October of 1989

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Bhutan and Austria strengthen relations

The Director General of the Austrian Development Corporation, Dr. Erle Hochleitner, was received in audience by His Majesty the King on Tuesday.

Oct 07, 1989 1 mins read 1,170 views
New champions for the Bahadur Football Knock-out

Sport

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 440 views
New record for Sherubtse Marathon

Sport

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 405 views
Football tournaments in Tashigang

Sport

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 414 views
Bhur bridge needed

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 374 views
More understanding

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 357 views
Winter comes with its power problems

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 458 views
Water: a basic necessity

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 461 views
Zee and bjuru found

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 403 views
In a two-level economy, rural conditions should be developed

Viewpoints

Oct 27, 1989 4 mins read 388 views
Lab technicians study water analysis

October 28, 1989 - Six laboratory technicians and health assistants from selected dzongkhags are attending a two-week water analysis course conducted in Thimphu by the Public Health Div...

Oct 28, 1989 1 mins read 402 views
Woman entrepreneur gains from training

Business

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 407 views
Malaria workers trained

Health Malaria Control

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 411 views
Bhutan's first windmill

Power

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 396 views
Geotechnical study of channels

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 400 views
Workshop to preserve environment

WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

Oct 27, 1989 2 mins read 338 views
Management training begins

Training/Workshop/Seminar/Country

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 342 views
Aluminium executives present their products

Companies

Oct 27, 1989 2 mins read 364 views
Satellite station nearly completed

Telecommunication Department

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 361 views
Boundary talks

Bhutan-China

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
Deputy Speaker elected

National Assembly

Oct 27, 1989 2 mins read 396 views
Dorji Lopon leads prayers for international peace

Dratshang

Oct 27, 1989 1 mins read 385 views
Sugar shortage

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 357 views
Zangto Pelri

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 378 views
SAARC Meet

SAARC Activities

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
New office timings

Government Department

Oct 27, 1989 0 mins read 365 views
Stray dogs a threat

Letters to the Editor

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 383 views
National dress

Letters to the Editor

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 368 views
Teaching: a noble profession

Letters to the Editor

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
Traditions and customs important

Letters to the Editor

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 415 views
On the job training

Letters to the Editor

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 394 views
The cement industry: its prospects and growth

Viewpoints

Oct 20, 1989 4 mins read 404 views
World Food Programme

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 352 views
FAO activities in Bhutan

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 364 views
World Food Day celebrated

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 20, 1989 2 mins read 0 views
Letter writing competition

Competition (A-Z)

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 470 views
Outstanding farmer represents Bhutan

Agriculture Activities

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 331 views
Focus on wood-based industries

Bhutan - Trade

Oct 20, 1989 2 mins read 379 views
Health workers meet in Samchi

Health Activities

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 359 views
Minister back from meetings

Conferences

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 384 views
Agriculture holds irrigation workshop

Agriculture Irrigation

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 371 views
NWAB to distribute yam in villages

National Women Association (NWA)

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 346 views
SAARC meet proposes use of rural institutions

SAARC Summit

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 319 views
Assembly begins Monday

National Assembly

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 358 views
Bhutanese safe in San Francisco

Bhutan - UN

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 389 views
Monks visit hospital patients

Dratshang

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 386 views
Training

Health Activities

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 0 views
SAARC Secretary General appointed

SAARC Countries

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 359 views
Meeting on coal requirements

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Oct 20, 1989 0 mins read 406 views
Convocation

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Oct 20, 1989 1 mins read 0 views
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Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.

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Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,303 views
Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

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Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

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Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 746 views
Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

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Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,714 views
Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 717 views
MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from short-term relief to long-...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,104 views
Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

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Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 854 views
ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,231 views
NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

The National Council (NC) ratified the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (B...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 965 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. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 470 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 361 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 environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 693 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. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 821 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 566 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 Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,092 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 452 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 786 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,140 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 564 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 804 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,096 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 3,033 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,275 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 980 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 830 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,891 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,390 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 804 views

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