October of 2001

Archives

Textile tradition sees innovations

Competition (A-Z)

Oct 19, 2001 4 mins read 420 views
Peling Drubchen

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 19, 2001 0 mins read 411 views
Found

Landslides and Floods

Oct 19, 2001 0 mins read 710 views
Durga Puja

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 19, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Boards recomposed

Government Department

Oct 19, 2001 0 mins read 437 views
Use of internet on the rise

Computer/Internet

Oct 12, 2001 2 mins read 396 views
Thimphu's growth raises environmental concerns

National Employment Board (NEB)

Oct 12, 2001 2 mins read 403 views
Ched Tsho: the spiritual sound from Lhuentse

Festival (A-Z)

Oct 12, 2001 1 mins read 441 views
Perceptions of Security

Religion

Oct 12, 2001 4 mins read 0 views
NWAB

National Women Association (NWA)

Oct 12, 2001 1 mins read 529 views
GSI marks 150 years

Survey

Oct 12, 2001 2 mins read 509 views
A family seeks US$10,000 refund from US institute

Education- Student

Oct 12, 2001 2 mins read 425 views
Phuentsholing's crocodile farm improved

National Park

Oct 12, 2001 3 mins read 419 views
Handicapped but undeterred

Disabled

Oct 12, 2001 2 mins read 400 views
"Priceless" items to be displayed in Bhutan exhibition in India

Exhibition

Oct 12, 2001 1 mins read 435 views
Cost increase lowers Druk Satair's profit

Companies

Oct 12, 2001 1 mins read 371 views
Slight drop in food prices in Thimphu

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Oct 12, 2001 1 mins read 421 views
Body not found

Accident

Oct 12, 2001 0 mins read 306 views
Indian cars capture Bhutanese market

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Oct 12, 2001 3 mins read 441 views
Innovation to business

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Oct 12, 2001 3 mins read 409 views
Training a work force

Editorial

Oct 12, 2001 3 mins read 462 views
Comments from Kuenselonline.com

Kuensel

Oct 12, 2001 4 mins read 0 views
US$ 400,000 from FIFA

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Oct 12, 2001 1 mins read 407 views
HIV/AIDS: `Breaking Down Barriers"

Health-HIV/AIDS

Oct 12, 2001 2 mins read 391 views
Cost-sharing : a new deal for studies overseas

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Oct 12, 2001 2 mins read 397 views
Oberoi Group to invest in Bhutan

Private Sector

Oct 12, 2001 1 mins read 393 views
DYT meeting in Wangdue

Dzongkhags

Oct 12, 2001 0 mins read 386 views
World Food Day

International Day

Oct 12, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
UNESCO

UN Agencies

Oct 12, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Strong man contest

Competition (A-Z)

Oct 12, 2001 0 mins read 452 views
Bhutanese woman found dead in Jaigaon

Accident

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 394 views
Perceptions of Security

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Oct 05, 2001 4 mins read 624 views
Ancient monastery renovated

Monasteries

Oct 05, 2001 2 mins read 452 views
Reciprocity at youth level

Bhutan - Netherlands

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 395 views
Local entrepreneur to train security guards

Private Sector

Oct 05, 2001 2 mins read 430 views
Who says professional driving is a man's job ?

National Technical Training Authority (NTTA)

Oct 05, 2001 3 mins read 427 views
Shingkhar : a village in transition

Dzongkhags

Oct 05, 2001 2 mins read 439 views
A collective strength for farmers

Dzongkhags

Oct 05, 2001 2 mins read 390 views
Construction blues

Construction Development Board (CDB)

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 457 views
Translators' course begins at Semtokha

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 409 views
Bhutan exhibition : preparation in full swing

Exhibition

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 343 views
A place opened for the disabled to learn

Associations

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 452 views
Changzamtog workshops to be relocated, but when?

Bhutan - Trade

Oct 05, 2001 2 mins read 388 views
Keeping the books

Editorial

Oct 05, 2001 2 mins read 436 views
Comments from kuenselonline.com

Letters to the Editor

Oct 05, 2001 0 mins read 0 views
Comments from kuenselonline.com

Letters to the Editor

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Comments from kuenselonline.com

Letters to the Editor

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Comments from kuenselonline.com

Letters to the Editor

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Comments from kuenselonline.com

Kuensel

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Comments from kuenselonline.com

Kuensel

Oct 05, 2001 1 mins read 0 views
Browse Archives
Quarterly survey reveals shifting trends in agriculture and livestock sector

The agriculture sector is showing early signs of transition from subsistence-based farming towards more commercial production, supported by improved market access, better inputs and modern farming practices, according to the latest quarterly data.

May 13, 2026 2 mins read 1,440 views
Social media exposure of vulnerable groups raises concerns over ethics and dignity

The programme focused on strengthening ethical and responsible reporting on issues affecting marginalised groups, partic...

