July of 2016

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Being responsible during a difficult time

Editorial

Jul 24, 2016 2 mins read 250 views
RMA to invest in GoI securities

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Jul 24, 2016 3 mins read 200 views
Monsoon causes damage across country

Disaster

Jul 24, 2016 2 mins read 226 views
Gelephu flooded

Disaster

Jul 24, 2016 2 mins read 220 views
Rain, flooding cause more damage down south

Disaster

Jul 24, 2016 3 mins read 205 views
Fuel supply

Fuel

Jul 24, 2016 0 mins read 214 views
Efforts to popularise boxing

Boxing

Jul 21, 2016 2 mins read 204 views
Lhayulkha town planning likely to be implemented next year

Urban Planning

Jul 21, 2016 1 mins read 227 views
Body of woman found in Toorsa river identified

Accident

Jul 21, 2016 1 mins read 240 views
Record price for cordyceps in Bumthang

Cordyceps

Jul 21, 2016 1 mins read 199 views
On migration

Letter to the editor

Jul 21, 2016 2 mins read 229 views
How many times?

Editorial

Jul 21, 2016 1 mins read 253 views
Austerity measures mere rhetoric: Opposition

Politics

Jul 21, 2016 2 mins read 246 views
Opposition warns of an impending economic crisis

Economy

Jul 21, 2016 2 mins read 256 views
EU programme will train 1,000 agriculture officials in two years

Cooperation

Jul 21, 2016 1 mins read 200 views
Work on Wangdue-Thimphu highway suspended

Road

Jul 21, 2016 2 mins read 241 views
Opposition says the rich must pay more tax

Politics

Jul 21, 2016 2 mins read 220 views
Flood destroys Sarpang town

Disaster

Jul 21, 2016 3 mins read 252 views
Three in hospital after consuming poisonous mushrooms

Food poisoning

Jul 20, 2016 1 mins read 266 views
Blacktopping of gewog centre roads underway in Trashigang

Road

Jul 20, 2016 1 mins read 227 views
National Council in BBIN agreement consultations

National Council (NC)

Jul 20, 2016 2 mins read 205 views
Need to fix the Dzongkhalum slide

Letter to the editor

Jul 20, 2016 1 mins read 203 views
Focus on demand not supply

Editorial

Jul 20, 2016 1 mins read 237 views
Improving civil servant attitudes and efficiency

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 20, 2016 1 mins read 207 views
HH the Je Khenpo ordains more than 500 monks

Religion

Jul 20, 2016 2 mins read 255 views
New policy replaces base rate system

Banking

Jul 20, 2016 5 mins read 287 views
Sarpang town evacuated

Disaster

Jul 20, 2016 4 mins read 293 views
Ambitious goal to eradicate child labour by 2025

Children

Jul 19, 2016 3 mins read 246 views
Two fatal knife attacks on same day

Crime

Jul 19, 2016 1 mins read 248 views
Bank employee nabbed forging documents

Crime

Jul 19, 2016 0 mins read 262 views
Nganglam border gate sealed

Border

Jul 19, 2016 1 mins read 220 views
Need to solve dog problem

Letter to the editor

Jul 19, 2016 1 mins read 227 views
Welcome Home!

Editorial

Jul 19, 2016 2 mins read 0 views
Not many voters in Samdrupjongkhar

Election

Jul 19, 2016 2 mins read 229 views
Farmers not happy with solar-powered electric fence

Electric fencing

Jul 19, 2016 2 mins read 234 views
500 flats in P'ling in two years

Housing

Jul 19, 2016 2 mins read 228 views
150 pigs imported to boost piggery industry

Livestock

Jul 19, 2016 3 mins read 222 views
Fentena and Sektena villages to remain in Gakidling

LG

Jul 18, 2016 2 mins read 212 views
Gasa Lamai Singye and Changyul Bhum Galem - a tale retold

