September of 2012

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Selection camp for U-14 boys football team

Football

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 410 views
Optimising building amenities

Housing

Sep 18, 2012 2 mins read 436 views
Sengdhyen LSS: School faces perennial shortfall in winter

Water

Sep 18, 2012 2 mins read 440 views
Anthrax kills calf

Animal Diseases

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 411 views
36-year-old caught with tobacco

Crime

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 431 views
Commercial Banks: When liquidity is a liability

Commercial Banks

Sep 18, 2012 2 mins read 370 views
Final Examinations 2012: 1,036 graduates for 597 jobs

Graduates

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 386 views
The private clinic proscription

Editorial

Sep 18, 2012 2 mins read 417 views
Speeding car kills 23 year old

Accident

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 464 views
Taxi set ablaze

Fire

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 461 views
Dept. of Hydro-met Services: More rain predicted

Monsoon

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 388 views
Pedestrian Tuesday: A disservice to businesses

Pedestrians' day

Sep 18, 2012 1 mins read 373 views
Democracy - Up Close: What happened then, why .

Democracy

Sep 18, 2012 2 mins read 411 views
Thimphu Dromchoe

Tshechu

Sep 18, 2012 0 mins read 466 views
Charity scamster arrested

Crime

Sep 17, 2012 1 mins read 453 views
A' Division Thimphu League tournament: Last match ends in draw

Football

Sep 17, 2012 1 mins read 426 views
Dagana high school turns 50

School

Sep 17, 2012 1 mins read 448 views
Reducing crime by raising awareness

RBP

Sep 17, 2012 1 mins read 490 views
Dzong Conservation Ptoject: New dhukhang consecrated

Wangduephodrang

Sep 17, 2012 1 mins read 421 views
A feeder road that has not benefitted

Letter to the editor

Sep 17, 2012 1 mins read 410 views
A weaning process

Editorial

Sep 17, 2012 2 mins read 422 views
More than 90 percent of emergency calls are hoax

Health Policy

Sep 17, 2012 2 mins read 409 views
Four caught for illegal trading

Crime

Sep 17, 2012 1 mins read 455 views
Livestock-Rearing Program: Schools give up pigs for GNH

Education

Sep 17, 2012 2 mins read 425 views
Rupee Crunch: Private sector proposes solutions...

Rupee crunch

Sep 17, 2012 3 mins read 402 views
Chukha schools: Celebrating Sherig century through Taekwondo

Taekwondo

Sep 16, 2012 1 mins read 490 views
Lift suspension again?

Letter to the editor

Sep 16, 2012 1 mins read 395 views
Chali, Mongar: 'Phallus fest'

Festival

Sep 16, 2012 2 mins read 397 views
A more accessible ballot

Editorial

Sep 16, 2012 2 mins read 404 views
Sherubtse College, Kanglung: Is suspension and expulsion an answer?

Sherubtse College

Sep 16, 2012 2 mins read 405 views
Voters not aware about their responsibilities

Democracy

Sep 16, 2012 2 mins read 401 views
Falling tree damages four vehicles

Roadblock

Sep 16, 2012 1 mins read 396 views
Bhutan Development Bank: Rural and Commercial

Bhutan Development Bank

Sep 16, 2012 1 mins read 444 views
ACC investigates Nganglam allegations

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Sep 16, 2012 2 mins read 424 views
Soe Jangothang : Residents fear glacial lake outburst

Glacier

Sep 14, 2012 2 mins read 397 views
Top-class chef prepares for Bhutan

Chef

Sep 14, 2012 2 mins read 404 views
Meat prices go up

Meat

Sep 14, 2012 2 mins read 0 views
Quality Control: Centre deregistered

Quality Control

Sep 14, 2012 1 mins read 428 views
Nu 18.4M tax not collected

Tax

Sep 14, 2012 1 mins read 419 views
Police Youth partnership: Youth choose to be `smart'

Police Youth partnership

Sep 14, 2012 1 mins read 407 views
Continuous rain block roads again

Roadblock

Sep 14, 2012 1 mins read 648 views
Lamperi, Punakha: Mudslide crushes land cruiser

Landslide

Sep 14, 2012 1 mins read 365 views
Motithang children's park to get new eco-friendly concept

Park

Sep 14, 2012 1 mins read 583 views
Dorokha, Samtse: Weaving empowers women

Weaving

Sep 14, 2012 2 mins read 388 views
The grass is not always greener

Perspective

Sep 14, 2012 4 mins read 426 views
Campaign

Hydropower

Sep 14, 2012 0 mins read 0 views
Predator returns, attacks two more cows

Wildlife

Sep 14, 2012 1 mins read 363 views
Gewog Counter Cell: Lhops to grow and sell vegetables

Agriculture

Sep 14, 2012 2 mins read 455 views
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"Yes, We Care" launches a nationwide outreach to shield its youth from substance abuse.

