June of 2016

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Making public toilets clean and accessible

k2

Jun 03, 2016 4 mins read 256 views
The creation of Sonamthang

Community

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 252 views
Border checkpost could help promote tourism

Tourism

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 235 views
Contractor asked to rectify Bongo gewog centre road

Road

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 279 views
Dzongkhag allots plots at Denchi

Township

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 266 views
BoB launches cardless cash withdrawal

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 303 views
Bhutan's forests the last Himalayan biodiversity refugia

Environment

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 254 views
Finding an alternative green power for Bhutan

Letter to the editor

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 284 views
Staggering implementation of dzongkhag and yenlag thromdes

Editorial

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 316 views
ACC and OAG lock horns over P'ling fronting cases

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jun 07, 2016 3 mins read 269 views
Laya receives electricity

Electricity

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 319 views
His Majesty's Address at the RUB Convocation

Convocation

Jun 07, 2016 6 mins read 286 views
NC introduces Bhutan Red Cross bill

National Council (NC)

Jun 06, 2016 3 mins read 280 views
Fiscal incentives likely to affect revenue growth

Budget

Jun 06, 2016 2 mins read 341 views
On our roads

Letter to the editor

Jun 06, 2016 1 mins read 394 views
Investing in teachers critical

Editorial

Jun 06, 2016 1 mins read 261 views
Chinese back as the top source market

Tourism

Jun 06, 2016 3 mins read 252 views
Nu 1.6M irrigation channel in Meretsemo fails

Irrigation

Jun 06, 2016 2 mins read 252 views
School reform programme under NC scanner

Education

Jun 06, 2016 3 mins read 259 views
Local govt. elections postponed

LG

Jun 06, 2016 2 mins read 272 views
Initiative to save wetland

Environment

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 271 views
Panbang residents wait for township to start

Development

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 275 views
Jomotsangkha hopes to benefit with township development

Township

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 270 views
Thromde outsources waste collection of city's north zone

Waste

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 311 views
Most in favour of conserving wetland in Punakha

Development

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 296 views
The customer is always right

Letter to the editor

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 271 views
A small but significant shift

Editorial

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 287 views
Second flower exhibition draws large numbers of visitors

Flower Exhibition

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 288 views
Vocational skills development centre inaugurated

Inauguration

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 281 views
Bhutan among fastest growing economies: IMF

Economy

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 293 views
Investing to better teachers

Education

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 287 views
2nd Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition

Flower Exhibition

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 276 views
Growing Panbang needs a fuel station

Fuel

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 288 views
SDF and SCCI to collaborate

SAARC

Jun 03, 2016 0 mins read 285 views
Keeping a tab on students' mental wellbeing

Counselling

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 244 views
The Australian visa process - Myth and Truth

Perspective

Jun 03, 2016 3 mins read 307 views
Villagers bring back long lost dance

Culture

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 287 views
Tsirang DT approves establishment of four karaoke bars

Entertainment

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 345 views
Local leaders call for monitoring of road constructions

Road

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 241 views
Second calf rally in Trashigang

Livestock

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 283 views
Deliberation on Customs bill begins

National Assembly

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 276 views
Helicopter service profitable so far: Govt.

National Council (NC)

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 286 views
Ambassador presents Letters of Credence to the King of Sweden

Diplomacy

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 260 views
Measures in place to address increasing regional visitors: PM

Tourism

Jun 03, 2016 3 mins read 270 views
An appeal to the Bhutan Post management

Letter to the editor

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 264 views
Addressing a global problem our way

Editorial

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 298 views
Preparing for pandemics

Training

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 271 views
Imported rice safe to consume: Agriculture minister

Vegetables

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 283 views
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Making GST work past early hiccups

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The cost of delay

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A new chapter for Kuensel

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Strengthening the third sector

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Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

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What about moral and ethical accountability?

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Citizens building a nation’s future

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The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

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Time to open farms to foreign labour

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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Building inclusive sports

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Cost of complacent breathing

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A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace ground...

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