November of 2016

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Making a living playing online games

Gaming

Nov 25, 2016 3 mins read 348 views
An age-old culture in the face of modernity

Film review

Nov 25, 2016 1 mins read 335 views
Living in darkness

Settlement

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 388 views
An unwelcome bypass for some

Business

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 350 views
Australia to help UNDP restore water treatment plant in Gelephu

UNDP

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 422 views
No special treatment for auditors: RAA

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 320 views
Kiwifruit cultivation gaining popularity

Agriculture

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 332 views
PM honorary laureate for German Sustainability Award

Award

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 346 views
Leading cause of violence against Women

Alcohol

Nov 25, 2016 3 mins read 351 views
Need to do away with current assessment system

Letter to the editor

Nov 25, 2016 1 mins read 391 views
Let's spend more wisely

Editorial

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 315 views
MPs interpret Supreme Court writ

National Assembly

Nov 25, 2016 3 mins read 315 views
Differences in Bhutan-China border dispute minimised

National Assembly

Nov 25, 2016 2 mins read 339 views
RICB to open new branch in Dorokha today

RICB

Nov 25, 2016 0 mins read 377 views
NC questions sustainability of Central Schools

National Council (NC)

Nov 25, 2016 4 mins read 372 views
Health ministry and WHO to enhance emergency preparedness

Collaboration

Nov 24, 2016 2 mins read 355 views
Blacktopping of gewog centre roads in Zhemgang on track

Road

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 367 views
23 HIV positive cases detected in six months

HIV

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 337 views
Thanks to the traffic police

Letter to the editor

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 343 views
Need to get figures right

Editorial

Nov 24, 2016 1 mins read 343 views
Opposition enquires about RTI Bill

National Assembly

Nov 24, 2016 3 mins read 314 views
Govt. spends Nu 43M on Prados

Vehicles

Nov 24, 2016 2 mins read 346 views
NA endorses conditions of Paris Agreement

National Assembly

Nov 24, 2016 2 mins read 325 views
PM praises Desuups for dedicated service

Desuung

Nov 23, 2016 1 mins read 343 views
Reviving the art of Chog-Zhi-Bur-Zo

Crafts

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 413 views
Preparing for seismic hazards

Workshop

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 350 views
Where are the dustbins?

Letter to the editor

Nov 23, 2016 1 mins read 351 views
Preventing forest fires

Editorial

Nov 23, 2016 1 mins read 0 views
NA to pass Bhutan Red Cross Society Bill today

National Assembly

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 399 views
City Bus Service gets 18 new buses

Transport

Nov 23, 2016 2 mins read 388 views
NC unsatisfied with agricultural sector growth

National Council (NC)

Nov 23, 2016 5 mins read 345 views
Eliminating violence against women, girls

Event

Nov 23, 2016 3 mins read 336 views
NC passes civil aviation bill

National Council (NC)

Nov 22, 2016 2 mins read 346 views
BoB introduces Kiosk banking

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 438 views
SC dismisses appeal in BNB vs Penjore case

Judiciary

Nov 22, 2016 2 mins read 346 views
SDF and UNDP to jointly implement projects

Collaboration

Nov 22, 2016 3 mins read 325 views
On Kuensel's editorial "Testing times have come"

Letter to the editor

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 310 views
Changing face of our society

Editorial

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 395 views
Govt. pre-finances Nu 2.3B

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 1 mins read 340 views
Govt. unsure about Chamkharchhu project commencement date

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 2 mins read 317 views
Thailand waives visa fees for 19 countries

Visa

Nov 22, 2016 0 mins read 394 views
Marriage bill to be tabled in summer session of 2017

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 3 mins read 330 views
Unemployment still a concern: Opposition

National Assembly

Nov 22, 2016 3 mins read 355 views
Symposium

Symposium

Nov 22, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Student dies in fall

Accident

Nov 21, 2016 1 mins read 369 views
Three washed away in Samdrupjongkhar

Accident

Nov 21, 2016 1 mins read 357 views
Duenmang tshachu gets facelift

Tshachu (hot spring)

Nov 21, 2016 2 mins read 389 views
Court unmoved by arguments in JPLP tax-evasion case

Judiciary

Nov 21, 2016 4 mins read 345 views
Getting priorities right for continued support

Environment

Nov 21, 2016 2 mins read 374 views
Need to introduce self-care programme in the schools

Letter to the editor

Nov 21, 2016 1 mins read 694 views
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A single mother’s journey through fear and hope

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A Café that kept it Simple

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When stillness stirs a nation

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Fitness is not defined by body size or age

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The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

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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

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

Dec 30, 2025 2 mins read 4,746 views
Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 6,208 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 4,636 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 4,401 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

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Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

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Jangchub Puen Nye

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 3,223 views
Train Smart, Not Hard

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Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 3,393 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 3,966 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 4,102 views
Cost of complacent breathing

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Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 3,670 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

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