February of 2018

Archives

Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam road bridged

Bridge

Feb 28, 2018 2 mins read 403 views
TCB's APA review focuses on toilets

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Feb 28, 2018 2 mins read 406 views
GNHC proposes revision of three APA targets

Annual Performance Agreement (APA)

Feb 28, 2018 3 mins read 400 views
Feedback from a tourist

Letter to the editor

Feb 28, 2018 1 mins read 483 views
National language

Editorial

Feb 28, 2018 1 mins read 493 views
NEC proposes revision of two targets

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Feb 28, 2018 2 mins read 630 views
KGUMSB celebrates foundation day

Foundation day

Feb 28, 2018 2 mins read 433 views
DCT joins Druk Phuensum Tshogpa

Politics

Feb 28, 2018 2 mins read 412 views
Winners of best film yet to receive Prime Minister's awards

Award

Feb 28, 2018 2 mins read 434 views
Archaeological monograph on Drapham Dzong

Drapham Dzong

Feb 28, 2018 0 mins read 420 views
Everything in the universe is impermanent and will change

k2

Feb 16, 2018 3 mins read 425 views
The K2 story

k2

Feb 16, 2018 2 mins read 458 views
Ridam / Ladam

k2

Feb 09, 2018 4 mins read 570 views
Of poor saving culture and misconstrued loan requirement

k2

Feb 09, 2018 3 mins read 540 views
Sherubtse gets its first salon

Colleges

Feb 27, 2018 1 mins read 451 views
DoR to maintain Damphu - Sunkosh road

Road

Feb 27, 2018 1 mins read 368 views
Four NC candidates go to the next selection round

National Council

Feb 27, 2018 1 mins read 405 views
Three gewogs in Chukha choose their NC candidates

National Council

Feb 27, 2018 2 mins read 401 views
Cattle theft in Gelephu

Letter to the editor

Feb 27, 2018 1 mins read 369 views
Youth matters

Editorial

Feb 27, 2018 2 mins read 411 views
Dasho Dawa Dem passes away

Obituary

Feb 27, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Dasho Dawa Dem passes away

Passed away

Feb 27, 2018 1 mins read 466 views
Twenty Assembly members visited constituency only once: NA report

National Assembly

Feb 27, 2018 2 mins read 443 views
National economic census deferred to 2019

National Statistics Bureau (NSB)

Feb 27, 2018 2 mins read 380 views
Govt. assures support to promote Dzongkha

Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC)

Feb 27, 2018 2 mins read 418 views
KGUMSB's foundation day

Foundation day

Feb 27, 2018 0 mins read 389 views
Bhutan Milo Cup 2018 launched

Football

Feb 26, 2018 0 mins read 394 views
BNCA claims drug testing as major achievement

Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA)

Feb 26, 2018 2 mins read 455 views
Lhuentse court sentences four men for environment pollution

Crime

Feb 26, 2018 1 mins read 425 views
Not embezzlement but officially induced error: Defendant

Crime

Feb 26, 2018 2 mins read 394 views
Response to `Internet services still expensive' post

Letter to the editor

Feb 26, 2018 1 mins read 363 views
School feeding programme must receive priority

Editorial

Feb 26, 2018 1 mins read 357 views
Corruption accusations against me are false: Yeshey Zimba

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Feb 26, 2018 4 mins read 359 views
ACC forges regional alliance

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Feb 26, 2018 1 mins read 354 views
Druk Chirwang Tshogpa deregistered

Politics

Feb 26, 2018 1 mins read 365 views
BHUTAN-1 ready to be delivered for launch

Technology

Feb 26, 2018 2 mins read 384 views
Mahindra King's Cups

Golf

Feb 26, 2018 0 mins read 394 views
National cricket team wins first international title

Cricket

Feb 25, 2018 2 mins read 378 views
PPI records 5.14 percent inflation

Producer Price Index (PPI)

Feb 25, 2018 1 mins read 353 views
Why Secret Superstar should matter to Bhutanese filmmakers

Perspective

Feb 25, 2018 4 mins read 365 views
Prayer Rosary

Prayer Rosary

Feb 25, 2018 5 mins read 384 views
Bhutanese in Kuwait celebrate His Majesty's birthday

His Majesty The King Birth Anniversary

Feb 25, 2018 1 mins read 374 views
Bhutan ranks 60th in neonatal mortality: UNICEF

UNICEF

Feb 25, 2018 2 mins read 384 views
Party activities in constituencies halted

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Feb 25, 2018 2 mins read 340 views
Internet services still expensive

Letter to the editor

Feb 25, 2018 1 mins read 355 views
Perceiving corruption

Editorial

Feb 25, 2018 2 mins read 411 views
No SDF for tourist visiting six eastern dzongkhags

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Feb 25, 2018 2 mins read 468 views
Gelephu court sends seven to prison for illicit drug trafficking

Crime

Feb 25, 2018 4 mins read 406 views
Bhutan improves in Corruption Perception Index

Corruption Perception Index (CPI)

Feb 25, 2018 3 mins read 375 views
Actions taken to improve school feeding

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Feb 25, 2018 2 mins read 359 views
Browse Archives
Over 1,900 commodities set to become cheaper under GST

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 3,237 views
Opposition demands govt. action on GST double taxation

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 2,300 views
AI ambitions hinge on data access and ethical governance

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 1,646 views
DPR work for Serpang–Autsho road begins

Farmers in remote Jaray Gewog are a step closer to gaining crucial market access, as work on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Serpang–Autsho inter-dzongkhag road officially commenced yesterday in Yumchhey,Lhuentse.

Jan 14, 2026 3 mins read 2,745 views
City farms grow, but support stalls

Jan 14, 2026 3 mins read 1,609 views
RBP warns of "spoofing" scam

Jan 13, 2026 1 mins read 4,494 views
RMA extends hotel loan repayment relief by one month

Jan 12, 2026 1 mins read 1,983 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct investment (FDI) policy that liberalised ownership rules and eased approvals.

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 2,364 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,815 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 1,489 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,715 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 1,414 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,052 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 1,367 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 995 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 514 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 821 views
Making GST work past early hiccups

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a major fiscal reform in recent years. These new reforms are part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s tax system to make taxation fairer, more efficient, a...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,091 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,505 views
A new chapter for Kuensel

Two decades ago, in February 2005, Kuensel increased its publication frequency to twice a week. This move was a direct response to our readers’ growing needs and a conscious preparation for the n...

Jan 03, 2026 2 mins read 1,169 views
Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

Dec 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,471 views
Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

Dec 30, 2025 2 mins read 1,858 views
Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 3,346 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 2,184 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 1,867 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 call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,829 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....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,110 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 4,089 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 5,482 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,827 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,198 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,409 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 2,074 views
Cost of complacent breathing

Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the r...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,388 views

No data available