January of 2018

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SP+ is the most abused pharmaceutical drug

Drugs

Jan 08, 2018 1 mins read 403 views
BKP nominates candidate from Samtse-Phuentshopelri

National Assembly elections

Jan 08, 2018 1 mins read 267 views
BAC accredits three more colleges

Colleges

Jan 08, 2018 1 mins read 415 views
Former DDC secretary allegedly made false claim of Nu 0.226M

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jan 08, 2018 2 mins read 506 views
ACC reviews tax exemption allegation

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jan 08, 2018 2 mins read 328 views
JICA hands over maps to NLC

JICA

Jan 08, 2018 0 mins read 295 views
Former RAPA artist to contest as Mongar NC candidate

National Council

Jan 07, 2018 1 mins read 357 views
Health knowledge and job satisfaction keeps VHW going

Village Health Worker (VHW)

Jan 07, 2018 1 mins read 323 views
Former BBS employee to run for NC from Tashiyangtse

National Council

Jan 07, 2018 1 mins read 351 views
DoR prepares for emergency

Road

Jan 07, 2018 1 mins read 323 views
Need to do more to address unemployment issue

Letter to the editor

Jan 07, 2018 0 mins read 324 views
Corruption paved roads?

Editorial

Jan 07, 2018 2 mins read 317 views
Loose mandate leads to poor quality roads

Road

Jan 07, 2018 1 mins read 331 views
One inclusive school in one dzongkhag in the 12th Plan

Education

Jan 07, 2018 1 mins read 337 views
Driver charged for alleged rape of minors

Crime

Jan 07, 2018 1 mins read 410 views
ACC implicates 19 in five RICBL cases

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jan 07, 2018 2 mins read 348 views
Govt. working with Indian counterparts on GST

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Jan 07, 2018 2 mins read 307 views
Draft policy asks for a climate Act

Climate

Jan 07, 2018 2 mins read 314 views
Arrow victim flown in to JDWNRH

Accident

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 341 views
Poor turn out for national basketball team selection

Basketball

Jan 05, 2018 2 mins read 313 views
High temperature and rainfall affects winter chillies in Nichula

Chilies

Jan 05, 2018 2 mins read 321 views
Harvard Alumni from 14 Nations Discover Happiness in Bhutan

Perspective

Jan 05, 2018 4 mins read 492 views
Former journalist to contest for National Council

National Council

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 322 views
RSTA goes paperless in conducting license theory test

Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA)

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 480 views
Drukair ATR further grounded

Drukair

Jan 05, 2018 2 mins read 329 views
Body of missing lab assistant found

Missing

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 349 views
Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway to be completed next month

Road

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 328 views
To vote of not for 2018 elections

Letter to the editor

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 310 views
Bringing national priority into focus

Editorial

Jan 05, 2018 2 mins read 319 views
OL asks ACC to reinvestigate alleged REDCL loan scam

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jan 05, 2018 4 mins read 333 views
Govt. asks ACC to investigate MoLHR

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 354 views
JICA to reconstruct Passang Zam in Gelephu

Bridge

Jan 05, 2018 1 mins read 336 views
Govt. to introduce non-subsidised LPG

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Jan 05, 2018 2 mins read 339 views
GST shatters the Dungsam dream

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Jan 05, 2018 4 mins read 312 views
Power tiller handing over ceremony

Bhutan-Japan

Jan 05, 2018 0 mins read 364 views
South Korean Olympian to train national archers

Archery

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 347 views
Cardamom: boon and bane for Sangbaykha?

Cardamom

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 328 views
Former Sherubtse lecturer and a development worker to contest for NC

National Council

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 341 views
JDWNRH to improve patients waiting time

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 311 views
An apology

Letter to the editor

Jan 04, 2018 1 mins read 373 views
Please enlighten us

Editorial

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 336 views
Martial arts class more than engage students

Martial arts

Jan 04, 2018 1 mins read 305 views
Students learn to prepare vegetarian dishes

Students

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 305 views
City bus service to school likely to expand

City Bus Service

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 334 views
School closure in Radhi affects residents

Schools

Jan 04, 2018 2 mins read 316 views
Session on stock exchange

Royal Security Exchange

Jan 04, 2018 0 mins read 272 views
National sports meet ongoing in Tsirang

Sports

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 316 views
Additional construction leads to footpath construction delay

Construction

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 286 views
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Time to open farms to foreign labour

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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 National Unified Sports Competition has been special. Despite living with a...

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Cost of complacent breathing

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Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

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Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,201 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, s...

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A historic National Day

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Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,840 views
The true measure of public service

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Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 1,856 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 1,775 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Restore or lose it altogether

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. Whil...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,229 views
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The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,858 views
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