October of 2021

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All eyes on LG elections

Editorial

Oct 25, 2021 2 mins read 586 views
Paro DT wants FMCL's services streamlined

Local Government

Oct 25, 2021 3 mins read 605 views
NA finalises winter session agenda

National Assembly

Oct 25, 2021 1 mins read 642 views
Babesa sewage plant resumes with automated system

Thromde

Oct 25, 2021 2 mins read 618 views
Making the most of the Covid-19 pandemic interventions

Health

Oct 25, 2021 3 mins read 558 views
Outgoing thrompon sees challenges ahead for successor

Thromde

Oct 24, 2021 1 mins read 589 views
Learning from our farmers

Letter to the Editor

Oct 24, 2021 1 mins read 558 views
Future of Bhutanese tourism

Editorial

Oct 24, 2021 2 mins read 594 views
Cardamom becoming burden for Haa farmers

Agriculture

Oct 24, 2021 2 mins read 564 views
Three FinTech ideas piloted for launch early next year

Technology

Oct 24, 2021 3 mins read 677 views
Tsirang students learn to save

Education

Oct 24, 2021 2 mins read 554 views
Gewogs in Thimphu face difficulty emptying waste facilities on time

Environment

Oct 24, 2021 2 mins read 688 views
A case of systems not serving their purpose

Agriculture

Oct 22, 2021 3 mins read 540 views
A new trend in the housing business in Phuentsholing

City

Oct 22, 2021 3 mins read 588 views
How Gakyid Ride was born

Feature Story

Oct 22, 2021 3 mins read 631 views
Historic Milestone!

Perspective

Oct 22, 2021 3 mins read 606 views
Namling roadblock to be cleared today if weather favours

Road

Oct 22, 2021 1 mins read 767 views
Proactive dzongdags important for development: LG members

Dzongkhag

Oct 22, 2021 3 mins read 540 views
Top three business ideas win university's business idea competition

Entrepreneurs

Oct 22, 2021 2 mins read 618 views
Winter could trigger new Covid-19 cases: Experts

Health

Oct 22, 2021 2 mins read 593 views
Legislative lapses responsible for territorial turmoil between ACC and OAG

Letter to the Editor

Oct 22, 2021 2 mins read 652 views
Farmers show the way

Editorial

Oct 22, 2021 2 mins read 581 views
Farmers in Punakha wish to decline crop kidu amid pandemic

Kidu

Oct 22, 2021 1 mins read 531 views
TCB gearing to receive tourists

Tourism

Oct 22, 2021 2 mins read 556 views
ACC investigating alleged bribery in MDP and truck parking

ACC-RAA-OAG

Oct 22, 2021 2 mins read 645 views
Action plan needed to beef up economy: PSDC

Economy

Oct 22, 2021 4 mins read 579 views
An accident makes life difficult for a family in Mongar

Accident

Oct 21, 2021 2 mins read 520 views
Students enjoy environmental and cultural learning beyond classrooms

Education

Oct 21, 2021 2 mins read 571 views
BPC management denies negotiating any sexual harassment case

Letter to the Editor

Oct 21, 2021 1 mins read 645 views
Covid-19 and our complacency

Editorial

Oct 21, 2021 1 mins read 553 views
Who will repair the road damage caused by surface collection?

Road

Oct 21, 2021 2 mins read 654 views
Constitutionality of prosecution by ACC to dominate discussion

ACC-RAA-OAG

Oct 21, 2021 4 mins read 542 views
His Majesty to grant kidu to affected farmers in Paro

Kidu

Oct 21, 2021 3 mins read 560 views
Orong Gewog wins 2021 Gyalsey Traditional Archery Tournament

Sports

Oct 20, 2021 2 mins read 556 views
Schools and parents still unaware of substance abuse treatment

Education

Oct 20, 2021 3 mins read 517 views
We need to act now

Letter to the Editor

Oct 20, 2021 1 mins read 615 views
Our shortcomings

Editorial

Oct 20, 2021 2 mins read 537 views
Police to charge BPC's sexual harassment case to court next week

Crime

Oct 20, 2021 1 mins read 571 views
His Majesty's Kidu mobile medical camp for highlanders

Kidu

Oct 20, 2021 1 mins read 586 views
Clogged drains cause surface runoff in Hongkong Market

Thromde

Oct 20, 2021 2 mins read 611 views
Rains damage about 1,945MT of rice in Paro

Disaster

Oct 20, 2021 2 mins read 588 views
MoE reviewing policy to enhance tertiary education

Education

Oct 20, 2021 2 mins read 573 views
Spinal Muscular Atrophy - A Rare Disease

Perspective

Oct 19, 2021 4 mins read 631 views
Bjagay Menchhu's growing popularity

Culture

Oct 19, 2021 2 mins read 548 views
What is going wrong with recruiting National Contract Teachers

Letter to the Editor

Oct 19, 2021 1 mins read 623 views
After the rain comes the thoughts

Editorial

Oct 19, 2021 2 mins read 554 views
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Sep 19, 2026 5 mins read 4,590 views
Rulebook without teeth

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Sep 19, 2026 5 mins read 1,746 views
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DoT enforces certified accommodation rule

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MP TB Rai clears the air on cross-voting, health minister post speculation

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Sep 19, 2026 1 mins read 8,030 views
DoMCIIP disburses Nu 5M to private newspapers under ESP for digitisation, newsroom development

Five private newspapers in the country received Nu 1 million each under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) to strengt...

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From monastery to street: A Bhutanese case for rap

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Café by the waterfall

About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the l...

May 02, 2026 2 mins read 6,502 views
Where tradition meets treatment

In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, pat...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 6,178 views
Between Homes

When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried...

May 02, 2026 1 mins read 10,225 views
The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his...

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Banks can unlock growth through affordable credit

Financial institutions are the lifeblood of any modern economy. They mobilise savings, allocate capital, manage risk, an...

Jun 03, 2026 3 mins read 6,443 views
A missed opportunity

The Thromde election process has begun, with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) notifying registered voters in Thim...

May 30, 2026 2 mins read 6,225 views
Chain-link fencing: somebody’s gain, another’s loss

Chain-link fencing is perhaps one of the most viable solutions policymakers have managed to narrow down in the long and...

May 27, 2026 2 mins read 6,423 views
Fixing and fine-tuning GST regime

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was never going to be an easy transition. Major tax reforms rarely are. Introduc...

May 23, 2026 2 mins read 6,271 views
Insolvency law, a long overdue

Bhutan’s economy has changed dramatically since the Bankruptcy Act of 1999 was enacted. Back then, the private sector wa...

May 20, 2026 3 mins read 6,271 views

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