July of 1980

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CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE OF BHUTAN TRANSPORT SYNDICATE

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jul 27, 1980 0 mins read 329 views
WFP ASSISTANCE TO BHUTAN

WFP (World Food Program)

Jul 27, 1980 1 mins read 251 views
SOCIAL FORESTRY PROGRAMME

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Jul 27, 1980 1 mins read 226 views
GIRDLING KILL TREES

Forest Timber/ Firewood

Jul 27, 1980 1 mins read 218 views
NEPAL FOREIGN SECRETARY IN BHUTAN

Bhutan- Nepal

Jul 27, 1980 0 mins read 279 views
INTER OFFICE LEAGUE FINAL

Sport

Jul 27, 1980 1 mins read 220 views
TRIP TO PHAJODING

Education- Student

Jul 19, 1980 1 mins read 222 views
3RD MEETING OF JIGME WANGCHUCK MEMORIAL CLUB

Club (A-Z)

Jul 19, 1980 0 mins read 209 views
F.C.B. AID TO FARMERS

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Jul 19, 1980 0 mins read 226 views
TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Sport

Jul 19, 1980 0 mins read 244 views
SHOE MANUFACTURING UNIT AT SAMDRUPJONGKHAR

Factories A-Z

Jul 19, 1980 0 mins read 232 views
UG CABLES FOR TELEPHONES AT GAYLEGPHUG EXTENDED

Telecommunication Department

Jul 19, 1980 1 mins read 209 views
TRADE AND TRANSIT TALKS WITH INDIA

Bhutan- India

Jul 19, 1980 1 mins read 228 views
REORGANIZATION IN THE MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND FORESTS

Bhutan - Trade

Jul 19, 1980 1 mins read 238 views
WORKSHOP ON SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EDUCATION

July 20, 1980 - A week-long workshop on Social and Cultural Education was organized by the National Council for Social and Cultural Promotion in Thimphu recently. The Wor...

Jul 20, 1980 3 mins read 270 views
DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF SAMDRUPJONGKHAR

Dzongkhags

Jul 12, 1980 2 mins read 192 views
LAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR GAYLEGPHUG TO BE IMPLEMENTED SOON

Dzongkhags

Jul 12, 1980 2 mins read 200 views
YADI BASIC HEALTH UNIT

Health/ BHU/ Dispensary/ ORC

Jul 12, 1980 1 mins read 198 views
SHINGKHAR LAWREE IRRIGATION SCHEMES

Agriculture Irrigation

Jul 12, 1980 1 mins read 205 views
CYCLIST IN THIMPHU

Visitors

Jul 12, 1980 0 mins read 185 views
DAVID L. GUYER

UN Agencies

Jul 12, 1980 0 mins read 171 views
SAVE THE CHILDREN

UN Agencies

Jul 12, 1980 1 mins read 241 views
DANCE TROUPE RETURNS

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Jul 12, 1980 1 mins read 168 views
SENIOR STUDENTS VISIT GIDAKOM LEPROSY HOSPITAL

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Jul 05, 1980 0 mins read 204 views
FUNCTION HELD IN HONOUR OF IBFA DELEGATION WHICH VISITED BHUTAN RECENTLY

Indo-Bhutan Friendship Association

Jul 05, 1980 0 mins read 176 views
MR. V.B. CHADHA LEAVING BHUTAN SOON

Personalities

Jul 05, 1980 0 mins read 185 views
PLANT PROTECTION WORK

Agriculture Activities

Jul 05, 1980 2 mins read 191 views
R.S.A. TABLE TENNIS KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENT

Sport

Jul 05, 1980 0 mins read 228 views
TRAINING FOR FCB OFFICIALS

Food Corporation of Bhutan (FCB)