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Ancient remedy finds new life as rhododendron wine

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Startups call for support beyond seed funding

The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support beyond seed funding remains limited, making it difficult for existing startups to scale and sustain operations.

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.

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Café by the waterfall

About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the left of the highway. It is not easy to miss. This modest structure is the Willing Waterfall Café – a must-stop along the east-west highway.

May 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,378 views
Where tradition meets treatment

In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, patients move between modern clinics and traditional medicine units with ease, guided as much by...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 1,037 views
Between Homes

When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried to imagine what life would be like. Bu...

May 02, 2026 1 mins read 5,277 views
The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his role as a symbol of abundance and generosity. There are five principal forms of the...

May 02, 2026 4 mins read 1,030 views
No amount of money can replace you

The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency and warmth by devoted grandparents can fare well, separation from parents at this age generally causes...

Apr 25, 2026 4 mins read 3,203 views
You’re not what you think you are

You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness, which is precisely what it does not mean. A more precise term might be: empty of inherent existence.

Apr 18, 2026 4 mins read 2,340 views
Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.

Apr 13, 2026 3 mins read 2,299 views
The trap of spiritual materialism

Apr 13, 2026 4 mins read 2,664 views
Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly ad...

Apr 04, 2026 4 mins read 2,219 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not spending enough time with our loved ones, and not investing enough time...

Apr 01, 2026 4 mins read 3,178 views
When will we feed ourselves?

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 692 views
Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-quarter of the world’s oil flows to markets, reopens, the discuss...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 1,686 views
Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country could see as few as 2,000 births by 2028.

Apr 29, 2026 2 mins read 4,003 views
A bumper harvest shouldn’t brew a bumper crisis

This summer, the mountain slopes above Lunana are expected to offer a bumper yield of cordyceps, or Yartsa Goenbub. But...

Apr 25, 2026 2 mins read 2,203 views
Unshackling the state

Apr 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,149 views
The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises....

Apr 18, 2026 2 mins read 1,935 views
A costly fiasco

Apr 11, 2026 2 mins read 3,300 views
Living hand to mouth

Apr 08, 2026 2 mins read 2,666 views
A call for shared responsibility

The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely intervention. The initiative calls for shared responsibility amid rising fuel costs and a supply line...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 3,295 views
Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...

Feb 18, 2026 4 mins read 5,904 views
Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 6,299 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 12,881 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 9,198 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 7,991 views
When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 2,347 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

Mar 16, 2026 1 mins read 4,125 views
Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 4,266 views
She Lives in the Mirror

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 5,045 views
When the watchdog has no teeth

The Bhutan Media Forum concluded yesterday, bringing together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society membe...

Apr 01, 2026 2 mins read 2,916 views
Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 4,327 views
Promises and performance

As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must b...

Mar 25, 2026 2 mins read 3,456 views
Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adju...

Mar 21, 2026 2 mins read 3,706 views
A costly reality

Mar 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,622 views

Recents

Value-based governance: Could Bhutan pave the way for a sovereign GNH-driven approach to fighting corruption?

Bhutan is a global leader in sustainability and societal welfare. However, it is widely recognised that innovation and dynamism in its economy are stifled by systemic rigidity, resulting in over-regulation and breakdown of intersectoral cooperation. Is it possible for Bhutan to grow in line with its King’s vision for an entrepreneurial, dynamic and creative workforce that creates mindfulness prosp

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom bridge in the sky

The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gained a new altitude, literally, high above the silver-lined clouds. At 30,000 feet, the hum of the jet engines now harmonizes with the soul-soothing echoes of a traditional flute.

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Building up Bhutan's arbitral future together

A nation's maturity as a legal jurisdiction is measured not merely by its courts but by the strength of its dispute resolution architecture. This week, the Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (BADRC) convened a landmark conference with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), an occasion deserving far greater public attention than it has received.

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