November of 2018

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Cardamom export to India comes to a complete halt

Cardamom

Nov 30, 2018 3 mins read 850 views
Good mandarin yield but inferior quality

Mandarin

Nov 30, 2018 2 mins read 770 views
Yonphula domestic airport sees more passengers

Yonphula domestic airport

Nov 30, 2018 3 mins read 749 views
MBoB Indemnity Contract

Perspective

Nov 30, 2018 6 mins read 901 views
Food systems: A powerful tool to prevent noncommunicable diseases

Perspective

Nov 30, 2018 3 mins read 935 views
Ever the same old Vice Principal of Sherubtse College...

Perspective

Nov 30, 2018 6 mins read 795 views
CE enrollment decreases

Continuing Education (CE)

Nov 30, 2018 1 mins read 901 views
JICA reconstructs four bridges along Gelephu-Trongsa highway

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Nov 30, 2018 1 mins read 834 views
Man sentenced to 9 and half years for rape of minor

Crime

Nov 30, 2018 1 mins read 813 views
2017 best year for tourism yet

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Nov 30, 2018 1 mins read 788 views
Not a spicy issue to intervene?

Letter to the editor

Nov 30, 2018 1 mins read 787 views
The vacuum

Editorial

Nov 30, 2018 2 mins read 780 views
Gedu police detain two for rape of a minor

Crime

Nov 30, 2018 1 mins read 830 views
Health ministry to roll out PCV from January 2019

Health

Nov 30, 2018 3 mins read 758 views
Number of White Bellied Herons decline

White Bellied Herons

Nov 30, 2018 3 mins read 764 views
Brick import hitting hard on local producers

Bricks

Nov 30, 2018 3 mins read 782 views
World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

Nov 30, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Gold Cup returns

Football

Nov 29, 2018 2 mins read 720 views
Kanglung residents upset over delay in fuel depot construction

Fuel

Nov 29, 2018 2 mins read 791 views
Dhamdum Industrial Park approves 21 projects

Dhamdum Industrial Park (DIP)

Nov 29, 2018 2 mins read 727 views
Women and politics

Letter to the editor

Nov 29, 2018 1 mins read 797 views
Changing the education system

Editorial

Nov 29, 2018 2 mins read 808 views
DNT to elect new party president

Politics

Nov 29, 2018 1 mins read 761 views
ADB provides USD 35M in grant for two projects

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nov 29, 2018 2 mins read 773 views
ACC implicates contractor and two education officials in Minjey school construction

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Nov 29, 2018 3 mins read 836 views
Enrollment declines in primary schools

Schools

Nov 29, 2018 3 mins read 853 views
Japan Week begins this weekend

Bhutan-Japan

Nov 29, 2018 0 mins read 753 views
Trashigang flood restoration works yet to begin

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Nov 28, 2018 2 mins read 755 views
15 acres of land left fallow at Thimyul

Land

Nov 28, 2018 2 mins read 940 views
Tsirang and Mongar recognised as best performing dzongkhags in NA election

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Nov 28, 2018 1 mins read 730 views
Cyber security should be inclusive

Letter to the editor

Nov 28, 2018 0 mins read 1,247 views
The problem with poor distribution

Editorial

Nov 28, 2018 2 mins read 767 views
2,017 Bhutanese studying in Australia

Scholarship

Nov 28, 2018 3 mins read 718 views
Draft action plan gets a boost

Conference

Nov 28, 2018 2 mins read 827 views
Hydropower loan forms 94 percent of INR debt

Hydropower

Nov 28, 2018 2 mins read 687 views
Teacher attrition rate continues to increase

Teachers

Nov 28, 2018 1 mins read 935 views
ADB grant signing today

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Nov 28, 2018 0 mins read 832 views
MoIC to draft a national cyber security strategy

MoIC

Nov 27, 2018 2 mins read 764 views
Artists document natural pigments used in paintings

Artists

Nov 27, 2018 1 mins read 722 views
Exporters expect better mandarin business this season

Mandarin

Nov 27, 2018 2 mins read 754 views
Asia-Pacific takes stock of ambitious development targets

Perspective

Nov 27, 2018 4 mins read 730 views
ACC asks non-declarants of assets to pay penalty

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Nov 27, 2018 2 mins read 810 views
32 elephants recorded in Gelephu

Wildlife

Nov 27, 2018 1 mins read 768 views
Reversing migration

Letter to the editor

Nov 27, 2018 1 mins read 783 views
Our development conundrum

Editorial

Nov 27, 2018 2 mins read 763 views
Direct admission for masters programme in ECU, Australia for RUB graduates

Royal University of Bhutan (RUB)

Nov 27, 2018 1 mins read 814 views
RENEW honours its volunteers

RENEW

Nov 27, 2018 3 mins read 805 views
Fire guts three sawmills in Haa

Fire accident

Nov 27, 2018 1 mins read 745 views
Not a matter of ability but mentality

Conference

Nov 27, 2018 3 mins read 742 views
Bhutan thanks Australia for the successful separation surgery

Conjoined twins

Nov 27, 2018 3 mins read 718 views
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Unlicensed motorcycle riding nearly triples

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Petrol recoups Nu 75.3 million against Nu 67.4 million in support

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Puna-III project advances to DPR stage, construction targeted for 2028

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Central banks call for unified regulations on cross-border payments

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Trade, transport, agriculture, credit cards breach NPL threshold

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Rituals take the biggest share of household expenditure

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Ten listed companies declare dividends for FY 2025

Ten companies listed on the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL) have declared dividends for the financia...

