January of 2018

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Dharma programme should be for a month: Participants

Students

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 314 views
Dagana has a former journalist as lone female NC aspirant

National Council

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 317 views
DPT announces two more candidates; Nanong-Shumar MP not to recontest

Politics

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 302 views
Social media and FOMO

Letter to the editor

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 349 views
Are we employing the right way?

Editorial

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 318 views
Pakshikha lab. assistant missing

Missing

Jan 03, 2018 1 mins read 556 views
Sherig conference rolls out significant plans

Education

Jan 03, 2018 2 mins read 320 views
Bhutan witnesses gender imparity rise

Global Gender Gap Report (GGGR)

Jan 03, 2018 2 mins read 280 views
Inflation down to 3.7 percent in November

National Statistics Bureau (NSB)

Jan 03, 2018 2 mins read 312 views
Lams appointed

Appointed

Jan 03, 2018 0 mins read 0 views
Series between Bhutan, Thailand and the Maldives called off

Cricket

Jan 02, 2018 1 mins read 364 views
Laya students on an educational tour to Thimphu and Paro

Students

Jan 02, 2018 2 mins read 304 views
Taktse graduate to contest for NC from Mongar

National Council

Jan 02, 2018 1 mins read 456 views
Thromde yet to decide on incinerator

Thimphu Thromde

Jan 02, 2018 1 mins read 286 views
Smoking and gambling at Paro airport

Letter to the editor

Jan 02, 2018 1 mins read 368 views
Reform public service delivery

Editorial

Jan 02, 2018 2 mins read 339 views
Multidimensional poverty drops between 2012 and 2017

Poverty

Jan 02, 2018 2 mins read 372 views
Conservation officials accused of embezzling fund

Crime

Jan 02, 2018 3 mins read 360 views
Learners hold onto their last NFE centre in Sangbaykha

Non-formal education (NFE)

Jan 02, 2018 2 mins read 343 views
Online coupon system for POL products frustrates consumers

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Jan 02, 2018 2 mins read 294 views
Mega Youth events

Students

Jan 02, 2018 0 mins read 345 views
Thinley Norbu breaks biking record

Biking

Jan 01, 2018 1 mins read 284 views
Road improvement works underway in Thimphu

Road

Jan 01, 2018 2 mins read 368 views
DPT nominates RTC graduate for Khamed-Lunana

Politics

Jan 01, 2018 1 mins read 351 views
Man sentenced for illicit trafficking of 13 SP+ capsules

Drugs

Jan 01, 2018 1 mins read 339 views
Alcohol, top cause for domestic violence

Alcohol

Jan 01, 2018 2 mins read 380 views
Need to prevent road accidents

Letter to the editor

Jan 01, 2018 1 mins read 294 views
As new year dawns upon us

Editorial

Jan 01, 2018 1 mins read 330 views
Armed force families sensititsed on saving income

Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL)

Jan 01, 2018 1 mins read 318 views
Drukair's ATR grounded, domestic flights suspended

Drukair

Jan 01, 2018 2 mins read 282 views
Task force completes law review

National Law Review Taskforce (NLRT)

Jan 01, 2018 1 mins read 304 views
Bhutan Civil Service Rules revised

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Jan 01, 2018 4 mins read 325 views
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Cost of complacent breathing

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Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

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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 1,883 views
The true measure of public service

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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Zero tolerance for online crimes

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Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,898 views
The never-ending tourism debate

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Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,557 views
Ready to take off from GMC

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