July of 2004

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Need to strengthen Indo-Bhutan border security

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 4 mins read 435 views
Interest for BDFC loans reduced to 10%

National Assembly

Jul 23, 2004 3 mins read 457 views
All religious artefacts will have to be registered

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2004 3 mins read 385 views
Haa observes World Population Day

World Population Day

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 432 views
Poverty free South Asia: a distant dream

International Convention

Jul 16, 2004 3 mins read 456 views
Rice production increased by 58 percent says report

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Jul 16, 2004 2 mins read 410 views
Villages to have internet connection

Computer/Internet

Jul 16, 2004 3 mins read 439 views
Bhutan needs a comprehensive policy on tourism

Tourism

Jul 16, 2004 2 mins read 421 views
A special bond

Bhutan- Norway

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 440 views
Bhutan is under able leadership

Bhutan - Korea

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 384 views
We welcome Bhutan's political reforms

Bhutan-European Countries

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 424 views
Bhutan is doing well economically

Bhutan- Pakistan

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 410 views
Towards a stronger relationship

Bhutan- Nepal

Jul 16, 2004 2 mins read 445 views
Protecting values in a changing world

Viewpoints

Jul 16, 2004 5 mins read 423 views
Debating the future

Editorial

Jul 16, 2004 3 mins read 478 views
Lives, property lost in floods and landslides

Landslides and Floods

Jul 16, 2004 2 mins read 458 views
Implications of the reduced PIT

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2004 5 mins read 417 views
Dengue under control

Health Disease

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 436 views
SAARC Council meet

SAARC Countries

Jul 16, 2004 0 mins read 466 views
False information

Home Affairs

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 619 views
Cleaning up the Kurichhu project

Hydro Project

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 489 views
Comprehensive census to be held next year

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2004 4 mins read 502 views
Assembly discusses expatriate workers

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2004 5 mins read 417 views
Strengthening national security

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2004 4 mins read 413 views
No clemency for those who helped the militants

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2004 4 mins read 469 views
A strategy to promote athletic sports

Sport

Jul 09, 2004 3 mins read 395 views
Mule gives birth

Animal Husbandry Activities

Jul 09, 2004 1 mins read 444 views
UNFPA country programme reviewed

UNFPA

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 419 views
Bhutan to participate at the World Expo 2005

Exhibition

Jul 09, 2004 1 mins read 445 views
Telecommunication important for development

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 424 views
Providing electricity to villages

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 5 mins read 428 views
Poor roads

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 410 views
Contracts should be awarded to Bhutanese

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 464 views
Farm roads should be given priority

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 399 views
Roads can be better

Kuensel

Jul 09, 2004 1 mins read 432 views
Where are the coins?

Kuensel

Jul 09, 2004 1 mins read 542 views
Of advances and irregularities

Letters to the Editor

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 414 views
Better debate

Editorial

Jul 09, 2004 3 mins read 477 views
Motor roads: a key to development and security

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 7 mins read 431 views
Four-year-old survives tragic accident

Accident

Jul 16, 2004 1 mins read 549 views
One drops appeal

Judiciary

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 462 views
The need for boundary walls

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 2 mins read 462 views
Houses near roads to be dismantled

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 3 mins read 406 views
Assembly members briefed on the boundary issue

National Assembly

Jul 09, 2004 6 mins read 454 views
Charo play Thimphu United in finals today

Sport

Jul 02, 2004 1 mins read 419 views
Thimphu clock tower groomed for city centre

City Corporation

Jul 02, 2004 2 mins read 755 views
New Guru Thongdroel

Consecration

Jul 02, 2004 2 mins read 555 views
Assembly elects new councillors

Royal Advisory Council (RAC)

Jul 02, 2004 6 mins read 429 views
Maintaining garbage trucks

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN)

Jul 02, 2004 2 mins read 399 views
Red Cross delegation visits Bhutan

International Committee Of Red Cross (ICRC)

Jul 02, 2004 1 mins read 458 views
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National Council refers Livestock Bill back to Committee for review

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BRCS opens first Branch Emergency Operations Centre in Tsirang

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PM takes responsibility for fiscal deficit coordination failure

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NA adopts Renewable Energy Tax Exemption Bill 2026

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From idea to screen: NSDG nurtures Bhutan’s next generation of storytellers

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RAA warns fuel subsidy scheme nearing fiscal limit, urges targeted support

The fuel price safety net is draining funds. The National Fuel Price Smoothening Framework has already exceeded its init...

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Finance ministry revises economic growth downward to 6.31 percent

Fuel supply chain disruptions and major delays in key hydropower projects have forced the Finance Ministry to slash the...

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Pindarika: Myth, desire, and revenge on big screen

Mar 10, 2026 1 mins read 4,522 views
A night for silver screen in Punakha

For Bhutanese cinema, the National Film Awards have become something more than an annual ceremony. It is a barometer of...

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Your Body, Your First Responsibility

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What an entrepreneurial bureaucracy must do

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Urgent call to skill our youth

The key barriers identified in the report  - qualification mismatch, lack of experience, and inadequate training- are no...

Mar 07, 2026 2 mins read 6,439 views
Bracing for impacts of distant wars

Oil prices have already surged across major economies. If the blockade persists, the resulting supply shock will ripple...

Mar 04, 2026 2 mins read 5,440 views
Beyond the statistics

The rise in inflation may be termed moderate, but the average Bhutanese is experiencing that livelihood is becoming more...

Feb 28, 2026 2 mins read 5,483 views
An auspicious beginning

Last week, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) stood at the epicentre of events that were as symbolic as they were historic....

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Recents

Drayang closure to remain permanent

More than two years after promising to review the closure of drayangs, the government has ruled out the possibility of reviving the entertainment venues, signalling a definitive end to an industry that once formed a significant part of the country’s nightlife economy.

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The house that must never be empty

It has been less than a month since Rinchen Yangzom moved into the Bjarpa community house beside Ngangla Lhakhang in Ngangla Trong. For the next three years, this is her home. She cannot leave it for a single day.

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