July of 2017

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BFF sitting on Drukpol FC appeal

Bhutan Football Federation (BFF)

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 256 views
Breaking barriers through art

Art

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 282 views
A student detained for alleged murder in Chamgang

Crime

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 259 views
Parties await ACC's findings in PNB embezzlement case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 257 views
Need to address air pollution

Letter to the editor

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 254 views
The troubled

Editorial

Jul 18, 2017 2 mins read 312 views
43 arrested for abuse and trafficking of controlled substances

Crime

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 272 views
Officials clear debris at Thruepang Palace

Disaster

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 251 views
Police fish out five bodies from two rivers

Accident

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 219 views
Flood destroys crops in Lhuentse

Disaster

Jul 18, 2017 1 mins read 250 views
OAG drops 23 cases in ATM scam over no-show defendants

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Jul 18, 2017 3 mins read 237 views
Blood donation

Blood donation

Jul 18, 2017 0 mins read 319 views
Professional coaching to uplift basketball

International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 282 views
BAC accreditates five education institutes

Bhutan Accreditation Council (BAC)

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 240 views
Sarpang to grow mass chilli this winter

Chillies

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 296 views
NCWC develops SOP to address women and child issues effectively

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 280 views
Tobacco inspectors fine 41 for noncompliance

Tobacco

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 270 views
Need for equal representation

Letter to the editor

Jul 17, 2017 1 mins read 258 views
The call for accountability

Editorial

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 310 views
Tsirang DT discusses govt. land encroachment cases

Land

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 313 views
Ministry issues executive order to address wasting and stunting

health

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 294 views
Monastic institutes to recruit 200 English teachers

Monastic institutes

Jul 17, 2017 2 mins read 246 views
Dilemma over seized properties

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jul 17, 2017 4 mins read 256 views
No PE in Gelephu and Mongar

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jul 17, 2017 0 mins read 226 views
Cordycep collectors prefer market to auctions

Cordyceps

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 286 views
Kuenjung FC lifts Gyalsey Futsal league trophy

Futsal

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 267 views
Transport United draws with Thimphu City

Football

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 268 views
Teachers deserve holidays

Perspective

Jul 16, 2017 3 mins read 420 views
Two students to represent Bhutan at ICDL Asia Digital Challenge

Students

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 308 views
Man gets 13 years for voluntary manslaughter

Crime

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 250 views
Justice delayed is justice denied

Letter to the editor

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 0 views
BEAR leads the way

Editorial

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 287 views
Thimphu records eight dog bite cases a day

Dogs

Jul 16, 2017 4 mins read 262 views
Broken Lorikhachhu bridge yet to be repaired

Bridge

Jul 16, 2017 1 mins read 260 views
Members decide to dissolve Assembly's house committee

National Assembly

Jul 16, 2017 2 mins read 250 views
Suicide still high despite an action plan

Suicide

Jul 16, 2017 3 mins read 283 views
12th Plan consultation in southern dzongkhags

12th Plan consultation

Jul 16, 2017 0 mins read 246 views
Namchu Wangden

k2

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 351 views
Right choice of rice

k2

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 236 views
Giving face and voice to the differently-abled

k2

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 257 views
3,844 graduates to appear prelims

Graduates

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 250 views
Foot and mouth disease outbreak in four gewogs of Paro

Livestock

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 263 views
Bhutanese youth calling!

Perspective

Jul 14, 2017 6 mins read 289 views
Electric fencing eases farming life in Salipong

Electric fencing

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 271 views
Unidentified disease kills layers in Samrang

Poultry farms

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 242 views
BEAR saves 10 lives and is growing strong

Bhutan Emergency Aeromedical Retrieval Team (BEAR)

Jul 14, 2017 3 mins read 255 views
South Thimphu residents face water shortage

Water

Jul 14, 2017 1 mins read 263 views
Merak's road is non-pliable during summer and winter

Merak

Jul 14, 2017 2 mins read 336 views
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Semchen Tsethar Tshogpa rescues 31 yaks from slaughter

Semchen Tsethar Tshogpa (Animal Life Saving Association) yesterday rescued 31 yaks in Chamgang, Thimphu to commemorate His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s 70th Birth Anniversary and the auspicious Descending Day of Lord Buddha.

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Jubilee Vision 70 eye camp at border honours Great Fourth

Gelephu—To celebrate and honour the 70th birthday of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, 70 needy people with low vision...

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Global Peace Prayer concludes, Kalachakra empowerment begins today

Thimphu was transformed into a centre of profound spiritual energy as Bhutan hosted the seven-day Global Peace Prayer Fe...

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Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok marks 70th Birth Anniversary of Fourth Druk Gyalpo

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok marked the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s 70th Birth...

Nov 12, 2025 1 mins read 1,637 views
The selfless Warrior-King

The winter of 2003 would forever be etched in Bhutan’s history as the time when a King walked into the jungles of the south, especially in Samdrupjongkhar, not as a ruler commanding from afar, bu...

Nov 11, 2025 7 mins read 6,071 views
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...

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 853 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 1,407 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 964 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 1,789 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 1,200 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 1,833 views
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 entering a new chapter of monastic life, they are stepping into a lineage that began with women like Gelongma Pema, one of the earliest fully-ordained female disciples in Buddhist history.

Nov 18, 2025 2 mins read 312 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, giv...

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 954 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 482 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 901 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 2,852 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 1,434 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 734 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 2,242 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 619 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 749 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 2,826 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,967 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 4,085 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 749 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 743 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 1,054 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 3,055 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 1,346 views

Recents

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 entering a new chapter of monastic life, they are stepping into a lineage that began with women like Gelongma Pema, one of the earliest fully-ordained female disciples in Buddhist history.

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Taste of home drives Bhutan’s Australian exports

Growing demand from the Bhutanese community in Australia is creating new international export opportunities for Bhutanese entrepreneurs. Popular products include dried vegetables, pickles, beaten rice, corn, shilajit, noodles, betel leaves, and tea, among others.

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Bird Festival brings life to Tingtibi

Tingtibi, Zhemgang—Most days, trucks grumble past while shopkeepers lean in their doorways, and locals rarely stroll through Tingtibi town. But on November 13, as first light spilled over the deep, lush green forests of Zhemgang, the little town awoke to something else entirely—laughter, bursts of recorded bird calls, music, and the smell of local cuisines from festival stalls.

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