December of 2017

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Media advocacy training

Training

Dec 24, 2017 0 mins read 246 views
Bamboo recurve bows to train archers

Archery

Dec 22, 2017 3 mins read 218 views
Darchagang residents start floriculture business

Floriculture business

Dec 22, 2017 1 mins read 246 views
Dzongpon Kunzang Thinley: Mistaken for the First King again

Dzongpon Kunzang Thinley

Dec 22, 2017 1 mins read 261 views
Bikers' group to maintain open gyms in P/ling

Open gyms

Dec 22, 2017 2 mins read 233 views
One more from Paro for NC

National Council

Dec 22, 2017 1 mins read 203 views
Drukair reduces airfare

Drukair

Dec 22, 2017 1 mins read 222 views
Nu 22B in trade deficit

Trade

Dec 22, 2017 2 mins read 237 views
Infertility clinic sees about nine cases a month

Hospitals

Dec 22, 2017 3 mins read 197 views
Media barred from Sherig conference

Conference

Dec 22, 2017 1 mins read 232 views
Of roads and accidents

Letter to the editor

Dec 22, 2017 1 mins read 249 views
Good roads are at the heart of the nation's prosperity

Editorial

Dec 22, 2017 2 mins read 231 views
Body of missing retired colonel found

Missing

Dec 22, 2017 1 mins read 210 views
Political parties pledge to refrain from corrupt practices

Politics

Dec 22, 2017 3 mins read 187 views
ACC points out rampant corruption in road construction

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Dec 22, 2017 4 mins read 266 views
Haa to Samtse highway brings development to remote gewogs

Road

Dec 22, 2017 2 mins read 229 views
Cricket championship underway in Gelephu

Cricket

Dec 22, 2017 0 mins read 210 views
Transport United waiting for full squad for AFC Cup training

Football

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 191 views
Of Lomba celebration and miraculous mural

Festival

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 238 views
Tour operator to contest for NC from Punakha

National Council

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 227 views
BKP opens party office in Paro

Politics

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 226 views
Rituals take the biggest share of health expenditure

Health

Dec 21, 2017 2 mins read 231 views
Construction of Gong farm road takes almost a decade

Road

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 271 views
Wearing tracksuits in schools

Letter to the editor

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 220 views
Constructed poverty

Editorial

Dec 21, 2017 2 mins read 228 views
Former health secretary and wife dies in an accident

Accident

Dec 21, 2017 0 mins read 268 views
Dado Tsen, the lesser-known deity of Haa

Lhakhang Nagpo

Dec 21, 2017 2 mins read 277 views
Man gets six years for involvement in dzee business

Crime

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 210 views
7 Druk School teachers relieved, 8 resign

Teachers

Dec 21, 2017 1 mins read 215 views
Land ownership dispute leaves storage facility idle

Land

Dec 21, 2017 2 mins read 236 views
Speaker to call 11th session

National Assembly

Dec 21, 2017 2 mins read 232 views
High-level advocacy tour

High-level advocacy tour

Dec 21, 2017 0 mins read 233 views
Excellence in sports aids students' education

Sports

Dec 20, 2017 2 mins read 230 views
Expansion works on TechPark begins

IT Park

Dec 20, 2017 1 mins read 242 views
The third cohort of Certificate Course on Social Policy begins

Royal University of Bhutan (RUB)

Dec 20, 2017 2 mins read 230 views
Merak residents file complaint against local leaders

Crime

Dec 20, 2017 3 mins read 219 views
The dangers of selling beauty products online

Letter to the editor

Dec 20, 2017 1 mins read 208 views
Setting standards for entertainment places

Editorial

Dec 20, 2017 1 mins read 207 views
Travel agents to offer pilgrimage bus services independently

Pilgrimage

Dec 20, 2017 2 mins read 202 views
Man sentenced for selling hired Prado

Crime

Dec 20, 2017 1 mins read 223 views
SC upholds HC judgment in Chukha gold case

Judiciary

Dec 20, 2017 2 mins read 216 views
Saving Nub Lang, the pride of Sangbaykha

Livestock

Dec 20, 2017 2 mins read 204 views
Tracksuits only for health and physical education class

Tracksuits

Dec 20, 2017 1 mins read 217 views
Blood Donation Camp

Blood Donation Camp

Dec 20, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Actor enters race to NC from Thimphu

National Council

Dec 19, 2017 2 mins read 227 views
Inventory finds 104 fish species in western Bhutan

National Research Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries (NRCRLF)

Dec 19, 2017 1 mins read 203 views
Need a monitoring system for taxi fares

Letter to the editor

Dec 19, 2017 1 mins read 210 views
The invisible

Editorial

Dec 19, 2017 2 mins read 224 views
Japan, Bhutan sign assistance agreement worth 1,004M Yen

Bhutan-Japan

Dec 19, 2017 2 mins read 218 views
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P-I right bank stabilisation design nears completion

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Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 2,000 views
Investigation underway after child dies at Tashicholing Hospital, Samtse

Samtse—The death of a class PP student at Tashicholing Hospital on October 20 has raised concerns about rural health ser...

Nov 04, 2025 1 mins read 9,817 views
CCAA recovers over Nu 1 million in refunds, fines businesses for unfair practices

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) facilitated refunds of over Nu 1.1 million and levied fines on bus...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 1,947 views
RENEW and UNICEF open three more safe spaces for women and girls

Expanding access to critical protection services for survivors of violence, RENEW and UNICEF inaugurated the Women and G...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 719 views
NCHM expands permafrost monitoring

The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), has installed a network of sensors in the headwaters of the Mo Chhu to...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 625 views
Dairy, poultry, and aquaculture show growth in first year of 13th Plan

The Department of Livestock (DoL) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has reported progress in dairy, poultr...

Nov 04, 2025 3 mins read 1,793 views
Their Majesties receive Hadrian Award for heritage leadership

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen were honoured at the World Monuments Fund (WMF) Gala with the Hadrian...

Nov 03, 2025 1 mins read 1,297 views
Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

Thousands of devotees from Bhutan and around the world are set to converge in Thimphu tomorrow as the Global Peace Praye...

Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 2,174 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,665 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households, inheriting property and managing family affairs. These cultural practices distinguish Bhutan from many other countries where women face far greater structural barriers.

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 388 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,020 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 447 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 578 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 606 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 577 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 838 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,834 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,198 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dema, became Bhutan’s first recipient of the Princess Maha Chakri Award in Thailand, one of the mos...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,781 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,641 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,884 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,000 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk acr...

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 737 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 764 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,091 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 492 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 625 views

Recents

Gold entering a bear market?

Gelephu—As gold prices continue to retreat after hitting new records, putting pressure on the gold tourism market and domestic gold traders, the downturn may signal the beginning of the end of the rally.

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As glaciers melt, highland taps run dry

Laya, Gasa-The tap outside Phento’s home in Laya is a barometer of a growing crisis. Once reliable, its flow has dwindled to a trickle, dictating the daily rhythm of her life and that of her neighbours. The 25-year-old now plans her chores, her hygiene, and even her peace of mind around the sporadic water supply.

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