August of 2005

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Expedite land transaction

Letters to the Editor

Aug 05, 2005 2 mins read 240 views
The risks out there

Editorial

Aug 05, 2005 2 mins read 297 views
Plan delay frustrates landowners and farmers

City Corporation

Aug 05, 2005 2 mins read 260 views
Thimphu to host BIMSTEC meeting

Bhutan - Trade

Aug 05, 2005 1 mins read 222 views
Nu.1,000 for smoking in Yangtse

Narcotics/Drugs

Aug 05, 2005 1 mins read 254 views
College disappoints Bhutanese students

Institutions

Aug 05, 2005 2 mins read 264 views
Royal visit strengthens bilateral ties

The close political rapport and growing economic ties between Bhutan and India represented a "win-win" situation for both countries, according to President A P J Abdul Kalam of In...

Aug 06, 2005 1 mins read 261 views
MDG conference

International Convention

Aug 02, 2005 0 mins read 279 views
Sustainable tourism law workshop

Tourism

Aug 02, 2005 0 mins read 230 views
Yangphel archery heats up

Sport

Aug 02, 2005 0 mins read 256 views
Man arrested for attempted rape

Crime

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 338 views
A new dungkhag for Mongar

Dzongkhags

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 274 views
Bhutanese vegetables in Kolkata

Exports

Aug 02, 2005 2 mins read 237 views
CGI sheets to replace shingles in Sakten

Dzongkhags

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 278 views
Vegetable sales gain momentum

Agriculture Activities

Aug 02, 2005 2 mins read 307 views
Childhood confined to the garbage bin

Dzongkhags

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 243 views
Bhutan to participate in U-17 cricket tournament

Sport

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 247 views
Alternative line to evacuate Kurichhu power

Power

Aug 02, 2005 2 mins read 265 views
Elephants destroy houses

Accident

Aug 02, 2005 2 mins read 243 views
Senior security officer convicted for assault

Judiciary

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 209 views
Cleaning campaigns: how useful?

Kuensel

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 233 views
`Exact' size matters

Kuensel

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 244 views
Students and mobile phones

Kuensel

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 267 views
A commendable job

Kuensel

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 277 views
Waste: piling higher?

Editorial

Aug 02, 2005 2 mins read 283 views
Bhutanese student killed in Bangkok

Crime

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 254 views
A textile academy to be built

Handicraft

Aug 02, 2005 2 mins read 229 views
Cordyceps Nu. 98,000 a kilogramme

Agriculture

Aug 02, 2005 2 mins read 289 views
Dry spell worries farmers

Agriculture/Crops/Mushroom

Aug 02, 2005 3 mins read 247 views
Vehicle movement restricted

Aug 02, 2005 0 mins read 242 views
His Majesty in India

His Majesty

Aug 02, 2005 1 mins read 269 views
Browse Archives
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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.

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 4,111 views
Govt. expands chain-link fencing to curb wildlife threats on farmland

The government is expanding the use of chain-link fencing across the country to protect farmland from wild animals, a pr...

Nov 07, 2025 1 mins read 859 views
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 chor...

Nov 07, 2025 4 mins read 724 views
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 professiona...

Nov 07, 2025 4 mins read 1,504 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 21,007 views
New Co-CEOs appointed to lead Gelephu Mindfulness City

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Nov 06, 2025 1 mins read 1,057 views
Weak support systems keep women out of politics

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Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 856 views
Pachu hosts first harvest festival to promote community -based tourism

Phuentsholing—The Pachu community in Chukha celebrated its first harvest festival yesterday, honouring local farmers and...

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Bhutan runs out of coal and talc, dolomite now drives mineral sector

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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 neighbourhoods.

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,144 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 542 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 Thimphu yesterday. It was a simple event, without a chief guest o...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 688 views
The silent killer we can no longer ignore

Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the country today, quietly claiming lives in every village, town, and family. It strikes the rich and the poor alike, young and old, and its grip is tightening. What makes cancer so frightening is...

Oct 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,155 views
Building our human capital for the digital future

The world is undergoing rapid transformation unlike any in human history. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics,...

Oct 20, 2025 2 mins read 799 views
The world needs a peace prayer

High in the Himalayas, against a backdrop of towering snow-clad mountains, the Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu is a hive of quiet activity. Here in Bhutan, a nation known for measuring growth by Gross Nationa...

Oct 18, 2025 2 mins read 921 views
Why our highland festivals matter

Our highland festivals are more than colourful gatherings—they are quiet acts of national preservation. With the resounding success of the Jomolhari Mountain Festival, our attention now turns to the high-altitude commun...

Oct 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,835 views
The recent floods are not of our making

Following her visit to the flood-affected areas in north Bengal, the state's chief minister has blamed Bhutan for the devastation caused by last month’s floods. According to Indian media reports, even as she criticises the central govern...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 5,680 views
Celebrating sovereignty in colours and songs

As dawn broke over Dangochang and the Jomolhari Mountain Festival came alive, the thin air of Soe carried more than the...

Oct 15, 2025 2 mins read 763 views
When care itself becomes a national challenge: Time to face the future, not the past

There was a time when we, as a nation, took comfort in believing that the warmth of family and community would be enough...

Oct 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,481 views
The unfinished dream of food self-sufficiency

Agriculture has always been our backbone, the quiet force that sustains our people and embodies our national aspiration...

Oct 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,239 views
In the face of natural disasters

The past week has been a difficult time for many Bhutanese, particularly for those living along the southern belt. Torre...

Oct 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,167 views
From stillness to surge: GMC sparks an economic rebirth

Gelephu, once a quiet border town where the pace of life slowed with dusk, is now alive with the rhythm of renewal. The...

Oct 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,234 views
Pure at the source, polluted in the cup

We take great pride in our image of unspoiled nature—sparkling rivers, clear mountain streams, and pristine springs. But...

Oct 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,267 views
The silence that kills

Mental illness is not a problem that hides in the shadows—it hides in plain sight. It lives in classrooms, homes, office...

Oct 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,427 views

Recents

Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country taking its first steps toward modernisation, while gradually coming out from years of isolation. Geo-politically, it was a time of turmoil and uncertainty.

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The selfless Warrior-King

The winter of 2003 would forever be etched in Bhutan’s history as the time when a King walked into the jungles of the south, especially in Samdrupjongkhar, not as a ruler commanding from afar, but as a warrior leading from the front. The air was cold, heavy with mist, and beneath the thick canopy of trees lay the sound of tension.  A nation’s patience was stretched to its limit.

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Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Throughout history, the world has seen countless leaders, yet only a few have embodied the rare harmony of wisdom, compassion, and courage that defines true greatness. Bhutan is fortunate to have been blessed by such a leader in His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, a visionary Monarch whose reign ushered the nation into an era of peace, progress, and profound transforma

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King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

Among the many extraordinary acts of greatness that define the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, what moves the heart most profoundly is something far more silent, far less seen: the quiet, invisible sacrifice of his own youth. It is a story etched deeply in the soul of the nation, for in giving up his own, he gifted a future to us.

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The Vajrayana King

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, marks one of the most sacred and transformative eras in our history.

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