November of 2012

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Improve banking services

Letter to the editor

Nov 03, 2012 1 mins read 372 views
Launched two books

Book

Nov 30, 2012 0 mins read 376 views
Druk PNB opens 5th branch in Paro

Druk Punjab National Bank (DPNB)

Nov 30, 2012 1 mins read 426 views
HIV testing critical to ending AIDS

Perspective

Nov 30, 2012 3 mins read 389 views
Civil Service: Toppers of 2012

RCSC

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 419 views
Tour Guide Scam Case: Conmen car sellers sentenced

Crime

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 424 views
Radhi-Sakteng: Some constituents want speaker to re-contest

Election

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 417 views
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 30, 2012 5 mins read 0 views
Where do the boys go for further studies?

Education

Nov 30, 2012 4 mins read 454 views
Law And Order: A place in dire need of a police outpost

Lingzhi

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 459 views
Jumotsangkha Bazaar: Six nabbed with ten bags of grass

Crime

Nov 30, 2012 1 mins read 461 views
Regional Revenue & Customs Office: Importers lose scruples to gain Rupees

Revenue & Customs

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 379 views
The first `iron oxen': A farming transformer

Agriculture

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 462 views
Waste Management: If unchecked, could lead to catastrophe

Waste

Nov 30, 2012 3 mins read 392 views
Hear the youth

Letter to the editor

Nov 30, 2012 1 mins read 383 views
One more test case

Editorial

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 378 views
New Political Parties: Two await ECB response, one yet to apply

Election

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 375 views
Financing Agreement

Signing

Nov 30, 2012 1 mins read 376 views
High Court's restraining order holds

Gyalpoizhing Case

Nov 30, 2012 2 mins read 373 views
Still missing

Missing

Nov 30, 2012 0 mins read 395 views
Pedestrian Sunday

Pedestrians' day

Nov 30, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Tingtibi, Zhemgang: Adding value to turmeric crop

Agriculture

Nov 29, 2012 2 mins read 355 views
Stinking drains in an exotic country

Letter to the editor

Nov 29, 2012 0 mins read 365 views
The BOD blot on the landscape

Editorial

Nov 29, 2012 2 mins read 397 views
Satsam, Paro: 19-year-old stabbed to death by 55-year-old

Crime

Nov 29, 2012 1 mins read 402 views
HM in Gelephu, Dagana

HM Tour

Nov 29, 2012 1 mins read 370 views
Traditional Drumming Festival: Beats of five nations

Festival

Nov 29, 2012 1 mins read 409 views
Whose land is it anyway?

Land

Nov 29, 2012 3 mins read 376 views
Bridge

Bridge

Nov 28, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Crafting better bamboo and cane products

Handicraft

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 402 views
Friends of Bhutan: Seventh meeting, first ever in Bhutan

Visitors

Nov 28, 2012 1 mins read 386 views
The Hindu temple of Daifam town

Monasteries

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 371 views
Rupee Crunch: Ngultrum back to legal tender in Jaigaon

Rupee crunch

Nov 28, 2012 3 mins read 354 views
The ones that fall through the (RCSC) cracks

Letter to the editor

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 426 views
Hitting where it hurts

Editorial

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 375 views
Pasakha Industrial Estate: Fined for flouting mandated safety measures

Industries

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 375 views
Educationist steps in as a choice for Trashiyangtse

National Council

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 336 views
75-year-old gets nine years for rape

Crime

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 409 views
Bjoka, Zhemgang : Return of the natives

Road

Nov 28, 2012 1 mins read 381 views
New Guidelines And Policy: Compensation axed due to fund crunch

Government

Nov 28, 2012 2 mins read 413 views
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 27, 2012 2 mins read 0 views
Many roads built, many to go still

PM

Nov 27, 2012 1 mins read 388 views
Dance Khoray Dance : Two-year bar on reality TV producer

The Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Nov 27, 2012 1 mins read 399 views
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Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,143 views
Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,310 views
Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 952 views
Tsimalakha Hospital to get doctor by January

Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha H...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 747 views
Bhutan secures first impact investment at SDG Finance Forum

Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major ste...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,715 views
Network divide unacceptable: NA Good Governance Committee

Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 718 views
MPs push for long-term support to strengthen highland communities

The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from short-term relief to long-...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,105 views
Finance ministry reassesses industry protection to curb construction costs

The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes, following criticis...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 854 views
ICIMOD honours three champions of cryosphere and rangeland reform

Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,231 views
NC ratifies BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

The National Council (NC) ratified the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (B...

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins read 965 views
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. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 470 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 366 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 696 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 822 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 566 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,093 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 452 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 786 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,140 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 564 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 804 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,096 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 3,033 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,275 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 981 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 830 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,891 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,390 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 804 views

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