June of 2018

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Exporters to negotiate floor price of boulders

Boulder business

Jun 06, 2018 2 mins read 490 views
Chudzom farmers replace cardamoms with paddy

Agriculture

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 485 views
Urban Bhutan? Embrace the old in building the new

Perspective

Jun 29, 2018 4 mins read 496 views
Man convicted for impersonation and larceny

Crime

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 600 views
Japanese government grants medical equipment worth USD 4.5M

Bhutan-Japan

Jun 29, 2018 3 mins read 623 views
Bhutanese delegation attends 6th GEF Assembly

Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 446 views
Central schools are sustainable, says education minister

Education

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 514 views
Private sector development was prioritised, says govt

Private sector

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 474 views
BICMA hands over licensing of entertainment centres to MoEA

Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA)

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 480 views
21st NC session concludes

National Council

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 474 views
The last Parliament session before election concludes

Parliament

Jun 29, 2018 3 mins read 490 views
IWP for teachers

Letter to the editor

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 415 views
State of the nation

Editorial

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 494 views
Overflowing drain irks NPPF residents in P'ling

National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF)

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 485 views
Four detained for alleged bullying

Crime

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 505 views
Man drowns

Accident

Jun 29, 2018 1 mins read 0 views
Heavy rain in southern and eastern Bhutan

National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM)

Jun 29, 2018 0 mins read 461 views
PM blames PHPA I delay on Opposition

Hydropower

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 552 views
BHUTAN-1 leaves for space

Satellite

Jun 29, 2018 2 mins read 510 views
Bhutan loses to the Maldives

Basketball

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 459 views
31 shopkeepers receive land kidu in Samdrupcholing

Land Kidu

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 409 views
Dophuchen residents await Amochhu bridge launch

Bridge

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 423 views
Australian volunteers to provide technical assistance

Volunteers

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 434 views
Bridging Japan - Bhutan relations

Perspective

Jun 28, 2018 4 mins read 519 views
ABTO and HRAB to strengthen cooperation

Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO)

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 411 views
Nikachhu project works dry up Tsheringma drubchu in Trongsa

Hydropower

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 445 views
Welcome as many teams from other dzongkhags at the national leagues

Letter to the editor

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 435 views
More needs to be done to fight HIV/AIDS

Editorial

Jun 28, 2018 1 mins read 415 views
Man gets two life sentences for double murder in Kuengarabten

Crime

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 716 views
Chuzomsa bridge opens to traffic

Bridge

Jun 28, 2018 2 mins read 420 views
The state of the nation

Parliament

Jun 28, 2018 10 mins read 0 views
Japan provides medical equipment

Bhutan-Japan

Jun 28, 2018 0 mins read 578 views
Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam road opens to traffic

Road

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 484 views
Dophuchen farmers return to maize farming

Agriculture

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 454 views
Traditional medicine facility opens in Tsirang

Traditional medicine

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 480 views
Mapping the Future

Perspective

Jun 27, 2018 4 mins read 458 views
OL questions REDCL loan and Samrang mega farm situation

Loan

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 566 views
Disability prevalence higher in rural Bhutan

Disabilities

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 456 views
Response to "Olakha's Discotheque - Operating beyond time, again!"

Letter to the editor

Jun 27, 2018 1 mins read 438 views
Changes

Editorial

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 421 views
Blacktopping Khibisa-Daga road in 12th Plan

Road

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 461 views
Power generation drops by 4 percent last year

Hydropower

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 517 views
Time for govt. to accept countless failures: Opposition

Government

Jun 27, 2018 3 mins read 434 views
27 new HIV+ cases detected

Health diseases

Jun 27, 2018 2 mins read 656 views
State of the Nation Report

Parliament

Jun 27, 2018 0 mins read 478 views
ECCD coverage to reach 55 percent in 12th Plan, says minister

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read 442 views
Education ministry to propose taking over IWP for teachers from RCSC

Education

Jun 26, 2018 2 mins read 619 views
Shingkhar-Gorgan road awaits environment clearance

Road

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read 443 views
Five arrested with controlled substances

Drugs

Jun 26, 2018 1 mins read 488 views
Tsirang hospital built as per approved design: MoH

Hospitals

Jun 26, 2018 2 mins read 501 views
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