December of 2011

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Domestic air service is very expensive

My Say

Dec 26, 2011 1 mins read 318 views
Disappointing yet adequate

Editorial

Dec 26, 2011 2 mins read 291 views
Election throws up one more vacant demkhong

Local Government

Dec 26, 2011 2 mins read 298 views
19 elected, nine still empty

Local Government

Dec 26, 2011 1 mins read 373 views
Two still vacant in Yangtse

Local Government

Dec 26, 2011 0 mins read 313 views
Trashigang has it all

Local Government

Dec 26, 2011 2 mins read 300 views
LG Elections: Round two marked by poor voter turnout

Local Government

Dec 26, 2011 2 mins read 294 views
Domestic Air Service: Drukair's maiden flight fails to break even

Aviation

Dec 22, 2011 1 mins read 323 views
New insurance scheme for rural housing

RICBL

Dec 22, 2011 2 mins read 379 views
Campaignless elections

My Say

Dec 22, 2011 1 mins read 0 views
How CDG was divvied up

Constitution

Dec 22, 2011 3 mins read 342 views
Campaignless elections

My Say

Dec 22, 2011 1 mins read 359 views
Women's representation needs to be upped

My Say

Dec 22, 2011 1 mins read 282 views
Four more into the fray

Editorial

Dec 22, 2011 2 mins read 308 views
Falling boulder kills boy

Accident

Dec 22, 2011 1 mins read 280 views
RICBL: Employee held for misuse of funds

Crime

Dec 22, 2011 0 mins read 282 views
September 18 Quake: Tremor damage reassessment

Earthquake

Dec 22, 2011 2 mins read 274 views
Contractors' Consortium: From mega to mini projects

Hydropower

Dec 22, 2011 3 mins read 316 views
Gelephu, Sarpang: 32 youth to be arraigned on drug abuse charges

Crime

Dec 21, 2011 1 mins read 317 views
Taxi Service Centres: Three down, one to go

Association

Dec 21, 2011 3 mins read 338 views
Bhutan Consul: Health referral cost escalates

Health

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins read 366 views
Shelter burnt down

Fire

Dec 21, 2011 1 mins read 331 views
Members bid to revise entitlement rules

Local Government

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins read 292 views
Turn up the heat on DHI

My Say

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins read 325 views
Band-aid remedy to drug shortage?

Editorial

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins read 370 views
Training Course: Lukewarm response to Infosys offer

Employment

Dec 21, 2011 1 mins read 314 views
Jigme Dorji National Park: Lingshi ranger awarded `best forester'

Awards

Dec 21, 2011 1 mins read 403 views
Eusa, Trongsa: Seven wise, seven foolish?

Land

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins read 308 views
Ministers' Enclave: Yarkay's case deferred indefinitely

Supreme Court

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins read 319 views
Media: 6 TV applications with BICMA .

Media

Dec 21, 2011 2 mins read 312 views
Possibility of drop from 7 to 0.5 percent

Local Government

Dec 20, 2011 2 mins read 319 views
Tshethar Tshogpa: Yak herders gripe about delayed payment

Tshethar

Dec 20, 2011 1 mins read 376 views
Deaf Education Unit: Enrolment speaks volumes of its success

Education

Dec 20, 2011 2 mins read 290 views
FIs, pick up some tips from an exemplar

My Say

Dec 20, 2011 1 mins read 299 views
Optimising health care costs

Editorial

Dec 20, 2011 2 mins read 387 views
No change in amounts sent home

INR

Dec 20, 2011 2 mins read 277 views
Drug shortage: Straight from source

Health

Dec 20, 2011 3 mins read 283 views
PM addresses Indian Parliament

Diplomacy

Dec 20, 2011 2 mins read 336 views
Thimphu Open League: Veteran Highlander shocks favourites Charo

Football

Dec 19, 2011 1 mins read 327 views
Vegetable Shed: Mongar gets a proper market

Agriculture

Dec 19, 2011 1 mins read 345 views
Khoma Bridge: A span that spells wealth for weavers

Bridges

Dec 19, 2011 2 mins read 307 views
When did the dragon turn green?

My Say

Dec 19, 2011 0 mins read 324 views
Corruption - the lynchpin

Editorial

Dec 19, 2011 1 mins read 387 views
Gelephu. Sarpang: Four held in stabbing incident

Crime

Dec 19, 2011 1 mins read 309 views
Domestic Air Services: Bhutan Airlines make first commercial flight

Aviation

Dec 19, 2011 2 mins read 299 views
LG Elections: Early start for electorate up north

Local Government

Dec 19, 2011 2 mins read 246 views
Orong HSS Deaths: Lack of vitamins in diet likely cause

Health

Dec 19, 2011 2 mins read 312 views
RTM : Health Financing: Is Bhutan an efficient spender?

Heath

Dec 19, 2011 3 mins read 335 views
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The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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