Film review

Jul 18, 2016 1 mins read 299 views
The roadside vendors of Burichu

Business

Jul 18, 2016 3 mins read 267 views
New gewog office left vacant for two years

LG

Jul 18, 2016 1 mins read 235 views
More Japanese volunteers arrive

Cooperation

Jul 18, 2016 1 mins read 235 views
On biogas

Letter to the editor

Jul 18, 2016 2 mins read 240 views
Addressing the skilled workforce shortage

Editorial

Jul 18, 2016 1 mins read 250 views
Online programme to break down medical knowledge barriers

Health

Jul 18, 2016 2 mins read 219 views
15 schools for children with special needs by 2018

Education

Jul 18, 2016 3 mins read 214 views
Police save two

Assistance

Jul 18, 2016 1 mins read 243 views
Creating a wholesome mental health system

Health

Jul 18, 2016 2 mins read 223 views
Moving back to the village

Migration

Jul 18, 2016 2 mins read 223 views
Interest rate

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Jul 18, 2016 0 mins read 240 views
Browse Archives
Semchen Tsethar Tshogpa rescues 31 yaks from slaughter

Semchen Tsethar Tshogpa (Animal Life Saving Association) yesterday rescued 31 yaks in Chamgang, Thimphu to commemorate His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s 70th Birth Anniversary and the auspicious Descending Day of Lord Buddha.

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Jubilee Vision 70 eye camp at border honours Great Fourth

Gelephu—To celebrate and honour the 70th birthday of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, 70 needy people with low vision...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,018 views
Global Peace Prayer concludes, Kalachakra empowerment begins today

Thimphu was transformed into a centre of profound spiritual energy as Bhutan hosted the seven-day Global Peace Prayer Fe...

Nov 12, 2025 3 mins read 1,897 views
Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok marks 70th Birth Anniversary of Fourth Druk Gyalpo

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok marked the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s 70th Birth...

Nov 12, 2025 1 mins read 1,684 views
The selfless Warrior-King

The winter of 2003 would forever be etched in Bhutan’s history as the time when a King walked into the jungles of the south, especially in Samdrupjongkhar, not as a ruler commanding from afar, bu...

Nov 11, 2025 7 mins read 6,160 views
Bhutan’s democracy: The Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s Vision

When democracy swept through nations as a force of revolution, Bhutan’s own democratic journey unfolded like a quiet and...

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 870 views
Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Throughout history, the world has seen countless leaders, yet only a few have embodied the rare harmony of wisdom, compa...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,439 views
King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

Among the many extraordinary acts of greatness that define the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, what moves t...

Nov 11, 2025 3 mins read 975 views
The Vajrayana King

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Dr...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,828 views
His Majesty’s enduring legacy of environmental stewardship

Few nations have so deeply intertwined their national identity with environmental consciousness as Bhutan. At the heart...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,222 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 calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,842 views
Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are not simply entering a new chapter of monastic life, they are stepping into a lineage that began with women like Gelongma Pema, one of the earliest fully-ordained female disciples in Buddhist history.

Nov 18, 2025 2 mins read 405 views
Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, giv...

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 988 views
Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship between the two nations, one that transcends politics and reflects...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 514 views
Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 913 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 2,875 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,445 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 743 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,248 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 624 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 759 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 2,834 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,972 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 4,088 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 756 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 748 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,065 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new c...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,066 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It h...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,351 views

Recents

Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are not simply entering a new chapter of monastic life, they are stepping into a lineage that began with women like Gelongma Pema, one of the earliest fully-ordained female disciples in Buddhist history.

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Taste of home drives Bhutan’s Australian exports

Growing demand from the Bhutanese community in Australia is creating new international export opportunities for Bhutanese entrepreneurs. Popular products include dried vegetables, pickles, beaten rice, corn, shilajit, noodles, betel leaves, and tea, among others.

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Bird Festival brings life to Tingtibi

Tingtibi, Zhemgang—Most days, trucks grumble past while shopkeepers lean in their doorways, and locals rarely stroll through Tingtibi town. But on November 13, as first light spilled over the deep, lush green forests of Zhemgang, the little town awoke to something else entirely—laughter, bursts of recorded bird calls, music, and the smell of local cuisines from festival stalls.

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