August of 2018

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Impartiality in service delivery, a priority for Paro residents

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 03, 2018 1 mins read 450 views
RICBL opens branch office in Babesa, Thimphu

Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan (RICBL)

Aug 31, 2018 0 mins read 518 views
Literary attempts of Jakar HSS students

Students

Aug 31, 2018 1 mins read 469 views
Candidates pledge to review social media policy

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 1 mins read 403 views
Major roadblock at Ossey

Road

Aug 31, 2018 1 mins read 499 views
Bhutan heads to SAFF Suzuki Cup with the young squad

Football

Aug 31, 2018 2 mins read 435 views
More than sports, Bhutanese recognised for GNH at the Asian Games

Asian Games

Aug 31, 2018 2 mins read 478 views
Part 2: The epic Laya Run

Perspective

Aug 31, 2018 5 mins read 441 views
Balancing the right to vote and being apolitical

Perspective

Aug 31, 2018 5 mins read 455 views
Drukair to fly from Paro to Singapore via Guwahati

Drukair

Aug 31, 2018 1 mins read 423 views
DPT president visits Samtse and Chukha

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 3 mins read 421 views
With construction of new buildings, Samtse town develops

Housing

Aug 31, 2018 2 mins read 454 views
PDP president completes campaign in Samtse

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 2 mins read 462 views
Similar pledges confuse voters in Tsirang

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 2 mins read 428 views
DNT and BKP in Trashiyangtse

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 2 mins read 466 views
Youth Issues, a question for adults

Letter to the editor

Aug 31, 2018 1 mins read 424 views
Politics and agriculture

Editorial

Aug 31, 2018 2 mins read 457 views
Poor turnout at common forums worries candidates in east

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 3 mins read 388 views
Where is the money?

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 6 mins read 463 views
The politics of fear

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 31, 2018 3 mins read 448 views
Bacterial infection causes 11 newborn deaths

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Aug 31, 2018 4 mins read 405 views
Police seize 1,728 SP+ capsules

Drugs

Aug 31, 2018 0 mins read 435 views
Tour operators demand single authority

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Aug 30, 2018 2 mins read 437 views
Mountain economies and BIMSTEC

Perspective

Aug 30, 2018 5 mins read 445 views
How DNT would narrow the gap

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 30, 2018 4 mins read 448 views
The poor state of drainage system in Thimphu city

Letter to the editor

Aug 30, 2018 1 mins read 427 views
Language and politics

Editorial

Aug 30, 2018 2 mins read 0 views
Party representatives request ECB to cancel common forum in Ngatsena chiwog

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 30, 2018 1 mins read 381 views
Poor turnout at chiwog level common forums force candidates to forgo it

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 30, 2018 2 mins read 429 views
ECB dispatches first set of facilitation booth postal ballots

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 30, 2018 1 mins read 410 views
Access to finance in Bhutan lower than other developing countries

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Aug 30, 2018 3 mins read 520 views
WHO RC meeting

Meeting

Aug 30, 2018 0 mins read 456 views
BIGSA won't field winning archers in future int'l competitions

Archery

Aug 29, 2018 3 mins read 413 views
DNT and BKP presidents caution voters against freebies

Politics

Aug 29, 2018 3 mins read 433 views
GNHC seeks fund for climate change projects

Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC)

Aug 29, 2018 2 mins read 434 views
Do not waste public money

Letter to the editor

Aug 29, 2018 1 mins read 445 views
Debate: Are we missing the point?

Editorial

Aug 29, 2018 1 mins read 417 views
Bhutan Japan holds 13th annual economic consultation

Bhutan-Japan

Aug 29, 2018 1 mins read 401 views
PDP president urges voters to vote responsibly

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 29, 2018 2 mins read 516 views
Language, a barrier at common forums in the south

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 29, 2018 3 mins read 408 views
National debt at USD 2.67B

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Aug 29, 2018 2 mins read 500 views
Security checks for NA election

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 29, 2018 0 mins read 486 views
All parties pledge sports development

Asian Games

Aug 28, 2018 3 mins read 385 views
Sunkosh embankment protection still a priority for Lhamoizingkha residents

Protection wall

Aug 28, 2018 2 mins read 431 views
Apple production drops this season

Apples

Aug 28, 2018 2 mins read 434 views
What PDP has for elections 2018

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 28, 2018 4 mins read 418 views
Facilitate postal ballot for private employees

Letter to the editor

Aug 28, 2018 2 mins read 409 views
Luring the voters

Editorial

Aug 28, 2018 2 mins read 438 views
Man detained for rape of a minor

Crime

Aug 28, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
BKP is competent: Neten Zangmo

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 28, 2018 2 mins read 400 views
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Recents

Best Class 10 results of the past three years

The Class 10 results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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