October of 2006

Archives

A good job

Kuensel

Oct 13, 2006 0 mins read 431 views
Diesel and LPG

Kuensel

Oct 13, 2006 1 mins read 388 views
A bold decision

Kuensel

Oct 13, 2006 2 mins read 468 views
The fuel feud

Editorial

Oct 13, 2006 2 mins read 448 views
A face lift for Changlimithang

Ministry of Work & Housing

Oct 13, 2006 2 mins read 362 views
Adulterated fuel: a growing concern

Bhutan - Trade

Oct 13, 2006 3 mins read 417 views
Welcome back

Animal Husbandry Livestock

Oct 13, 2006 2 mins read 508 views
ACC investigates two corporations

Anti-corruption

Oct 13, 2006 2 mins read 390 views
Credentials

His Majesty

Oct 10, 2006 0 mins read 0 views
Visit

Oct 10, 2006 0 mins read 0 views
Reception

Visitors

Oct 10, 2006 0 mins read 454 views
Dealing with peer pressure

Education-Youth/Counselling/Deliquence

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 402 views
Tangsibi gewog harvests paddy for the first time

Agriculture/ Crops/Mushroom

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 437 views
Fuel prices push inflation to 5.4

Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

Oct 10, 2006 3 mins read 374 views
The mining effect in Pugli

Coal/ Mine

Oct 10, 2006 3 mins read 420 views
The legend of Dongkola

Monasteries

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 539 views
Stone out potato in

Dzongkhags

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 385 views
Industries contribute for Gomtu hospital

Industries- (A-Z)

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 418 views
Conflict of interest ?

Institutions

Oct 10, 2006 3 mins read 0 views
Healthy food for healthy living

Kuensel

Oct 10, 2006 2 mins read 383 views
At what cost?

Kuensel

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 423 views
Hepatitis B

Letters to the Editor

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 485 views
Solution in sight?

Editorial

Oct 10, 2006 2 mins read 420 views
Nanong gewog now under Pemagatshel

Dzongkhags

Oct 10, 2006 2 mins read 455 views
Dungkhag courts by 2008

Judiciary

Oct 10, 2006 2 mins read 392 views
Rape suspect acquitted

Judiciary

Oct 10, 2006 2 mins read 387 views
Leopard skin sellers sentenced

Forest Poaching

Oct 10, 2006 1 mins read 454 views
Losing mass for Doha

Sport

Oct 06, 2006 2 mins read 413 views
Public funds misused

Crime

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 423 views
Financial institutions grow despite reduced profit

Institutions

Oct 06, 2006 3 mins read 374 views
Potato: Nu.16 a kg

Agriculture/ Crops/Mushroom

Oct 06, 2006 2 mins read 431 views
What is the difference between politicians and civil servants?

Government Department

Oct 06, 2006 4 mins read 559 views
The Tsenmar Wang

Wang

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 454 views
Airport in Trashigang?

Civil Aviation

Oct 06, 2006 2 mins read 431 views
Skilled volunteers to help private sector

Volunteers

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 377 views
Defaming wild life?

Kuensel

Oct 06, 2006 0 mins read 436 views
Share Thimphu plan map

Kuensel

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 427 views
Suggestions to improve traffic

Kuensel

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 413 views
What happened to the AWP case?

Kuensel

Oct 06, 2006 0 mins read 533 views
Uncertain future

Kuensel

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 431 views
Voting for a better future

Editorial

Oct 06, 2006 2 mins read 384 views
Antique thief pleads innocence

Crime

Oct 06, 2006 2 mins read 416 views
Missing baggage

Druk Air

Oct 06, 2006 2 mins read 394 views
Penden losses: Nu. 430 million

Penden Cement Authority Ltd. (PCAL)

Oct 06, 2006 2 mins read 445 views
598 to appear civil service examination

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 378 views
Corals and dzee snatched

Crime

Oct 06, 2006 1 mins read 458 views
Team Agay Chugchi in traditional archery finals

Sport

Oct 03, 2006 1 mins read 422 views
A 2.5 fold increase in trade deficit

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Oct 03, 2006 2 mins read 428 views
Too many shops too little business

Business

Oct 03, 2006 2 mins read 413 views
Silicon factory to employ 200 Bhutanese

Companies

Oct 03, 2006 2 mins read 376 views
Browse Archives
CCAA warns public against alleged “TikTok Shop” scam

Two Bhutanese consumers just lost Nu 78,000 to a 'TikTok Shop' scheme. Here is how the trap was set on Facebook and Instagram.

