June of 2017

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Tashi Gomang

k2

Jun 30, 2017 3 mins read 377 views
Muscle-vegetables relation

k2

Jun 30, 2017 1 mins read 444 views
BFF suspends Drukpol FC for two years

Bhutan Football Federation (BFF)

Jun 30, 2017 2 mins read 357 views
Naming And Shaming: Freedom Of Media Is Not Absolute

Perspective

Jun 30, 2017 4 mins read 447 views
Constitutional framing or a usual bickering?

Perspective

Jun 30, 2017 5 mins read 362 views
Choeten and the man

Personalities

Jun 30, 2017 2 mins read 501 views
BAFRA beefs up measures to prevent fake food products

Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA)

Jun 30, 2017 1 mins read 388 views
New HIV/AIDS commission finds renewed vigour

health

Jun 30, 2017 2 mins read 407 views
Thimphu public library cries for space

Library

Jun 30, 2017 1 mins read 399 views
Mental health cases still underreported

Mental health

Jun 30, 2017 2 mins read 400 views
Improve the system to reserve Changjiji football ground

Ngawang ZepaFootball Enthusiast

Jun 30, 2017 1 mins read 442 views
The limits of power

Editorial

Jun 30, 2017 2 mins read 410 views
DNT tells PM: Resign or face the law

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT)

Jun 30, 2017 4 mins read 404 views
India expresses concern over road construction in Doklam

Roads

Jun 30, 2017 2 mins read 437 views
Water shortage: Slow death of rural communities

Water

Jun 30, 2017 3 mins read 507 views
Dismissal of fiscal incentives accusations draws criticism

Fiscal Incentives

Jun 30, 2017 6 mins read 337 views
SAARC experts meeting begin

SAARC

Jun 30, 2017 0 mins read 354 views
Misuse of SIMs cards across border still rampant

Border

Jun 29, 2017 2 mins read 351 views
BMF launches mobile Apps for local news

Anyone with access to the Internet can access Bhutanese news and programmes on their mobiles through the two new applications the Bhutan Media Foundation (BMF) launched yesterd...

Jun 30, 2017 1 mins read 432 views
Students of Kilikhar Central School study in temporary sheds

Schools

Jun 29, 2017 1 mins read 362 views
Indigenous clinic in need of adequate space and facility

health

Jun 29, 2017 1 mins read 320 views
Reminding ourselves of unemployment issue

Letter to the editor

Jun 29, 2017 1 mins read 360 views
Misplaced priorities?

Editorial

Jun 29, 2017 2 mins read 317 views
Judiciary and media shared expectations from each other

Judiciary

Jun 29, 2017 2 mins read 344 views
Typhoid outbreak in Changzamtok

Health disease

Jun 29, 2017 2 mins read 354 views
Jaiprakash takes over construction of Hindu temple

Hindu temple

Jun 29, 2017 2 mins read 340 views
His Majesty The King grants citizenship Kidu

His Majesty The King

Jun 29, 2017 1 mins read 346 views
Amochhu bridge construction enters eighth year

Bridge

Jun 28, 2017 2 mins read 367 views
On the West-East highway

Transport

Jun 28, 2017 2 mins read 349 views
Cybercrime liable to prosecution

Crime

Jun 28, 2017 2 mins read 418 views
Rising referral costs and service gaps burden health system

Health system

Jun 28, 2017 3 mins read 388 views
What will children do this summer?

