November of 2012

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Man buried alive

Accident

Nov 11, 2012 0 mins read 281 views
Phobjikha BNC Festival: A welcome party for the cranes

RSPN

Nov 11, 2012 2 mins read 303 views
Recommendations : Private Sector: 3 out of 10

Private Sector

Nov 11, 2012 3 mins read 256 views
India House Golf Tournament ends

Golf

Nov 09, 2012 1 mins read 293 views
Meet The Press: GNH is Bhutanese: PM

PM

Nov 09, 2012 2 mins read 257 views
The making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 09, 2012 4 mins read 0 views
Separate timings for men and women

Hot Spring

Nov 09, 2012 1 mins read 266 views
Astrology school's Austrian supporter

Astrology

Nov 09, 2012 2 mins read 278 views
Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Perspective

Nov 09, 2012 6 mins read 274 views
Has religion acquired a misogynistic alter ego .

Perspective

Nov 09, 2012 4 mins read 0 views
It's not the UNSC seat, really

Perspective

Nov 09, 2012 4 mins read 264 views
Naro, Lingzhi: Teaching . through thick and thin

Education

Nov 09, 2012 4 mins read 269 views
Automobile Workshops: Deadlock over raised rents remains

Automobile Workshops

Nov 09, 2012 1 mins read 290 views
Laya-Gasa Route: Ill-prepared for emergencies in high places

Tourism

Nov 09, 2012 3 mins read 0 views
Laya-Gasa Route: Ill-prepared for emergencies in high places

Tourism

Nov 09, 2012 3 mins read 248 views
Change in season needs a change in timing

Letter to the editor

Nov 09, 2012 1 mins read 274 views
Not quite out of the woods

Editorial

Nov 09, 2012 2 mins read 261 views
IT

Workshop

Nov 09, 2012 0 mins read 294 views
Bhutan United Socialist Democratic Party behind the kidnap

Missing

Nov 09, 2012 0 mins read 337 views
Meet The Press : PM fairly satisfied with progress

PM

Nov 09, 2012 1 mins read 264 views
Local economy to benefit through FDIs

Finance

Nov 09, 2012 3 mins read 294 views
Travel Medicine

Workshop

Nov 09, 2012 0 mins read 250 views
Six new stone crushing plants opened

NRDCL

Nov 08, 2012 2 mins read 332 views
Meet The Press: It's the helipad that will move

Helipad

Nov 08, 2012 2 mins read 296 views
Labour And Employment Act: Employers still reluctant to insure workers

Labour Ministry

Nov 08, 2012 2 mins read 303 views
Rigzin Jigme Lingpai Kabum: No place to stay at Gelephu

Gelephu

Nov 08, 2012 1 mins read 316 views
More than Nu 340M collected for Wangdue dzong

Wangduephodrang Dzong

Nov 08, 2012 1 mins read 342 views
Clarification on Drukair's website

Letter to the editor

Nov 08, 2012 1 mins read 329 views
Differing views, one interest

Editorial

Nov 08, 2012 1 mins read 301 views
"China is a reality.":PM

PM

Nov 08, 2012 2 mins read 262 views
Non-Permanent Seat: Win or lose, it was the right thing to do

Politics

Nov 08, 2012 3 mins read 272 views
Student commits suicide

Crime

Nov 08, 2012 1 mins read 0 views
Road to connect Pasakha, Burimari

Road

Nov 08, 2012 3 mins read 285 views
Amochu Project: Displaced will be adequately recompensed

Hydropower Project

Nov 08, 2012 2 mins read 246 views
The task of our union moves forward- Obama

Election

Nov 07, 2012 2 mins read 325 views
11 sentenced for Changjiji murder

Crime

Nov 07, 2012 3 mins read 289 views
Chamkhar, Bumthang: Landfill to come on line by April next

Waste

Nov 07, 2012 1 mins read 321 views
Domestic Air: Batpalathang service to resume next week

Aviation

Nov 07, 2012 1 mins read 270 views
Police for people?

Letter to the editor

Nov 07, 2012 1 mins read 322 views
CDG - some fears realised

Editorial

Nov 07, 2012 2 mins read 266 views
Bhutan Kuen-ngyam Party : Three more candidates

Politics

Nov 07, 2012 1 mins read 288 views
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa: From DPT to DCT founding member

Politics

Nov 07, 2012 1 mins read 285 views
Ambassador

Bhutan-Thailand

Nov 07, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Cranes land in early

Phobjikha

Nov 07, 2012 2 mins read 278 views
Barshong: Pastureland to turn into a village

Barshong

Nov 07, 2012 2 mins read 296 views
The making of the Constitution

Perspective

Nov 06, 2012 5 mins read 0 views
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Bhutan’s democracy: The Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s Vision

When democracy swept through nations as a force of revolution, Bhutan’s own democratic journey unfolded like a quiet and dignified evolution — deliberate, thoughtful, and deeply rooted in the country’s values of unity, peace, and Gross National Happiness (GNH).

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 803 views
Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Throughout history, the world has seen countless leaders, yet only a few have embodied the rare harmony of wisdom, compa...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,343 views
King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

Among the many extraordinary acts of greatness that define the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, what moves t...

Nov 11, 2025 3 mins read 920 views
The Vajrayana King

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Dr...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,707 views
His Majesty’s enduring legacy of environmental stewardship

Few nations have so deeply intertwined their national identity with environmental consciousness as Bhutan. At the heart...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,138 views
Momentous News from Tashichodzong

It was a sunny afternoon in early January 2008, and moments earlier, the future had seemed set. I had finished a productive Skype meeting confirming our plans for the year ahead with my colleagues at the International T...

Nov 11, 2025 14 mins read 1,374 views
A Teacher recalls Drukgyal Zhipa’s educational legacy…

He presided over the largest classroom in the world - 38,394 square kilometres in size. His pupils numbered in excess of...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,239 views
King who made culture Bhutan’s shield

It began with a kasho in 1985. His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo expressed his concern thus: ‘Our people copy the culture of other countries despite the existence of our distinct culture and etiquette, which is better than any other cou...

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 2,050 views
King places his crown in the people’s hands

In July 1998, Bhutan witnessed one of the most emotionally charged sessions in the history of its National Assembly. For...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,231 views
Legacy of a great leader

As we celebrate the 70th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, I am deeply honoured to reflect on his extraordinary leadership not only as a citizen...

Nov 11, 2025 3 mins read 1,231 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 calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,809 views
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.

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 860 views
Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship between the two nations, one that transcends politics and reflects...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 415 views
Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 838 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 2,798 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,406 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 699 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,231 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 606 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 738 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 733 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 2,795 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,956 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 4,075 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 725 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,029 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new c...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,035 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It h...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,321 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dem...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,968 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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