August of 2015

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Gearing for thromde elections

Thromde elections

Aug 13, 2015 2 mins read 422 views
Use of contraceptive pills and sexually transmitted diseases

Letter to the editor

Aug 13, 2015 1 mins read 332 views
Benefits of sharing resources

Editorial

Aug 13, 2015 1 mins read 381 views
Investigation into Kingarubten murder continues

Crime

Aug 13, 2015 1 mins read 416 views
AusAid scholarships to drop

AusAid scholarships

Aug 13, 2015 2 mins read 338 views
ScanCafe suspends expansion

Employment

Aug 13, 2015 3 mins read 341 views
Administrative, revenue and budget officer posts defunct

RCSC

Aug 13, 2015 2 mins read 0 views
Administrative, revenue and budget officer posts defunct

RCSC

Aug 13, 2015 2 mins read 402 views
Bangladesh Mourning Day

Bangladesh Mourning Day

Aug 13, 2015 0 mins read 349 views
ACC asks OAG to justify change on grounds for appeal

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Aug 12, 2015 2 mins read 307 views
Cut off village urges swift DoR action

Roads

Aug 12, 2015 1 mins read 378 views
107 households to receive compensation

Hydropower

Aug 12, 2015 1 mins read 306 views
Weak TVET curriculum fuelling unemployment

Training

Aug 12, 2015 2 mins read 336 views
Youth discuss civic engagement

Youth

Aug 12, 2015 1 mins read 312 views
Deduct provident fund for GSP/ESP levels

Letter to the editor

Aug 12, 2015 1 mins read 321 views
To tax or not to tax

Editorial

Aug 12, 2015 2 mins read 342 views
252 students graduate from RIM

Royal Institute of Management (RIM)

Aug 12, 2015 1 mins read 405 views
ACC releases former customs director, detains three more

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Aug 12, 2015 1 mins read 374 views
Cautionary note miscommunicated

Safety

Aug 12, 2015 1 mins read 406 views
Telecom towers to be liberalised

ICT

Aug 12, 2015 3 mins read 334 views
Difficulty allowance under review

Incentive

Aug 12, 2015 2 mins read 355 views
Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day

Aug 12, 2015 0 mins read 369 views
Man electrocuted in Uruk

Accident

Aug 11, 2015 1 mins read 354 views
Druk United 3-3 K-Electric FC

Football

Aug 11, 2015 1 mins read 387 views
Wangdue farmers accuse AMC of duping them

Agriculture

Aug 11, 2015 1 mins read 594 views
BTL ready to perk up Internet connectivity

Internet connectivity

Aug 11, 2015 2 mins read 344 views
Yenlag thromde, more questions than answers

Yenlag thromde

Aug 11, 2015 2 mins read 333 views
Public transport fares revised but drivers have their own rates

Letter to the editor

Aug 11, 2015 1 mins read 446 views
Crowd sourcing IT solutions

Editorial

Aug 11, 2015 2 mins read 336 views
Australia funds training for rural women

Rural Education and Development (READ)

Aug 11, 2015 1 mins read 362 views
OAG seeks criminal sanction for project manager

Lhakhang Karpo

Aug 11, 2015 2 mins read 433 views
Who can fund Bhutan democracy dialogue?

Bhutan Democracy Dialogue (BDD)

Aug 11, 2015 3 mins read 311 views
Public service delivery mobile apps launched

G2C

Aug 11, 2015 4 mins read 330 views
Annual Mushroom Festival

Annual Mushroom Festival

Aug 11, 2015 0 mins read 378 views
Druk united hopes to win first qualifier match

Football

Aug 10, 2015 1 mins read 413 views
Crowding in compact dens

Institute of Language and Culture Studies (ILCS)

Aug 10, 2015 1 mins read 327 views
Five potential butterfly subspecies found

Butterfly

Aug 10, 2015 3 mins read 383 views
Caterpillars, silk kiras and lots of cash

Cordyceps

Aug 10, 2015 2 mins read 331 views
Use in-house capacity for property valuation

Letter to the editor

Aug 10, 2015 1 mins read 313 views
Diff'rent folks, diff'rent strokes

Editorial

Aug 10, 2015 2 mins read 364 views
RIM to take over all masters course units gradually

Royal Institute of Management (RIM)

Aug 10, 2015 2 mins read 341 views
Transporting private timber is not an emergency: OAG

Judiciary

Aug 10, 2015 2 mins read 318 views
Tax exemption on books unconstitutional: opposition

Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC)

Aug 10, 2015 3 mins read 310 views
Helicopter company formed

Aviation

Aug 10, 2015 3 mins read 373 views
Antimicrobial resistance workshop

Workshop

Aug 10, 2015 0 mins read 277 views
Pakistan and Mongolia arrive for AFC qualifiers

Football

Aug 09, 2015 2 mins read 408 views
Plot owners see red on red zone

Land

Aug 09, 2015 2 mins read 378 views
Traffic police should know the penalties

Letter to the editor

Aug 09, 2015 1 mins read 335 views
Improving urban public transport

Editorial

Aug 09, 2015 2 mins read 350 views
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Cost of complacent breathing

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A common destiny, a collective future

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A historic National Day

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Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,003 views
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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....

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Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,992 views
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