August of 2016

Archives

Contract teachers may get extension

Education

Aug 08, 2016 2 mins read 359 views
Government of India releases Nu 1.45 billion

Funds

Aug 08, 2016 1 mins read 339 views
Truckers to reiterate their request to NC

Transport

Aug 08, 2016 3 mins read 317 views
132-decimal Govt. land grabbed through collusion

Land

Aug 08, 2016 4 mins read 316 views
SC issues writ deferring thromde elections

LG

Aug 08, 2016 3 mins read 366 views
Thimphu City wins national league

Football

Aug 07, 2016 2 mins read 326 views
Art exhibition: `Her Expression III' begins

Art exhibition

Aug 07, 2016 2 mins read 379 views
A memorable Matsutake festival in the making

Mushroom farming

Aug 07, 2016 2 mins read 455 views
BKP questions distribution of 205 utility vehicles

Perspective

Aug 07, 2016 3 mins read 352 views
Finding the Buddha within

Religion

Aug 07, 2016 2 mins read 364 views
Collecting extra fare from passengers

Letter to the editor

Aug 07, 2016 1 mins read 348 views
Going digital to preserve

Editorial

Aug 07, 2016 1 mins read 389 views
Replacement land sought

Land

Aug 07, 2016 2 mins read 317 views
Monks learn to manage disaster

Disaster

Aug 07, 2016 1 mins read 347 views
Coping with the aftermath of the flood

Disaster

Aug 07, 2016 2 mins read 349 views
More females likely to contest in second LG election

LG

Aug 07, 2016 4 mins read 310 views
Rio Olympics

Olympic

Aug 07, 2016 0 mins read 341 views
Moving beyond the laws

Editorial

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 343 views
Bhutan to host India for training match

Football

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 326 views
RCSC introduces super structure for civil servants

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 05, 2016 3 mins read 406 views
Finding teachers to teach agriculture

Education

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 315 views
Ka-Gong-Phursum Drubchhen underway in Bumthang

Religion

Aug 05, 2016 1 mins read 382 views
Strengthening ACC to fight corruption

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 408 views
Preparations underway for ePIS project in Paro

Health

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 365 views
Managing waste on the P'ling-Thimphu highway

Waste

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 296 views
Remote communities of Wangdue await electricity

Energy

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 341 views
Zhung Dratshang goes online

ICT

Aug 05, 2016 1 mins read 409 views
Forestry offices merger won't affect services: PM

PM visits

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 333 views
Langchenphu farmers in need of irrigation channel

Agriculture

Aug 05, 2016 2 mins read 415 views
Dog problem costs Govt. dearly

Dogs

Aug 05, 2016 3 mins read 446 views
Weather

Weather

Aug 05, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Keep your land: PM

Gewog

Aug 04, 2016 2 mins read 311 views
Flash flood on Dangchhu

Disaster

Aug 04, 2016 1 mins read 344 views
Most outgoing gups to re-contest in Wangdue

LG

Aug 04, 2016 1 mins read 336 views
Anxiety of lake outburst grips Wangdicholing village

Disaster

Aug 04, 2016 1 mins read 345 views
Infrastructure and crops damaged by recent disaster

Disaster

Aug 04, 2016 2 mins read 356 views
Fighting disasters together

Letter to the editor

Aug 04, 2016 1 mins read 389 views
Checkpoint needed in Samrang

Editorial

Aug 04, 2016 1 mins read 342 views
BDBL launches new home loan

Banking

Aug 04, 2016 2 mins read 348 views
BT confirms technical glitch deducts credit of BT users

Bhutan Telecom

Aug 04, 2016 2 mins read 354 views
High Court dismisses Gidawom mining case appeal

Mining

Aug 04, 2016 2 mins read 340 views
Big drop in mother-to-child HIV transmission

Health

Aug 04, 2016 4 mins read 325 views
Saving cultural landscape; a race against time

Heritage

Aug 03, 2016 2 mins read 308 views
Young people asked to make a difference in Asia Pacific

Youth

Aug 03, 2016 1 mins read 348 views
Rubesa seeks assistance to restore bridge over Dangchhu

Bridge

Aug 03, 2016 2 mins read 323 views
On meeting the challenges of the justice sector

Letter to the editor

Aug 03, 2016 1 mins read 321 views
For safer roads

Editorial

Aug 03, 2016 2 mins read 349 views
4-year prison term for man caught with psychotropic substances

Crime

Aug 03, 2016 1 mins read 338 views
Police arrest 4 for burglary

Crime

Aug 03, 2016 1 mins read 390 views
Moderate weather for next few days

Weather

Aug 03, 2016 0 mins read 412 views
Browse Archives
National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.

Feb 25, 2026 2 mins read 2,658 views
Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...

Feb 18, 2026 4 mins read 2,560 views
Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 2,593 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 9,570 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 5,471 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 4,878 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 5,731 views
Pindarika: Myth, desire, and revenge on big screen

Mar 10, 2026 1 mins read 310 views
A night for silver screen in Punakha

For Bhutanese cinema, the National Film Awards have become something more than an annual ceremony. It is a barometer of an industry that is still young but steadily maturing.

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 722 views
Your Body, Your First Responsibility

Mar 02, 2026 1 mins read 927 views
At 71, Bhutan’s pioneer filmmaker continues to shine

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,276 views
Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacherous rivers, dense forests, and wildlife to reach school – an enduring testament to the value placed on learning.

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,322 views
Urgent call to skill our youth

Mar 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,635 views
Bracing for impacts of distant wars

Mar 04, 2026 2 mins read 1,123 views
Beyond the statistics

Feb 28, 2026 2 mins read 1,158 views
An auspicious beginning

Last week, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) stood at the epicentre of events that were as symbolic as they were historic. As the nation celebrated the 46th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty th...

Feb 25, 2026 3 mins read 1,225 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 that Bhutan's capital sits on shaky grounds. Their warning that earthquakes do not kill people, unsafe buildings do, sh...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 1,962 views
A year of reckoning

As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroeconomic signals and renewed optimism on paper.

Feb 18, 2026 3 mins read 1,662 views
Projecting growth

Feb 14, 2026 2 mins read 1,920 views
Builders or buyers?

The latest trade figures reveal a story written not just in ledgers, but in our daily choices.

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 2,609 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 2,824 views
Inconvenience caused is highly not appreciated

The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 3,411 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 6,213 views
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 4,721 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 5,028 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 7,158 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place t...

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 2,236 views
Dining in the Sun: Inside Solé

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 2,160 views
The spiritual and theatrical world of Charmi Chheda

Charmi Chheda’s relationship with the stage began long before she understood what theatre could mean. At eight years old...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 1,403 views
Driving a new generation of golfers: The 19th Hole

Feb 16, 2026 2 mins read 1,672 views
Giku-Na: A corner for a community

Feb 16, 2026 1 mins read 1,744 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 3,801 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 3,675 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 3,959 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 4,225 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 4,086 views

Recents

No data available