October of 2006

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Moenlam Chhenmo concludes today

Wang

Oct 31, 2006 0 mins read 386 views
Town planning spurs land buying frenzy

Dzongkhags

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 447 views
More tourists in Trashigang

Tourism

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 420 views
Who should be allotted plots?

Dzongkhags

Oct 31, 2006 3 mins read 422 views
PERSON IN ME

Personalities

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 466 views
Harvesting the old way

Agriculture/ Crops/Mushroom

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 437 views
Learning from Singapore

Bhutan- Singapore

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 472 views
Breaking the silence

Health-HIV/AIDS

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 454 views
Clearing cellular clogging

Bhutan- Telecom

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 414 views
Rule inconsistent

Kuensel

Oct 31, 2006 1 mins read 452 views
Are we safe?

Kuensel

Oct 31, 2006 1 mins read 438 views
2008: lots to do

Kuensel

Oct 31, 2006 1 mins read 427 views
Too late?

Editorial

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 446 views
Accident kills one

Accident

Oct 31, 2006 1 mins read 0 views
Man arrested for rape

Crime

Oct 31, 2006 1 mins read 414 views
Election coverage regulations

Election Commission

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 335 views
Valuable apple

Exports

Oct 31, 2006 2 mins read 322 views
SAARC cultural meet

SAARC Activities

Oct 27, 2006 0 mins read 423 views
Changzamtog workshop relocation finalised

City Corporation

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 373 views
Real economic growth 6.5 percent in 2005

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 389 views
Heading towards a JAM ?

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Oct 27, 2006 4 mins read 404 views
Lightning cuts off Zhemgang

Dzongkhags

Oct 27, 2006 1 mins read 371 views
Minor sexually assaulted

Crime

Oct 27, 2006 1 mins read 385 views
New horizons for the Bhutanese media

Telecommunication Department

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 375 views
Rapist at large

Crime

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 406 views
Ten Sports should be back

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 2006 1 mins read 402 views
We care for our members: NPPF

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 403 views
DUDES clarifies

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 2006 1 mins read 346 views
Roads needed

Letters to the Editor

Oct 27, 2006 1 mins read 396 views
We are happy

Editorial

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 375 views
24 officials in court

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 372 views
Four companies to bid for cellular license

Telecommunication Department

Oct 27, 2006 2 mins read 525 views
Gang fight victim?

Crime

Oct 27, 2006 1 mins read 344 views
1949 treaty to be reviewed

Speaking to the Bhutanese media yesterday, the Indian foreign secretary, Mr. Shivshankar Menon, said that there was a need to review the 1949 treaty of friendship between India and Bhutan to make it more contempora...

Oct 28, 2006 2 mins read 424 views
Siddique takes Bhutan Open

Sport

Oct 24, 2006 1 mins read 397 views
Yangphel style makes eastern comeback

Sport

Oct 24, 2006 1 mins read 370 views
Getting closer to WTO membership

WTO (World Trade Organisation)

Oct 24, 2006 2 mins read 442 views
Wang

Wang

Oct 24, 2006 0 mins read 0 views
Kerosene: still an essential commodity

Energy (Solar, Water, Wind)

Oct 24, 2006 2 mins read 305 views
Paying rent to study

Education- Student

Oct 24, 2006 2 mins read 407 views
Concrete buildings out

Dzongkhags

Oct 24, 2006 2 mins read 366 views
The way of the bow

Sport

Oct 24, 2006 2 mins read 428 views
Private scholarships

Private Sector

Oct 24, 2006 0 mins read 474 views
Averting HIV epidemics in Asian and Pacific countries

Health- Conference/Workshop/Meeting

Oct 24, 2006 1 mins read 395 views
Going commercial

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Oct 24, 2006 2 mins read 373 views
The benefits of early transfer orders

Letters to the Editor

Oct 24, 2006 1 mins read 383 views
On fuel adulteration and others

Letters to the Editor

Oct 24, 2006 3 mins read 402 views
Who are our leaders?

Editorial

Oct 24, 2006 2 mins read 473 views
Urban land rates revised

Lhengye Zhungtsho

Oct 24, 2006 0 mins read 429 views
His Majesty conferred Conservation Leadership Award

Her Royal Highness Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck accepted the 2006 J. Paul Getty Conservation Leadership Award on behalf of His Majesty the King and the people of Bhutan at a function hosted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) at the Smithsonian Centre in Washington D.C. on October 17.

Oct 25, 2006 1 mins read 387 views
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The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct investment (FDI) policy that liberalised ownership rules and eased approvals.

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During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

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Taxes our forefathers paid

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Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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GST transition pains need urgent fixes

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Making GST work past early hiccups

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The cost of delay

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A new chapter for Kuensel

Two decades ago, in February 2005, Kuensel increased its publication frequency to twice a week. This move was a direct response to our readers’ growing needs and a conscious preparation for the n...

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Strengthening the third sector

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Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

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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 1,631 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

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Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,568 views
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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....

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Building inclusive sports

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Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 1,869 views
Cost of complacent breathing

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