Jul 05, 1980 0 mins read 184 views
NEW MEDICAL ZONE FOR GAYLEGPHUG CREATED

Health Policy

Jul 05, 1980 1 mins read 210 views
BHUTAN MOURNS THE SAD DEMISE OF MR. V.V. GIRI

Bhutan- India

Jul 05, 1980 0 mins read 196 views
VARIETY SHOW

Education- Student

Jul 05, 1980 0 mins read 0 views
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His Majesty’s Address to the Nation On the Commencement of Construction Work for Gelephu International Airport

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Construction of Gelephu International Airport begins

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Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 2,156 views
Local importers claim unlawful Indian GST charges on zero-rated exports

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Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,642 views
Gangtey-Phobjikha residents urge road widening as safety concerns grow

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NCOA puts more effort into promotion of quinoa cultivation

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A sound problem!

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Energising Bhutan

It was no mere coincidence that as Bhutan launched its National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025, flash floods from glacial lake outbursts and excessive rainfall were wreaking hav...

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A moment of reckoning, a future in the making

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Jul 10, 2025 2 mins read 564 views
Learning from the Tading experience

While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reapin...

Jul 09, 2025 2 mins read 881 views
Inclusion in agriculture must be more than policy dream

Bhutan’s ambition to make its agriculture sector more inclusive by involving persons with disabilities (PWDs) is a welco...

Jul 08, 2025 2 mins read 448 views
Drug smuggling—A threat far deeper than we admit

The recent sentencing of an Indian national caught smuggling over 4.6 kilograms of heroin into Bhutan is not an isolated...

Jul 07, 2025 2 mins read 898 views
Civic sense, infrastructure can end capital’s woes

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Jul 05, 2025 2 mins read 648 views
Leave the US with dignity

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay yesterday urged Bhutanese overstaying their visas in the United States to return home voluntarily. While presenting the State of the Nation Report, Lyonchhen remind...

Jul 04, 2025 2 mins read 1,786 views
When silence becomes a risk

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Jul 03, 2025 2 mins read 510 views
70% seek jobs abroad?

After immense pressure and numerous tutorials, Sonam cleared her Royal Civil Service Commission entry exam last year. She was set to become a civil servant, earning around Nu 41,000 a...

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US tariff policy and supply chain shift: Limited direct impact

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Bhutan’s trade with Thailand hits record high

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New vegetable market under construction in Samtse

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Apr 17, 2025 2 mins read 13,942 views
Organic vegetables provide new livelihoods for Kochin farmers

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Major financial sector reforms crucial to realising 13th Plan goals

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Apr 12, 2025 2 mins read 12,827 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

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Mar 22, 2025 1 mins read 12,922 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Billions from abroad, but what lies ahead?

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Jul 01, 2025 2 mins read 3,826 views
Heed the warnings of the rain

As the early rains of the monsoon settle into Bhutan’s valleys and mountains, the land is already showing signs of strai...

Jun 30, 2025 2 mins read 1,057 views
If CDG is illegal, so is PDF

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Jun 28, 2025 2 mins read 672 views
Hot springs are boiling over, and we’re not watching

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Jun 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,329 views
Clear and present dangers

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Recents

Symbol of friendship: His Majesty gifts takins to Thai Royals

As a royal gift from His Majesty The King of Bhutan, a pair of takins (one female and one male) are being gifted to Their Majesties The King and Queen of Thailand. The translocation of the two takins from Bhutan to Thailand is expected around January 2026, pending royal approval, according to the Acting Chairman of the Board of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand, Jade Donavanik.

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A sound problem!

“Sound check, sound check!” If you’ve attended a meeting, seminar, or workshop lately, you have likely heard this familiar phrase, usually followed by screeching microphones, echoing sound systems, or a projector refusing to cooperate.

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Justice sector must fast track before His Majesty’s 10-year vision goes up in smoke

His Majesty's pace on GMC Airport construction must be taken as an example to reform the justice sector's sluggish progress on the 10-year transformation goals outlined in December 2024. Seven months have passed since His Majesty the King delivered his transformative Royal Address on December 17, 2024, during the 117th National Day celebrations. In that pivotal address, His Majesty articulated a c

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