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 8,142 views
Over 200 intruders enter Lunana cordyceps sites

Over 200 intruders have swarmed the cordyceps sites of Lunana, sparked by a permit loophole that left local residents wa...

May 09, 2026 3 mins read 3,114 views
Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital project moving ahead as planned: Health Minister

The Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital (MDSSH) will be constructed as a flagship project under the 13th Five-Ye...

May 09, 2026 1 mins read 1,954 views
Airborne geophysical survey maps 40% of country’s land for minerals

Bhutan’s first-ever Airborne Geophysical Survey is on track for completion by June this year, with the most technically...

May 09, 2026 4 mins read 2,357 views
Flood-damaged Dagachhu hydropower plant to resume operations on May 16

The Department of Energy announced that restoration work at the flood-damaged Dagachhu hydropower plant is nearing compl...

May 09, 2026 1 mins read 1,820 views
Where the Migoi still roams

Trashigang —In the high valleys of Sakteng Gewog, the legend of the Migoi, the mythical yeti, has never truly disappeared.

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,968 views
Family problems major driver behind rise in youth substance abuse: Education Minister

Family problems and weak support systems at home remain among the main drivers behind the rise in substance abuse among...

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 2,168 views
Agriculture Ministry moves to shield 2026 cropping season amid concerns

As global climate forecasts warn of a possible “Super El Niño” this summer; raising fears of record-breaking temperature...

May 08, 2026 3 mins read 1,926 views
Foreign workers now require Bhutanese bank accounts for work permit approval

All foreign workers employed in the country for more than a month are required to open Bhutanese bank accounts.

May 08, 2026 1 mins read 2,862 views
Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 4,618 views
She Lives in the Mirror

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 5,461 views
When our pursuits for happiness become our chains

Mar 16, 2026 4 mins read 3,892 views
Pindarika: Myth, desire, and revenge on big screen

Mar 10, 2026 1 mins read 3,886 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 an industry that is still young but steadily maturing.

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 3,655 views
Your Body, Your First Responsibility

Mar 02, 2026 1 mins read 3,776 views
At 71, Bhutan’s pioneer filmmaker continues to shine

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 3,883 views
Promises and performance

As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must be measured against the promises it made. Such a review is essential to assess delivery on pledges and the broader mandate entrusted to the government. In a democracy, mandate review is equally important, if not more.

Mar 25, 2026 2 mins read 3,873 views
Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adjust to the unpredictable and fast-changing market and policy decisions. From the cost...

Mar 21, 2026 2 mins read 4,133 views
A costly reality

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has already made many goods and services more expensive, disproportionately affecting low-income households.

Mar 18, 2026 2 mins read 4,037 views
What’s our contingency plan?

Mar 14, 2026 2 mins read 4,367 views
What an entrepreneurial bureaucracy must do

Mar 11, 2026 2 mins read 4,951 views
Urgent call to skill our youth

The key barriers identified in the report  - qualification mismatch, lack of experience, and inadequate training- are not new. Combined, these three factors account for 47.1 percent of the overall unemployment...

Mar 07, 2026 2 mins read 5,523 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 through fuel markets, transport costs, manufacturing chains, and, ultimately, household budgets around th...

Mar 04, 2026 2 mins read 4,542 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 8,625 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 10,297 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 11,177 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

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

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 9,491 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 9,769 views
Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacher...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 4,883 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place t...

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 4,796 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 4,508 views
An auspicious beginning

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

Feb 25, 2026 3 mins read 4,652 views
Are we prepared for a major earthquake?

The recent assessment by experts from the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal serves as a stark reminder th...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 5,882 views
A year of reckoning

As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroec...

Feb 18, 2026 3 mins read 4,798 views
Projecting growth

Feb 14, 2026 2 mins read 5,023 views

Recents

GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

Read More

No data available