August of 2018

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Potatoes fetch good price this season

Potatoes

Aug 19, 2018 2 mins read 452 views
DNT submits Letter of Intent

Politics

Aug 19, 2018 2 mins read 520 views
More than academic excellence

Letter to the editor

Aug 19, 2018 1 mins read 501 views
National Assembly Elections

Editorial

Aug 19, 2018 2 mins read 513 views
Former education minister joins DPT as 47th candidate

Politics

Aug 19, 2018 2 mins read 550 views
Man gored by a yak stable

Accident

Aug 19, 2018 0 mins read 582 views
Business idea programme transforms students

Students

Aug 19, 2018 3 mins read 505 views
Primary Election campaign to begin on August 22

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 19, 2018 2 mins read 512 views
Ninth edition of Mountain Echoes

Mountain echoes festival

Aug 19, 2018 0 mins read 492 views
Bhutan suffers 0-5 loss against Bangladesh in SAFF semis

Football

Aug 17, 2018 2 mins read 483 views
Rangers trained to protect wildlife poaching and illegal logging

Forest

Aug 17, 2018 1 mins read 524 views
Women in Politics

Perspective

Aug 17, 2018 4 mins read 0 views
Sexual harassment

Perspective

Aug 17, 2018 4 mins read 605 views
Prof. George van Driem to talk on Dzongkha language and orthography

Language

Aug 17, 2018 1 mins read 659 views
PDP government and media

Media

Aug 17, 2018 2 mins read 535 views
Two women convicted for computer pornography

Crime

Aug 17, 2018 1 mins read 514 views
Thimphu Thromde proposes 20 more garbage trucks

Waste

Aug 17, 2018 2 mins read 504 views
ECU and RUB sign MoU for academic collaborations

Memorandum of understanding (MoU)

Aug 17, 2018 2 mins read 466 views
Unsatisfactory services of Thimphu Traffic Police

Letter to the editor

Aug 17, 2018 1 mins read 601 views
If laws are failing, better measures must be sought

Editorial

Aug 17, 2018 1 mins read 559 views
Graduates question MoLHR and RCSC on job opportunities

Graduates

Aug 17, 2018 2 mins read 505 views
ECB detects multi-party membership

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 17, 2018 3 mins read 507 views
High Court's larger bench dismisses ACC appeal

Judiciary

Aug 17, 2018 3 mins read 551 views
ECB announces National Assembly poll dates

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 17, 2018 2 mins read 566 views
His Majesty attends state funeral of Late Vajpayee

His Majesty The King travelled to New Delhi yesterday to attend the State Funeral of the former Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpa...

Aug 18, 2018 1 mins read 570 views
Election schedule for the 3rd NA Elections

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 17, 2018 0 mins read 500 views
Student guilty of larceny ordered corrective measures

Crime

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 536 views
Samdrupjongkhar DT to resolve the meat price issue

Samdrupjongkhar dzongkhag tshogdu (DT)

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 567 views
Himalayan black bear and two cubs trapped in Lhayul chiwog

Wildlife

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 514 views
mBoB facilititates Tax payment

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

Aug 16, 2018 1 mins read 540 views
How Bhutan's monarchy is unique

Graduates

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 568 views
Noise pollution

Letter to the editor

Aug 16, 2018 0 mins read 602 views
Being apolitical

Editorial

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 749 views
Food poisoning likely cause of illness

Health diseases

Aug 16, 2018 1 mins read 577 views
No shortage at JDWNRH blood bank

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 526 views
Market value of shares touch Nu 31B

Shares

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 511 views
Drug cases increase despite strict laws

Drugs

Aug 16, 2018 2 mins read 531 views
Former Indian PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away

Bhutan-India

Aug 16, 2018 1 mins read 598 views
NGOP programme today

Graduates

Aug 16, 2018 0 mins read 518 views
ARI outbreak in 154 students of Sengdhen LSS

Health diseases

Aug 15, 2018 1 mins read 470 views
Monsoon stalls bypass construction works in Phuentsholing

Road

Aug 15, 2018 1 mins read 508 views
Bamtech to explore opportunities in bamboo

Bamboo

Aug 15, 2018 2 mins read 456 views
Man jailed 16 years for raping 6-year-old

Crime

Aug 15, 2018 1 mins read 497 views
Poor turnout for voter education programme in Tsirang

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Aug 15, 2018 2 mins read 488 views
Valuation verses clients in banks

Letter to the editor

Aug 15, 2018 1 mins read 511 views
Cost of inefficient public transport system

Editorial

Aug 15, 2018 1 mins read 582 views
Hygiene and sanitation advised to minimsie intestinal parasite infections

Health diseases

Aug 15, 2018 2 mins read 544 views
Indian community celebrates 72nd Independence Day

Celebration

Aug 15, 2018 1 mins read 540 views
T/Yangtse runs out of burls as dappa business picks up

Business

Aug 15, 2018 3 mins read 598 views
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Tama High School remains unused despite Nu 101.79 million investment

Eight years after the government bought Tama High School in Zhemgang, the campus is yet to enrol a single student, leaving Nu 101.79 million in public investment unused as successive plans to revive the facility have failed to materialise.

