October of 2016

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The colours of Thimphu Tshechu

k2

Oct 21, 2016 3 mins read 465 views
32 HIV positive cases so far this year

HIV

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 468 views
A father refuses to send his children to school

Education

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 453 views
Dangchhu project techno-economically favourable says study

Hydropower

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 465 views
MHPA to downsize workforce

Employment

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 441 views
On agent banking

Letter to the editor

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 417 views
Parliament media must increase transparency

Editorial

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 422 views
BKP appoints director for youth and media issues

Politics

Oct 31, 2016 1 mins read 430 views
A manual for consistent laws

Judiciary

Oct 31, 2016 2 mins read 427 views
HH the Je Khenpo presides over 17th Moenlam Chhenmo

Religion

Oct 31, 2016 3 mins read 448 views
Golf

Golf

Oct 31, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
Tshechu - touching the sacred

k2

Oct 28, 2016 3 mins read 413 views
So that storytelling culture doesn't die away

k2

Oct 28, 2016 4 mins read 431 views
Jampa - Loving Kindness

k2

Oct 21, 2016 3 mins read 435 views
Persistence is the key

k2

Oct 21, 2016 1 mins read 538 views
Semkye - The Thought of Enlightenment

k2

Oct 07, 2016 2 mins read 380 views
Beskop Tshechu 14 Bhutanese titles get shortlisted

k2

Oct 07, 2016 3 mins read 394 views
Youngest national tennis champion crowned

Tennis

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 398 views
Phrumsingla Park provides solar fenceing

Agriculture

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 392 views
Dzongkhalum block cleared

Road

Oct 30, 2016 0 mins read 0 views
News in brief

Accident

Oct 30, 2016 0 mins read 472 views
Lack of administration officers hinder service delivery in Wangdue

Management

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 377 views
A separate curriculum for special needs students?

Letter to the editor

Oct 30, 2016 1 mins read 431 views
Need to include media

Editorial

Oct 30, 2016 1 mins read 449 views
Bhutan slips in ease of doing business ranking

Business

Oct 30, 2016 2 mins read 542 views
Police to forward battery case in Haa to OAG

Crime

Oct 30, 2016 3 mins read 361 views
250-year Zhabdrung statue to be loaned to Bhutan

Statue

Oct 30, 2016 1 mins read 430 views
Scarce resources constrain CEDAW implementation

UN

Oct 30, 2016 5 mins read 437 views
Ambassador presents credentials to President of Singapore

Diplomacy

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 434 views
BT introduces new feature to inform customers on data usage

Bhutan Telecom

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 374 views
Ambassador attends UK Bhutan Society annual dinner

Friendship

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 374 views
Three arrested for display of weapon

Crime

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 444 views
Bhutan presents CEDAW report to UN

Report

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 417 views
Veteran singers recognised for their contributions

Music

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 360 views
A marathon? A race? A cultural encounter?

Perspective

Oct 28, 2016 5 mins read 418 views
Potatoes fetching better prices this year

Agriculture

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 439 views
LG leaders want DDG shared equally

LG

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 368 views
Tang gewog gets no dzongkhag development grant

Budget

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 419 views
JICA to train Bhutanese bridge engineers

Engineers

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 428 views
Preventing brain stroke

Letter to the editor

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 402 views
Most important, closest and nearest to people

Editorial

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 440 views
Australia alumni hold first networking event

Dialogue

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 402 views
Journalist's appeal doesn't merit Govt. intervention: PM

Judiciary

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 389 views
Parliament to get its own TV station and radio

Media

Oct 28, 2016 3 mins read 411 views
Cabinet approves proposal to waive tax on fixed deposits

Saving

Oct 28, 2016 2 mins read 487 views
His Majesty The King in Lunana

His Majesty The King

Oct 28, 2016 1 mins read 0 views
Veteran returns to the squad

Football

Oct 27, 2016 2 mins read 447 views
Highlanders unhappy with increasing number of wild predators

Livestock

Oct 27, 2016 1 mins read 458 views
Search for a local bus operator first task for Bumthang's DT

Connectivity

Oct 27, 2016 1 mins read 433 views
Farm shop expected to benefit Uraps in Bumthang

Business

Oct 27, 2016 2 mins read 424 views
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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

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...

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Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....

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The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,786 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

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Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,158 views
Building inclusive sports

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Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,367 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

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Cost of complacent breathing

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