July of 2016

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The vanishing chhuthags of Bumthang

Traditional watermills

Jul 12, 2016 2 mins read 423 views
Wall collapse raises building standard safety concerns

Disaster

Jul 12, 2016 2 mins read 444 views
21% of capital budget underutilised in 2014-15

Budget

Jul 12, 2016 2 mins read 445 views
On solving youth issues

Letter to the editor

Jul 12, 2016 2 mins read 424 views
Improving fire safety

Editorial

Jul 12, 2016 1 mins read 429 views
Man missing after accident

Accident

Jul 12, 2016 1 mins read 452 views
One dead, one injured in stabbing

Crime

Jul 12, 2016 1 mins read 419 views
A father alleges hospital negligence

Medical

Jul 12, 2016 2 mins read 454 views
Rekhey returns to paddy cultivation

Agriculture

Jul 12, 2016 2 mins read 393 views
For the welfare of teenage girls

Event

Jul 12, 2016 3 mins read 412 views
Ratification

Ratification

Jul 12, 2016 0 mins read 436 views
Honey harvest not as sweet as last year

Beekeepers

Jul 11, 2016 1 mins read 385 views
Weather disrupts Paro-Bumthang flights

Aviation

Jul 11, 2016 1 mins read 537 views
Nine to contest for Phuentsholing gup

LG

Jul 11, 2016 4 mins read 388 views
Need for a foothpath along Gongphel Lam

Letter to the editor

Jul 11, 2016 1 mins read 432 views
A multi-pronged approach to youth problems

Editorial

Jul 11, 2016 2 mins read 438 views
Eight more central schools in 2017

Central School

Jul 11, 2016 2 mins read 412 views
Fire safety still lacking in dzongs: RAA

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jul 11, 2016 2 mins read 413 views
S/J thromde at risk from Dungsamchhu

Disaster

Jul 11, 2016 2 mins read 400 views
Two Bhutanese robbed in Jaigaon

Crime

Jul 11, 2016 1 mins read 479 views
Measures begin to curb GALS outbreak

Infestation

Jul 11, 2016 1 mins read 425 views
One dead, seven missing after bridge collapses

Accident

Jul 11, 2016 1 mins read 464 views
Renewable energy

Renewable energy

Jul 11, 2016 0 mins read 423 views
BNCA to accredit drop-in and rehabilitation centres

Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA)

Jul 10, 2016 2 mins read 436 views
Hospitality graduates find jobs

Employment

Jul 10, 2016 2 mins read 444 views
Injured black-necked crane raises need for rehab facility

Wildlife

Jul 10, 2016 2 mins read 444 views
A gup and a mother

LG

Jul 10, 2016 2 mins read 481 views
On Kuensel's editorial "Not vessels to be filled but fires to be kindled"

Letter to the editor

Jul 10, 2016 2 mins read 393 views
Monsoon glory yet again

Editorial

Jul 10, 2016 2 mins read 475 views
Developments in the agriculture sector

Report

Jul 10, 2016 3 mins read 418 views
Lack of budget and expertise slowing disaster preparedness measures

Disaster

Jul 10, 2016 2 mins read 423 views
RAA recommends reviewing tax law

Tax

Jul 10, 2016 3 mins read 508 views
Golden Youth to mentor youth at risk

Youth

Jul 10, 2016 3 mins read 436 views
Most local leaders want geydrung post retained

LG

Jul 10, 2016 3 mins read 367 views
Women archers to lead Bhutan at Olympics

Archery

Jul 08, 2016 2 mins read 465 views
Drastic decline in local gypsum sales

Mining

Jul 08, 2016 3 mins read 378 views
Tobacco: BNCA nabs 12 shop owners

Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA)

Jul 08, 2016 2 mins read 415 views
Road between Trongsa and Zhemgang closed

Road

Jul 08, 2016 1 mins read 425 views
Kuensel donates books

Books

Jul 08, 2016 0 mins read 396 views
Youths attempt to invent devices to help

Innovation

Jul 08, 2016 2 mins read 409 views
Lives and knives

Perspective

Jul 08, 2016 4 mins read 473 views
Defining the Constitutional provision of 60 percent minimum forest cover

