September of 1971

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Australian High Commissioner Impressed With Bhutan's Development

Bhutan-Australia

Sep 30, 1971 2 mins read 505 views
Dasho Shinkhar Lama Speaker- National Assembly

National Assembly

Sep 30, 1971 1 mins read 499 views
India Felicitates Bhutan On Her Admission To The United Nations

Bhutan - UN

Sep 30, 1971 1 mins read 435 views
Candle Factory In Phuntsholing

Factories A-Z

Sep 20, 1971 0 mins read 461 views
Ceremonial Colours For RBG & RBA

His Majesty

Sep 20, 1971 1 mins read 465 views
His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo Opens Ha-Confluence Road

Roads

Sep 20, 1971 0 mins read 512 views
His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo Returns To Thimphu

His Majesty - Foreign Tour

Sep 20, 1971 0 mins read 447 views
Bhutan Joins United Nations

Bhutan - UN

Sep 20, 1971 1 mins read 481 views
Reflections In A Pool Of Muddy Water

Wrap Up News

Sep 06, 1971 5 mins read 516 views
Crown Prince XI Claim Namgyal Wangchuk Trophy Soccer Tourney

Sport

Sep 06, 1971 2 mins read 483 views
Rigney School Students Punished For Indiscipline

Semtokha Rigney School

Sep 06, 1971 1 mins read 502 views
How Interested Are You In Your Country?

Competition (A-Z)

Sep 06, 1971 1 mins read 565 views
Army Sports Week 1971s

Sport

Sep 06, 1971 1 mins read 506 views
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New leadership structure to ease strain at JDWNRH

Feb 04, 2026 2 mins read 2,385 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 7,190 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

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Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 2,974 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

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Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 2,661 views
Taxi drivers fear income drop as govt. lifts registration moratorium

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Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 5,660 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 7,190 views
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The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 2,974 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

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Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 2,661 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 3,805 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 4,315 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 2,881 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...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 3,150 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 826 views
Fitness is not defined by body size or age

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 844 views
Movie Review: Lights, Camera, Action!

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,638 views
The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,171 views
Yarn roses, tiny dolls, and business of careful hands

Crochet, the meticulous art of creating fabric from interlocked loops of yarn, was once associated with a domestic hobby...

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,058 views
Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

Jan 26, 2026 2 mins read 2,069 views
Birbi and the art of taking your time

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,678 views
Jangchub Puen Nye

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,757 views
Inconvenience caused is highly not appreciated

The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing water, electricity, cable and internet lines, and making roads narrower. The works are to improve our drainage system and other amenities. While improvements are most appreciated, the inconvenience caused is not.

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 1,397 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 1,331 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 1,699 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,036 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 2,257 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 2,206 views
Making GST work past early hiccups

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a major fiscal reform in recent years. These new reforms are part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s tax system to make taxation fairer, more efficient, a...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,410 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 3,050 views
A new chapter for Kuensel

Two decades ago, in February 2005, Kuensel increased its publication frequency to twice a week. This move was a direct response to our readers’ growing needs and a conscious preparation for the n...

Jan 03, 2026 2 mins read 2,593 views
Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

Dec 31, 2025 2 mins read 2,904 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 4,579 views
Train Smart, Not Hard

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,343 views
Punishment is not prevention

Jan 26, 2026 4 mins read 1,848 views
Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

Dec 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,292 views
Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 4,762 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 3,390 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing t...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 3,161 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,222 views

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