April of 2003

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C2C: A new path to managing human-wildlife co-existence

Feb 14, 2026 4 mins read 1,570 views
Bhutan pitches high-growth sectors as Invest Bhutan Summit opens

The Invest Bhutan Summit has attracted strong international interest, drawing 71 foreign investors from 11 countries in...

Feb 12, 2026 3 mins read 1,486 views
Bhutan pitches high-growth sectors as Invest Bhutan Summit opens

The Invest Bhutan Summit has attracted strong international interest, drawing 71 foreign investors from 11 countries in...

Feb 12, 2026 3 mins read 1,212 views
RCSC’s three-month notice rule for EOL resignation sparks fairness concerns

A Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) rule requiring civil servants on extraordinary leave to serve a three-month noti...

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 6,823 views
ESP creates over 11,130 jobs, supports 329 new businesses

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) has generated more than 11,130 jobs and supported the creation of 329 new business...

Feb 11, 2026 1 mins read 1,796 views
ESP Secretariat reports tangible impact across key sectors

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) continues to deliver support across the country’s economy, driving growth in agric...

Feb 11, 2026 4 mins read 1,822 views
CCAA reviews consumer law amid surge in e-commerce fraud

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) plans to submit a modernised Consumer Protection Bill to the Cabin...

Feb 11, 2026 3 mins read 1,552 views
Jangchub Puen Nye

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 2,518 views
Train Smart, Not Hard

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,974 views
Punishment is not prevention

Jan 26, 2026 4 mins read 2,494 views
A wintry tale

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,621 views
Start small, but be consistent

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 2,044 views
Garuda Bar and Café

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 1,584 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 a controversy that had raged on for months. In some narrow legal sense, it does. The ACC found no criminal intent, no bribery, no quid pro quo that meets legally defined thresholds for corruption.

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 4,015 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 total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 3,744 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,745 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has undermined productivity, escalated food prices, and led to a steady increase in fallow land. Against this ba...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,762 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 3,003 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,445 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the reputation for pristine air like a badge of honour. Snow-fed rivers, forested hills,...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,732 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,600 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 3,064 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,323 views
How Miss Bhutan 2026 is shifting the meaning of beauty

Jan 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,157 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 2,741 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,310 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words,...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 2,699 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words,...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 2,015 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have pl...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,213 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 2,224 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environme...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,468 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,634 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,172 views

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