October of 2017

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Upgrading MMSS to central school not possible: PM

Schools

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 236 views
Did we fail to include them in our plans?

Letter to the editor

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 247 views
Inclusive development?

Editorial

Oct 23, 2017 2 mins read 257 views
FM launches Remit Bhutan in UAE and Kuwait

Launch

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 284 views
Design change delays car park construction

Construction

Oct 23, 2017 2 mins read 274 views
Denmark to support Bhutan's organic agriculture

Agriculture

Oct 23, 2017 2 mins read 250 views
PISA-D test to understand education status

Education

Oct 23, 2017 1 mins read 338 views
Queens' Road Relay

Athletics

Oct 23, 2017 0 mins read 241 views
RBA wins 4th departmental basketball title

Basketball

Oct 22, 2017 1 mins read 267 views
Small Nations, Big Lessons

Perspective

Oct 22, 2017 5 mins read 259 views
Yak herders capture snow leopard images in Soe

Snow leopard

Oct 22, 2017 2 mins read 296 views
Dasho Wangchen

Obituary

Oct 22, 2017 6 mins read 357 views
Rice blast in Punakha not severe, say agriculture officials

Agriculture

Oct 22, 2017 2 mins read 225 views
Falling cardamom price worries farmers

Cardamom

Oct 22, 2017 2 mins read 285 views
Mortgaging properties without consent

Letter to the editor

Oct 22, 2017 1 mins read 282 views
Need to bolster preparedness

Editorial

Oct 22, 2017 1 mins read 246 views
Undergrad gets six years in prison for trafficking drugs

Drugs

Oct 22, 2017 1 mins read 282 views
Police office opens in Laya

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)

Oct 22, 2017 1 mins read 255 views
Festive season halts potato auction

Food Corporation of Bhutan Ltd. (FCBL)

Oct 22, 2017 1 mins read 259 views
Elderly destitute indicates deteriorating family care

National Statistics Bureau (NSB)

Oct 22, 2017 5 mins read 240 views
Lighting of 1000 Butter Lamps

Bhutan-Thailand

Oct 22, 2017 0 mins read 242 views
Care Bhutan for recovering addicts

Drugs

Oct 20, 2017 2 mins read 257 views
MPs visit European Parliament in Brussels

MPs visit

Oct 20, 2017 1 mins read 239 views
What's unsocial about social media in Bhutan?

Perspective

Oct 20, 2017 3 mins read 249 views
Healthy soil, healthy waters and healthy food

Perspective

Oct 20, 2017 6 mins read 246 views
Local vendors prefer roadside to market shed for business

Vendors

Oct 20, 2017 2 mins read 259 views
Mongar gets 21 contract teachers to address shortage

Teachers

Oct 20, 2017 2 mins read 217 views
Plastic and restorative surgical camp underway in Thimphu

Surgical camp

Oct 20, 2017 3 mins read 255 views
Bureaucratic red tapes and inapt system hinder intl. trade

Business

Oct 20, 2017 5 mins read 235 views
In response to data consumption notification

Letter to the editor

Oct 20, 2017 0 mins read 288 views
How media literate are we?

Editorial

Oct 20, 2017 1 mins read 278 views
Three arrested for possessing 15kg gold

Crime

Oct 20, 2017 0 mins read 293 views
PM visits Lhuentse

PM visits

Oct 20, 2017 2 mins read 249 views
Chukha court alters sentence for lack of evidence

Crime

Oct 20, 2017 1 mins read 283 views
Pregnant woman given reduced sentence

Crime

Oct 20, 2017 2 mins read 225 views
Zhemgang DT resolves to make all wear national dress

National dress

Oct 20, 2017 3 mins read 252 views
SOEs to implement six months maternity leave from 2018

State owned enterprises (SOE)

Oct 20, 2017 3 mins read 240 views
Royal Highland Festival

Royal Highland Festival

Oct 20, 2017 0 mins read 0 views
Bhutan-Denmark talks

Bhutan-Denmark talks

Oct 20, 2017 0 mins read 265 views
WHO gives medical camp kits to health ministry

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Oct 19, 2017 1 mins read 277 views
Phuentsholing police retrieves a stolen bolero

Crime

Oct 19, 2017 2 mins read 265 views
JDNWRH needs to be better prepared for disasters

Disaster

Oct 19, 2017 2 mins read 250 views
Need to identify landslide prone areas in Thimphu

Disaster

Oct 19, 2017 2 mins read 333 views
Rural Bhutan grapples with the misuse of social media

Social media

Oct 19, 2017 2 mins read 281 views
On Bhutan Telecom's data consumption notification

Letter to the editor

Oct 19, 2017 1 mins read 290 views
Take development to the highland

Editorial

Oct 19, 2017 1 mins read 235 views
Thimphu at risk of rainfall induced flood

Disaster

Oct 19, 2017 2 mins read 256 views
Goshing gup accused of embezzlement

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Oct 19, 2017 2 mins read 264 views
142 aspiring candidates register for NC election

National Council (NC)

Oct 19, 2017 3 mins read 234 views
It's the beginning for me

Sports

Oct 18, 2017 2 mins read 267 views
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An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue.

