January of 2013

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The Making of the Constitution

Perspective

Jan 02, 2013 5 mins read 0 views
Thimphu's First Hindu Temple : 15-month construction began last November

Hindu Temple

Jan 02, 2013 1 mins read 380 views
Opp. Changlam Plaza, Thimphu: Labour camp levelled

Accident

Jan 02, 2013 2 mins read 330 views
E-Load Service: Eco-friendly initiative not hassle-free

Telecom

Jan 02, 2013 2 mins read 347 views
River Protection: Broken wall, broke municipality

River Protection

Jan 02, 2013 1 mins read 292 views
Investment: 13 projects approved since 2010

FDI

Jan 02, 2013 2 mins read 334 views
Verify your facts

Letter to the editor

Jan 02, 2013 1 mins read 332 views
Minor symptom of major malaise

Editorial

Jan 02, 2013 2 mins read 316 views
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa: Now for the business end of electoral politics

Politics

Jan 02, 2013 1 mins read 295 views
Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party

Politics

Jan 02, 2013 1 mins read 317 views
Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party : The pentacyclic approach

Politics

Jan 02, 2013 2 mins read 331 views
Sarpang District Court : Court gives 3 months to clear dues

Rangjung

Jan 02, 2013 2 mins read 320 views
Walk

Camp

Jan 01, 2013 0 mins read 319 views
Kholomri, Nganglam: UNDP funds swamp protection work

UNDP

Jan 01, 2013 2 mins read 309 views
Admission only for six year olds

Education

Jan 01, 2013 2 mins read 367 views
Disparity in wages for the same work

Letter to the editor

Jan 01, 2013 1 mins read 334 views
More competition

Editorial

Jan 01, 2013 2 mins read 341 views
New Industries: Basis for issue of licenses made clear

Alcohol

Jan 01, 2013 1 mins read 329 views
Minor detained for alleged attempted rape

Crime

Jan 01, 2013 1 mins read 293 views
Guen Nyilo (Winter Solstice): Here comes the sun

Festival

Jan 01, 2013 2 mins read 305 views
ECB : Elections 2013: It's official: (at least) four in the fray

Election

Jan 01, 2013 4 mins read 314 views
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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,909 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteers, increasing with each round, is a reflection of how citizens are taking ownership of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project.

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 3,520 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,514 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has undermined productivity, escalated food prices, and led to a steady increase in fallow land. Against this ba...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,540 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,693 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,235 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the reputation for pristine air like a badge of honour. Snow-fed rivers, forested hills,...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,404 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,381 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 2,849 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,027 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Serv...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,007 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....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,880 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 5,414 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 2,038 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 environme...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,266 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. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,407 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 2,017 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 Mo...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,677 views

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