June of 2016

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A modern dance revolution

Culture

Jun 26, 2016 2 mins read 441 views
Understanding `Brexit'

Perspective

Jun 26, 2016 3 mins read 387 views
Brisk business along the Nangar-Ura bypass

Brisk business

Jun 26, 2016 2 mins read 388 views
Tendu hungers for a bank, fuel depot

Fuel

Jun 26, 2016 2 mins read 352 views
IT industry a possible answer to unemployment

Employment

Jun 26, 2016 2 mins read 373 views
Farmers of Yalang distraught at wildlife attacks

Letter to the editor

Jun 26, 2016 1 mins read 431 views
A little word: To children and parents

Editorial

Jun 26, 2016 2 mins read 380 views
Gasa gets a fuel station

Fuel

Jun 26, 2016 2 mins read 392 views
No significant rise in drug arrests since 2010: Health minister

Drug

Jun 26, 2016 3 mins read 380 views
Druk Super Star 2016

Competition

Jun 26, 2016 0 mins read 374 views
Keeping the young safe from alcohol

Perspective

Jun 24, 2016 3 mins read 357 views
Conflict over archery ground

Land

Jun 24, 2016 2 mins read 348 views
Two new thrompon candidates for Samdrupjongkhar

LG

Jun 24, 2016 3 mins read 375 views
Hungarian fish being reared in Gelephu

Aquaculture

Jun 24, 2016 2 mins read 354 views
Electric fencing proving successful in Bumthang

Electric fencing

Jun 24, 2016 1 mins read 369 views
EIB agreement will bring investment support to Bhutan: EU

Q&A

Jun 24, 2016 3 mins read 308 views
APA evaluation to begin soon

Development

Jun 24, 2016 2 mins read 426 views
Efforts to boost mushroom farming

Mushroom farming

Jun 24, 2016 2 mins read 404 views
Promoting the national language

Letter to the editor

Jun 24, 2016 1 mins read 463 views
Pedestrian safety on the expressway

Editorial

Jun 24, 2016 2 mins read 432 views
USD 4.26M for improvement of city roads

Road

Jun 24, 2016 1 mins read 341 views
Govt. allocates budget for local polls

LG

Jun 24, 2016 2 mins read 406 views
Economic minister quizzed again

National Assembly

Jun 23, 2016 3 mins read 388 views
Rising multi-drug resistant TB cases

WHO

Jun 24, 2016 4 mins read 384 views
Yoga

Yoga

Jun 24, 2016 0 mins read 439 views
No risk of arsenic poisoning in rice: BAFRA

Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA)

Jun 23, 2016 2 mins read 393 views
FCB auction yard records high potato turnover

Food Corporation of Bhutan's (FCB)

Jun 23, 2016 2 mins read 402 views
Turning dark into light

Profile

Jun 23, 2016 2 mins read 381 views
Around 100 dogs abandoned in Gaigurey

Dogs

Jun 23, 2016 2 mins read 394 views
Man gets 17 years for choeten vandalism

Crime

Jun 23, 2016 0 mins read 400 views
ePIS to be introduced in all health centres in Paro

Health

Jun 23, 2016 4 mins read 450 views
Preventing hit-and-run cases

Letter to the editor

Jun 23, 2016 2 mins read 419 views
Addressing corruption together

Editorial

Jun 23, 2016 1 mins read 424 views
NC recommends inter-agency information sharing

National Council (NC)

Jun 23, 2016 4 mins read 353 views
Adoption of supplementary budget questioned

National Assembly

Jun 23, 2016 2 mins read 364 views
NC recommends Govt. table mining Act

National Council (NC)

Jun 23, 2016 4 mins read 420 views
His Majesty The King in Jomotshangkha

His Majesty The King

Jun 23, 2016 2 mins read 392 views
Laya experiences low growth of cordyceps fungi

Income

Jun 22, 2016 1 mins read 354 views
What really is the Tashi Gomang?

Culture

Jun 22, 2016 1 mins read 459 views
Three incumbent gups yet to decide on re-contesting

LG

Jun 22, 2016 1 mins read 440 views
Not enough hostel facilities at Tendu Central School

Central School

Jun 22, 2016 2 mins read 394 views
BoB clarifies M-BoB Nu 10 monthly charge

Letter to the editor

Jun 22, 2016 2 mins read 428 views
A third operator?

Editorial

Jun 22, 2016 2 mins read 543 views
Assembly turns down Council's tax bill recommendation

Parliament

Jun 22, 2016 1 mins read 415 views
Govt. firm on decision to grant Tashi Air another extension

National Council (NC)

Jun 22, 2016 3 mins read 449 views
Gosarling's irrigation woes

Irrigation

Jun 22, 2016 2 mins read 379 views
Health minister quizzed on sustainability of herbal plant species

National Council (NC)

Jun 22, 2016 3 mins read 403 views
Study finds mining sector suffers from weak governance

Mining

Jun 22, 2016 4 mins read 391 views
Shongphu farmers try cardamom

Agriculture

Jun 21, 2016 1 mins read 421 views
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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 region, exposing the risks of the country’s reliance on overseas employment.

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Govt. pushes for biofertiliser and biopesticide production

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

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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 851 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 782 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 819 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 457 views
Lowland cordyceps discovery in India raises questions over Bhutan’s premium fungus economy

The discovery of cordyceps in the low-altitude forests of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, has sparked c...

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Riwo Exhibition Unites Himalayan artists in exploration of identity and continuity

Riwo: Identity and Continuity, a contemporary art exhibition held at the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology in Gangtok, Sik...

Jun 05, 2026 2 mins read 3,591 views
NC revisits reservations to the CRPD

The National Council today unanimously supported the already adopted reservations on Articles 23, 27, and 29 of the Amendment to the Reservations to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Jun 04, 2026 3 mins read 1,712 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 3,450 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 4,395 views
Unshackling the state

Apr 22, 2026 2 mins read 4,021 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....

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A costly fiasco

Apr 11, 2026 2 mins read 4,859 views
Living hand to mouth

Apr 08, 2026 2 mins read 4,112 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 4,765 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 4,325 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 12,038 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 10,363 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 11,993 views
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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...

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When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 3,579 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

Mar 16, 2026 1 mins read 5,346 views
Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 5,338 views
She Lives in the Mirror

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 6,356 views
Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 5,724 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 4,796 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 5,037 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 4,955 views
What’s our contingency plan?

Mar 14, 2026 2 mins read 5,245 views

Recents

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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The house that must never be empty

It has been less than a month since Rinchen Yangzom moved into the Bjarpa community house beside Ngangla Lhakhang in Ngangla Trong. For the next three years, this is her home. She cannot leave it for a single day.

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