May 12, 2026 2 mins read 2,759 views
ASF outbreak deepens uncertainty for pig farmers

May 12, 2026 4 mins read 2,654 views
Poultry mismanagement fuels egg crisis, MoAL must stabilise supply chains immediately

The spike in egg prices is the result of deeper structural disruptions in the poultry sector, compounded by inflationary...

May 12, 2026 3 mins read 2,502 views
Parliament session to deliberate budget and critical national Bills

The Fifth Session of the Fourth Parliament of Bhutan will be held from May 14 to June 17, 2026, during which lawmakers w...

May 11, 2026 2 mins read 2,709 views
GMCA invites bids to redesign Gelephu Old Town

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 5,411 views
Through chemotherapy, lockdowns, and stigma

At just 32, Tseltrim Zangmo thought she was just tired; she ended up fighting Stage 3 breast cancer. Her message to the...

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 3,504 views
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom bridge in the sky

The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gai...

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 2,710 views
Bhutan’s rising suicides deepen economic and demographic strain

One life is lost every 84 hours. Bhutan’s rising suicide rate is no longer just a public health crisis. It is also a di...

May 09, 2026 8 mins read 4,695 views
Fuel subsidy unsustainable as annual cost could reach Nu 14.4B

With a price tag of Nu 14.4 billion annually, can Bhutan really afford to keep subsidizing your fuel?

May 09, 2026 4 mins read 3,295 views
Startups call for support beyond seed funding

The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support beyond seed funding remains limited, making it difficult for existing startups to scale and sustain operations.

Mar 21, 2026 3 mins read 5,113 views
Whose face are you wearing?

The desire for happiness is universal, and beauty, prestige, and wealth have always been seen as pathways to achieve it. In that sense, this is nothing new.

May 16, 2026 4 mins read 353 views
A memoir of hustle and heartache

May 11, 2026 3 mins read 1,211 views
From monastery to street: A Bhutanese case for rap

May 11, 2026 4 mins read 988 views
Café by the waterfall

About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the left of the highway. It is not easy to miss. This modest structure...

May 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,743 views
Where tradition meets treatment

In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, patients move between modern clinics and traditional medicine units with ease, guided as much by...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 1,424 views
Between Homes

When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried to imagine what life would be like. Bu...

May 02, 2026 1 mins read 5,645 views
The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his role as a symbol of abundance and generosity. There are five principal forms of the...

May 02, 2026 4 mins read 1,390 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...

Apr 25, 2026 4 mins read 3,663 views
You’re not what you think you are

You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness, which is precisely what it does not mean. A more precise term might be: empty of inherent existence.

Apr 18, 2026 4 mins read 2,750 views
Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.

Apr 13, 2026 3 mins read 2,664 views
GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

May 16, 2026 2 mins read 1,519 views
Fighting online scams

The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication,...

May 13, 2026 2 mins read 796 views
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ཁྲོམ་སྡེ་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་མ་ལང་མི་དེ་ སྲིད་བྱུས་དང་ ཁྱིམ་བཟོ་ག་གི་འཐུས་ཤོར་ཨིན་ན།

༉ ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ ལུང་ཕྱོགས་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་ལངམ་སྦེ་མེད་པའི་ དཀའ་ངལ་ལུ་བརྟེན་ འབྲུག་པའི་མི་ཁུངས་མང་ཤོས་ཅིག་ ས་མཚམས་ཕྱི་ཁ...

May 11, 2026 6 mins read 864 views
When will we feed ourselves?

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,261 views
Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-quarter of the world’s oil flows to markets, reopens, the discuss...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 2,166 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 4,761 views
A bumper harvest shouldn’t brew a bumper crisis

This summer, the mountain slopes above Lunana are expected to offer a bumper yield of cordyceps, or Yartsa Goenbub. But...

Apr 25, 2026 2 mins read 2,637 views
Unshackling the state

Apr 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,624 views
The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises....

Apr 18, 2026 2 mins read 2,337 views
National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.

Feb 25, 2026 2 mins read 6,356 views
Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...

Feb 18, 2026 4 mins read 6,285 views
Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 6,684 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 13,464 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 9,840 views
The trap of spiritual materialism

Apr 13, 2026 4 mins read 3,073 views
Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly ad...

Apr 04, 2026 4 mins read 2,550 views
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...

Apr 01, 2026 4 mins read 3,518 views
When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 2,676 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

Mar 16, 2026 1 mins read 4,494 views
A costly fiasco

Apr 11, 2026 2 mins read 3,714 views
Living hand to mouth

Apr 08, 2026 2 mins read 3,052 views
A call for shared responsibility

The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely interv...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 3,692 views
When the watchdog has no teeth

The Bhutan Media Forum concluded yesterday, bringing together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society membe...

Apr 01, 2026 2 mins read 3,300 views
Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 4,726 views

Recents

GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

Read More

No data available