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School relocates two students

Two students, who were  removed from school as a disciplinary measure, are being relocated to different schools.

Sep 09, 2026 3 mins read 7,339 views
South Asia needs stronger cross-border climate cooperation: Experts

South Asian countries need stronger regional cooperation on climate change, disaster preparedness and energy security as...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 1,847 views
Paro International Airport’s expansion to take off with land acquisition

Major expansion works at Paro International Airport are set to begin this year, with the government currently working th...

Sep 05, 2026 4 mins read 4,836 views
Jaigaon Police arrest Bhutanese man, two Indians in illegal gold sale

The arrest of a Bhutanese man and two Indian nationals by Jaigaon Police over an alleged gold transaction has raised que...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 9,490 views
School expels two minors for being in a relationship

One of the central schools in Zhemgang terminated two minors on September 2, 2026, after they were found to be in a rela...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 30,561 views
Too early to judge success of ESP-funded film ‘A Drukpa’s Heart’ - DoMCIIP

Nearly four weeks after “A Drukpa’s Heart” opened in cinemas, the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectua...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 4,425 views
BAIL provides market, helps farmers cut post-harvest losses and boost income

Bhutan Agro Industries Limited (BAIL) has recorded significant growth in procurement at its Lingmethang processing plant...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 1,486 views
Zimpon Jouchu’s window: The story of a royal courtier’s ingenuity

In 1950, when an airplane crashed in the hills of Chapcha, most saw only wreckage. Zimpon Jouchu saw windows. He salvage...

Sep 05, 2026 5 mins read 5,057 views
Government launches framework to improve inter-agency co-ordination in urban planning

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, together with the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Devel...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 1,364 views
Charging the future

Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles? Only 279.

Jul 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,679 views
Not a fab (FAB) show

The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) has lost its legal standing as a Civil Society Organisation following its deregistration by the CSO Authority in January, after prolonged non-c...

Jul 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,390 views
Electoral laws must evolve with time

As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the sil...

Jul 15, 2026 2 mins read 3,727 views
The illegal timber business

Bhutan's rich forests are not only a source of clean air, water, and wealth. Hidden within the thickets is also a web of corruption whether in illegal felling, illicit sale, or collusion among official...

Jul 11, 2026 2 mins read 5,231 views
The GMC Culture

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the international airport. Designs for highways a...

Jul 08, 2026 2 mins read 6,424 views
The dark side of the bright screen

Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma. If you have relaxed the screen-time rules and returned that confiscated phone or tablet to your child’...

Jul 04, 2026 2 mins read 5,690 views
When perception becomes the verdict

It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration but a feature of how things work in Bhutan.

Jul 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,632 views
Holding leaders to their vows

The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most appropriate time. The first test will be applied to the aspiring Thrompon candidates, who hav...

Jun 27, 2026 2 mins read 4,060 views
Homes for all!

Homeownership in Bhutan, long understood as the most reliable pathway to financial security, is rapidly becoming an illusion. For young professionals, civil serva...

Jun 24, 2026 2 mins read 5,283 views
The spending paradox

A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.

Jun 20, 2026 2 mins read 5,256 views
Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 15,379 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 22,424 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 19,351 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 16,926 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 13, 2026 4 mins read 3,841 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 06, 2026 4 mins read 4,238 views
Ask Mr Bhutan: “Money can’t buy happiness.” Is it true, when everything is dependent on money?

Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...

May 30, 2026 2 mins read 4,527 views
Duchen Nga Zom: What a butter lamp and a few flower petals can teach us

Duchen Nga Zom is a duzom—an auspicious convergence of sacred time within the Buddhist calendar, marked by the meeting o...

May 30, 2026 4 mins read 4,449 views
The virus, the fear, and the freedom beyond both

Hantavirus is not a single virus but a family of rodent-borne viruses that occasionally spill over into humans, sometime...

May 24, 2026 4 mins read 4,677 views
Bridging the middle gap

The Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service,...

Jun 17, 2026 2 mins read 8,184 views
Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators,...

Jun 13, 2026 2 mins read 4,991 views
Overseas employment isn’t the solution

The conflict in the Middle East has once again exposed our dependence on overseas employment as a pressure valve for dom...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 5,595 views
United for Project 108

Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erect...

Jun 06, 2026 2 mins read 4,968 views
Banks can unlock growth through affordable credit

Financial institutions are the lifeblood of any modern economy. They mobilise savings, allocate capital, manage risk, an...

Jun 03, 2026 3 mins read 6,247 views

Recents

Removing children is not discipline but systemic failure

Recent events involving two students from Sonamthang Central School raise a concern extending well beyond one school, one discipline committee or controversy. The issue is whether a school confronted with an adolescent relationship responds as an institution of education and child protection, or as one that removes a perceived problem from its premises.

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All's well when it ends fairly

It is not often that students expelled from school, for whatever reason, make it to the media or a national newspaper. However, when the parents of two students, who have now been relocated to a new school, approached Kuensel seeking help, they hoped that a story going public through the media would help them get some justice and make decision-makers rethink.

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