November of 2020

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Bhutan's electricity export grows but fossil fuel import rises

Trade

Nov 17, 2020 2 mins read 370 views
Three-year-old girl dies of rabies in Samtse

Health

Nov 17, 2020 1 mins read 367 views
MoF to amend TA/DA notice for clarity

Finance

Nov 17, 2020 3 mins read 363 views
Ministry ready to adopt NEAF to access health of school education

Education

Nov 17, 2020 2 mins read 347 views
Danger of wrathful waters in Lhuentse

Perspective

Nov 16, 2020 4 mins read 324 views
MoAF clarifies on hazelnut issues

Letter to the editor

Nov 16, 2020 3 mins read 368 views
Change, the way forward for drayangs

Editorial

Nov 16, 2020 2 mins read 330 views
Local tourists keeping homestay afloat

Tourism

Nov 16, 2020 2 mins read 379 views
Wangdicholing hospital might have to expand

Health

Nov 16, 2020 2 mins read 323 views
Merak women embrace Yathra weaving for self-reliance

Dzongkhag

Nov 16, 2020 1 mins read 345 views
Drayang could open but with reforms

Entertainment

Nov 16, 2020 2 mins read 296 views
Mines and minerals Bill to harmonise conflicting provisions

Mining

Nov 16, 2020 2 mins read 303 views
Thimphu City FC bags 2020 Premier League

Sports

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 340 views
Sephu farmers benefit from electric fencing

Agriculture

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 313 views
Income opportunities glue people in Merak

Dzongkhag

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 284 views
On the Mountain Hazelnut issue

Letter to the editor

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 302 views
A lesson

Editorial

Nov 15, 2020 2 mins read 0 views
Farmers running short of seedlings in Shompangkha

Agriculture

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 245 views
National Assembly finalises winter session agenda

National Assembly

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 313 views
Two quarantined in Gelephu for allegedly border crossing

Crime

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 364 views
Domestic flight to Yonphula picking up

Transport

Nov 15, 2020 1 mins read 290 views
National credit guarantee scheme yet to pick up

Banks

Nov 15, 2020 3 mins read 328 views
Cracks, slides force Kuengarabten nuns to shift

Disaster

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 336 views
Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck honoured

Award-Grant

Nov 13, 2020 1 mins read 273 views
Cardamoms wait in store for price to improve

Agriculture

Nov 13, 2020 1 mins read 271 views
Ugly road to beautiful Phobjikha

Road

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 274 views
Yak cooperative in Haa focuses on income diversification

Farming

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 303 views
Flood mitigation structures construction at Maochhu begins

Disaster

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 266 views
108: Pictures of Bhutan in many spectral lights

Exhibition

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 339 views
New technology can solve wastewater crisis

Perspective

Nov 13, 2020 3 mins read 317 views
Bhutan comes to Calcutta

Perspective

Nov 13, 2020 6 mins read 324 views
Fire leaves four families homeless

Disaster

Nov 13, 2020 1 mins read 0 views
Dagapela-Dalbari road to complete next month

Road

Nov 13, 2020 1 mins read 266 views
Reaching out to women with disabilities

Crime

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 274 views
Stringent laws alone can neither prevent nor justify any crime

Letter to the editor

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 293 views
Clear and present danger

Editorial

Nov 13, 2020 2 mins read 355 views
Police investigating mandatory quarantine protocol breach

Crime

Nov 13, 2020 1 mins read 331 views
Safety protocols in place to reopen schools: MoE

Education

Nov 13, 2020 3 mins read 314 views
Shortage of specialists impede health ministry's plans

Politics

Nov 13, 2020 3 mins read 319 views
Glaciers retreating at an alarming rate

Disaster

Nov 13, 2020 3 mins read 318 views
DAHE urges students to check status of consultancy firms

Education

Nov 12, 2020 2 mins read 316 views
DNT president assures all pledges will be fulfilled

Politics

Nov 12, 2020 2 mins read 321 views
Samdrupjongkhar MSS out of containment mode

Health

Nov 12, 2020 2 mins read 290 views
Thanking women's household roles with cheese

Health

Nov 12, 2020 1 mins read 297 views
Wool processing centre encourages highlanders to rear sheep

Farming

Nov 12, 2020 1 mins read 307 views
Is joining the civil service the only option for graduates?

Letter to the editor

Nov 12, 2020 1 mins read 337 views
The consultancy business

Editorial

Nov 12, 2020 2 mins read 320 views
DeSuung National Service to bring water in Guma

Water

Nov 12, 2020 1 mins read 308 views
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The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s economic history. Set to commence in 2026, this pact offers a promise long-awaited since formal ties began in 1989, a gateway to Southeast Asia’s vibrant economies, mirroring the foundational benefits of the cherished trade relationship with India.

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,351 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has undermined productivity, escalated food prices, and led to a steady increase in fallow land. Against this ba...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,387 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,540 views
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, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,084 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the reputation for pristine air like a badge of honour. Snow-fed rivers, forested hills,...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,266 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,240 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 2,704 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 1,878 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Serv...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,867 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 1,899 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....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,800 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 5,269 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 environme...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,139 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. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,275 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 1,895 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 2,553 views
Ready to take off from GMC

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Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,773 views

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