August of 1997

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India remains Bhutan's most important development partner

Bhutan-India

Aug 15, 1997 4 mins read 564 views
India and Bhutan: A Voyage of Friendship

Bhutan-India

Aug 15, 1997 5 mins read 559 views
Typhoid

Health Disease

Aug 22, 1997 0 mins read 732 views
Cycling to help the world

Visitors

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 615 views
A local weed makes good in international medicine

Indigenous Hospital

Aug 01, 1997 5 mins read 644 views
Call for timely soil conservation

Forest Social/Project/ Afforestation

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 563 views
Entrepreneur of the year award

Private Sector

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 563 views
Armed forces tennis

Tennis

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 545 views
Book fair opens to good response

Books

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 583 views
NRTI training addresses farmers' needs

Natural Resources Training Institute (NRTI)

Aug 01, 1997 2 mins read 556 views
Juvenile delinquents learn new skills

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Aug 01, 1997 2 mins read 519 views
Football finals tomorrow

Sport

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 544 views
Adolescent issues discussed

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Aug 01, 1997 2 mins read 616 views
Rural problems and sustainable development

Viewpoints

Aug 01, 1997 4 mins read 660 views
Adolescence in Bhutan

Editorial

Aug 01, 1997 3 mins read 675 views
Burglars caught

Crime

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 544 views
Looking towards a domestic service

Druk Air

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 591 views
Model of Trongsa Dzong as centre piece for Austrian exhibition

Exhibition

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 553 views
Government subsidises non-profitable bus routes

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Aug 01, 1997 2 mins read 554 views
Baby killed

Crime

Aug 01, 1997 0 mins read 571 views
Teenage suicide

Crime

Aug 01, 1997 0 mins read 536 views
UNICEF looking ahead

Health Nutrition Programme

Aug 01, 1997 2 mins read 526 views
His Holiness conducts Thri ceremony

Dratshang

Aug 01, 1997 1 mins read 488 views
Sherubtse college

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Aug 01, 1997 0 mins read 499 views
Football

Sport

Aug 01, 1997 0 mins read 0 views
Drowned

Accident

Aug 01, 1997 0 mins read 657 views
Robbed

Crime

Aug 01, 1997 0 mins read 0 views
Prayer

Monasteries

Aug 01, 1997 0 mins read 678 views
FMD affects meat supply from Phuentsholing

Animal Husbandry Disease

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 521 views
SAARC trade adopts new approach

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 08, 1997 2 mins read 590 views
Helping the farmers

Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC)

Aug 08, 1997 3 mins read 516 views
Sangay Dorji hopes to visit Bhutan

Visitors

Aug 08, 1997 3 mins read 547 views
Locally produced cement blocks may replace imported bricks

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Aug 08, 1997 4 mins read 556 views
"Take Five" debuts in Thimphu

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Aug 08, 1997 0 mins read 533 views
Noryang Auto win inter-departmental tournament

Sport

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 498 views
Checks on fuel outlets by Trade Division

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 511 views
Adolescent health and counselling workshop concludes<br><br>

Education-Youth/Counselling/Delinquence

Aug 08, 1997 2 mins read 492 views
Our national language: our identity

Letters to the Editor

Aug 08, 1997 2 mins read 565 views
NEC looking into alternative for plastic bags

Letters to the Editor

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 485 views
A national and spiritual loss

Editorial

Aug 08, 1997 2 mins read 586 views
Promoting Bhutanese music

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 549 views
Agriculture exhibition for Thri crowd

Exhibition

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 491 views
Chukha sponsors school

Hydro Project

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 486 views
RBP takes a friendly approach

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 530 views
Inter-school football begins in Changlimithang

Sport

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 527 views
Bhutan takes up new Olympic sport

Olympics

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 604 views
Surge in desecration of lhakhangs

Crime

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 465 views
His Holiness administers Thri in Haa

Wang

Aug 08, 1997 1 mins read 527 views
Temperatures rise

Meteorology-Climate/Weather

Aug 08, 1997 0 mins read 509 views
Bangladesh mourns

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Aug 08, 1997 0 mins read 532 views
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Startups call for support beyond seed funding

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

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Café by the waterfall

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Where tradition meets treatment

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May 02, 2026 3 mins read 993 views
Between Homes

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The true wealth of Dzambhala

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May 02, 2026 4 mins read 990 views
No amount of money can replace you

The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency and warmth by devoted grandparents can fare well, separation from parents at this age generally causes...

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You’re not what you think you are

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Sundays at Le Méridien

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The trap of spiritual materialism

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Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not spending enough time with our loved ones, and not investing enough time...

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When will we feed ourselves?

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Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

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May 02, 2026 3 mins read 1,620 views
Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country could see as few as 2,000 births by 2028.

Apr 29, 2026 2 mins read 3,859 views
A bumper harvest shouldn’t brew a bumper crisis

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Unshackling the state

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The environmental toll of wars

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A costly fiasco

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Living hand to mouth

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A call for shared responsibility

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Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

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Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

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Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

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Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

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Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 9,129 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

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Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 7,930 views
When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 2,306 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

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Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

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She Lives in the Mirror

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When the watchdog has no teeth

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Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 4,262 views
Promises and performance

As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must b...

Mar 25, 2026 2 mins read 3,411 views
Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adju...

Mar 21, 2026 2 mins read 3,655 views
A costly reality

Mar 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,572 views

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