July of 2016

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Vacancies increase in civil service

Employment

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 437 views
Water management key to sustainable development in the region

Resource

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 534 views
Men disguised as monks rob shop

Crime

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 401 views
B-Mobile's share of market declines slightly

ICT

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 294 views
Need for a hotline to inform on taxi rates

Letter to the editor

Jul 31, 2016 1 mins read 439 views
Clarification needed

Editorial

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 397 views
Local leaders propose upgrading Bajo school to college

Housing

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 425 views
23 laid off following withdrawal of subsidised kerosene

Fuel

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 487 views
Local leaders in Bumthang irked at government decision

LG

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 436 views
Kamji bridge completed

Bridge

Jul 31, 2016 2 mins read 335 views
Weather

Weather

Jul 31, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
The Truth of the Cause of Suffering

k2

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 377 views
Addressing bowel movement problem

k2

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 528 views
When poetry stems from the heart

k2

Jul 29, 2016 5 mins read 457 views
Police nab serial burglar suspected of human trafficking

Crime

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 417 views
College of Natural Resources hosts summer schools

Education

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 359 views
Rain damages three choetens in Bumthang

Damage

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 375 views
Tiger claws its way back in Bumdeling

Wildlife

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 376 views
Pemathang still waiting for electric poles

Electricity

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 377 views
Thrompon candidate for Mongar emerges

LG

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 308 views
Martshala without a livestock officer for a year

Livestock

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 398 views
Beating the habit

Profile

Jul 29, 2016 4 mins read 327 views
PM cautions media to be wary of creating panic

Information

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 353 views
Bridge over the river Bhalujhora

Bridge

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 328 views
United we stand

Editorial

Jul 29, 2016 1 mins read 334 views
Choppers airlift supplies to cut off Nimtola

Disaster

Jul 29, 2016 2 mins read 336 views
Polio vaccine in short supply

Immunisation

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 343 views
Learning from the disaster

Disaster

Jul 29, 2016 3 mins read 309 views
Weather

Weather

Jul 29, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Bringing back the joys of gardening

k2

Jul 22, 2016 4 mins read 367 views
Protect yourself, but don't lose compassion

k2

Jul 22, 2016 3 mins read 390 views
Fuel depots still without petrol

Fuel

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 406 views
Prophecy - Terma

Film review

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 357 views
Meat, Doma and essentials running out amidst roadblocks

Disaster

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 336 views
Workshops in Olakha appeal thromde for occupancy certificate

Certificate

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 366 views
DT members look to government to support affected farmers

Dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 344 views
Including persons with disabilities

Letter to the editor

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 336 views
Intervention required

Editorial

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 401 views
Hepatitis B: Disease trend has seen growth in recent years

Health

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 455 views
Round-the-clock effort being made to clear roadblocks

Road

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 352 views
Kamji block, in the meanwhile

Bridge

Jul 28, 2016 0 mins read 356 views
Hydropower equipment worth millions believed to be lost

Hydropower

Jul 28, 2016 1 mins read 409 views
Preparing for future disasters

Disaster

Jul 28, 2016 2 mins read 447 views
World Bank

World Bank

Jul 28, 2016 0 mins read 635 views
No threat of flooding in Pelrithang

Disaster

Jul 27, 2016 1 mins read 396 views
Contract teachers for teachers on maternity leave

Education

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 370 views
Customers irked with Bhutan Telecom's data charges

Bhutan Telecom

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 371 views
Carrying the traffic closure debate forward

Letter to the editor

Jul 27, 2016 3 mins read 353 views
Pulling together in challenging times

Editorial

Jul 27, 2016 2 mins read 353 views
Bumthang decides to keep their geydrungs

LG

Jul 27, 2016 1 mins read 367 views
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Restore or lose it altogether

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

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Will our education transformation be equitable?

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The never-ending tourism debate

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Ready to take off from GMC

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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...

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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...

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Disaster preparedness is our best defence

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Equity in education merits discourse

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Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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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...

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

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Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

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Addressing teacher shortage and quality

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When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

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Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

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