November of 2012

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His Majesty addresses engineering students

HM

Nov 15, 2012 2 mins read 266 views
Annual Report: Lots of money, not much to invest in

NPPF

Nov 15, 2012 2 mins read 250 views
Air Rescue Mechanism : Expensive but essential

Aviation

Nov 15, 2012 3 mins read 296 views
Happiness in Brazil

Perspective

Nov 14, 2012 3 mins read 291 views
The Rupee Crisis: It's the economics, stupid!

Perspective

Nov 14, 2012 4 mins read 300 views
The making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 14, 2012 5 mins read 0 views
Wild boar attacks farmer

Wildlife

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 349 views
Wamrong Fire 2009: What a difference a day makes

Fire

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 312 views
Jumotsangkha BHU: Three children treated for rabid dog-bite

Livestock

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 254 views
Foreign Exchange Rate: Reforms do little to boost Rupee against Dollar

Foreign Exchange Rate

Nov 14, 2012 2 mins read 434 views
Economy's three stages in the discord

Letter to the editor

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 285 views
Gyalpoizhing now sub judice

Editorial

Nov 14, 2012 2 mins read 276 views
Grand Larceny: High court sentences three youth to 12-13 years

Crime

Nov 14, 2012 1 mins read 270 views
Extended Classrooms: Multi-grade teaching in Lingzhi

School

Nov 14, 2012 2 mins read 279 views
Gyalpoizhing Land Case : Criminal charges against three

Land

Nov 14, 2012 3 mins read 296 views
Je Khenpo

Religion

Nov 13, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
PM

Visitors

Nov 13, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
9th South Asian Men's Bodybuilding: Mr Bhutan is 4th

Bodybuilding

Nov 13, 2012 1 mins read 271 views
Climate Change: Kangpara is a case in point

Kangpara

Nov 13, 2012 3 mins read 308 views
Mandarin Export: Exporters quietly optimistic

Export

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 283 views
This White BIG is not really White...!

Letter to the editor

Nov 13, 2012 1 mins read 255 views
It's one Pedestrian Sunday now

Editorial

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 256 views
Optical Fibre: Cut cable cuts Eastern Bhutan off

Telecom

Nov 13, 2012 1 mins read 350 views
Domestic Air Service: Drukair resumes flights to Bumthang

Aviation

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 320 views
Dordan Gonpa Robbery: Police recover a pair of trumpets

Crime

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 313 views
World Diabetes Day: About 23 cases diagnosed a day

Health

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 293 views
It's now Pedestrian Sunday!

Pedestrians' day

Nov 13, 2012 2 mins read 349 views
The making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 12, 2012 6 mins read 0 views
Chimong Primary School: Multiple reasons to celebrate

HM Birthday

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 300 views
Domestic Gas Cylinders: First time offenders spared fine (just this once)

Cylinder Shortage

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 326 views
Dasho Tenzin Dorji passes away

Diseased Personalities

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 386 views
The impact of re-settlement

Letter to the editor

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 310 views
LPG: Subsidised but for the deserving

Editorial

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 312 views
Bird flu contained

Bird Flu

Nov 12, 2012 1 mins read 274 views
Global Entrepreneurship Week : Fund's what on the brain

Seminar

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 314 views
Travel Medicine: Taking care of travellers

Health

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 301 views
BCCI : Private Sector: Wanted: A boost of Rs 5.5 B (at least)

Private Sector

Nov 12, 2012 2 mins read 306 views
Team Gungshi wins championship

Futsal

Nov 11, 2012 1 mins read 301 views
Logodama school comes out on top

Athletics

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 301 views
Sakteng lower secondary school

School

Nov 11, 2012 0 mins read 343 views
Soe & Lingzhi : Yak-herders form cooperatives

Agriculture

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 298 views
First Sunday of every month?

Pedestrians' day

Nov 11, 2012 1 mins read 288 views
A park, library, resource centre in one place

Park

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 341 views
School clarifies student's suicide

Letter to the editor

Nov 11, 2012 0 mins read 331 views
Roofing flip-flop

Editorial

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 299 views
Accidental blast kills three, injures two

Accident

Nov 11, 2012 1 mins read 259 views
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An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue.

