September of 2017

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A strong relationship is based on trust not legal agreements

k2

Sep 15, 2017 3 mins read 403 views
Professionalising tour guides

k2

Sep 15, 2017 2 mins read 388 views
Life contains both suffering and joy

k2

Sep 29, 2017 3 mins read 367 views
Shedra Monastic College

k2

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 343 views
Infusing GNH values for a meaningful life

k2

Sep 22, 2017 4 mins read 382 views
Transport United sealed national league title undefeated

Football

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 409 views
Man detained for alleged child molestation

Crime

Sep 29, 2017 0 mins read 508 views
Never give up on troubled youth, says counselor

Youth

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 362 views
Lamchey, a village under the river

Lamchey

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 393 views
Forms of Address

Perspective

Sep 29, 2017 5 mins read 446 views
Bhutan Airlines signs lease agreement for two aircrafts

Aviation

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 371 views
Black-headed Bunting spotted in Gelephu

Bird

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 410 views
Bhutan Foundation and Amankora donate for tiger conservation

Donation

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 390 views
Local leaders suggest campus swap for convenience of students

Students

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 386 views
Nge Tsawailama, a story of hope, aspiration and hard work

Film

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 382 views
Best diagnosis for better treatment

Health

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 387 views
Counsellors look at communicating and dealing with persons with disability

Disabilities

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 364 views
Health ministry revises infant mortality target for 12th Plan

Health

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 369 views
Fire incidents can be prevented

Letter to the editor

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 350 views
All about numbers?

Editorial

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 389 views
Guesthouse opens in Mongar for retired armed force personnel

Guesthouse

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 368 views
Counsellors recommend understanding the basics of mental health

Mental health

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 360 views
Labour shortage affects agriculture sector

According to the latest agriculture reports, large movement of people from rural to urban centres is hurting the agriculture sector badly. Fifty-three percent of farmi...

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 374 views
ACC asks Bhutan Duty Free Ltd. to revoke 10 appointments

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 358 views
Export of limestone powder halted for almost two years

Limestone powder

Sep 29, 2017 3 mins read 398 views
Artists perform to celebrate Korea-Bhutan relations

Bhutan-Korea

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 419 views
Cattle obstruct traffic in Phongshing

Cattle

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 426 views
Man sentenced for stabbing another

Crime

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 357 views
Porous border affects rabies control efforts

Rabies

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 418 views
Invest more in sports

Letter to the editor

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 365 views
Culture and rights

Editorial

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 390 views
Man charged for alleged attempt to rape

Crime

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 363 views
BICMA suspends licenses of two entertainment centres

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Sep 28, 2017 3 mins read 347 views
Board certifies 147 counselors for practice

Bhutan Board for Certified Counselors (BBCC)

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 349 views
MoWHS seeks dismissal of Gaseb Construction's appeal

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 354 views
128 aspiring NC candidates register with ECB

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 359 views
Bhutan wins fair play trophy at U-18 SAFF championship

Football

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins read 334 views
TCB launches new website and directory

Tourism

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 371 views
Stray arrow victim dies

Accident

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 394 views
366 students of Khengkhar MSS infected with influenza

Health diseases

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 377 views
Farmers deserve better prices

Letter to the editor

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 349 views
Health first

Editorial

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins read 357 views
CMIS to make data storage convenient

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 370 views
Members of Zhung Dratshang attend Durga puja

Festival

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 363 views
Fire razes five houses in Haa

Fire accident

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 390 views
OAG charges five in 11kg gold smuggling case

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins read 319 views
Counsellor conference in Thimphu

Conference

Sep 27, 2017 0 mins read 336 views
Bhutanese athletes at risk of unintentional doping

Athletics

Sep 26, 2017 2 mins read 410 views
Residents dress up for Dromchoe celebration

Tshechu

Sep 26, 2017 1 mins read 352 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 3,317 views
Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 952 views
Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha H...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 747 views
Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major ste...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,715 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 719 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 1,106 views
Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, following criticis...

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 366 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 696 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 822 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 1,094 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 787 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 981 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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