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From rice to resilience: Rethinking diet and health in modern Bhutan

The summit’s goals were noble, but turning speeches into action that improves the lives of ordinary people requires practical measures backed by strong political and social will.

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Between disaster and devotion

We are not lumps of rock, and so we naturally feel the pain of those affected by such tragedies. The great Dzogchen master Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche gave an example: if we see a child struck by a bus, we rush to...

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From ore to opportunity: Ensuring natural wealth remains national wealth

Natural resources can provide an important opportunity to diversify an economy, create employment, and generate governme...

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Same choice, same result: A letter to someone in recovery

There are two simple reminders from the recovery community that are worth bearing in mind: “Whatever the problem, drugs...

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The colour drains from the scene

Sure, here’s a version edited to fit the lower word limit. For two weeks I have woken to the silhouette of a large potted plant, its leaves etched against the pale morning light.

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The empathy and humility to say yes

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Aug 08, 2026 4 mins read 1,659 views
Forever young–really?

“Don’t even think for a moment that you are not going to die” is a quote by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. It expresses a simple truth — one of the fundamental realities of existence. Yet few...

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The social media river: Guiding youth energy online and off

Generally, I believe heavy-handed bans are less effective, as they tend to fuel black markets and push unhealthy activit...

Jul 25, 2026 4 mins read 2,239 views
Life is dukkha — Now what?

Drukpa Tshezhi, which falls on 18 July this year, commemorates the first teaching the Buddha gave after his enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree.

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Bored stiff

All of us carry a subtle, nagging insecurity about who we are — a persistent need to confirm that there is a solid, permanent self we call “me.” This ins...

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All's well when it ends fairly

It is not often that students expelled from school, for whatever reason, make it to the media or a national newspaper. However, when the parents of two students, who have now been relocated to a new school, approached Kuensel seeking help, they hoped that a story going public through the media would help them get some justice and make decision-makers rethink.

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Addressing the engineer shortage

Bhutan is entering one of the most ambitious periods of development in its history. Hydropower projects are expanding, major infrastructure investments are taking shape, and the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is expe...

Sep 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,119 views
The illusion of the conscious plate

More than 400 delegates from over 60 countries gathered this week at Dungkar Dzong for what Bhutan hosted as the world’s first “conscious food summit”. The idea sounds lofty.

Sep 05, 2026 2 mins read 808 views
Strengthening early warning systems

The flood that struck the Nepal-Tibet border in the last week of August has claimed more than a thousand lives, with thousands still unaccounted for.

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A cold reminder

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Aug 29, 2026 3 mins read 1,214 views
Buyer’s market, seller’s rules

Every day, roughly 38 Bhutanese walk into a car showroom or apply for an import letter, ready to spend on the second-largest purchase of their lives. That should be a buyer’s market. Instead, the rules governing it are wri...

Aug 26, 2026 3 mins read 1,940 views
Beyond an 'Et Tu, Brute' case?

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Aug 22, 2026 2 mins read 3,225 views
Rethinking Phuentsholing’s economy

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The buck must stop somewhere

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The bridge to cheaper goods

The findings from the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CCAA) latest study should worry anyone who cares about the future of Phuentsholing.

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NC endorses annual budget as per NA

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Startups call for support beyond seed funding

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

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The Debt Call

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Wisdom in a warming world

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Vietnam Corner: Bringing authentic Vietnamese cuisine to the Capital

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Bullying and the roots of harm

No, I didn’t watch the video. Unless I were acting in a law enforcement capacity, I would not view this kind of footage....

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Beyond hydropower: Bhutan’s hopes lie in the ground

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City bus drivers deserve better

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Finding the fuel for private sector growth

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Sky-high airfares drive visitors away

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The cost of living in the city

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Recents

Removing children is not discipline but systemic failure

Recent events involving two students from Sonamthang Central School raise a concern extending well beyond one school, one discipline committee or controversy. The issue is whether a school confronted with an adolescent relationship responds as an institution of education and child protection, or as one that removes a perceived problem from its premises.

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All's well when it ends fairly

It is not often that students expelled from school, for whatever reason, make it to the media or a national newspaper. However, when the parents of two students, who have now been relocated to a new school, approached Kuensel seeking help, they hoped that a story going public through the media would help them get some justice and make decision-makers rethink.

Read More

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