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January of 2013

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School Agriculture Program: From farm to school

Education

Jan 03, 2013 3 mins read
Kuensel Mobile Library Service

Kuensel

Jan 31, 2013 0 mins read
1 dead, 6 injured in Bongaigaon crash

Accident

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa: Tapping youth potential

Politics

Jan 31, 2013 2 mins read
We can do with little help

Letter to the editor

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read
Finding the happy medium

Editorial

Jan 31, 2013 2 mins read
The world is hungry for this vision

Personalities

Jan 31, 2013 3 mins read
Last Session: To be devoted to pending/spillover bills

Parliament

Jan 31, 2013 1 mins read
Asian Cricket Council: Bhutan takes fifth place

Cricket

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Jan 30, 2013 4 mins read
Gelephu Thromde: Budget provision increases six-fold

Gelephu

Jan 30, 2013 1 mins read
Class XII Exam Results: The pick of the crop

Education

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read
Focus on quality service

Letter to the editor

Jan 30, 2013 1 mins read
An ambitious blueprint

Editorial

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read
Marginal improvement in overall pass percentage

Education

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read
Border Meeting

Border Problem

Jan 30, 2013 0 mins read
New Development Paradigm: Experts begin work in earnest .

Development

Jan 30, 2013 2 mins read
Fund Management Company: Nubri Capital launches Tsukdey I

Investment

Jan 29, 2013 1 mins read
Kidu Medical Unit : Bringing help to patient's doorstep

Health Policy

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read
Kidnap victims tell their stories

Crime

Jan 29, 2013 4 mins read
The agreement is to stay put

Letter to the editor

Jan 29, 2013 1 mins read
Securing our schools

Editorial

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read
Elections 2013: Tsirang has a sixth contender

Election

Jan 29, 2013 1 mins read
Bilateral Relations: A very successful state visit

Bhutan-India

Jan 29, 2013 2 mins read
PM nixes request for expat labour

PM

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read
Prime Minister's Tour: Buy Bhutanese to boost Ngultrum

Rupee crunch

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read
Graduates 2012: 97 more opt for teaching

Employment

Jan 28, 2013 3 mins read
Cine-land Project: A joint venture undertaking .

Film

Jan 28, 2013 2 mins read
Building dzongs anew, losing old values

Letter to the editor

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read
The Rupee stranglehold

Editorial

Jan 28, 2013 2 mins read
Antique Smuggling: Five statues seized

Antique

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read
Agreement

Bhutan-India

Jan 28, 2013 1 mins read
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Bhutan’s media faces financial, structural and editorial challenges, survey finds

A recent rapid assessment of Bhutan’s media landscape has raised concerns about financial instability, limited access to information, and a growing culture of self-censorship that impacts journalistic integrity and press freedom.

May 13, 2025 4 mins read
Beskop Tshechu 2025: Bigger, bolder, more Bhutanese

The Beskop Tshechu Film Festival returns this year with a renewed sense of purpose. For the first time in its history, a...

May 13, 2025 2 mins read
eDNA lab cuts costs, transforms biodiversity research

Since the launch of the Environmental Deoxyribonucleic Acid (eDNA) laboratory at the College of Natural Resources (CNR),...

May 13, 2025 2 mins read
International contractors to construct Gelephu–Tareythang highway

Gelephu—At least three international construction firms are expected to undertake the 13.6-kilometre Gelephu–Tareythang...

May 12, 2025 3 mins read
Bhutan expands critical care services with focus on safety and training

Bhutan’s critical care services are steadily expanding as the government intensifies efforts to improve infection contro...

May 12, 2025 2 mins read
Bhutan’s eco-tourism push gains ground with focus on women and community empowerment

Eco-tourism in Bhutan is emerging as a powerful tool to protect natural and cultural heritage while delivering tangible...

May 12, 2025 2 mins read
Cambridge curriculum alignment yet to be finalised

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has not yet reached a final decision on adopting the Cambridge...

May 12, 2025 3 mins read
Ceasefire between India and Pakistan calms situation

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire across land, air and sea on May 10 starting 5:00 pm—after an intense war—haltin...

May 12, 2025 5 mins read
Students find personal connection to climate change at Druk Journal discussion

College of Natural Resources (CNR), Lobesa—As discussions on climate change unfolded—tracing its sweeping effects from m...

May 12, 2025 3 mins read
Journalism awards celebrate excellence in Bhutan’s media landscape

The country’s journalism fraternity came together Saturday to celebrate the 9th Annual Journalism Awards (AJA) 2025, hon...