An unprecedented number of people attended the Global Peace Prayer Festival on November 8, with estimates of over 85,000 people in and around the venue. People began arriving in Changlimithang as early as midnight, and by the time prayers began, the football stadium, as well as the Centenary Park were filled with devotees.

Nov 10, 2025 1 mins read 791 views
Global GNH Forum marks 50 Years of Bhutan’s happiness vision

Pangbisa, Paro—The first Global Gross National Happiness (GNH) Forum that began at Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro on No...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,602 views
Side events enrich Global Peace Prayer Festival

A diverse array of side events is complementing the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF) at various venues across Thimphu...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,476 views
Climate adaptation at risk without funding

As COP30 opens today in Belém, Brazil, the world faces a defining test: will nations turn climate finance promises into...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 1,017 views
Education without values is a failed system: Former Education Minister

Paro—At a time when schools worldwide increasingly focus on grades and careers, former Education Minister Thakur Singh P...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 4,216 views
Construction of Drikung Kangyur Labyrinth in GMC to begin next year

Gelephu—A sprawling Buddhist meditation complex known as the Drikung Kangyur Labyrinth is set to begin construction earl...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 940 views
Spiritual practice transcends gender: Khandro Dorje Phagmo

At the Global Peace Prayer Festival, where hundreds of spiritual leaders have gathered, one figure quietly stands out -...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,384 views
Site preparation begins for Kesang Do-ngag Shedrupling in GMC

Gelephu—Site preparation works, such as labour camp establishment, have started for the Kesang Do-ngag Shedrupling (KSD)...

Nov 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,066 views
Parliament to deliberate five bills in winter session

The upcoming fourth session of the Fourth Parliament will deliberate on five bills and ratify several agreements, includ...

Nov 08, 2025 3 mins read 3,438 views
Court judgements still out of public reach

Every year, courts across the country deliver thousands of judgements. Yet, for the public, much of the judiciary’s work...

Nov 08, 2025 3 mins read 1,740 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 across the Trans-Bhutan Trail is both.

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 809 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 business is not buzzing, she is suddenly noticing some reluctancy in her suppliers. She claims that tobacco and alcohol, so...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 897 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 1,187 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 583 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 Thimphu yesterday. It was a simple event, without a chief guest o...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 744 views
The silent killer we can no longer ignore

Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the country today, quietly claiming lives in every village, town, and family. It strikes the rich and the poor alike, young and old, and its grip is tightening. What makes cancer so frightening is...

Oct 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,220 views
Building our human capital for the digital future

The world is undergoing rapid transformation unlike any in human history. Artificial intelligence, automation, robotics,...

Oct 20, 2025 2 mins read 869 views
The world needs a peace prayer

High in the Himalayas, against a backdrop of towering snow-clad mountains, the Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu is a hive of quiet activity. Here in Bhutan, a nation known for measuring growth by Gross Nationa...

Oct 18, 2025 2 mins read 1,002 views
Why our highland festivals matter

Our highland festivals are more than colourful gatherings—they are quiet acts of national preservation. With the resounding success of the Jomolhari Mountain Festival, our attention now turns to the high-altitude commun...

Oct 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,903 views
The recent floods are not of our making

Following her visit to the flood-affected areas in north Bengal, the state's chief minister has blamed Bhutan for the devastation caused by last month’s floods. According to Indian media reports, even as she criticises the central govern...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 5,714 views
Celebrating sovereignty in colours and songs

As dawn broke over Dangochang and the Jomolhari Mountain Festival came alive, the thin air of Soe carried more than the...

Oct 15, 2025 2 mins read 813 views
When care itself becomes a national challenge: Time to face the future, not the past

There was a time when we, as a nation, took comfort in believing that the warmth of family and community would be enough...

Oct 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,525 views
The unfinished dream of food self-sufficiency

Agriculture has always been our backbone, the quiet force that sustains our people and embodies our national aspiration...

Oct 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,279 views
In the face of natural disasters

The past week has been a difficult time for many Bhutanese, particularly for those living along the southern belt. Torre...

Oct 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,236 views
From stillness to surge: GMC sparks an economic rebirth

Gelephu, once a quiet border town where the pace of life slowed with dusk, is now alive with the rhythm of renewal. The...

Oct 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,301 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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