September of 2012

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2011 Trade Figures: An import driven economy

Trade

Sep 27, 2012 2 mins read 257 views
Pelchen Drubchen in Kichu Lhakhang

Religion

Sep 26, 2012 1 mins read 279 views
Yeedzin gives Dzongrig half a dozen goals

Football

Sep 26, 2012 0 mins read 272 views
The pre-harvest tradition

Agriculture

Sep 26, 2012 2 mins read 299 views
Lone bank, technical glitches, increasing customers

Bhutan Development Bank (BDB)

Sep 26, 2012 2 mins read 254 views
Langchenphu Gewog: An electric fence, the farmers' friend

Conflict

Sep 26, 2012 2 mins read 307 views
Thimphu City Police Station: Farmer held for helping escapees

Crime

Sep 26, 2012 1 mins read 259 views
Like football, basketball to have clubs

Club

Sep 26, 2012 2 mins read 279 views
Counselling matters

Letter to the editor

Sep 26, 2012 1 mins read 275 views
Wildlife on our doorstep

Editorial

Sep 26, 2012 2 mins read 256 views
Car veers off road, driver severely injured

Accident

Sep 26, 2012 1 mins read 282 views
Kabji, Punakha: Tiger terrorises Tongshina

Wildlife

Sep 26, 2012 2 mins read 275 views
Wildlife Predation: Wild dogs on top

Wildlife

Sep 26, 2012 3 mins read 240 views
Elected Local Representatives: Disaffected LG officials denied exit .

Election

Sep 26, 2012 3 mins read 243 views
Teams muster points to enter knockout round

Basketball

Sep 25, 2012 1 mins read 222 views
Tongla, Kengkhar, Mongar : All in a day's walk

Education

Sep 25, 2012 2 mins read 285 views
Thimphu Tshechu: Autumn lives up to billing as peak season

Tshechu

Sep 25, 2012 1 mins read 263 views
Areca Nut: Langchenphu let down by poor yield of cash crop

Horticulture

Sep 25, 2012 1 mins read 256 views
Poor regulation and youth alcoholism in Bhutan

Letter to the editor

Sep 25, 2012 1 mins read 276 views
Surgeon shortage

Editorial

Sep 25, 2012 2 mins read 246 views
Blackout in four eastern districts

Power

Sep 25, 2012 1 mins read 258 views
Wangduephodrang Dzong: Lost and saved items, inventorised

Wangduephodrang Dzong Fire

Sep 25, 2012 2 mins read 270 views
Raksha Mangcham -Dance of Judgment Day

Tshechu

Sep 25, 2012 2 mins read 323 views
Korphu, Trongsa: Victims receive emergency aid

Fire

Sep 25, 2012 1 mins read 251 views
BICM (Amendment): To bring a bill up to date

The Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Sep 25, 2012 3 mins read 266 views
JDW National Referral Hospital: The long wait for surgery

JDWNR Hospital

Sep 25, 2012 3 mins read 335 views
World Horticulture Exhibition

Exhibition

Sep 24, 2012 0 mins read 279 views
Summer Basketball Tournament: One point loss for the Ravens

Basketball

Sep 24, 2012 1 mins read 289 views
Raksha Gocham: Mask dance heralds good year ahead

Tshechu

Sep 24, 2012 2 mins read 217 views
Investigation not quite over

Crime

Sep 24, 2012 1 mins read 342 views
Dzongkhalungma : New bailey bridge over old damaged one

Bridge

Sep 24, 2012 1 mins read 258 views
On increasing the number and size of speed-breakers

Letter to the editor

Sep 24, 2012 1 mins read 249 views
Masterful servants

Editorial

Sep 24, 2012 2 mins read 264 views
Martha Ham: Canadian volunteer teacher cremated in Bhutan

Diseased Personalities

Sep 24, 2012 1 mins read 296 views
Veering van kills one, injures another

Accident

Sep 24, 2012 1 mins read 249 views
Still after Dorji Goenpa tiger

Wildlife

Sep 24, 2012 1 mins read 331 views
Sparks fly, Ravens lose by a point

Basketball

Sep 23, 2012 1 mins read 239 views
Thousand Dragon's: Brief history of the Wangduephodrang Dzong

Wangduephodrang Dzong

Sep 23, 2012 4 mins read 287 views
September 21 Quake: Three years on, memories still fresh

Earthquake

Sep 23, 2012 3 mins read 276 views
Tashithang, Damji, Gasa: Man booked for killing wife

Crime

Sep 23, 2012 1 mins read 267 views
Voluntary monthly fee towards waste management

Waste

Sep 23, 2012 1 mins read 282 views
Car veers off road, injures six

Accident

Sep 23, 2012 1 mins read 386 views
DHI-owned Companies: More in the black than before for the first half

Companies

Sep 23, 2012 1 mins read 266 views
For a cleaner better Tshechhu this time?

Letter to the editor

Sep 23, 2012 1 mins read 258 views
A slow recovery

Editorial

Sep 23, 2012 2 mins read 315 views
Pekarshing asks for pipes if not water

Water

Sep 23, 2012 2 mins read 247 views
Sixth Zero Waste Art Camp: Putting `bad' rubbish to good use

Waste

Sep 23, 2012 1 mins read 250 views
Browse Archives
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 780 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 1,288 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 888 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 1,635 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 1,093 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 1,310 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 1,200 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 1,989 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 1,182 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 1,169 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 1,793 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 770 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 357 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 799 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 2,741 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 1,384 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 671 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 2,216 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 575 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 722 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 718 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 2,774 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,948 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 4,066 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 704 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 1,010 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 3,020 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 1,303 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 1,946 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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