May 12, 2025 2 mins read
Our forests are burning

Our forests, long a symbol of our environmental leadership, are going up in smoke. In just five months, fires have caused timber losses worth an estimated Nu 520 million. Behind this figure lies a more troubling reality: the nation’s hard-won carbon-negative status is at risk, and with it, the credibility of Bhutan’s global commitments and constitutional promises.

Apr 28, 2025 2 mins read
Strengthening the bond of friendship

Bhutan is celebrating the state visit of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana, who arrived in the country yesterday for a three-day visit.

Apr 26, 2025 2 mins read
Royal diplomacy: How King strengthened ties with Thailand

Diplomatic relationships are often built in conference rooms, signed into existence with handshakes and ink. But in rare...

Apr 25, 2025 2 mins read
For inclusive healthcare

A recent medical and dental camp organised by the Ability Bhutan Society (ABS), in collaboration with DANTAK healthcare professionals, offers a small but powerful glimpse of what inclusive hea...

Apr 24, 2025 2 mins read
Let profits trickle down to the masses

At last, the government has managed to persuade Bhutan Telecom to reduce mobile data charges by 50 percent.  From July 1, data charges will be cheaper by 50 percent. In other words, we will get more data with the same price.

Apr 23, 2025 2 mins read
The future is ours

A remarkable transformation is unfolding in the southern plains of Bhutan. The quiet frontier town of Gelephu is now emerging as the beating heart of a national dream—the Gel...

Apr 22, 2025 2 mins read
When the forest burns and no one knows why

More than 70,000 acres of forestland have been lost to fire in the country in just five years. This is not merely a stat...

Apr 21, 2025 2 mins read
In search of quality

As Thimphu Thromde undergoes a flurry of repairs and maintenance in preparation for an upcoming VIP visit, the city’s transformation offers more than just a polished façade. It is...

Apr 19, 2025 2 mins read
Life after kidney transplant

For a person diagnosed with kidney failure, a transplant gives a new lease of life. However, a study published in the Bhutan Health Journal reveals that many kidney transplant recipients in the country ar...

Apr 18, 2025 2 mins read
Inflation may be easing, but the pain still lingers

The Asian Development Bank forecasts that inflation in Bhutan will cool to 4.2 percent this year. That is welcome news....

Apr 17, 2025 2 mins read
PHPA-II commissions third unit, adding 170 MW to national grid

Wangdue—The third unit of Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project was commissioned yesterday, boosting the plant’s total gen...

Mar 20, 2025 2 mins read
Manufacturing sector at a crossroads

The country’s economy, facing nearly three decades of premature de-industrialisation, requires a targeted industrial pol...

Mar 20, 2025 2 mins read
Pioneering organic glass noodles

Forty-year-old entrepreneur Sonam Zangmo from Wangdue is pioneering organic glass noodles (Finn) made from buckwheat and...

Mar 19, 2025 3 mins read
Agricultural exports surge to Nu 3.51 billion despite production challenges

Bhutan’s agricultural exports saw a strong performance last year, generating Nu 3.51 billion from both primary and proce...

Mar 18, 2025 2 mins read
Agenda Chikha commits USD 8 million to strengthen disability inclusion

Agenda Chikha, a collaborative initiative between the government and key stakeholders, has committed USD eight million t...

Mar 18, 2025 3 mins read
A knockout triumph

Bhutanese boxers, over the weekend, not only excited spectators at the clock tower square, but also made the country pro...

Apr 16, 2025 2 mins read
Strengthening ties on steel rails: New chapter in Bhutan-India friendship

The decision to integrate the Gelephu-Kokrajhar cross-border railway into the development of the Gelephu Mindfulness Cit...

Apr 15, 2025 2 mins read
National problem that demands urgent attention

Mental health is emerging as one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Globally, it accounts for one in six years...

Apr 14, 2025 2 mins read
What are we hiding?

In recent months, Kuensel and other media outlets have raised critical questions about the government’s Nu 15 billion Ec...

Apr 12, 2025 2 mins read
Building stronger shield against forgery

A  quiet but powerful step is being taken to strengthen Bhutan’s national security. Fifteen police officers from across...

Apr 11, 2025 2 mins read

Recents

Time to rebuild our health system around excellence

Our healthcare system stands at a dangerous crossroads. What was once held up as a model of free, accessible care for all has now begun to falter under its own weight. The recent revelations from the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), the country’s premier medical institution, make one thing disturbingly clear: the system is no longer just strained—it is broken.

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