Perspective

Jul 08, 2016 5 mins read 601 views
Zimdra goes east

Zimdra Automobile

Jul 08, 2016 0 mins read 386 views
Fire razes house

Fire accident

Jul 08, 2016 0 mins read 455 views
Boy washed away in Wangdue

Accident

Jul 08, 2016 0 mins read 412 views
A failed reservoir tank

Irrigation

Jul 08, 2016 2 mins read 368 views
Amochhu land reclamation to begin by 2017

Land

Jul 08, 2016 2 mins read 410 views
10 percent GDP growth unachievable: PM

Economy

Jul 08, 2016 2 mins read 418 views
A worrying culture on the rise

Letter to the editor

Jul 08, 2016 1 mins read 495 views
This is no spelling bee

Editorial

Jul 08, 2016 2 mins read 424 views
Browse Archives
Geney Eco-Tourism Facility turns into costly white elephant

A Nu 43.7 million eco-tourism facility built to transform a local community has become a white elephant in the capital. It is now being used as a cattle shed, raising serious questions about failed public investments.

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Drungpa, dzongrab posts lose appeal

Once coveted positions, local administrative posts such as drungpa and dzongrab have become less attractive to civil servants, leaving critical leadership roles vacant due to stagnant career progression.

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 1,134 views
PM directs Land Commission and local government to review Darla land lease concerns

The private leasing of 200 acres of state land at Darla Top has sparked massive local controversy, forcing the Prime Min...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 1,001 views
Gulf conflict exposes Bhutan’s reliance on overseas employment

As geopolitical hostilities rapidly escalate in the Middle East, more than 7,700 Bhutanese workers remain in the Gulf re...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 851 views
Govt. pushes for biofertiliser and biopesticide production

The government is accelerating efforts to expand domestic production of biofertilisers and biopesticides to reduce depen...

Jun 06, 2026 2 mins read 821 views
Govt. yet to deliver housing and vehicle loan pledges

No definitive timeline: The government has halted two of its major campaign promises 95 percent housing finance and rela...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 912 views
BTF signs Nu 2.5 million grant for elephant corridor in GMC

The Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTF) yesterday signed a Nu 2.5 million grant agreement to support...

Jun 06, 2026 3 mins read 856 views
Former Phuentsholing Thrompon reflects on a decade of urban transformation, eyes third term

Looking back on the past 10 years, I feel deeply grateful, humbled, and proud of what we have achieved together

Jun 06, 2026 7 mins read 867 views
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graces inauguration of Her Expression Festival at VAST

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen on June 4 graced the inauguration of Her Expression Festival and Her Expression Vol. IX, an an...

Jun 06, 2026 1 mins read 489 views
Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly advocate for free medical treatment and am deeply proud that Bhutan has achieved this despite its limited resources. Nothing can flourish in isolation. A flower needs warmth, moisture, and nourishment to bloom.

Apr 04, 2026 4 mins read 3,480 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not spending enough time with our loved ones, and not investing enough time...

Apr 01, 2026 4 mins read 4,422 views
Unshackling the state

Apr 22, 2026 2 mins read 4,070 views
The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises....

Apr 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,522 views
A costly fiasco

Apr 11, 2026 2 mins read 4,905 views
Living hand to mouth

Apr 08, 2026 2 mins read 4,160 views
A call for shared responsibility

The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely intervention. The initiative calls for shared responsibility amid rising fuel costs and a supply line...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 4,804 views
When the watchdog has no teeth

The Bhutan Media Forum concluded yesterday, bringing together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society members under the vision of building a resilient media ecosystem. The Bhutan Media Forum Award...

Apr 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,364 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 12,126 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 10,444 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 12,073 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 12,936 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 11,223 views
When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 3,614 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

Mar 16, 2026 1 mins read 5,381 views
Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 5,371 views
She Lives in the Mirror

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 6,398 views
Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 5,769 views
Promises and performance

As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must b...

Mar 25, 2026 2 mins read 4,843 views
Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adju...

Mar 21, 2026 2 mins read 5,076 views
A costly reality

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has already made many goods and services more expensive, disproport...

Mar 18, 2026 2 mins read 4,999 views
What’s our contingency plan?

Mar 14, 2026 2 mins read 5,287 views

Recents

Fourth thromde elections set for July 15

The dhamngoi zomdu (candidate selection meetings) for Thrompon candidates will begin for the fourth local government elections of Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromde Tshogdes, scheduled for July 15, according to the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB).

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Drayang closure to remain permanent

More than two years after promising to review the closure of drayangs, the government has ruled out the possibility of reviving the entertainment venues, signalling a definitive end to an industry that once formed a significant part of the country’s nightlife economy.

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