October of 1996

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Traditional arts and crafts : rich in historical significance

Handicraft

Oct 04, 1996 6 mins read 373 views
Gortsham community school wins khuru tournament

Sport

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 529 views
ISDP budget too high

Bhutan - Netherlands

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 410 views
Agriculture champions in traditional archery tournament

Archery

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 382 views
First tennis title for Karma Lam

Tennis

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 330 views
Junior college facilities

Letters to the Editor

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 408 views
Building a work force

Viewpoints

Oct 04, 1996 4 mins read 439 views
Bad driving

Editorial

Oct 04, 1996 3 mins read 364 views
Migrating animals need permits and vaccination

Animal Husbandry Disease

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 415 views
Pasakha concerned about road

Roads

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 347 views
Two killed in accident

Accident

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 482 views
Lottery : a source of major earnings

Lottery

Oct 04, 1996 3 mins read 389 views
WFP Country Director leaves

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 393 views
Man killed by car

Accident

Oct 04, 1996 1 mins read 444 views
Discussing population with UNFPA

UNFPA

Oct 04, 1996 3 mins read 449 views
Lower taxes should boost trade

Revenue and Custom

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 329 views
Hand grenade thrown at border checkpost

Bhutan-Indo/ Border/ ULFA/Bodo

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 348 views
Dynamite found

Bhutan-Indo/ Border/ ULFA/Bodo

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 339 views
Wanted terrorist caught

Terrorist

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 0 views
New Punakha hospital opened

Health-Hospital/JDWNRH

Oct 04, 1996 2 mins read 413 views
Sports

Sport

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Water

Water Supply Scheme

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 372 views
Posts

Bhutan-Post

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 346 views
Loans

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 321 views
Sensitisation

Bhutan and other Countries

Oct 04, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
Zhemgang: brain drain

Dzongkhags

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 341 views
A football fan

Sport

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 295 views
Development steps up in Genekha

Dzongkhags

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 322 views
Himalayan adventurer in Bhutan

Visitors

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 349 views
Understanding renewable natural resources

Agriculture Institutions

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 403 views
Bank brings back loan schemes

Bank of Bhutan (BOB)

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 381 views
Health workers return from Phillipines training

Health Training Institute

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 315 views
Veteran plant under repair

Hydro Project

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 347 views
New forestry rules

Forest Planning/Policy Conference/Meeting

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 349 views
Short cut not possible

Letters to the Editor

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 358 views
Building a skilled labour work force

Letters to the Editor

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 343 views
Mail bags mishandled

Letters to the Editor

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 341 views
Teaching aids necessary

Viewpoints

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 307 views
Man and machine

Editorial

Oct 11, 1996 3 mins read 318 views
Maldivian ambassador presents credentials

Bhutan-Embassies

Oct 11, 1996 1 mins read 323 views
Japanese monks on pilgrimage to Bhutan

Pilgrimage

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 347 views
New rules to streamline urban development

Urban Development

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 334 views
IRRI reaffirms collaboration with Bhutan

International Issues

Oct 11, 1996 2 mins read 347 views
Villagers catch terrorist and army deserter

Terrorist

Oct 11, 1996 3 mins read 306 views
Phuentsholing returns to normal life : tensions ease

Bhutan-Indo/ Border/ ULFA/Bodo

Oct 11, 1996 3 mins read 361 views
UNFPA workshop

UNFPA

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 330 views
Preserving murals

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 384 views
World Food Day

WFP (World Food Program)

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 0 views
SDA Mission

Bhutan - Netherlands

Oct 11, 1996 0 mins read 367 views
Israeli man wants to help

Agriculture

Oct 18, 1996 1 mins read 302 views
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Building a shared Himalayan future through collaboration and science

It is a great honour for me to serve as the first Director General of ICIMOD from the region. The centre represents eight member countries—Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan—and my appointment reflects Bhutan’s credibility in environmental leadership.

Dec 06, 2025 4 mins read 1,522 views
Regional hub launches to accelerate climate action in HKH

A new regional hub aimed at strengthening climate action and transparent reporting across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)...

Dec 06, 2025 3 mins read 1,487 views
Bhutan celebrates International Volunteer Day

The Australian Volunteers Programme (AVP) Bhutan office celebrated International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2025 yesterday in T...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 998 views
NA proposes single digital platform to seal corruption loopholes

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the House to mandate the immediate establishment of a s...

Dec 05, 2025 3 mins read 1,556 views
NA adopts Co-operatives Bill to enhance market access and community empowerment

The National Assembly yesterday deliberated and adopted the Co-operatives and Farmer Groups Bill of Bhutan 2025. The Bil...

Dec 05, 2025 3 mins read 815 views
Conference highlights missing links between research, industry, and government

Researchers, innovators, and policymakers highlighted the urgent need to strengthen collaboration among Bhutan’s researc...

Dec 05, 2025 3 mins read 1,032 views
132kV substation to end Panbang’s power woes

Zhemgang—Residents of Panbang in Zhemgang can finally rest easy, as a new substation will end the long-standing problem...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 870 views
Dra=Nyam: Country’s first dedicated outlet for products made by PwDs

In an encouraging initiative for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Bhutan Foundation and the Disabled People’s Organ...

Dec 05, 2025 1 mins read 1,143 views
AI will shape education’s future, say educators

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a key tool in higher education, helping students and teachers enhance learning,...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,817 views
Bhutan to host 16th South Asian Bodybuilding Championship

Bhutan will host the 16th South Asian Bodybuilding Championship in the capital, Thimphu from June 30 to July 4 next year...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,051 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 calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,026 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 404 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, policy, and industry. This was one of the key issues discussed during the recently concluded third Australian–Bhutan Research Conference.

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 273 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 962 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 492 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 658 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. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 881 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 758 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,786 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 1,290 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 737 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it feels like a crisis, there's no pandemic to blame this time and despite common belief, the cold weather is not t...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,297 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 2,978 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 7,217 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 4,230 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 565 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into c...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 778 views
Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of natio...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,152 views
The hydropower vision is crystal clear

The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explo...

Nov 22, 2025 2 mins read 710 views
The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has...

Nov 21, 2025 2 mins read 768 views

Recents

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, policy, and industry. This was one of the key issues discussed during the recently concluded third Australian–Bhutan Research Conference.

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Bhutan–ICIMOD partnership strengthens mountain futures

Senior Bhutanese officials and delegates from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) convened for the second session of the Bhutan–ICIMOD Coordination Committee (BICC), reaffirming partnership to enhance climate resilience, strengthen livelihoods, and improve disaster preparedness across Bhutan’s Himalayan landscapes.

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