October of 2012

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Regional Sports Meet: Sakteng girls make it to the nationals

Football

Oct 07, 2012 1 mins read 276 views
Lhamoizingkha's decade long wait for a town

Dagana

Oct 07, 2012 2 mins read 301 views
Customer Care Service Centre: In hope to respond to complaints

Customer Care Service Centre

Oct 07, 2012 2 mins read 231 views
Streamline rules for foreign workers

Letter to the editor

Oct 07, 2012 1 mins read 315 views
Drawing an underline

Editorial

Oct 07, 2012 2 mins read 284 views
Internet Service Provider: Interrupted internet access

Internet

Oct 07, 2012 1 mins read 309 views
Truck runs over girl

Accident

Oct 07, 2012 1 mins read 275 views
Kalapang, Mongar: Trapped leopardess released

Wildlife

Oct 07, 2012 1 mins read 269 views
Five Year Plans: Who plans the Plan?

Planning

Oct 07, 2012 3 mins read 290 views
1,108 books yet to be returned

Library

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 279 views
Yak Herding: A vanishing way of life

Lifestyle

Oct 05, 2012 4 mins read 382 views
World Bank approved USD 45M to reduce poverty

World Bank

Oct 05, 2012 1 mins read 275 views
Mechanised Farming: Punakha farmers adopt improved methods

Agriculture

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 274 views
Highland Dairy Products: No impact on trade despite ban

Livestock

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 307 views
Pemagatshel Potato Growers: Farmers bemoan too much rain

Potatoes

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 314 views
Three men, a youth, 3,900 tablets

Drugs

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 262 views
Lopen Link: 185 - An underutilised toll free number

Lopen Link

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 338 views
Sherpa community's interest in learning Dzongkha

Non-Formal Education (NFE)

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 277 views
Assault: Man battered unconscious

Crime

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 314 views
Samkhar, Trashigang: Not a single gewog tshogde held since election

Election

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 300 views
TCBS Classification: Most hotels fail to meet three-star criteria

Tourism

Oct 05, 2012 3 mins read 375 views
Kalapang Leopard: Trapped, tranquillised, transported to Taba

Wildlife

Oct 05, 2012 2 mins read 263 views
Resume city bus for Hongtsho

Letter to the editor

Oct 05, 2012 1 mins read 300 views
Held over a barrel

Editorial

Oct 05, 2012 1 mins read 309 views
Gelephu Domestic Airport: Will it be a white elephant?

Domestic Air Service

Oct 05, 2012 3 mins read 301 views
Foreign Exchange Reserve: Not quite panic button time?

Foreign Exchange Reserve

Oct 05, 2012 3 mins read 279 views
Thimphu league finals

Football

Oct 05, 2012 0 mins read 273 views
Reducing Emission...

Workshop

Oct 05, 2012 0 mins read 298 views
Summer Basketball Tournament: Sparks and Phojas win

Basketball

Oct 04, 2012 2 mins read 336 views
Gaeddu college to start MBA course next year

Gaeddu college

Oct 04, 2012 1 mins read 294 views
Contractor starts rectification work

Road

Oct 04, 2012 1 mins read 281 views
Tackling climate change

Letter to the editor

Oct 04, 2012 2 mins read 317 views
Dying for survival

Editorial

Oct 04, 2012 2 mins read 309 views
Import-Export Disparity: Barely in the black

Energy

Oct 04, 2012 1 mins read 309 views
Kalapang Leopard: Caught alive in makeshift trap

Wildlife

Oct 04, 2012 2 mins read 268 views
Fuel: Truckers call off strike

Fuel

Oct 04, 2012 2 mins read 261 views
A' Divison Thimphu League: Drukpol wins its first league title

Football

Oct 03, 2012 1 mins read 329 views
Summer basketball finals today

Basketball

Oct 03, 2012 1 mins read 297 views
One suspended, four warned for abusing marijuana

Crime

Oct 03, 2012 1 mins read 293 views
Daifam, S/J: No vegetable growers here .

Vegetables

Oct 03, 2012 2 mins read 307 views
Resa, Saling: Predator killed was an old female black panther

Wildlife

Oct 03, 2012 2 mins read 303 views
Lhamoizingkha: New school enlivens a community

School

Oct 03, 2012 2 mins read 318 views
Diplomatic relations

Diplomacy

Oct 03, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Procedures followed as per directive

Letter to the editor

Oct 03, 2012 1 mins read 324 views
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New income tax law puts more money in taxpayers’ pockets

When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into force on January 1, public attention largely centred on prices, compliance, and the cost of living. Less clearly understood, however, is that alongside GST, income tax reforms were also introduced, which leaves more money in people’s hands.

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GST projected to raise govt. revenue by 47% to Nu 14.18 billion by 2027

The Ministry of Finance projects that revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will reach Nu 14.18 billion in the f...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 3,714 views
GST raises everyday service costs, spares education and healthcare

For Phuntsho Wangdi, a corporate employee, the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is felt in the monthly househo...

Jan 10, 2026 3 mins read 2,768 views
Only registered GST businesses can charge GST

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) should prevent retailers from facing a cascading price effect by allowing them to claim...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,654 views
GST hits farmers as feed and fertiliser costs ripple across food chain

The impact of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is being felt most immediately and viscerally in the agriculture and livestoc...

Jan 10, 2026 3 mins read 47,538 views
Where five percent hurts most

Prices in most shops have jumped five percent overnight. In Changzamtog, a couple sits at their tiny wooden table, counting what little money they have left. The husband, the sole breadwinner, earns Nu 17,0...

Jan 10, 2026 3 mins read 7,782 views
How excise tax reshapes prices of sin goods

The new excise tax (ET) framework, effective from January 1, has led to price increases for alcohol, tobacco, carbonated...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,163 views
New income tax law widens relief for families and households

The government has introduced a range of tax relief measures for individuals under a new income tax framework rolled out...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 3,492 views
GST drives shoppers across the border in Phuentsholing

Jan 10, 2026 3 mins read 5,998 views
No timeline yet for GST refunds to tourists leaving Bhutan

The government is yet to announce when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund mechanism for tourists and short-term vis...

Jan 10, 2026 1 mins read 1,677 views
A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the...

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 973 views
Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. Wh...

Nov 18, 2025 2 mins read 1,207 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 remembra...

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,569 views
Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship bet...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 988 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, followi...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,642 views

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