April of 2017

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Thegchen lam road needs to be restored soon

Letter to the editor

Apr 25, 2017 0 mins read 397 views
Sherig journey and challenges

Book

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 488 views
A Lesson for Bhutan from a Still-Recovering Nepal

Perspective

Apr 30, 2017 4 mins read 390 views
Assembly to discuss Zhemgang CS upgradation proposal

National Assembly

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 393 views
Streetlights make Pipaldara road safe

Streetlights

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 380 views
To officials concerned

Letter to the editor

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 413 views
Lessons to be learnt

Editorial

Apr 30, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Campaign against alcohol and drugs targets eastern Bhutan

Campaign

Apr 30, 2017 2 mins read 401 views
Malaria still a threat

Disease

Apr 30, 2017 1 mins read 446 views
Journalists uncomfortable with Bhutan's press freedom rank

Media

Apr 30, 2017 2 mins read 450 views
Train your mind to find the magic in small, everyday things

k2

Apr 28, 2017 3 mins read 400 views
BAOWE empowering women through entrepreneurship

k2

Apr 28, 2017 5 mins read 476 views
Body of missing boy found

Missing

Apr 28, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
Two new birds discovered

Birding

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
Transporter cries foul over unfair bidding process

State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL)

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 365 views
Safety standards at workplaces improving

Labour

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 452 views
Number of drug abusers rising in the east

Drug

Apr 28, 2017 2 mins read 375 views
On Kuensel's editorial: Agriculture must receive priority

Letter to the editor

Apr 28, 2017 1 mins read 398 views
The free press

Editorial

Apr 28, 2017 3 mins read 373 views
Finance ministry revises land compensation rates

Land

Apr 28, 2017 3 mins read 442 views
ACC clears Tsirangtoe MP

Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)

Apr 28, 2017 1 mins read 394 views
Legislative procedure blocks BBIN agreement withdrawal

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Apr 28, 2017 4 mins read 385 views
Launch

Launch

Apr 28, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
G-Fest kicks off at Gaeddu College of Business Studies

College

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 415 views
Sanitation policy to manage liquid waste

Workshop

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 408 views
Women ICT officers doing better than male counterparts: Information minister

ICT (Information and communications technology)

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 393 views
More road markings needed

Letter to the editor

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 463 views
Preventing auto theft can be easy

Editorial

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 389 views
60 percent of PTA budget released

India-Bhutan

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 373 views
ADB projects 9.9 percent economic growth

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 414 views
SAARC secretary general in Bhutan

SAARC

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
Bhutan lets BBIN agreement move ahead

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 373 views
Population and housing census begins May 30

Population and housing census

Apr 27, 2017 1 mins read 406 views
Bhutan jumps 10 places in media freedom

Media

Apr 27, 2017 2 mins read 432 views
Flash flood cuts off Gasa

Disaster

Apr 26, 2017 1 mins read 392 views
Promoting innovation and creativity

World Intellectual Property (IP) day

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 383 views
Govt. needs to invest in cricket

Letter to the editor

Apr 26, 2017 1 mins read 396 views
BBIN rises again

Editorial

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 385 views
TCB clears tour guide of sexual harassment and fraud charges

Tourism

Apr 26, 2017 3 mins read 430 views
Carjackers target Boleros in P'ling

Crime

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 373 views
11 men, one minor confess to choeten vandalism

Crime

Apr 26, 2017 2 mins read 412 views
His Majesty The King in Punakha

His Majesty The King

Apr 26, 2017 1 mins read 408 views
Bhutan gets its first win in the ICC World Cricket League Qualifier

Cricket

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 390 views
Yonphula College to start as an extended campus of Sherubtse

College

Apr 25, 2017 2 mins read 543 views
Norway visa centre opened in Thimphu

Visa centre

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 433 views
Four convicted in assault and battery case

Crime

Apr 25, 2017 2 mins read 424 views
Youths leaving villages is a reality

Letter to the editor

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 416 views
Keep SP+ away

Editorial

Apr 25, 2017 1 mins read 380 views
Pemagatshel declared malaria free

Disease

Apr 25, 2017 2 mins read 393 views
Je Khenpo performs Sinoen ritual

Religion

Apr 25, 2017 0 mins read 436 views
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Recents

Lower taxes, stubborn prices: What GST means for car buyers

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New income tax law puts more money in taxpayers’ pockets

When the Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into force on January 1, public attention largely centred on prices, compliance, and the cost of living. Less clearly understood, however, is that alongside GST, income tax reforms were also introduced, which leaves more money in people’s hands.

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