January of 2013

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Tashi InfoComm: Service to be introduced by mid-year on pilot basis

Tashi InfoComm

Jan 18, 2013 1 mins read 301 views
A Layap sabbatical (of sorts)

Layap

Jan 18, 2013 3 mins read 364 views
Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party: Three more candidates introduced

Politics

Jan 18, 2013 1 mins read 265 views
Punatsangchu Housing Colony: Bajo house owners dread exodus

Housing

Jan 18, 2013 2 mins read 251 views
Control alcohol production to control consumption

Letter to the editor

Jan 18, 2013 1 mins read 337 views
Dolam and the farm road

Editorial

Jan 18, 2013 2 mins read 254 views
Elections 2013: Registration is only the first step

Election

Jan 18, 2013 3 mins read 281 views
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa: A fifth party in the fray

Politics

Jan 18, 2013 2 mins read 330 views
Entitlements: Porter-pony preferred still?

Road

Jan 18, 2013 2 mins read 302 views
Jewel In The Crown: The Royal Wedding digitally illustrated

Launch

Jan 20, 2013 1 mins read 278 views
Chithuen Phendey Tshogpa: A help centre that can do with some help

Tshogpa

Jan 20, 2013 2 mins read 277 views
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Jan 20, 2013 5 mins read 0 views
Tsamdro/Sokshing: Thrams will retain rights

Land

Jan 20, 2013 1 mins read 294 views
Gol Building: Court to decide on fate of tardy tenants

Housing

Jan 20, 2013 1 mins read 239 views
Lhakhang Robberies: Reward nets ring of thieves

Crime

Jan 20, 2013 1 mins read 297 views
Rinchenthang New Town Site: OAG reviews ACC's Nganglam findings

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jan 20, 2013 2 mins read 264 views
About 100 Bumthang beehives to head for Haa

Beekeeping

Jan 20, 2013 1 mins read 251 views
Phuentsholing, Chukha: Warehouses worth their weight in gold

Housing

Jan 20, 2013 3 mins read 277 views
Need for vigilance as South-East Asia aspires to be polio free

Letter to the editor

Jan 20, 2013 2 mins read 285 views
Snow hol

Editorial

Jan 20, 2013 2 mins read 287 views
Domestic Air Services: Flying is both faster and cheaper

Aviation

Jan 20, 2013 3 mins read 261 views
Merak-Sakteng Gewogs: Reaching right up to their doorsteps

Road

Jan 20, 2013 2 mins read 277 views
Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa: New solutions in new times

Politics

Jan 20, 2013 3 mins read 285 views
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: The common cold lives up to its name

Diseases

Jan 17, 2013 2 mins read 269 views
Vegetable Wholesalers: License dealers to streamline trade

Agriculture

Jan 17, 2013 2 mins read 275 views
Winter Vegetables: Local produce to flood market

Vegetables

Jan 17, 2013 3 mins read 254 views
Bhutan Times Limited: BT questions OAG's withdrawal of criminal prosecution

Bhutan Times Limited

Jan 17, 2013 3 mins read 281 views
For five liters of kerosene

Letter to the editor

Jan 17, 2013 1 mins read 305 views
Civil servants to the rescue

Editorial

Jan 17, 2013 2 mins read 295 views
Two sentenced for smuggling tobacco

Crime

Jan 17, 2013 1 mins read 314 views
Meet The Contractors Forum: Challenges in the construction sector

Construction

Jan 17, 2013 2 mins read 301 views
Punakha Branch: Cashier reimburses missing amount

Crime

Jan 17, 2013 1 mins read 289 views
Domestic Air Service: Civil servants to avail of the facility

Aviation

Jan 17, 2013 2 mins read 304 views
Gyalpoizhing Land Case: ACC submits 23 charges against speaker

Land

Jan 17, 2013 4 mins read 267 views
Wang

Religion

Jan 16, 2013 0 mins read 0 views
The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Jan 16, 2013 5 mins read 0 views
60 year old gets three years

Crime

Jan 16, 2013 1 mins read 270 views
Phuentsholing Thromde: Plan for new high school falters .

School

Jan 16, 2013 2 mins read 247 views
New Veterinary Hospital: Thromde allots 30-decimal plot

TCC

Jan 16, 2013 2 mins read 313 views
Need clarification from RSTA and Traffic police

Letter to the editor

Jan 16, 2013 1 mins read 276 views
Blue-collar bonanza

Editorial

Jan 16, 2013 2 mins read 292 views
Kenchosum Lhakhang: Red tape delays temple rebuilding

Monasteries

Jan 16, 2013 1 mins read 245 views
Kidnap Update: Abductors reportedly killed in encounter

Crime

Jan 16, 2013 2 mins read 248 views
Bilateral Relations: GoI assures early release of funds

Bhutan-India

Jan 16, 2013 2 mins read 251 views
BCCB wins kudos for best women's initiative

Cricket

Jan 15, 2013 2 mins read 272 views
Bhutan Exporters Association: More grief for orange business

Horticulture

Jan 15, 2013 2 mins read 329 views
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Restore Bhutan begins landscape revival across forest, farms, and urban areas

Bhutan has launched a nationwide drive to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban areas over t...

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MoENR to compensate landowners affected by power transmission lines

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Police launch internal investigation into alleged custodial death

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has launched an internal investigation into the alleged custodial death of 33-year-old Bir...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 5,301 views
MoICE moves to enforce zero tolerance on pornographic and violent online content

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is moving to strengthen regulatory action against pornographic...

Dec 11, 2025 3 mins read 1,120 views
Bhutan hosts first SDG Impact Finance Forum

The SDG Impact Finance Forum kicks off in Thimphu today, a pivotal step for investment-driven development following the...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 778 views
NA endorses nine crime prevention recommendations

The government has installed a total of 896 CCTV cameras across the country as part of its crime prevention strategy, th...

Dec 11, 2025 3 mins read 733 views
A village woven in wool: Shingdreygang’s enduring mat tradition

Samtse—Upon entering homes in Shingdreygang, locally known as Jamirkot in Pemaling, guests are welcomed in a manner that...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,045 views
Infrastructure and transport ministry to review three-storey building limit

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) will form a Joint Technical Committee to review Section 8 of the Bhu...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,014 views
NA endorses courteous communication training for frontline public services

The National Assembly endorsed a set of measures to institutionalise courteous communication and respectful interaction...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 727 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 460 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 582 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 785 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 546 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,046 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 427 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 760 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,123 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 555 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 787 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 969 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 call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,090 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 3,019 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 4,267 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 815 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,869 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,374 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 795 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it f...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,348 views

Recents

Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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