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue. People began arriving in Changlimithang as early as midnight, and by the time prayers began, the football stadium, as well as the Centenary Park were filled with devotees.

Nov 10, 2025 1 mins read 805 views
Global GNH Forum marks 50 Years of Bhutan’s happiness vision

Pangbisa, Paro—The first Global Gross National Happiness (GNH) Forum that began at Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro on No...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,652 views
Side events enrich Global Peace Prayer Festival

A diverse array of side events is complementing the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF) at various venues across Thimphu...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,503 views
Climate adaptation at risk without funding

As COP30 opens today in Belém, Brazil, the world faces a defining test: will nations turn climate finance promises into...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 1,058 views
Education without values is a failed system: Former Education Minister

Paro—At a time when schools worldwide increasingly focus on grades and careers, former Education Minister Thakur Singh P...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 4,256 views
Construction of Drikung Kangyur Labyrinth in GMC to begin next year

Gelephu—A sprawling Buddhist meditation complex known as the Drikung Kangyur Labyrinth is set to begin construction earl...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 977 views
Spiritual practice transcends gender: Khandro Dorje Phagmo

At the Global Peace Prayer Festival, where hundreds of spiritual leaders have gathered, one figure quietly stands out -...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,414 views
Site preparation begins for Kesang Do-ngag Shedrupling in GMC

Gelephu—Site preparation works, such as labour camp establishment, have started for the Kesang Do-ngag Shedrupling (KSD)...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,088 views
Parliament to deliberate five bills in winter session

The upcoming fourth session of the Fourth Parliament will deliberate on five bills and ratify several agreements, includ...

Nov 08, 2025 3 mins read 3,495 views
Court judgements still out of public reach

Every year, courts across the country deliver thousands of judgements. Yet, for the public, much of the judiciary’s work...

Nov 08, 2025 3 mins read 1,762 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk across the Trans-Bhutan Trail is both.

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 823 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If business is not buzzing, she is suddenly noticing some reluctancy in her suppliers. She claims that tobacco and alcohol, so...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 922 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,201 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 596 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in Thimphu yesterday. It was a simple event, without a chief guest o...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 758 views
The silent killer we can no longer ignore

Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the country today, quietly claiming lives in every village, town, and family. It strikes the rich and the poor alike, young and old, and its grip is tightening. What makes cancer so frightening is...

Oct 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,242 views
Building our human capital for the digital future

The world is undergoing rapid transformation unlike any in human history. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics,...

Oct 20, 2025 2 mins read 886 views
The world needs a peace prayer

High in the Himalayas, against a backdrop of towering snow-clad mountains, the Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu is a hive of quiet activity. Here in Bhutan, a nation known for measuring growth by Gross Nationa...

Oct 18, 2025 2 mins read 1,018 views
Why our highland festivals matter

Our highland festivals are more than colourful gatherings—they are quiet acts of national preservation. With the resounding success of the Jomolhari Mountain Festival, our attention now turns to the high-altitude commun...

Oct 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,921 views
The recent floods are not of our making

Following her visit to the flood-affected areas in north Bengal, the state's chief minister has blamed Bhutan for the devastation caused by last month’s floods. According to Indian media reports, even as she criticises the central govern...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 5,729 views
Celebrating sovereignty in colours and songs

As dawn broke over Dangochang and the Jomolhari Mountain Festival came alive, the thin air of Soe carried more than the...

Oct 15, 2025 2 mins read 826 views
When care itself becomes a national challenge: Time to face the future, not the past

There was a time when we, as a nation, took comfort in believing that the warmth of family and community would be enough...

Oct 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,535 views
The unfinished dream of food self-sufficiency

Agriculture has always been our backbone, the quiet force that sustains our people and embodies our national aspiration...

Oct 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,288 views
In the face of natural disasters

The past week has been a difficult time for many Bhutanese, particularly for those living along the southern belt. Torre...

Oct 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,259 views
From stillness to surge: GMC sparks an economic rebirth

Gelephu, once a quiet border town where the pace of life slowed with dusk, is now alive with the rhythm of renewal. The...

Oct 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,319 views

Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on Saturday for “Healing for Peace,” an extraordinary event led by renowned traditional healers Master Chris Leong and Master Erik Leong, supported by a team of 20 Tit Tar practitioners and 100 DeSuung volunteers.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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