June of 2012

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Pedestrian's Day: Tweaking the system for next Tuesday

Pedestrian Day

Jun 08, 2012 3 mins read 552 views
Going beyond the court

Youth - Paro

Jun 08, 2012 2 mins read 586 views
Corporal punishment - My own mixed emotions on the issue (Part I)

Perspective

Jun 08, 2012 4 mins read 567 views
Lack of rain kills hope for crops

Agriculture - Lack of Rain

Jun 08, 2012 2 mins read 550 views
Kawlaypang, Tamzhing: Sacred stones to be conserved

Heritage

Jun 08, 2012 2 mins read 562 views
9th Parliament session : What's up for discussion (bills)

Parliment

Jun 08, 2012 1 mins read 574 views
New Dzong : Denchi sees signs of movement at last

Denchi Town

Jun 08, 2012 2 mins read 541 views
Man gets nine years for killing wife

Crime - Murder

Jun 08, 2012 1 mins read 566 views
The two big issues

My Say

Jun 08, 2012 2 mins read 0 views
Now 10B's not enough

Editorial

Jun 08, 2012 2 mins read 504 views
Political Parties: Putting pieces together

Politics

Jun 08, 2012 3 mins read 573 views
Standby Credit Facility: GoI Rupee credit increased to Rs 10B

GoI Rupee

Jun 08, 2012 2 mins read 609 views
Major changes proposed to land Act

Land Act Ammednment

Jun 08, 2012 3 mins read 624 views
Fun walk for funds

Draktsho

Jun 08, 2012 0 mins read 498 views
Cuba commits MBBS scholarships and doctors

Diplomacy - Cuba

Jun 07, 2012 1 mins read 614 views
Tourism Council of Bhutan : An independent secretariat, decides Cabinet

Tourism Council

Jun 07, 2012 1 mins read 580 views
Textual Conservation Project : Digital archive donated to National Library

National Library

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 500 views
READ Bhutan : 2 new chapters at Sarpang and Changjiji

Community Library

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 547 views
Pedestrian's Day : Better prepared second time around

Pedestrian Day - Paro

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 543 views
Inter-Bank Transactions : Bank clients getting short changed

RMA - Inter-bank transaction

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 482 views
Powers-that-be, decongest Phuentsholing, please

My Say

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 547 views
A community speaks out

Editorial

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 554 views
Nganglam HSS : Water, not food, was culprit

Nganglam HSS : Health

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 483 views
Site for Bhutan's first repair centre

DGPC- Hydropower

Jun 07, 2012 1 mins read 588 views
Lhuentse High School : Two students referred to Guwahati for further tests

Education - Lhuentse

Jun 07, 2012 2 mins read 575 views
Cordyceps Collection : Slim pickings so far this season

Cordyceps

Jun 07, 2012 1 mins read 586 views
The Rainy Season : Meteorologists say it's right on time

Samtse Rain

Jun 06, 2012 2 mins read 588 views
Prime Minister met the first ambassadors of Morocco and Cuba

Diplomacy

Jun 06, 2012 0 mins read 536 views
Sangbay Gewog : Windstorm flattens maize fields

Windstorm - Haa

Jun 06, 2012 1 mins read 547 views
National Council : Several tax issues to be tabled

Parliament

Jun 06, 2012 2 mins read 532 views
Trashigang-S/Jongkhar Highway : With the rains come the roadblocks

Road Block

Jun 06, 2012 1 mins read 554 views
Radhi JHSS : Principal must go, say Radhipas

Radhi School

Jun 06, 2012 3 mins read 584 views
Frozen Chicken : Control import to support local producers

Sarpang Paultry

Jun 06, 2012 2 mins read 562 views
My tuppence on the rupee crisis

My Say

Jun 06, 2012 1 mins read 573 views
Lessons to be learnt

Editorial

Jun 06, 2012 2 mins read 801 views
Bhutan Kuen-Ngyam Party : One more hat tossed into the ring

Party Politics

Jun 06, 2012 3 mins read 565 views
Passport Issue : Services further delayed in `new' system

Passport

Jun 06, 2012 4 mins read 542 views
India gives Bhutan Rs 3.61B

Indo-Bhutan

Jun 06, 2012 2 mins read 593 views
Pelkhil School : Bringing lacrosse to Bhutan

Pelkhil School

Jun 05, 2012 2 mins read 517 views
Irrigation Facilities : Defunct channels mean fallow fields

Agriculture - Irrigation

Jun 05, 2012 2 mins read 538 views
Pedestrian Tuesday

My Say

Jun 05, 2012 2 mins read 506 views
Mixed feelings

Editorial

Jun 05, 2012 2 mins read 534 views
Penden Cement Authority Limited : Gangkhap Transport reinstated

PCAL

Jun 05, 2012 2 mins read 610 views
Pedestrian's Day : It was business as usual in the border town

Padestrian Day - Phuentsholing

Jun 05, 2012 1 mins read 496 views
Molestation of Minor : Man accused of attempted rape

Crime - Molestation

Jun 05, 2012 1 mins read 545 views
Pedestrians' Day : Mixed response on Day 1

Padestrian Day

Jun 05, 2012 2 mins read 539 views
PHPA : Bid to employ doctors nipped

PHPA

Jun 05, 2012 3 mins read 535 views
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Addressing the engineer shortage

Bhutan is entering one of the most ambitious periods of development in its history. Hydropower projects are expanding, major infrastructure investments are taking shape, and the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is expected to open new avenues for economic growth. However, a major constraint could undermine these ambitions: shortage of engineers.

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