January of 2004

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Kurichhu to start paying back

Hydro Project

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 642 views
The healing waters of Gasa

Hot Spring

Jan 09, 2004 4 mins read 474 views
Economy doing well, RMA reports

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Jan 09, 2004 3 mins read 438 views
Buddhist meet<br>

International Convention

Jan 08, 2004 0 mins read 522 views
Orientation<br>

Education-Teacher

Jan 08, 2004 0 mins read 573 views
Kurichhu to back

Hydro Project

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 598 views
No decision yet on closed Buna quarry

Dzongkhags

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 474 views
Conserving History

Handicraft

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 489 views
A website for PF members

National Pension Board (NPB)

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 575 views
The Bhutanese Development Story

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Jan 30, 2004 7 mins read 0 views
Dwindling demand for yak butter

Animal Husbandry Activities

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 593 views
FDI : long road ahead

Bhutan - Trade

Jan 30, 2004 5 mins read 438 views
Second gas agent in Trashigang

Bhutan Oil Distributor (BOD)

Jan 30, 2004 1 mins read 563 views
First winter football tournament in Thimphu

Sport

Jan 30, 2004 1 mins read 500 views
Teachers upgrade qualifications

Education-Teacher

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 469 views
Heron sighted as early as 1975 in Bhutan

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 517 views
NHDC to look after government housing

Housing

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 422 views
EC cooperation extends beyond projects

European Economic Community

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 448 views
Collateral free loan for 18 school leavers

Education-Policy/Planning/Conference Workshop

Jan 30, 2004 1 mins read 524 views
Bhutan & Bangladesh share "excellent" trade

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 422 views
B-Mobile too expensive

Letters to the Editor

Jan 30, 2004 1 mins read 434 views
Study loan

Letters to the Editor

Jan 30, 2004 0 mins read 464 views
Rigsar : cheap imitation

Letters to the Editor

Jan 30, 2004 1 mins read 551 views
Adulterated rice

Letters to the Editor

Jan 30, 2004 0 mins read 436 views
Word to word translation not possible

Letters to the Editor

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 548 views
A small voice

Editorial

Jan 30, 2004 3 mins read 485 views
Indian community celebrates Republic Day

Indian National Day Celebration

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 567 views
Bhutan takes measures to prevent Avian flu

Animal Husbandry Disease

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 432 views
Reviving Dungsam

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 521 views
First BIMST-EC Summit postponed

Bhutan and other Countries

Jan 30, 2004 1 mins read 411 views
BIFA launches local chapters in border towns

Bhutan- India

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 547 views
Economic growth 6.7% (not 7.7%)

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Jan 30, 2004 3 mins read 405 views
Discussions begin on Tala tariff

Hydro Project

Jan 30, 2004 2 mins read 423 views
Mangmi candidates investigated

Dzongkhags

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 402 views
Hawking : not by choice

City Corporation

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 381 views
Lhuentse bank officials acquitted in fake notes case

Judiciary

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 393 views
No regrets says angry employee

Crime

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 495 views
Truckers grumble

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 467 views
The Bhutanese development story

Centre For Bhutan Studies (CBS)

Jan 23, 2004 6 mins read 586 views
Transporting Dorokha's oranges

Agriculture/Horticulture

Jan 23, 2004 3 mins read 406 views
Truck topples on expressway

Accident

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 444 views
The Traditional Day of Offering

Bhutan - Tradition

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 537 views
Second IT ministers' summit adopt Hyderabad declaration

Conferences

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 448 views
Running on faith

Lost and Found

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 410 views
Printing jobs to be done in the country

Bhutan - Trade

Jan 23, 2004 2 mins read 442 views
Grant: an important source of revenue

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 620 views
Connect SMS overseas

Kuensel

Jan 23, 2004 0 mins read 468 views
Translation not accurate

Kuensel

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 407 views
Teenage pregnancy and its implications

Kuensel

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 487 views
Finish work first

Kuensel

Jan 23, 2004 1 mins read 523 views
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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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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 economic history. Set to commence in 2026, this pact offers a promise long-awaited since formal ties began in 1989, a gateway to Southeast Asia’s vibrant economies, mirroring the foundational benefits of the cherished trade relationship with India.

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,385 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 2,422 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 2,575 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 3,118 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 2,302 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 2,270 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 2,736 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 1,909 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 played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Serv...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,899 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 1,930 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,814 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 5,298 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 2,165 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 2,301 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 1,920 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Mo...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,583 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the countr...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,785 views

Recents

Best Class 10 results of the past three years

The Class 10 results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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