July of 2017

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Five-year-old dies in accident

Accident

Jul 31, 2017 0 mins read 431 views
Transport Utd and Thimphu City grab last minute win

Football

Jul 31, 2017 3 mins read 428 views
Accident kills one, injures another

Accident

Jul 31, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Narphung landslide washes away a hut

Disaster

Jul 31, 2017 1 mins read 387 views
Agriculture sector commits to meet APA targets

Annual Performance Agreement (APA)

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 438 views
DAHE clarifies on alleged mistreatment of students overseas

Letter to the editor

Jul 31, 2017 1 mins read 508 views
It's been wait a little too long

Editorial

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 442 views
About 180 fined for non-compliance to trade and tobacco law

Tobacco

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 510 views
Amochu bridge to miss another deadline

Bridge

Jul 31, 2017 2 mins read 453 views
Bhutan at moderate risk of debt distress: WB

Debt sustainability analysis (DSA)

Jul 31, 2017 3 mins read 410 views
World Ranger Day honours fallen heroes

World Ranger Day

Jul 31, 2017 4 mins read 415 views
Supporting Gasa's organic farmers

Organic

Jul 31, 2017 0 mins read 373 views
Sertog - Turret

k2

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 427 views
Trust that saves animals from abattoirs

k2

Jul 28, 2017 4 mins read 395 views
Third hearing of the Damphu CS principal and cook case held

Crime

Jul 30, 2017 1 mins read 437 views
Except for six students, classes for other still on hold

Schools

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 400 views
Nursing students not mistreated

Letter to the editor

Jul 30, 2017 1 mins read 353 views
Blame game must stop

Editorial

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 379 views
Celebrating Bhutan's frontline foresters

Forest

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 332 views
Tiger day focuses on prey base preservation

Global Tiger Day

Jul 30, 2017 1 mins read 337 views
Cabinet yet to respond on specialist retention strategy

Cabinet

Jul 30, 2017 2 mins read 383 views
ECB denies registration to Druk Kuenphen Tshogpa

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Jul 30, 2017 4 mins read 368 views
School reopens on August 1

Schools

Jul 30, 2017 0 mins read 400 views
Education and agriculture ministries sign APA

Annual Performance Agreement (APA)

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 367 views
Widening work on Trashigang-Kanglung to complete by March 2018

Roads

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 368 views
Time for a closer look at universal human values

Perspective

Jul 28, 2017 7 mins read 391 views
Youth propose eight projects to help communities

Youth

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 358 views
Gewog leaders say GDG is important

Gewog Development Grant (GDG)

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 354 views
Four detained for a man's death

Crime

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 351 views
Mountain Echoes prepares to roll on

Mountain Echoes

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 340 views
Grievances trigger House Committee's dissolution

National Assembly

Jul 28, 2017 3 mins read 319 views
Addressing the SP+ issue

Letter to the editor

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 421 views
Some thoughts as we head back to school

Editorial

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 390 views
BNCA extends TAP services to four regions

Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA)

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 331 views
Ten years on, another attempt made to establish forensic services

Forensic services

Jul 28, 2017 2 mins read 354 views
Boy united with mother

Missing

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 370 views
Royal Bengal Tiger spotted above 11,000 ft

Tiger

Jul 28, 2017 1 mins read 358 views
Fiscal Incentives policy becomes an Act

Fiscal Incentives

Jul 28, 2017 4 mins read 346 views
Withdrawal of cases may set poor precedent

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 28, 2017 3 mins read 325 views
Fifth Global Tiger Day today

Global Tiger Day

Jul 28, 2017 0 mins read 331 views
Trashigang thromde gets its first open-air gym

Trashigang

Jul 27, 2017 2 mins read 407 views
Blood donation campaign collects 84 units

Blood donation

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 362 views
Empowering women through recycled waste

Waste

Jul 27, 2017 2 mins read 381 views
Making drayangs safe

Letter to the editor

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 354 views
Ruling a change

Editorial

Jul 27, 2017 2 mins read 376 views
Bus service for students a success

Transport

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 338 views
Approach road and a bridge to connect between Taba and Pamtsho

Bridge

Jul 27, 2017 1 mins read 341 views
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Are Bhutanese entrepreneurs ready for alternative financing?

As Bhutan looks beyond traditional bank lending and donor-driven grants, new financing avenues, such as blended finance,...

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Internalising our deeper values

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Leveraging our carbon-negative status

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Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of national importance. In the last five years, 936 trained health professionals left the sector. The current crisis...

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The hydropower vision is crystal clear

The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explore new, sustainable ways to harness hydropower, the opportunity for transformative growth has never been clearer.

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The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has been defined more by participation than performance. Our small te...

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A hard, but not a new question

We are producing what can be called our most educated generation, but are offering them some of the most limited and least secure forms of employment. This mismatch is not an emerging concern; it has become a s...

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A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the National Crop and Livestock Insurance Scheme on No...

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Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are not simply enter...

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Lessons we dare not forget

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Epitome of friendship

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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, followi...

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The urgency of civil service transformation

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

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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 simil...

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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,...

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

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Recents

Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land that defines our identity is weakening under our watch.

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Bumthang ready to host historic National Day

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

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