Project 108

October of 2015

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Re-export of fuel on the rise

Fuel

Oct 27, 2015 2 mins read 644 views
One battered, another injured in grazing rights dispute

Tsamdro (pastureland)

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 596 views
Bhutan Foundation donates TraumaMan to JDWNRH

Health

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 632 views
The fit centenarian of Lhamoizingkha

Profile

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 564 views
Protecting cultural heritage through photographs

Workshop

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 686 views
Social media discussed in second bloggers meet

Writers

Oct 26, 2015 4 mins read 622 views
The other side to the issue of residual waste from doma

Letter to the editor

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 569 views
Addressing a critical issue

Editorial

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
Addressing a critical issue

Editorial

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 579 views
Strategic plan for effective zoonosis prevention

Health

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 624 views
Discussions to prioritize Dzongkha underway

Dzongkha language

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 614 views
Royal tour of Chukha concludes

His Majesty the King

Oct 26, 2015 1 mins read 644 views
Highways top Samdrupjongkhar's concerns

Highway

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 641 views
Review human-wildlife conflict strategy, say foresters

Conservation

Oct 26, 2015 2 mins read 703 views
Kadrenchhe Meewang Chhog

Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Oct 26, 2015 0 mins read 513 views
Trhuechu: The Holy Water

k2

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins read 932 views
How to use these equipment

k2

Oct 23, 2015 0 mins read 0 views
Breaking the taboo and augmenting hygienic practice

k2

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 636 views
Building modern temples of society

Editorial

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 649 views
Where are the White-bellied Heron juveniles?

Conservation

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 673 views
Bhutan celebrates UN Day

United Nations Day

Oct 25, 2015 1 mins read 0 views
Hailstorm destroys 80 acres of paddy field in Punakha

Agriculture

Oct 25, 2015 1 mins read 654 views
Dakphel village awaits merger with Trong

LG

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 669 views
Tourists ask for better restroom facilities

Tourism

Oct 25, 2015 2 mins read 603 views
For safety on city roads

Letter to the editor

Oct 25, 2015 1 mins read 690 views
Climate change threatens snow leopard habitat

Report

Oct 25, 2015 5 mins read 680 views
Four fronting cases deferred, eight more with OAG

OAG

Oct 25, 2015 3 mins read 648 views
What the cordyceps unearthed in Laya

Laya

Oct 25, 2015 4 mins read 582 views
Photography documenting culture training

Training

Oct 25, 2015 0 mins read 629 views
Tsibjalumchhu to add 184M to Tala's earning

Hydropower

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 566 views
Exhibition to commemorate 40 years of Bhutan-Helvetas relation opens

Exhibition

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins read 673 views
Zati Pani is the money plant in Pemathang

Income

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 620 views
Gyalyum unveils the Jigme Singye Wangchuck Pillar

JSW Pillar

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 687 views
Villagers to their school's rescue

Farm Road

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 601 views
Draft Domestic Tariff Policy: A regulatory "Capture of Sorts"

Perspective

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 653 views
Alcohol - The good, the bad and the ugly sides of drinking[Part Three]

Perspective

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 742 views
"Bhutan is an important country for Helvetas"

Helvetas

Oct 23, 2015 4 mins read 639 views
Tsendagang villagers stop animal sacrifice for Dassain

Festival

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 512 views
Nichula community centre under utilized

ICT

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 671 views
GNH and Buddhism main attraction for international tourists

Tourism

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 561 views
How about an electric tram for Thimphu city

Letter to the editor

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 632 views
Urgent action needed

Editorial

Oct 23, 2015 1 mins read 576 views
One more public library by next year

Consecration

Oct 23, 2015 3 mins read 611 views
Duty free shop corporatized

State owned enterprise (SoE)

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 654 views
Convert BOiC into a state owned enterprise: OAG

Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC)

Oct 23, 2015 2 mins read 661 views
RITH Convocation

RITH Convocation

Oct 23, 2015 0 mins read 607 views
The plight of the village poor

Wildlife

Oct 22, 2015 1 mins read 619 views
Serving in the mountains

laya

Oct 22, 2015 2 mins read 565 views
The Tshogpa dilemma in northern gewogs

LG

Oct 22, 2015 2 mins read 585 views
A souvenir shop for women to realise their potential

RENEW

Oct 22, 2015 2 mins read 607 views
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Chaos, cleanliness, and a city in between

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Just ink, lots of masala

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

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Between disaster and devotion

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From ore to opportunity: Ensuring natural wealth remains national wealth

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

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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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A new chapter in border relations

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Protect chhuzhing before it is too late

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Bhutan’s cultivable paddy land shrinks as imports soar

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Can we trust banks with our money?

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From GNH to GEP: Bhutan leads the way

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A blow to Bhutanese dreams Down Under?

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Beware of scammers

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All's well when it ends fairly

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Addressing the engineer shortage

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Central banks call for unified regulations on cross-border payments

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Rituals take the biggest share of household expenditure

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NC endorses annual budget as per NA

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The social media river: Guiding youth energy online and off

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Recents

A new chapter in border relations

Nearly three years ago, in November 2023, when His Majesty The King visited Assam for the first time, a senior Bhutanese, moved by the historic visit, took out a full-page newspaper advertisement to express his gratitude to His Majesty.

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