October of 2003

Archives

Rubella infects hundreds in Trongsa

Health Disease

Oct 10, 2003 2 mins read 377 views
A genetic survey of Bhutan

Ethnic Groups

Oct 17, 2003 2 mins read 396 views
Fuel cheaper

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Oct 24, 2003 0 mins read 410 views
Two litres of pus drained from abdomen

Health Disease

Oct 17, 2003 1 mins read 370 views
A learning experience

Sport

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 345 views
Rice cakes and Roshomon

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 451 views
DYT shuts down Mongar pool rooms

Dzongkhags

Oct 31, 2003 3 mins read 444 views
Druk Air to fly to Gaya from November

Druk Air

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 349 views
Clean development mechanism project to build mini hydel station in Chendebji

Hydro Project

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 382 views
RAA elected to ASOSAI governing board

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 375 views
Bear set free

Forest Poaching

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 332 views
Norwegian couple donates cardiography machine

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 374 views
Laya : not quite a hidden land

Ethnic Groups

Oct 31, 2003 6 mins read 397 views
Getting ready for the dry season

Forest Fire

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 404 views
JICA donates equipment to Bhutan Telecom

Bhutan- Japan

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 370 views
NEC to update environmental clearance guidelines

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Oct 31, 2003 2 mins read 348 views
Golf : a wet competition

Sport

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 319 views
Ambassadors appointed

Foreign Affairs

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 411 views
Textile exhibition: podium for rural weavers

Exhibition

Oct 31, 2003 2 mins read 330 views
Bhutan is ready for the future

Handicraft

Oct 31, 2003 2 mins read 411 views
Fashion show captivates audience

Fashion Show

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 371 views
Should happiness be measured ?

Kuensel

Oct 31, 2003 3 mins read 374 views
Why the blinkers ?

Kuensel

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 354 views
Music : getting monotonous ?

Kuensel

Oct 31, 2003 1 mins read 331 views
Evolving to survive

Editorial

Oct 31, 2003 3 mins read 384 views
Getaway bike traced

Crime

Oct 31, 2003 2 mins read 335 views
New RCSC holds first meeting

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Oct 31, 2003 2 mins read 352 views
Rain damages harvested paddy

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Oct 31, 2003 2 mins read 370 views
Historic Tshechu established

Tshechu

Oct 31, 2003 2 mins read 306 views
Outstanding advances, or irregularities ?

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Oct 31, 2003 3 mins read 323 views
Prime minister opens IMTRAT Mela

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 352 views
Bhutan observes UN day

International Day

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 0 views
Plant intoxication common in eastern dzongkhags

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Oct 24, 2003 3 mins read 316 views
Developing a Bhutanese sign language

Disabled

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 394 views
Excitement and confusion over cellular service

Telecommunication Department

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 313 views
Paro : safe water and secure from water

Water Supply Scheme

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 404 views
Nu 64 million for rural development-training centre

Bhutan - Netherlands

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 360 views
German support for preservation of Lingshi Dzong

Bhutan - Germany

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 309 views
Mass sterilisation to stabilise dog population

City Corporation

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 351 views
Tencheykha : a deserted village

Ethnic Groups

Oct 24, 2003 3 mins read 311 views
ICRC delegation in Bhutan

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 353 views
National textile festival

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 361 views
Lugar theatre to be demolished

Feature Film

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 371 views
Parking in Phuentsholing

Letters to the Editor

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 311 views
Committed to quality construction

Letters to the Editor

Oct 24, 2003 4 mins read 318 views
Lost and found

Editorial

Oct 24, 2003 1 mins read 394 views
Accountability

Editorial

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 448 views
MJC moves from talks to action

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 390 views
Bridges of friendship

Bridges

Oct 24, 2003 2 mins read 356 views
MTI : most irregularities

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Oct 24, 2003 4 mins read 364 views
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P-I right bank stabilisation design nears completion

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Investigation underway after child dies at Tashicholing Hospital, Samtse

Samtse—The death of a class PP student at Tashicholing Hospital on October 20 has raised concerns about rural health ser...

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CCAA recovers over Nu 1 million in refunds, fines businesses for unfair practices

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) facilitated refunds of over Nu 1.1 million and levied fines on bus...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 1,947 views
RENEW and UNICEF open three more safe spaces for women and girls

Expanding access to critical protection services for survivors of violence, RENEW and UNICEF inaugurated the Women and G...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 719 views
NCHM expands permafrost monitoring

The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), has installed a network of sensors in the headwaters of the Mo Chhu to...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 625 views
Dairy, poultry, and aquaculture show growth in first year of 13th Plan

The Department of Livestock (DoL) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has reported progress in dairy, poultr...

Nov 04, 2025 3 mins read 1,795 views
Their Majesties receive Hadrian Award for heritage leadership

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen were honoured at the World Monuments Fund (WMF) Gala with the Hadrian...

Nov 03, 2025 1 mins read 1,297 views
Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

Thousands of devotees from Bhutan and around the world are set to converge in Thimphu tomorrow as the Global Peace Praye...

Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 2,174 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 calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,665 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households, inheriting property and managing family affairs. These cultural practices distinguish Bhutan from many other countries where women face far greater structural barriers.

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 389 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,021 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 447 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 578 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 606 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 577 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 838 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,834 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,198 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dema, became Bhutan’s first recipient of the Princess Maha Chakri Award in Thailand, one of the mos...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,781 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 2,641 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,884 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 4,000 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk acr...

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 737 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 764 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,091 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 492 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 625 views

Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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