December of 2017

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What about access to water supply?

Letter to the editor

Dec 14, 2017 1 mins read 230 views
Poor country with rich people

Editorial

Dec 14, 2017 2 mins read 243 views
Body found a week after man went missing

Accident

Dec 14, 2017 0 mins read 215 views
Youth consulted on sustainable development

Youth

Dec 14, 2017 3 mins read 218 views
Forest fire destroys more than 800 acres in Chapcha

Forest fire

Dec 14, 2017 1 mins read 219 views
Pipe burst disrupts water supply to Gelephu gewog

Water

Dec 14, 2017 1 mins read 226 views
44MT of local chillies to hit market soon

Chilies

Dec 14, 2017 2 mins read 239 views
SAFF U-15 Women's Championship

SAFF

Dec 14, 2017 0 mins read 274 views
The most important aspect of a job is your attitude

k2

Dec 08, 2017 3 mins read 221 views
RENEW, empowering the disadvantaged

k2

Dec 08, 2017 4 mins read 227 views
Mahayana Tradition

k2

Dec 01, 2017 4 mins read 214 views
Helping home-based workers

k2

Dec 01, 2017 4 mins read 209 views
Haa abuzz with national day preparations

National Day

Dec 13, 2017 2 mins read 256 views
Awareness campaign held on cervical and breast cancer in T/gang

Awareness campaign

Dec 13, 2017 2 mins read 240 views
PSL will revolutionise economy: PM

Launch

Dec 13, 2017 3 mins read 213 views
Dangerous pedestrian walkways

Letter to the editor

Dec 13, 2017 1 mins read 245 views
Bring women onboard

Editorial

Dec 13, 2017 2 mins read 251 views
Two stabbing cases in one day

Crime

Dec 13, 2017 1 mins read 241 views
Poverty rate drops to 8.2 percent

Poverty

Dec 13, 2017 2 mins read 244 views
Water, roads and jobs top priorities for govt. action

Bhutan Living Standards Survey (BLSS)

Dec 13, 2017 4 mins read 189 views
Man caught with 241 SP+ capsules

Crime

Dec 13, 2017 0 mins read 241 views
Open football tournament kicks off in Phuentsholing

Football

Dec 12, 2017 2 mins read 233 views
An agent of change for Sinchula residents

The community credits HA Sanjeev Subba for his contribution in reducing sanitation related diseases. Sometime in 2014, words started doing round that the health assistan...

Dec 13, 2017 2 mins read 209 views
Researchers find new bat and beetle species

Researchers

Dec 12, 2017 2 mins read 199 views
Making internet safe and accessible for children

Internet

Dec 12, 2017 3 mins read 225 views
Encouraging entrepreneurship through investment

Letter to the editor

Dec 12, 2017 1 mins read 233 views
On our roads

Editorial

Dec 12, 2017 2 mins read 0 views
CBIP recognises MHPA as best construction agency

Award

Dec 12, 2017 0 mins read 238 views
Cooperatives blame brokers for hiking egg price

Eggs

Dec 12, 2017 2 mins read 213 views
Vehicles, the main polluter in Bhutan

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Dec 12, 2017 2 mins read 239 views
No women candidates to field, say parties

Politics

Dec 12, 2017 4 mins read 228 views
NSB report launch

National Statistics Bureau (NSB)

Dec 12, 2017 0 mins read 233 views
MoU signed to enhance research in environment

Memorandum of understanding (MoU)

Dec 11, 2017 1 mins read 256 views
RTA hosts Moen-lam, a tribute to the Great Fourth

Royal Textile Academy (RTA)

Dec 14, 2017 1 mins read 220 views
Bus information system launched

Bus Information System (BIS)

Dec 11, 2017 1 mins read 236 views
Timber extraction, a threat to Rufous-necked hornbill

Rufous-necked hornbill (aceros nipalensis)

Dec 11, 2017 3 mins read 271 views
Development of basketball

Letter to the editor

Dec 11, 2017 1 mins read 244 views
Give NFE instructors what they deserve

Editorial

Dec 11, 2017 2 mins read 232 views
Short circuit responsible for bus fire incident

Accident

Dec 11, 2017 1 mins read 244 views
Paro court orders SP+ peddler to pay thrimthue

Judiciary

Dec 11, 2017 2 mins read 229 views
HH Je Khenpo consecrates Lhabab Choeten in Trashigang

Consecration

Dec 11, 2017 1 mins read 209 views
BCSEA yet to decide on missing atomic weight table

Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA)

Dec 11, 2017 2 mins read 209 views
Lawyers must pass Bar examination to practice

Judiciary

Dec 11, 2017 3 mins read 201 views
RMA to launch PSL

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Dec 11, 2017 0 mins read 217 views
OPCW establishment day

Organisation of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Dec 10, 2017 1 mins read 240 views
Actions adopted to build resilience in HKH region

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Dec 10, 2017 1 mins read 227 views
Mountains Matter: Migration, Hunger and Climate Change Adaptation

Perspective

Dec 10, 2017 4 mins read 216 views
The Call of the Divine

Perspective

Dec 10, 2017 3 mins read 231 views
Reviving tshazo in Kangpara

Tshazo (bamboo craft)

Dec 10, 2017 2 mins read 229 views
Browse Archives
Bhutan’s democracy: The Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s Vision

When democracy swept through nations as a force of revolution, Bhutan’s own democratic journey unfolded like a quiet and dignified evolution — deliberate, thoughtful, and deeply rooted in the country’s values of unity, peace, and Gross National Happiness (GNH).

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 815 views
Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Throughout history, the world has seen countless leaders, yet only a few have embodied the rare harmony of wisdom, compa...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,349 views
King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

Among the many extraordinary acts of greatness that define the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, what moves t...

Nov 11, 2025 3 mins read 926 views
The Vajrayana King

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Dr...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,716 views
His Majesty’s enduring legacy of environmental stewardship

Few nations have so deeply intertwined their national identity with environmental consciousness as Bhutan. At the heart...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,143 views
Momentous News from Tashichodzong

It was a sunny afternoon in early January 2008, and moments earlier, the future had seemed set. I had finished a productive Skype meeting confirming our plans for the year ahead with my colleagues at the International T...

Nov 11, 2025 14 mins read 1,377 views
A Teacher recalls Drukgyal Zhipa’s educational legacy…

He presided over the largest classroom in the world - 38,394 square kilometres in size. His pupils numbered in excess of...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,246 views
King who made culture Bhutan’s shield

It began with a kasho in 1985. His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo expressed his concern thus: ‘Our people copy the culture of other countries despite the existence of our distinct culture and etiquette, which is better than any other cou...

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 2,062 views
King places his crown in the people’s hands

In July 1998, Bhutan witnessed one of the most emotionally charged sessions in the history of its National Assembly. For...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,241 views
Legacy of a great leader

As we celebrate the 70th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, I am deeply honoured to reflect on his extraordinary leadership not only as a citizen...

Nov 11, 2025 3 mins read 1,242 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 1,814 views
Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 874 views
Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship between the two nations, one that transcends politics and reflects...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 423 views
Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 857 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 2,810 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,410 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,...

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 705 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 2,232 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 609 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 739 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 738 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 2,799 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,958 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 4,078 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...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 729 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...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,031 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 c...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,037 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 h...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,323 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 Dem...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,973 views

Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on Saturday for “Healing for Peace,” an extraordinary event led by renowned traditional healers Master Chris Leong and Master Erik Leong, supported by a team of 20 Tit Tar practitioners and 100 DeSuung volunteers.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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