September of 2015

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Planned Chamkharchu dam sparks debate

Hydropower

Sep 08, 2015 4 mins read 364 views
MTR of ministries

Mid-term review

Sep 08, 2015 0 mins read 349 views
BoB National League resumes

Football

Sep 07, 2015 1 mins read 320 views
The fallow fields of Samrang

Agriculture

Sep 07, 2015 1 mins read 296 views
Bhutanese allowed to carry INR 500 and 1,000 notes

Indian Rupee (INR)

Sep 07, 2015 1 mins read 408 views
CIT grows by touch too small

Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC)

Sep 07, 2015 1 mins read 354 views
Thimphu needs flyover bridges

Letter to the editor

Sep 07, 2015 1 mins read 371 views
On tobacco again

Editorial

Sep 07, 2015 2 mins read 372 views
Preferential treatment of local goods could increase

Tender

Sep 07, 2015 2 mins read 378 views
RICBL's suspended employee reinstated

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Ltd (RICBL)

Sep 07, 2015 2 mins read 323 views
His Majesty commands immediate support to affected people

His Majesty the King

Sep 07, 2015 1 mins read 372 views
SEA countries commit stringent action against tobacco

WHO

Sep 07, 2015 3 mins read 333 views
Horticulture technologies field day

Horticulture

Sep 07, 2015 0 mins read 381 views
Tackling conflicts over drying water sources

Irrigation

Sep 04, 2015 3 mins read 368 views
Choose your way, but be not self-righteous

k2

Sep 04, 2015 5 mins read 349 views
Trying to kick the old habit

k2

Sep 04, 2015 4 mins read 373 views
RAHSS wins monsoon tournament

Football

Sep 06, 2015 1 mins read 308 views
Multi-disciplinary team to reassess glacier lakes

Glacier lakes

Sep 06, 2015 3 mins read 322 views
Bhutan plays critical role in tiger conservation

Wildlife

Sep 06, 2015 3 mins read 399 views
Trashigang schools prepare for BCP elections

Election

Sep 06, 2015 2 mins read 324 views
Date set for children's parliament elections

Democracy

Sep 06, 2015 2 mins read 338 views
Controversies surrounding Bumdra campsite

Tourism

Sep 06, 2015 3 mins read 430 views
Need for transparency in contractual practice norms

Letter to the editor

Sep 06, 2015 1 mins read 343 views
The pressure is building

Editorial

Sep 06, 2015 2 mins read 409 views
PM speaks to graduates on sovereignty

Graduates

Sep 06, 2015 2 mins read 388 views
BKP questions BoIC merger

Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC)

Sep 06, 2015 2 mins read 340 views
2000-2013 was hottest in past 600 years - Study

Climate

Sep 06, 2015 3 mins read 370 views
ACC investigation deepens into nexus of fraudulent practices

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Sep 06, 2015 3 mins read 382 views
Woman dies in accident

Accident

Sep 06, 2015 0 mins read 0 views
National team regrouping after unexpected rout

Football

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 332 views
The fairy tale has come to an abrupt end

Football

Sep 04, 2015 3 mins read 305 views
RBA clarifies on abuse of the two women in Gelephu

Perspective

Sep 04, 2015 4 mins read 361 views
Heavy rains cause several landslides nationwide

Roads

Sep 04, 2015 1 mins read 0 views
Heavy rains cause several landslides nationwide

Roads

Sep 04, 2015 1 mins read 366 views
Traders try to revive Nepal-Bhutan trade

Trade show

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 311 views
Modern marriage gives rise to increasing divorce cases

National Statistical Bureau (NSB)

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 418 views
Repeated makeovers makes expressway most expensive road

Roads

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 316 views
A green movement in government procurement

Seminar

Sep 04, 2015 3 mins read 355 views
Project workers call for tight safety measures

Hydropower

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 356 views
Bhutan - A Rising Nation of Gross Happiness

Letter to the editor

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 333 views
Losing values?

Editorial

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 362 views
Fiscal incentive help private sector growth

Economy

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 352 views
Towards resolving career stagnation

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 379 views
Former minister to appeal Supreme Court

Lhakhang Karpo

Sep 04, 2015 1 mins read 354 views
Pemagatshel DT endorses Denchi as dzongkhag thromde

Thromde

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 332 views
OAG prosecutes first lot in P/Ling corruption case

OAG

Sep 04, 2015 2 mins read 346 views
Japan Week in Bhutan

Japan Week

Sep 04, 2015 0 mins read 332 views
Whose electric fencing will stay?

Electric fencing

Sep 03, 2015 1 mins read 331 views
Bhutan dominated by Qatar 0-15

Football

Sep 03, 2015 2 mins read 344 views
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As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroeconomic signals and renewed optimism on paper.

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The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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