March of 2013

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Bara banks on bridge for change

Bridge

Mar 20, 2013 2 mins read 353 views
Laya's council aspirant

Election

Mar 20, 2013 1 mins read 326 views
Ura opts for a repeat performance

Election

Mar 20, 2013 1 mins read 311 views
Certain graduates too thick on the ground

Labour ministry

Mar 20, 2013 2 mins read 304 views
Check out the Draktsho T-shirts!

Handicraft

Mar 20, 2013 2 mins read 290 views
Escaped convict caught in Chukha

Prison

Mar 20, 2013 1 mins read 311 views
Comparing chalk and cheese?

Letter to the editor

Mar 20, 2013 1 mins read 347 views
Give the young a go

Editorial

Mar 20, 2013 2 mins read 348 views
All about oil (and a little gas)

Fuel

Mar 20, 2013 3 mins read 335 views
Spreading happiness in Wangdue

International Day of Happiness

Mar 20, 2013 1 mins read 371 views
Steel price down, but no local buyers

Steel

Mar 20, 2013 2 mins read 400 views
Drukstar FC rains goals on DechenCholing FC

Football

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 309 views
Chirwang's new election symbol, slogan

Politics

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 274 views
USD 4M to mitigate Rinchending slide

Landslide

Mar 19, 2013 2 mins read 320 views
Mobile subscribers up, Internet ones down

Mobile cellular

Mar 19, 2013 2 mins read 349 views
Tutored turns tutor

Tutor

Mar 19, 2013 3 mins read 318 views
Wangdue's first aspirant clears Rubesa zomdu hurdle

Election

Mar 19, 2013 2 mins read 264 views
Rationalisation of education facilities

Education

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 345 views
Missing policemen found dead in pool

Missing

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 326 views
One more for Kuen-Nyam

Politics

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 323 views
JDWNR hospital is good enough

Letter to the editor

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 344 views
The happiness paradigm

Editorial

Mar 19, 2013 2 mins read 330 views
Tang plumps for former lecturer

Election

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 424 views
Haa's ex-councillor to re-contest

Election

Mar 19, 2013 2 mins read 300 views
Civil works suffer while Mangdechu awaits budget

Hydropower

Mar 19, 2013 2 mins read 298 views
SSB escort services lifted after a decade

Bhutan-India

Mar 19, 2013 2 mins read 306 views
Sherubtse drops double degree courses

Sherubtse College

Mar 19, 2013 1 mins read 345 views
Wizards win without their big man

Basketball

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 301 views
Finals to be played tomorrow

Khuru

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 322 views
Japanese grant more farm machinery

Bhutan-Japan

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 310 views
Tsirang's third

Election

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 314 views
Chumey zomdu nominates fresh graduate

Election

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 337 views
Born in Bangkok

Bhutan-Thailand

Mar 18, 2013 4 mins read 336 views
Five more councillors resign

Election

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 300 views
Thimphu-Paro highway partially cleared after 12 hours

Road

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 344 views
Police search for Chamgang prison escapee

Prison

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 372 views
Bird strike at Bathpalathang

Drukair

Mar 18, 2013 2 mins read 302 views
When doctors leave.

Letter to the editor

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 318 views
From mine to many

Editorial

Mar 18, 2013 2 mins read 347 views
Two suspects held for serial burglaries

Crime

Mar 18, 2013 1 mins read 293 views
A really happy holiday

International Day of Happiness

Mar 18, 2013 2 mins read 291 views
A very substantial student vote bank

Election

Mar 18, 2013 3 mins read 316 views
Speaker will appeal

Land

Mar 18, 2013 2 mins read 350 views
Neck-and-neck, high-scoring weekend matches

Basketball

Mar 17, 2013 1 mins read 286 views
No candidate for gewog with probably highest vote bank

Election

Mar 17, 2013 3 mins read 339 views
Samtse missing out on mining

Meeting

Mar 17, 2013 2 mins read 340 views
All set to go

Election

Mar 17, 2013 4 mins read 322 views
Petrol price drops by Nu 2 a litre

Fuel

Mar 17, 2013 1 mins read 316 views
Lightning strike kills one

Accident

Mar 17, 2013 1 mins read 393 views
Google.bt for Bhutan

Internet

Mar 17, 2013 1 mins read 382 views
Browse Archives
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Start small, but be consistent

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 2,450 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,837 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 economic history. Set to commence in 2026, this pact offers a promise long-awaited since formal ties began in 1989, a gateway to Southeast Asia’s vibrant economies, mirroring the foundational benefits of the cherished trade relationship with India.

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 3,409 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 2,437 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 2,593 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 3,135 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 2,316 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 2,284 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 2,751 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 1,926 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 1,912 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 1,942 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 1,825 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 5,317 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 2,179 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 2,316 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 1,932 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 2,599 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 countr...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,793 views

Recents

Best Class 10 results of the past three years

The Class 10 results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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