October of 1998

Archives

Service or favour?

Letters to the Editor

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 488 views
Archery range not safe

Letters to the Editor

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 467 views
Why insurance for fitness

Letters to the Editor

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 473 views
Frown on fur fashion

Letters to the Editor

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 587 views
A hole in the rule?

Letters to the Editor

Oct 20, 1998 1 mins read 559 views
Why the wait?

Letters to the Editor

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 462 views
Developing a strategy for WWB and ADB assistance to Bhutan

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 490 views
Dutch ambassador will remember tranquility

Bhutan-Denmark/Finland/Norway/ Sweden

Oct 16, 1998 1 mins read 477 views
Danish grant for text book

Bhutan-Denmark/Finland/Norway/ Sweden

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 483 views
Many attend Siboss meeting<br>

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Oct 14, 1998 0 mins read 403 views
Samdrup Jongkhar boom: is it the right place to invest money?

Dzongkhags

Oct 30, 1998 5 mins read 477 views
First Bhutanese student at Cambridge University

Education-Scholarships

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 571 views
Environment and economic needs

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 498 views
Business "holiday" still provokes debate

Business

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 430 views
Mauled by bear

Accident

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Students' health

Education- Student

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 438 views
Overwhelming response to family planning campaign

Health Family Planning

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 474 views
Bhutan Posts unveils ambitious plans

Bhutan-Post

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 454 views
BOB's standpoint

Letters to the Editor

Oct 30, 1998 2 mins read 460 views
Third Party Insurance is worth paying for

Letters to the Editor

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 474 views
RSTA is for service not favour

Letters to the Editor

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 440 views
How about news at 6 p.m?

Letters to the Editor

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 447 views
Sustainability in due course

Editorial

Oct 30, 1998 3 mins read 446 views
Accounting : challenging but not glamorous

Bhutan - Finance

Oct 30, 1998 2 mins read 463 views
Water problem in Mongar : as old as the town

Dzongkhags

Oct 30, 1998 2 mins read 439 views
GE loan scheme: small but effective?

Bhutan National Bank (BNB)

Oct 30, 1998 2 mins read 437 views
Another tourist dies

Tourism

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 420 views
Strengthening data collection

Agriculture Institutions

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 446 views
Druk Air to resume Dhaka flight, Biman as partner

Druk Air

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 453 views
Fraud: Trade bans sale of Onjus

Bhutan - Trade

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 453 views
His Majesty awards scarves to the Royal Advisory Councillors

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 455 views
Bhutan observes UN Day

International Day

Oct 30, 1998 1 mins read 514 views
Sports

Sport

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Serto

Consecration

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
DDC Chairman

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 447 views
Credentials

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Donation

UNICEF

Oct 30, 1998 0 mins read 0 views
Trashigang grapples with Cooking oil shortage

Consumers

Oct 23, 1998 2 mins read 391 views
STCB appointed Eicher dealer

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCB)

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 504 views
Health advocates safe sex in Phuentsholing

Health-HIV/AIDS

Oct 23, 1998 2 mins read 471 views
Condom distribution trial in Zhemgang

Health-HIV/AIDS

Oct 23, 1998 2 mins read 452 views
Paralympic champ shares her experiences

Visitors

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 437 views
Bhutan at ITU conference

Telecommunication Department

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 468 views
College to document oral tradition

Sherubtse College and Graduates

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 439 views
Posts to revamp image

Bhutan-Post

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 494 views
Yonphula RBA marks Raising Day

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA)

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 450 views
Haa farmers take lesson on environment

Dzongkhags

Oct 23, 1998 1 mins read 491 views
A special prayer

Editorial

Oct 23, 1998 2 mins read 510 views
Its sports time in eastern dzongkhags

Sport

Oct 23, 1998 2 mins read 465 views
Browse Archives
Mandarin exports hit Nu 679.88 million

Feb 06, 2026 1 mins read 931 views
Bhutan observes World Cancer Day

Feb 04, 2026 2 mins read 1,601 views
Building a culture of service

Feb 04, 2026 2 mins read 1,973 views
Fewer fires, faster containment mark this fire season

Feb 04, 2026 3 mins read 1,768 views
Bhutan hosts Asia’s model forest summit

Feb 04, 2026 3 mins read 1,851 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 7,483 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

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 3,231 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 2,885 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 3,973 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 4,491 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 3,042 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 3,324 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 994 views
Fitness is not defined by body size or age

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,014 views
Movie Review: Lights, Camera, Action!

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,829 views
The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,371 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 1,230 views
Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

Jan 26, 2026 2 mins read 2,228 views
Birbi and the art of taking your time

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,838 views
Jangchub Puen Nye

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,914 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 633 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...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 1,570 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 1,501 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 1,870 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,196 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 2,432 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 2,368 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 2,567 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 3,240 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 2,767 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 4,784 views
Train Smart, Not Hard

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,465 views
Punishment is not prevention

Jan 26, 2026 4 mins read 1,973 views
Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referr...

Dec 31, 2025 2 mins read 3,048 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 3,441 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 4,912 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 3,531 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 3,320 views

No data available