Letter to the editor

Jun 28, 2017 1 mins read 333 views
Engage our youth productively

Editorial

Jun 28, 2017 1 mins read 352 views
Two Business Incubation Units open for technical graduates

Business

Jun 28, 2017 2 mins read 389 views
Design thinking to humanise public service delivery

Guidebook

Jun 28, 2017 2 mins read 360 views
65 km of Northern East-West Highway inaugurated

Roads

Jun 28, 2017 2 mins read 357 views
First child-friendly court assures quicker justice

Judiciary

Jun 28, 2017 2 mins read 325 views
Websites and Apps for Print and Radio

Launch

Jun 28, 2017 0 mins read 368 views
Two flash floods in Trashiyangtse destroy five bridges

Disaster

Jun 27, 2017 2 mins read 448 views
GoI releases Nu 3.85 billion

Government of India (GoI)

Jun 27, 2017 1 mins read 344 views
Three in Gelephu drungpa case appeal to higher court

Crime

Jun 27, 2017 1 mins read 373 views
Factual reporting does not constitute to sub judice: court officials

Judiciary

Jun 27, 2017 2 mins read 362 views
Ministry launches English for effective communication

Education

Jun 27, 2017 2 mins read 332 views
Our roads could be better

Letter to the editor

Jun 27, 2017 1 mins read 321 views
When can we name and shame?

Editorial

Jun 27, 2017 2 mins read 345 views
Information empower media and courts

Judiciary

Jun 27, 2017 3 mins read 344 views
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Livestock Bill sparks debate over meat, faith, and animal welfare

The third reading of the Livestock Bill of Bhutan 2025 at the National Assembly yesterday ignited a heated debate over meat production and consumption vis-à-vis the country’s Buddhist ethos of protecting the welfare of all sentient beings, including animals.

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NC seeks clarity on improved corruption score amid public distrust

National Council members questioned Bhutan’s improved score on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Ind...

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Opposition MP quizzes government on high youth unemployment

The government is intensifying efforts to tackle youth unemployment by focusing on workforce preparation, creating more...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 1,197 views
Govt. encourages private sector as harvester demand outpaces supply

The Farm Machinery Corporation Limited (FMCL) has increased combine harvesters deployment to meet growing demand for eff...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 875 views
In Zhemgang, even the forest has a voice

Needless to say, Zhemgang is Bhutan’s true eco-tourism capital, a district where 93.87 percent forest cover turns the landscape into a living, breathing wilderness.

Dec 02, 2025 4 mins read 1,105 views
Lhak-Sam marks World AIDS Day in Genekha

World AIDS Day, observed yesterday, did not take place in a grand hall or under bright lights. Instead, it took place in the cool, shaded forest of Genekha, Thimphu at Lhak-Sam’s Community-Based Care and Livelihood Centre, a place many peop...

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Denchukha road reopens after two-month closure

Dorokha, Samtse—Road connectivity has been temporarily restored in Denchukha after the gewog remained cut-off for nearly...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,057 views
NA revisits disability rights after international objections

The National Assembly’s (NA) Women, Children and Youth Committee will review and present an amendment to Bhutan’s reserv...

Dec 01, 2025 1 mins read 1,032 views
MP questions uneven implementation of Road’s Right of Way

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dramedtse-Ngatshang, Mongar, Kinzang Wangchuk, highlighted growing public concerns ove...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,477 views
TV outage sparks outrage in Punakha

Punakha—When the Global Peace Prayer and the Kalachakra empowerment ceremonies began in Thimphu earlier this month, Norbu Wangdi of Dapchegang in Guma Gewog, Punakha hoped to watch the historic event from home. Instead, his t...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,926 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 2,001 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 386 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective strategy for protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 431 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 560 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 824 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 724 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,735 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,255 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 720 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it feels like a crisis, there's no pandemic to blame this time and despite common belief, the cold weather is not t...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,266 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesson in how nations should conduct themselves at a time when the world seems determined to spira...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 539 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into concrete economic gains. The first-of-its-kind carbon credit agreement with Singapore allows Bhutan to monetise...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 750 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 2,966 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 7,139 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 4,211 views
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 natio...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,133 views
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 explo...

Nov 22, 2025 2 mins read 686 views
The BEAST Bhutan needs

While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has...

Nov 21, 2025 2 mins read 739 views
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 lea...

Nov 20, 2025 2 mins read 825 views
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...

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 567 views

Recents

Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective strategy for protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.

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