nov 27, 2015 1 mins read 525 views
Time to deal with mounting waste

Editorial

Nov 27, 2015 2 mins read 503 views
Regional tourists' vehicles still an issue

Transport

Nov 27, 2015 2 mins read 527 views
A new position for `out-of-the-box thinking' civil servants

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Nov 27, 2015 2 mins read 565 views
Airlines instructed to resume domestic flights

Aviation

Nov 27, 2015 3 mins read 545 views
Gaping holes in hydropower polices

National Council

Nov 27, 2015 3 mins read 504 views
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Value-based governance: Could Bhutan pave the way for a sovereign GNH-driven approach to fighting corruption?

Bhutan is a global leader in sustainability and societal welfare. However, it is widely recognised that innovation and dynamism in its economy are stifled by systemic rigidity, resulting in over-regulation and breakdown of intersectoral cooperation. Is it possible for Bhutan to grow in line with its King’s vision for an entrepreneurial, dynamic and creative workforce that creates mindfulness prosp

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom bridge in the sky

The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gained a new altitude, literally, high above the silver-lined clouds. At 30,000 feet, the hum of the jet engines now harmonizes with the soul-soothing echoes of a traditional flute.

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Building up Bhutan's arbitral future together

A nation's maturity as a legal jurisdiction is measured not merely by its courts but by the strength of its dispute resolution architecture. This week, the Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (BADRC) convened a landmark conference with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), an occasion deserving far greater public attention than it has received.

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