October of 2013

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Four new BoB branch offices for Thimphu

Banking

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 594 views
Nu 1B for local government

Local Government

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 699 views
Japanese aid to extend fibre optics network to client base

JICA/BT

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 594 views
Bumthang habitat under threat

Crane

Oct 31, 2013 2 mins read 609 views
A township on tenterhooks

Bajo

Oct 31, 2013 3 mins read 562 views
Mapping Bhutan's intangible cultural heritage

Workshop

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 592 views
Downed by `friendly fire'

Arrow

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 530 views
Safety compromised?

Editorial

Oct 31, 2013 2 mins read 0 views
Saving lives at Mebar tsho

Letter to the editor

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 555 views
Parties have a basis to strive

Delegation

Oct 31, 2013 2 mins read 550 views
25 Semtokha monks receive Kathina robes

Religion

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 575 views
Car gutted, arson suspected

Accident

Oct 31, 2013 0 mins read 623 views
Police unable to find body of Indian tourist

Accident

Oct 31, 2013 1 mins read 596 views
Bhutan's business climate gets WB thumbs-up

World Bank

Oct 31, 2013 2 mins read 595 views
"Repeat once" pledge comes through

Education

Oct 31, 2013 3 mins read 565 views
City bus services

City bus services

Oct 31, 2013 0 mins read 552 views
Tearful onion prices

Vegetable

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 531 views
Bhutan is more than just ema-datsi

Conference

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 525 views
Prickly sokshing issue

Dzongkhag Tshogdu

Oct 30, 2013 3 mins read 474 views
Houses to make way for highway

Road

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 514 views
Award for architectural preservation and restoration

Award

Oct 30, 2013 1 mins read 493 views
Project authority responds to audit

Hydropower Project

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 635 views
After- effects of partying

Letter to the editor

Oct 30, 2013 1 mins read 562 views
An infusion of financial life

Editorial

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 535 views
People want census again on Parliament's agenda

Nurbugang

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 539 views
Standing for her constituency

Election

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 510 views
One dead, one missing at Mebartsho

Accident

Oct 30, 2013 1 mins read 534 views
National minimum wage revised to Nu 125 a day

Workforce

Oct 30, 2013 2 mins read 562 views
Unstable gateway links disrupt Internet service

Internet

Oct 29, 2013 1 mins read 608 views
A bigger stick against sandalwood smugglers

Timber

Oct 29, 2013 2 mins read 553 views
The blessing in disguise

Religion

Oct 29, 2013 2 mins read 526 views
Medical university establish first institutional linkage

Health

Oct 29, 2013 1 mins read 479 views
Refey-Khosela bypass work resumes

Road

Oct 29, 2013 2 mins read 573 views
Spinning up ways to spend

Local Government

Oct 29, 2013 2 mins read 537 views
A trade of a different sort

Letter to the editor

Oct 29, 2013 1 mins read 558 views
Of govt.'s first 100 days pledges

Editorial

Oct 29, 2013 2 mins read 575 views
Stalled education city project a concern: PM

National Land Commission (NLC)

Oct 29, 2013 2 mins read 566 views
Working out jobs abroad

Employment

Oct 29, 2013 3 mins read 506 views
INR 1B received for economic stimulus

Rupee crunch

Oct 29, 2013 3 mins read 508 views
STI/HIV testing services in BHUs

Health

Oct 29, 2013 0 mins read 524 views
First five postal ballots received

Election

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 499 views
Tsakaling eschews meat for rituals

Religion

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 538 views
Chuzagang READ Center turns one

Community

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 581 views
An ambulance for Nangkhor

Planning

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 551 views
Travel medicine - The medical side of tourism

Health

Oct 28, 2013 3 mins read 482 views
SABAH Bhutan: changing lives

SAARC

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 543 views
Dagapela fuel station saves Dagana residents their gas

Fuel

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 563 views
Community defends forest against hardwood felling

Timber

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 523 views
Remedial measures on shear zone to begin mid-November

Hydropower Project

Oct 28, 2013 2 mins read 566 views
A competition in a mess

Letter to the editor

Oct 28, 2013 1 mins read 575 views
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Where the Migoi still roams

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Agriculture Ministry moves to shield 2026 cropping season amid concerns

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Foreign workers now require Bhutanese bank accounts for work permit approval

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Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

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She Lives in the Mirror

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When our pursuits for happiness become our chains

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Pindarika: Myth, desire, and revenge on big screen

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A night for silver screen in Punakha

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Your Body, Your First Responsibility

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At 71, Bhutan’s pioneer filmmaker continues to shine

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Promises and performance

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Policy versus ground reality

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A costly reality

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has already made many goods and services more expensive, disproportionately affecting low-income households.

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What’s our contingency plan?

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What an entrepreneurial bureaucracy must do

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Urgent call to skill our youth

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Bracing for impacts of distant wars

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ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

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New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

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BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

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Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 9,450 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

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Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 9,728 views
Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

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Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 4,865 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

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Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 4,781 views
Beyond the statistics

The rise in inflation may be termed moderate, but the average Bhutanese is experiencing that livelihood is becoming more...

Feb 28, 2026 2 mins read 4,490 views
An auspicious beginning

Last week, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) stood at the epicentre of events that were as symbolic as they were historic....

Feb 25, 2026 3 mins read 4,631 views
Are we prepared for a major earthquake?

The recent assessment by experts from the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal serves as a stark reminder th...

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A year of reckoning

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Projecting growth

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Recents

GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

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