June of 2016

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Making public toilets clean and accessible

k2

Jun 03, 2016 4 mins read 370 views
The creation of Sonamthang

Community

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 394 views
Border checkpost could help promote tourism

Tourism

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 341 views
Contractor asked to rectify Bongo gewog centre road

Road

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 406 views
Dzongkhag allots plots at Denchi

Township

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 379 views
BoB launches cardless cash withdrawal

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 419 views
Bhutan's forests the last Himalayan biodiversity refugia

Environment

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 355 views
Finding an alternative green power for Bhutan

Letter to the editor

Jun 07, 2016 1 mins read 419 views
Staggering implementation of dzongkhag and yenlag thromdes

Editorial

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 425 views
ACC and OAG lock horns over P'ling fronting cases

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jun 07, 2016 3 mins read 369 views
Laya receives electricity

Electricity

Jun 07, 2016 2 mins read 454 views
His Majesty's Address at the RUB Convocation

Convocation

Jun 07, 2016 6 mins read 410 views
NC introduces Bhutan Red Cross bill

National Council (NC)

Jun 06, 2016 3 mins read 376 views
Fiscal incentives likely to affect revenue growth

Budget

Jun 06, 2016 2 mins read 495 views
On our roads

Letter to the editor

Jun 06, 2016 1 mins read 558 views
Investing in teachers critical

Editorial

Jun 06, 2016 1 mins read 355 views
Chinese back as the top source market

Tourism

Jun 06, 2016 3 mins read 359 views
Nu 1.6M irrigation channel in Meretsemo fails

Irrigation

Jun 06, 2016 2 mins read 375 views
School reform programme under NC scanner

Education

Jun 06, 2016 3 mins read 351 views
Local govt. elections postponed

LG

Jun 06, 2016 2 mins read 389 views
Initiative to save wetland

Environment

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 385 views
Panbang residents wait for township to start

Development

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 371 views
Jomotsangkha hopes to benefit with township development

Township

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 386 views
Thromde outsources waste collection of city's north zone

Waste

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 416 views
Most in favour of conserving wetland in Punakha

Development

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 437 views
The customer is always right

Letter to the editor

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 381 views
A small but significant shift

Editorial

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 383 views
Second flower exhibition draws large numbers of visitors

Flower Exhibition

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 408 views
Vocational skills development centre inaugurated

Inauguration

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 385 views
Bhutan among fastest growing economies: IMF

Economy

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 397 views
Investing to better teachers

Education

Jun 05, 2016 2 mins read 386 views
2nd Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition

Flower Exhibition

Jun 05, 2016 1 mins read 387 views
Growing Panbang needs a fuel station

Fuel

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 405 views
SDF and SCCI to collaborate

SAARC

Jun 03, 2016 0 mins read 421 views
Keeping a tab on students' mental wellbeing

Counselling

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 364 views
The Australian visa process - Myth and Truth

Perspective

Jun 03, 2016 3 mins read 432 views
Villagers bring back long lost dance

Culture

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 390 views
Tsirang DT approves establishment of four karaoke bars

Entertainment

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 470 views
Local leaders call for monitoring of road constructions

Road

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 394 views
Second calf rally in Trashigang

Livestock

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 391 views
Deliberation on Customs bill begins

National Assembly

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 390 views
Helicopter service profitable so far: Govt.

National Council (NC)

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 373 views
Ambassador presents Letters of Credence to the King of Sweden

Diplomacy

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 406 views
Measures in place to address increasing regional visitors: PM

Tourism

Jun 03, 2016 3 mins read 386 views
An appeal to the Bhutan Post management

Letter to the editor

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 393 views
Addressing a global problem our way

Editorial

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 403 views
Preparing for pandemics

Training

Jun 03, 2016 2 mins read 377 views
Imported rice safe to consume: Agriculture minister

Vegetables

Jun 03, 2016 1 mins read 426 views
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Unshackling the state

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Culture under threat?

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A costly reality

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Recents

RAA uncovers major procurement lapses in the Nu 610M BITS projects

A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.

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What solutions for Amochu project?

Phuentsholing—Erratic climatic conditions combined with changing geological patterns have turned the developing Amochu township area into a recurring flood-prone zone in recent years, with the latest disruption occurring even before the onset of the monsoon.

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RCSC faces growing ‘missing middle’ amid exodus

A widening shortage of mid-career civil servants is creating what officials describe as a “missing middle” across government agencies, raising concerns about leadership succession, institutional continuity and the long-term resilience of the country’s public sector workforce.

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Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators, have supported. While the current government may have pledged during the campaign to review the previous government’s decision to shut them down, any sane government should not back down from that closure.

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