September of 2020

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Thai volunteers stay back to help the country during the pandemic

Health

Sep 06, 2020 3 mins read 419 views
Cheesed out?

Editorial

Sep 06, 2020 2 mins read 471 views
Bhutanese food delivery man abused in Perth

Crime

Sep 06, 2020 1 mins read 472 views
Punakha farmers unhappy with chilli price

Agriculture

Sep 06, 2020 1 mins read 411 views
KHEL construction picks momentum

Hydro power

Sep 06, 2020 2 mins read 406 views
Offices open but movement outside dzongkhags restricted

Health

Sep 06, 2020 3 mins read 457 views
Export dropped to 20 percent during lockdown

Trade

Sep 06, 2020 3 mins read 401 views
An unexpected journey back home

Feature Story

Sep 04, 2020 3 mins read 440 views
The by-products of new normal of the education system

Perspective

Sep 04, 2020 4 mins read 407 views
More bank agents emerge to improve services

Banks

Sep 04, 2020 1 mins read 436 views
BOC finalising on the unlocking phase sports

Sports

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 414 views
RCDC suspects Bongkrekic acid for Tsangkha deaths

Disaster

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 397 views
Agriculture digitalisation is the way forward

Agriculture

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 436 views
Testing for yellow zones dwellers in P'ling begins today

Health

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 0 views
Testing for yellow zones dwellers in P'ling begins today

Health

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 402 views
Reckless and predatory prices of goods- A necessary reform

Letter to the editor

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 438 views
This is normal

Editorial

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 436 views
Govt. nominates Tenzin Lekphel as SG for BIMSTEC

Foreign Affairs

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 483 views
GDP slumps to negative 6.7 in August

Finance

Sep 04, 2020 3 mins read 410 views
Our choice is safety protocol or lockdown: Health Minister

Health

Sep 04, 2020 2 mins read 423 views
Bhutan commits to responsible investments in agriculture and food systems

Foreign Affairs

Sep 03, 2020 3 mins read 435 views
The virus could be anywhere

Letter to the editor

Sep 03, 2020 1 mins read 437 views
Let there not be another lockdown

Editorial

Sep 03, 2020 2 mins read 496 views
Kangpara GC road to open today

Road

Sep 03, 2020 1 mins read 452 views
Highlanders face the brunt of pandemic

Health

Sep 03, 2020 1 mins read 409 views
Gups in Dagana refuse to distribute tobacco

Narcotic

Sep 03, 2020 2 mins read 395 views
150 expatriate workers expected to leave tomorrow

Labour

Sep 03, 2020 2 mins read 542 views
A place for Thimphu's wanderers

Kidu

Sep 03, 2020 5 mins read 432 views
Local leaders hope to resume development

Local Government

Sep 02, 2020 2 mins read 414 views
Norgaygang wants to quarantine returnees from P/ling

Health

Sep 02, 2020 2 mins read 372 views
Egg price on the rise

Trade

Sep 02, 2020 2 mins read 456 views
Bhutan delegate proposes decentralised FAO office

Foreign Affairs

Sep 02, 2020 2 mins read 466 views
We are becoming complacent

Letter to the editor

Sep 02, 2020 1 mins read 507 views
After the lockdown

Editorial

Sep 02, 2020 2 mins read 430 views
Board and home exams to be postponed to March

Education

Sep 02, 2020 2 mins read 405 views
Over 3,800 people tested in Project DANTAK and IMTRAT camps

Health

Sep 02, 2020 1 mins read 0 views
Over 3,800 people tested in Project DANTAK and IMTRAT camps

Health

Sep 02, 2020 1 mins read 414 views
Essential items delivery to Lunana begins

Health

Sep 02, 2020 1 mins read 372 views
Health facilities coping up with the new normal

Health

Sep 02, 2020 3 mins read 433 views
UNLOCKING THE LOCKDOWN

Lockdown

Sep 01, 2020 1 mins read 429 views
Facebook group for each Zone: A Blessing in Disguise

Lockdown

Sep 01, 2020 2 mins read 430 views
Expatriate labourer arrested for attempt to rape

Crime

Sep 01, 2020 0 mins read 379 views
Dagapela landlords offer rental relief for a month

Dzongkhag

Sep 01, 2020 2 mins read 407 views
At the service of the old and the underprivileged

Health

Sep 01, 2020 1 mins read 450 views
FAO members discuss hunger and Covid-19 issues

Agriculture

Sep 01, 2020 2 mins read 426 views
Fortune favours the brave

Letter to the editor

Sep 01, 2020 1 mins read 395 views
Finding solutions

Editorial

Sep 01, 2020 2 mins read 0 views
1010: The centre of information in times of emergency

Health

Sep 01, 2020 3 mins read 428 views
Browse Archives
The gift of children

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Tasha Int. News and members raise Nu 17 million for 108 Jangchub Choeten Project

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Geney Eco-Tourism Facility turns into costly white elephant

A Nu 43.7 million eco-tourism facility built to transform a local community has become a white elephant in the capital....

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Drungpa, dzongrab posts lose appeal

Once coveted positions, local administrative posts such as drungpa and dzongrab have become less attractive to civil servants, leaving critical leadership roles vacant due to stagnant career progression.

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PM directs Land Commission and local government to review Darla land lease concerns

The private leasing of 200 acres of state land at Darla Top has sparked massive local controversy, forcing the Prime Min...

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Gulf conflict exposes Bhutan’s reliance on overseas employment

As geopolitical hostilities rapidly escalate in the Middle East, more than 7,700 Bhutanese workers remain in the Gulf re...

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Govt. pushes for biofertiliser and biopesticide production

The government is accelerating efforts to expand domestic production of biofertilisers and biopesticides to reduce depen...

Jun 06, 2026 2 mins read 912 views
Govt. yet to deliver housing and vehicle loan pledges

No definitive timeline: The government has halted two of its major campaign promises 95 percent housing finance and rela...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 1,007 views
BTF signs Nu 2.5 million grant for elephant corridor in GMC

The Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTF) yesterday signed a Nu 2.5 million grant agreement to support...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 969 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

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She Lives in the Mirror

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When our pursuits for happiness become our chains

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Pindarika: Myth, desire, and revenge on big screen

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A night for silver screen in Punakha

For Bhutanese cinema, the National Film Awards have become something more than an annual ceremony. It is a barometer of...

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 4,355 views
What’s our contingency plan?

Mar 14, 2026 2 mins read 5,372 views
What an entrepreneurial bureaucracy must do

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Urgent call to skill our youth

The key barriers identified in the report  - qualification mismatch, lack of experience, and inadequate training- are no...

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Bracing for impacts of distant wars

Oil prices have already surged across major economies. If the blockade persists, the resulting supply shock will ripple...

Mar 04, 2026 2 mins read 5,578 views
Beyond the statistics

The rise in inflation may be termed moderate, but the average Bhutanese is experiencing that livelihood is becoming more...

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Recents

RAA uncovers major procurement lapses in the Nu 610M BITS projects

A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.

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What solutions for Amochu project?

Phuentsholing—Erratic climatic conditions combined with changing geological patterns have turned the developing Amochu township area into a recurring flood-prone zone in recent years, with the latest disruption occurring even before the onset of the monsoon.

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RCSC faces growing ‘missing middle’ amid exodus

A widening shortage of mid-career civil servants is creating what officials describe as a “missing middle” across government agencies, raising concerns about leadership succession, institutional continuity and the long-term resilience of the country’s public sector workforce.

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Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators, have supported. While the current government may have pledged during the campaign to review the previous government’s decision to shut them down, any sane government should not back down from that closure.

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