February of 2000

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Police reports

Crime

Feb 18, 2000 0 mins read 243 views
Nepalese officials visit

Bhutan - Nepal Refugee Issue

Feb 18, 2000 0 mins read 262 views
UNCTAD paves way for WTO membership

UN Agencies

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 287 views
Looking for cabling solutions

Computer/Internet

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 254 views
Communication important for health programmes

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 276 views
Agreements signed to improve rural and urban services

Home Affairs

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 247 views
SDS grant to preserve 14th century lhakhang

Bhutan - Netherlands

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 274 views
Food security goals for Bhutan

Agriculture Policy

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 251 views
Bhutan Post finds new direction

Bhutan-Post

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 292 views
Government will support BBS expansion

BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Service)

Feb 25, 2000 3 mins read 280 views
Restrictive licensing harmful to business growth: Trade

Bhutan - Trade

Feb 25, 2000 3 mins read 242 views
Concerns on sustaining health services

Health/Doctors/Patients

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 256 views
246 recruits inducted into police force

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 251 views
Beef up RAPA, dzongkhags should look after cultural properties

Special Commission For Cultural Affairs/ Bhutan Music/ RAPA

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 265 views
Age, inexperience blamed for Bhutan's 20-0 loss to Kuwait

Sport

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 275 views
Futuristic planning needed for road network

Roads

Feb 25, 2000 3 mins read 272 views
Cement prices increased again

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 273 views
More Responsiblities for Bhutan Post

Bhutan-Post

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 239 views
Use Paro airport tarmac

Letters to the Editor

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 294 views
Who's standing up for Thimphu's trees?

Letters to the Editor

Feb 25, 2000 0 mins read 250 views
Tsenden - Bhutan's national tree. Its past and future

Viewpoints

Feb 25, 2000 3 mins read 319 views
Development review

Editorial

Feb 25, 2000 3 mins read 259 views
A focus on education

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 278 views
Development reviewed with commitment

Planning Ministry

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 243 views
Forest fire destroys 30 acres

Forest Fire

Feb 25, 2000 1 mins read 241 views
Alcohol : a major killer

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Feb 25, 2000 2 mins read 403 views
Trucks for RWSS

Water Supply Scheme

Feb 25, 2000 0 mins read 254 views
Parliamentary delegation

Bhutan- Denmark

Feb 25, 2000 0 mins read 275 views
Council for Bhutan Studies

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Feb 25, 2000 0 mins read 248 views
Audit deadline fixed<br><br>

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Feb 25, 2000 0 mins read 268 views
Browse Archives
Inclusive education still out of reach for highland students

Laya, Gasa—Jigme Dorji, a Class X student of Laya Middle Secondary School (MSS) in Gasa, aspires to become a professional footballer. However, the school he attends doesn’t even have a proper football ground to help him train toward that dream.

Nov 07, 2025 4 mins read 595 views
Man sentenced to life for murder of former Dorji Lopen

The Punakha District Court sentenced Ugyen Tshering, 20-year-old former monk from Mongar, to life in prison for the murd...

Nov 07, 2025 2 mins read 18,636 views
New Co-CEOs appointed to lead Gelephu Mindfulness City

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) today announced the appointment of Mr Lee Seow Hiang and Mr Pang Yee Ean as Co-Chief...

Nov 06, 2025 1 mins read 733 views
Weak support systems keep women out of politics

Although most Bhutanese women now actively participate as voters, socio-cultural barriers, family preferences, weak supp...

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 622 views
Bhutan runs out of coal and talc, dolomite now drives mineral sector

Bhutan has depleted its known reserves of coal and talc, according to the Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics 2025...

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 6,741 views
Gedu College of Business Studies to host internship drive under new curriculum

Gedu College of Business Studies will host the Professional Internship Drive 2025 this Friday in Thimphu. The event will...

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,085 views
NCHM monitors La Niña threat as winter approaches

As winter approaches, weather watchers at National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) are monitoring the Pacifi...

Nov 06, 2025 3 mins read 1,203 views
His Majesty the King graces Global Peace Prayer Festival

His Majesty the King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, and members of the Royal Family gra...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,435 views
Power exports set to plunge as domestic energy demands outstrip supply

Bhutan’s electricity supply is projected to fall short of domestic demand for much of the next decade, forcing the count...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,051 views
Jigme Namgyel Engineering College takes digital literacy to the grassroots

In an effort to promote digital literacy and cybersecurity awareness in rural and semi-urban areas in eastern Bhutan, Ji...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 2,038 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 1,664 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households, inheriting property and managing family affairs. These cultural practices distinguish Bhutan from many other countries where women face far greater structural barriers.

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 362 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,993 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 440 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 573 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 605 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 575 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 836 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,824 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,194 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dema, became Bhutan’s first recipient of the Princess Maha Chakri Award in Thailand, one of the mos...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,776 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 2,637 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,883 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 3,999 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk acr...

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 735 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 761 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,089 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 490 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 623 views

Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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