June of 1973

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Hydel Aims At Producing 250 MW Electricity By 1976 At Chhukha

Hydro Project

Jun 30, 1973 1 mins read 393 views
Steady Progress Being Made In Samchi

Dzongkhags

Jun 30, 1973 4 mins read 394 views
COLOMBO PLAN MARKS TWNETY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY

Bhutan-Colombo

Jun 30, 1973 5 mins read 459 views
Phuntsholing Gateway Of Bhutan

Dzongkhags

Jun 23, 1973 7 mins read 425 views
Promotions and Appointments

Promotion

Jun 23, 1973 0 mins read 420 views
Landslides Disrupt Transport Services

Landslides and Floods

Jun 23, 1973 1 mins read 415 views
Ex-Finance Secretary Passes Away

Diseased Personalities

Jun 23, 1973 0 mins read 455 views
HIS HOLINESS GYALWA KARMAPA ARRIVES IN THIMPHU

Religion

Jun 23, 1973 1 mins read 395 views
Seven Students Of Ugyen Wangchuck Academy Appear For G.C.E.

Education- Student

Jun 16, 1973 0 mins read 420 views
Introducing - The New Commander Of Imtrat

DANTAK/IMTRAT/BRTF

Jun 16, 1973 1 mins read 509 views
Senior Indian Official Visits Bhutan

Bhutan- India

Jun 16, 1973 0 mins read 419 views
Extra-departmental Post Office At Chargharay Upgraded

Bhutan-Post

Jun 16, 1973 0 mins read 428 views
U.P.U. Fellowship Trainee Returns

Bhutan-Post

Jun 16, 1973 0 mins read 419 views
New Veterinary Dispensary In Thimphu

Animal Husbandry Policy

Jun 16, 1973 0 mins read 529 views
H.R.H. Ashi Dechen Wangmo On Tour Of Central Bhutan

Royalties

Jun 16, 1973 0 mins read 436 views
Senior Officer Retires From Government Service

Retires

Jun 16, 1973 1 mins read 397 views
HIS MAJESTY THE KING VISITS FAMINE AREAS - OVER 8,000 AFFECTED BY DROUGHT AND HAILSTORM

1973 - 06 -17 HIS Majesty the King recently visite...

Jun 17, 1973 0 mins read 410 views
Dradul Makhang Renamed

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Jun 09, 1973 1 mins read 426 views
School Magazine

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Jun 09, 1973 0 mins read 494 views
Animal Husbandry Conference Held

Animal Husbandry Policy

Jun 09, 1973 1 mins read 353 views
Power Demands Of Foothill Areas Discussed

Power

Jun 09, 1973 2 mins read 353 views
Eye-Camp Inaugurated at Khasadrapchu

Health Disease

Jun 02, 1973 5 mins read 382 views
DISCUSSIONS REVEAL KEEN DESIRE FOR BHUTAN-BANGLADESH TRADE

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Jun 02, 1973 3 mins read 359 views
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Former BIG regional manager sentenced to nine years for embezzlement

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Dzongkhags rally to attract local tourists

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STCBL to supply fuel to Project DANTAK

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Rising arrivals, shrinking returns for tourism industry

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Reflecting on access to information

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New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

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BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

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Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

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Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

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Taxes our forefathers paid

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Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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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, and more business-friendly, while also increasing the tax base.

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The cost of delay

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A new chapter for Kuensel

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Strengthening the third sector

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Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

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Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

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Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 3,021 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

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Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,919 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

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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 1,494 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

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Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 916 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,531 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....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 863 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 3,755 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

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Building inclusive sports

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Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,134 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

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Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 1,818 views
Cost of complacent breathing

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Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,128 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

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A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace ground...

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