February of 2015

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Year of the Chopper

Yearender news

Feb 08, 2015 2 mins read 394 views
Book on the Constitution making process launched (from kuensel online)

Constitution

Feb 20, 2015 3 mins read 430 views
His Majesty The King graces first national scouts day (from kuensel online)

His Majesty the King

Feb 20, 2015 1 mins read 439 views
Dagachhu hydropower project commissioned (from kuensel online)

Hydropower project

Feb 20, 2015 2 mins read 495 views
Dago, the proud and fearless warrior

k2

Feb 18, 2015 1 mins read 373 views
Tendrel

k2

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 379 views
Building muscles the right way

k2

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 416 views
Taking the pulse of the nation

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 367 views
When the sherig sector reformed

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 458 views
Hardly a dull moment

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 384 views
Drug offenses buck downward trend in crime

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 418 views
Unease along the southern flank

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 388 views
Football rules ... on and off the field

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 335 views
A year in which culture took the limelight

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 312 views
The contentious issue of natural resources

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 296 views
Shift of focus from big cities to small towns

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 1 mins read 307 views
Labour pains of another kind

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 351 views
Calamities galore, command centre yet to materialise

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 297 views
Thai tourists ride high in the horse year

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 287 views
They don't tell; we don't ask

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 325 views
Corruption gets its comeuppance

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 322 views
Of new beginnings

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 404 views
Cementing ties, expanding role

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 378 views
Spiritual wellbeing of country strengthened

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 303 views
Online migration making headway

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 333 views
The farm is back in focus

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 356 views
Record land kidu granted

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 320 views
Of lofty dreams and ground realities

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 342 views
A slump in the saddle of the Horse Year

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 3 mins read 309 views
BT invests USD 7.491M towards better mobile services

Telecom

Feb 18, 2015 1 mins read 318 views
Re-advertisement to get the best: MoEA

MoEA

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 307 views
A Malady Called Rural-Urban Migration: Part IX

Perpsective

Feb 18, 2015 5 mins read 354 views
The Power of the Inner Journey

Book review

Feb 18, 2015 4 mins read 346 views
Eng II leak forgotten?

Letter to the editor

Feb 18, 2015 1 mins read 317 views
The Year of the Sheep is upon us

Editorial

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 326 views
Suicide prevention action plan drafted

Health

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 335 views
Faux pas 2014

Bloopers

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 301 views
In the year of the Horse

Year ender news

Feb 18, 2015 4 mins read 314 views
DHI and Co. hop on to the pay revision bandwagon

DHI

Feb 18, 2015 2 mins read 362 views
An authoritative tome about Bhutan's premier treasure discoverer

Book review

Feb 17, 2015 3 mins read 362 views
BIL launches Lopthru Nyenchoel policy

Bhutan Insurance limited (BIL)

Feb 17, 2015 1 mins read 330 views
3-day old forest fire rages on across two dzongkhags

Forest fire

Feb 17, 2015 2 mins read 365 views
Opposition party explains decline in members

Letter to the editor

Feb 17, 2015 1 mins read 332 views
The SOE salary revision

Editorial

Feb 17, 2015 2 mins read 436 views
Fuel imports fall in 2014

Fuel

Feb 17, 2015 1 mins read 304 views
Opposition party against police frisking youth

Security

Feb 17, 2015 3 mins read 337 views
Piloting organic mushroom production

Project

Feb 17, 2015 1 mins read 322 views
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Restore Bhutan begins landscape revival across forest, farms, and urban areas

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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

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MoICE moves to enforce zero tolerance on pornographic and violent online content

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Bhutan hosts first SDG Impact Finance Forum

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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...

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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...

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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 584 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 788 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 1,047 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 971 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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