September of 2017

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A strong relationship is based on trust not legal agreements

k2

Sep 15, 2017 3 mins read 572 views
Professionalising tour guides

k2

Sep 15, 2017 2 mins read 576 views
Life contains both suffering and joy

k2

Sep 29, 2017 3 mins read 527 views
Shedra Monastic College

k2

Sep 22, 2017 3 mins read 555 views
Infusing GNH values for a meaningful life

k2

Sep 22, 2017 4 mins read 558 views
Transport United sealed national league title undefeated

Football

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 585 views
Man detained for alleged child molestation

Crime

Sep 29, 2017 0 mins read 777 views
Never give up on troubled youth, says counselor

Youth

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 518 views
Lamchey, a village under the river

Lamchey

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 564 views
Forms of Address

Perspective

Sep 29, 2017 5 mins read 653 views
Bhutan Airlines signs lease agreement for two aircrafts

Aviation

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 555 views
Black-headed Bunting spotted in Gelephu

Bird

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 574 views
Bhutan Foundation and Amankora donate for tiger conservation

Donation

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 585 views
Local leaders suggest campus swap for convenience of students

Students

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 542 views
Nge Tsawailama, a story of hope, aspiration and hard work

Film

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 585 views
Best diagnosis for better treatment

Health

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 585 views
Counsellors look at communicating and dealing with persons with disability

Disabilities

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 543 views
Health ministry revises infant mortality target for 12th Plan

Health

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 561 views
Fire incidents can be prevented

Letter to the editor

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 523 views
All about numbers?

Editorial

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 664 views
Guesthouse opens in Mongar for retired armed force personnel

Guesthouse

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 580 views
Counsellors recommend understanding the basics of mental health

Mental health

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 523 views
Labour shortage affects agriculture sector

According to the latest agriculture reports, large movement of people from rural to urban centres is hurting the agriculture sector badly. Fifty-three percent of farmi...

Sep 29, 2017 1 mins read 533 views
ACC asks Bhutan Duty Free Ltd. to revoke 10 appointments

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Sep 29, 2017 2 mins read 521 views
Export of limestone powder halted for almost two years

Limestone powder

Sep 29, 2017 3 mins read 579 views
Artists perform to celebrate Korea-Bhutan relations

Bhutan-Korea

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 602 views
Cattle obstruct traffic in Phongshing

Cattle

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 584 views
Man sentenced for stabbing another

Crime

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 530 views
Porous border affects rabies control efforts

Rabies

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 650 views
Invest more in sports

Letter to the editor

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 564 views
Culture and rights

Editorial

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 595 views
Man charged for alleged attempt to rape

Crime

Sep 28, 2017 1 mins read 542 views
BICMA suspends licenses of two entertainment centres

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Sep 28, 2017 3 mins read 520 views
Board certifies 147 counselors for practice

Bhutan Board for Certified Counselors (BBCC)

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 505 views
MoWHS seeks dismissal of Gaseb Construction's appeal

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 513 views
128 aspiring NC candidates register with ECB

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Sep 28, 2017 2 mins read 523 views
Bhutan wins fair play trophy at U-18 SAFF championship

Football

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins read 501 views
TCB launches new website and directory

Tourism

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 545 views
Stray arrow victim dies

Accident

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 575 views
366 students of Khengkhar MSS infected with influenza

Health diseases

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 569 views
Farmers deserve better prices

Letter to the editor

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 518 views
Health first

Editorial

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins read 598 views
CMIS to make data storage convenient

National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC)

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 568 views
Members of Zhung Dratshang attend Durga puja

Festival

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 526 views
Fire razes five houses in Haa

Fire accident

Sep 27, 2017 1 mins read 561 views
OAG charges five in 11kg gold smuggling case

Office of the Attorney General (OAG)

Sep 27, 2017 2 mins read 514 views
Counsellor conference in Thimphu

Conference

Sep 27, 2017 0 mins read 501 views
Bhutanese athletes at risk of unintentional doping

Athletics

Sep 26, 2017 2 mins read 610 views
Residents dress up for Dromchoe celebration

Tshechu

Sep 26, 2017 1 mins read 558 views
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Where tradition meets treatment

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The true wealth of Dzambhala

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No amount of money can replace you

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You’re not what you think you are

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Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.

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GMC was a masterstroke

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Fighting online scams

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ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ཁྲོམ་སྡེ་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་མ་ལང་མི་དེ་ སྲིད་བྱུས་དང་ ཁྱིམ་བཟོ་ག་གི་འཐུས་ཤོར་ཨིན་ན།

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

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Culture under threat?

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