August of 2017

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Exhibition on trima opens to public

Exhibition

Aug 31, 2017 2 mins read 730 views
Flash flood damage Gelephu-Assam highway, again

Disaster

Aug 31, 2017 1 mins read 746 views
You are what you eat!

Health

Aug 31, 2017 2 mins read 758 views
Need to address disaster in a long term

Letter to the editor

Aug 31, 2017 1 mins read 784 views
Time to change health focus

Editorial

Aug 31, 2017 1 mins read 728 views
Climate change and TB in WHO's regional meeting agenda

WHO

Aug 31, 2017 1 mins read 643 views
Paro students to monitor traffic near schools

Students

Aug 31, 2017 1 mins read 724 views
Cardamom price plummets

Cardamom

Aug 31, 2017 2 mins read 661 views
Culture, key to Bhutan's survival

Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA)

Aug 31, 2017 3 mins read 686 views
More rain in the next 48 hours

National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM)

Aug 31, 2017 0 mins read 689 views
Bhutan outplayed Sri Lanka 6-0

Football

Aug 20, 2017 1 mins read 727 views
Policy drafted to address housing issues

Housing

Aug 20, 2017 2 mins read 704 views
Ministry prepares for one female health assistant for BHU II

Basic Health Unit (BHU)

Aug 20, 2017 2 mins read 750 views
Lack of study leads to bad road

Roads

Aug 20, 2017 2 mins read 840 views
NC finds lapses in implementation of Dzongkhag Development Grant

National Council (NC)

Aug 20, 2017 4 mins read 742 views
A message from the east

Editorial

Aug 20, 2017 2 mins read 684 views
Police and public meet for a collective response

Drugs

Aug 20, 2017 1 mins read 725 views
42 Bhutanese in Qatar complaint against recruitment agent

Labour

Aug 20, 2017 3 mins read 720 views
Kholongchhu blasting damages properties in Koncholing

Kholongchhu project

Aug 20, 2017 3 mins read 677 views
Pass GST benefits to consumers: PM

Goods and services tax (GST)

Aug 20, 2017 3 mins read 825 views
Bhutan to host SAFF U-18 Championship 2017

Football

Aug 30, 2017 1 mins read 694 views
Samdrupcholing BHU in need of ultrasound and x-ray services

Basic Health Unit (BHU)

Aug 30, 2017 2 mins read 761 views
Lhuentse DT endorses request to upgrade Minji MSS to central school

Schools

Aug 30, 2017 1 mins read 677 views
Beat the beating habit

Letter to the editor

Aug 30, 2017 1 mins read 707 views
Taking the lead

Editorial

Aug 30, 2017 2 mins read 654 views
Preparing for earthquake in Bhutan

Disaster

Aug 30, 2017 2 mins read 761 views
Govt. undecided on how to utilise Edu City land

Education City project

Aug 30, 2017 2 mins read 708 views
First six years determines the child's future

Health

Aug 30, 2017 2 mins read 702 views
Tshethar tshogpa coordinators to sue Kanglung gup for defamation

Crime

Aug 30, 2017 2 mins read 725 views
Machinery distributed

Machinery

Aug 30, 2017 1 mins read 658 views
Hydropower committee to develop sector's roadmap

Hydro projects

Aug 30, 2017 1 mins read 626 views
Mumps suspected

Health diseases

Aug 30, 2017 0 mins read 808 views
KSPO donates Nu 600,000 worth of sports equipment to BOC

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins read 609 views
India has to give more: Shashi Tharoor

Mountain Echoes

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins read 609 views
Shemagangkha primary school short of students

Schools

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins read 751 views
SC asks police to produce prime accused in property dispute

Judiciary

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins read 728 views
"Bottom line of good health is food and the healing process"

Health

Aug 29, 2017 1 mins read 672 views
What we told the reporter was the truth

Letter to the editor

Aug 29, 2017 1 mins read 665 views
This is the question

Editorial

Aug 29, 2017 1 mins read 699 views
Appointments for 11 notary services available online

Internet

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins read 821 views
Preserving culture through its stories

Mountain Echoes

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins read 664 views
Two caught in gold smuggling case

Crime

Aug 29, 2017 0 mins read 667 views
Bhutan welcomes disengagement of troops at Doklam area

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

Aug 29, 2017 2 mins read 807 views
Mandatory drug test for civil servants from Jan 1, 2018

Drugs

Aug 29, 2017 3 mins read 648 views
Earthquake Contingency plan

Workshop

Aug 29, 2017 0 mins read 681 views
Traditional architecture on the brink of modernisation

Traditional architecture

Aug 28, 2017 1 mins read 744 views
Lhuentse DT proposes to regularise NFE and ECCD instructors

Education

Aug 28, 2017 1 mins read 638 views
Non-Wood Forest Products need attention

Non-wood forest product (NWFP)

Aug 28, 2017 3 mins read 661 views
Bhutan and Jeevan Vidya

Letter to the editor

Aug 28, 2017 2 mins read 712 views
Tshogpa's voice necessary

Editorial

Aug 28, 2017 2 mins read 586 views
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Taxes and regulations drive up business costs in Phuentsholing

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Taba waste facility idle for five years; no one held accountable

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Siddhi Bistro opens in Thimphu to promote plant-based dining

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One dead, another missing in separate incidents in Mochhu

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Labour Department finds Bhutan Telecom employee compulsory retirement legitimate

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Bhutan needs more EV chargers, but not everywhere

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Central banks call for unified regulations on cross-border payments

Central banks from across the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region have called for stronger regulatory cooperation, unified technical standards, and enhanced trust among financial institutions.

