May of 2018

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Dear new NC members

Letter to the editor

May 09, 2018 0 mins read 325 views
The medium is the message

Editorial

May 09, 2018 2 mins read 329 views
ACC to re-investigate Loden Foundation's recruitment process

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC )

May 09, 2018 3 mins read 298 views
National Council to elect chairpersons today

National Council

May 09, 2018 2 mins read 310 views
Bhutan Democracy Forum

Bhutan Democracy Forum

May 09, 2018 0 mins read 439 views
Police rules out Khekpa presence in the east

Headhunter (Khekpa)

May 08, 2018 4 mins read 380 views
BoB appoints 80 sales representatives

Bank of Bhutan (BoB)

May 08, 2018 1 mins read 399 views
Work begins to beautify Bajo town

Bajo town

May 08, 2018 2 mins read 304 views
2,773km of electric fencing installed nationwide

Electric fencing

May 08, 2018 2 mins read 333 views
Most vehicles involved in accidents are driven by professional drivers

Letter to the editor

May 08, 2018 1 mins read 353 views
Water shortage must be addressed

Editorial

May 08, 2018 2 mins read 314 views
Villagers of Toep gewog appeal to High Court

Appeal

May 08, 2018 1 mins read 349 views
Man gets five years in prison for trafficking SP+

Crime

May 08, 2018 1 mins read 317 views
ECB forwards Kalay Dukpa's case to OAG

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

May 08, 2018 3 mins read 302 views
Second National Council completes term today

National Council

May 08, 2018 2 mins read 323 views
High level round table meeting

Round table meeting

May 08, 2018 0 mins read 312 views
KP Nayar, the teacher whose neighbours call him Bhutan

Teachers

May 07, 2018 3 mins read 321 views
Thank you, Mr R N Khazanchi

Perspective

May 07, 2018 3 mins read 364 views
Two Bhutanese caught trying to smuggle leopard skin

Crime

May 07, 2018 1 mins read 340 views
"WHO will continue to support Bhutan"

World Health Organisation (WHO)

May 07, 2018 5 mins read 287 views
Time to debunk the myth of Khekpa

Letter to the editor

May 07, 2018 1 mins read 380 views
An apolitical civil service

Editorial

May 07, 2018 2 mins read 364 views
Defendant benefits from NDPSSA 2018 (amendment) Act

Crime

May 07, 2018 1 mins read 363 views
Water shortage in T/phu throm due to drying sources

Water

May 07, 2018 2 mins read 433 views
P/ling court convicts three in fronting case

Crime

May 07, 2018 2 mins read 321 views
10 students of Sertena PS moved to Jyenkana LSS in Haa

Schools

May 07, 2018 2 mins read 322 views
Disputes mediation procedures and skills workshop

Workshop

May 07, 2018 0 mins read 299 views
Policy dialogue discusses challenges and potentials of BBIN-MVA

Conference

May 06, 2018 4 mins read 335 views
A Woman of Pure Heart bags best short film 2018

Film

May 06, 2018 1 mins read 369 views
Exhibition on Colours of Love opens in Thimphu

Exhibition

May 06, 2018 2 mins read 348 views
Fire at Kuenselphodrang contained

Fire accident

May 06, 2018 1 mins read 380 views
Accident kills four in Zhemgang

Accident

May 06, 2018 1 mins read 326 views
Medical screening for senior citizens begins today in Thimphu thromde

Elderly Care programme

May 06, 2018 2 mins read 323 views
Make blue color jobs attractive

Letter to the editor

May 06, 2018 0 mins read 313 views
Housing must receive priority

Editorial

May 06, 2018 2 mins read 352 views
Man sentenced to three years for molesting two minors

Crime

May 06, 2018 2 mins read 336 views
Jaigaon rape suspect caught

Crime

May 06, 2018 1 mins read 345 views
22 owners asked to dismantle illegal structures in T/gang

Illegal structures

May 06, 2018 3 mins read 300 views
Civil servants must resign to join political parties: RCSC

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

May 06, 2018 2 mins read 341 views
Works & human settlement conference

Conference

May 06, 2018 0 mins read 315 views
Embassy of India's foundation day celebrated

Bhutan-India

May 04, 2018 2 mins read 312 views
Community welcomes up-gradation of Tshangkha LSS in Dagana

Schools

May 04, 2018 2 mins read 304 views
JDWNRH to have mortuary and autopsy facilities in 12th Plan

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH)

May 04, 2018 2 mins read 372 views
Tarayana fair celebrates 15th anniversary

Tarayana fair

May 04, 2018 1 mins read 336 views
Seven journalism awards cancelled in Dzongkha category

Media

May 04, 2018 2 mins read 335 views
iSherig and ban on students' use of ICT-enabled mobile devices in schools

Perspective

May 04, 2018 5 mins read 474 views
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Blinded, but not broken

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Start small, but be consistent

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How Miss Bhutan 2026 is shifting the meaning of beauty

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Taxes our forefathers paid

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Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 2,346 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,750 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

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Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 2,286 views
Building inclusive sports

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Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,451 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

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Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 3,002 views
Cost of complacent breathing

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Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 2,177 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

We love to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance. In fact, we use these words in excess in policy documents, speeches, and conferences. Yet, on the ground, the conditions required for innovative ideas to take root an...

Dec 19, 2025 2 mins read 2,154 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...

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 2,614 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 1,791 views
The true measure of public service

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Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,782 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

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Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 1,809 views
Restore or lose it altogether

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Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,044 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 1,750 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 5,188 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

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Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 2,184 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

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 1,811 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Mo...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 2,461 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the countr...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 1,719 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

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