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Trade, transport, agriculture, credit cards breach NPL threshold

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Rituals take the biggest share of household expenditure

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Ten listed companies declare dividends for FY 2025

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NC endorses annual budget as per NA

The National Council yesterday deliberated on the National Budget Report for FY 2026–27, the Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2026–27, and the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2025–26.

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Bhutan to pilot green finance taxonomy from June

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The colour drains from the scene

Sure, here’s a version edited to fit the lower word limit. For two weeks I have woken to the silhouette of a large potted plant, its leaves etched against the pale morning light.

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The empathy and humility to say yes

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Forever young–really?

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The social media river: Guiding youth energy online and off

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Jul 25, 2026 4 mins read 1,409 views
Life is dukkha — Now what?

Drukpa Tshezhi, which falls on 18 July this year, commemorates the first teaching the Buddha gave after his enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree.

Jul 18, 2026 4 mins read 2,012 views
Bored stiff

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The Debt Call

There is a particular kind of courage required to make a film almost entirely without dialogue, trusting landscape, silence, and a single face. At 70, veteran...

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Between two Kingdoms: The story of Bhutan Kitchen Bangkok

When the doors of Little Bhutan closed during the pandemic, Bangkok lost more than just its only Bhutanese restaurant. F...

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Wisdom in a warming world

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Jul 04, 2026 4 mins read 3,026 views
Vietnam Corner: Bringing authentic Vietnamese cuisine to the Capital

Set against the quieter surroundings of Lower Taba, Vietnam Corner brings a distinctive slice of Vietnam to Thimphu’s gr...

Jun 27, 2026 2 mins read 3,099 views
The buck must stop somewhere

As a resource-strapped country, we cannot afford to waste public funds. Yet it keeps happening. Several projects built with scarce public funds and donor money are either sitting idle or falling apart. What’s alarming is no one is held accountable.

Aug 15, 2026 2 mins read 542 views
The bridge to cheaper goods

The findings from the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CCAA) latest study should worry anyone who cares about the future of Phuentsholing.

Aug 12, 2026 2 mins read 1,069 views
Beyond hydropower: Bhutan’s hopes lie in the ground

Recent reports of an airborne geophysical survey identifying significant anomalies of tungsten, copper, and other precio...

Aug 08, 2026 2 mins read 1,355 views
City bus drivers deserve better

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Finding the fuel for private sector growth

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Aug 01, 2026 2 mins read 1,555 views
Sky-high airfares drive visitors away

More than seventy percent of international visitors to Bhutan now enter the country by land rather than through Paro International Airport. Phuentsholing alone accounts for the overwhelming majority of those arrivals. One of the ob...

Jul 29, 2026 2 mins read 1,697 views
The cost of living in the city

Sky-rocketing house rents are a grim reality haunting the capital city’s residents. While this was once a burden shouldered only by those at the lowest economic rung, it now strains civil and public servants wh...

Jul 25, 2026 2 mins read 3,170 views
Charging the future

Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles?...

Jul 22, 2026 2 mins read 1,807 views
Not a fab (FAB) show

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Jul 18, 2026 2 mins read 2,543 views
Electoral laws must evolve with time

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Startups call for support beyond seed funding

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.

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Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

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Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

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Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

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Bullying and the roots of harm

No, I didn’t watch the video. Unless I were acting in a law enforcement capacity, I would not view this kind of footage....

Jun 27, 2026 4 mins read 3,967 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

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Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

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Ask Mr Bhutan: “Money can’t buy happiness.” Is it true, when everything is dependent on money?

Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...

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Duchen Nga Zom: What a butter lamp and a few flower petals can teach us

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May 30, 2026 4 mins read 3,676 views
The illegal timber business

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Jul 11, 2026 2 mins read 4,268 views
The GMC Culture

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the...

Jul 08, 2026 2 mins read 5,494 views
The dark side of the bright screen

Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma....

Jul 04, 2026 2 mins read 4,749 views
When perception becomes the verdict

It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration...

Jul 01, 2026 2 mins read 3,662 views
Holding leaders to their vows

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Recents

Matsutake price picks up again

Sangay Shamu was priced at Nu 2,000 per kilogramme for Class A mushrooms and Nu 1,800 per kilogramme for Class B this year. Last year, Class A mushrooms fetched only Nu 1,800 per kilogramme.

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The vanishing trade of Drukor

Drukor usually began by late October and continued for four months. As they moved from village to village collecting grain, highlanders took about a week in each place to gather grain and exchange dairy products.

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