April of 2019

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Wangdue's 60-bed hospital ready for operation

Hospitals

Apr 30, 2019 1 mins read 222 views
The young farmers of Banjar

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2019 3 mins read 250 views
Balancing environment and development

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 251 views
JDWNRH and bad press

Letter to the editor

Apr 30, 2019 1 mins read 230 views
Agriculture needs real investment

Editorial

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 235 views
Rain forecast due to Cyclonic storm Fani

National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM)

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 254 views
Gaydrung's tenure extended to April 2022

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 221 views
Former RICBL ED rebuts

RICBL

Apr 30, 2019 1 mins read 255 views
Mangmis, tshogpas accuse gups of misusing fund

Crime

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 236 views
Informal lodging facilities encourage undercutting, says TCB

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Apr 30, 2019 3 mins read 229 views
MoU signed

Memorandum of understanding (MoU)

Apr 30, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Urban Sprout wins National Startup Weekend

Start-Up Weekend award

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 229 views
Construction company penalized for dumping waste

Waste

Apr 29, 2019 1 mins read 266 views
Sewerage plant under pressure from solid waste

Waste

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 247 views
Biosphere reserves for integrated conservation

Meeting

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 258 views
The women leaders of Tsamang

Women local leaders

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 198 views
Youth and drugs

Letter to the editor

Apr 29, 2019 1 mins read 245 views
Ungrievable lives?

Editorial

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 179 views
Delegation returns from Japan

Youth

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 221 views
Keeping the civil service small? A big task!

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 207 views
Eight arrested in prostitution racket

Crime

Apr 29, 2019 0 mins read 227 views
Rural revitalisation key to food security: IFPRI

Global Food Policy Report

Apr 29, 2019 3 mins read 216 views
Don't take the pay raise: DNT tells its MPs

Pay Commission

Apr 29, 2019 5 mins read 199 views
Bhutan Democracy Forum

Bhutan Democracy Forum

Apr 29, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Paralympics day celebrated to advocate paralympics movement

Paralympics day

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 196 views
The (de)valuation of TVET

Perspective

Apr 28, 2019 5 mins read 206 views
Implementation challenges of urban planning and development - Part II

Perspective

Apr 28, 2019 5 mins read 229 views
People look forward to Sunkosh project

Sunkosh project

Apr 28, 2019 1 mins read 215 views
South Thimphu is filling up

Housing

Apr 28, 2019 3 mins read 198 views
Reform to double tax contribution to GDP from 2020

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Apr 28, 2019 1 mins read 180 views
Numbers and salaries for Bangladeshi specialists not fixed: Govt

Government

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 222 views
On local bricks

Letter to the editor

Apr 28, 2019 1 mins read 200 views
Dealing with drugs: need to focus on rehabilitation

Editorial

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 225 views
Woman charged for child trafficking and torture

Crime

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 200 views
All Bhutanese should respect immigration rules: Immigration director

Immigration

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 214 views
Independent team to investigate eight deaths at NICU

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Apr 28, 2019 6 mins read 206 views
Pay revision not the means to narrow the gap: PM

Pay Commission

Apr 28, 2019 3 mins read 197 views
Food policy report launch

Agriculture

Apr 28, 2019 0 mins read 213 views
2,606!

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 4 mins read 184 views
Youth and drugs: early intervention and support necessary

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 239 views
Phakpa nam- the marijuana plant

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 194 views
Have naming and shaming helped?

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 3 mins read 203 views
Carving out a new life

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 185 views
Drugs and Alcohol in Bhutan - where we are and what can we do?

Perspective

Apr 26, 2019 4 mins read 226 views
How drugs enter from across the border

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 3 mins read 224 views
Drugs-related cases decrease in Samdrupjongkhar

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 211 views
When families are ruined

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 179 views
Avoid five poisons of life and write your own story: Rap Nala

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 3 mins read 189 views
Drug abusers can become good human beings

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 189 views
Buddhism and intoxication

Religion

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 266 views
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Health ministry and PEMA Secretariat expand mental health access

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Creative industry gets Nu 530 million boost from ESP

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His Majesty the King graces closing ceremony of Parliament

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Bhutan’s working hours: Gross National Exhaustion?

Bhutan has drawn unexpected global attention following the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) latest global worki...

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Govt. urges overstaying Bhutanese in the US to return amid heightened immigration crackdown

Amid increasing immigration enforcement in the United States (US), Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MoFAE...

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Indian national is sentenced to 15 years for smuggling heroin into Bhutan

An Indian national, Thanil Wanhengbam, 50, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for smuggling 4.610 kilograms of her...

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RCSC to discontinue regular contract teacher system

Aiming to restore fairness and consistency, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) will discontinue the regular contr...

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Health ministry commits rural health access amid staffing woes

Despite facing ongoing shortages of medical professionals in urban centers, the health ministry has reaffirmed its firm...

Jul 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,524 views
NA adopts the Income Tax Bill, exempts up to Nu 400, 000 in fixed deposit interest

The National Assembly (NA) yesterday adopted the Income Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025, incorporating a key recommendation from...

Jul 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,747 views
Criminalising copyright violations

When the global apparel giant Uniqlo recently objected to Bhutanese retailers using its logo without permission, it set off a chain of events that now serves as a rare, and long overdue, wake-up call.

Jun 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,928 views
A crisis of image—and of accountability

Bhutan has been named among 36 countries facing potential US travel sanctions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade has issued a notification urging undocumented Bhutanese in the United States to voluntarily return home.

Jun 23, 2025 2 mins read 2,816 views
Clarifying the FD tax confusion

Whether the confusion stems from discussions in Parliament or how the media has reported them, many people, including those without a fixed deposit account, are concerned about the proposed tax on fixed deposit (F...

Jun 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,094 views
The sacred and the soiled

Two spiritual events. Two vastly different outcomes. What separates the squalor left behind at the recent oral transmission from the orderly conclusion of the menlam chenmo gathering is not money...

Jun 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,911 views
What the tax reforms mean

In recent days, the National Assembly has passed some major tax reforms. From introducing a flat 5 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) and increasing excise duties on harmful products to taxing...

Jun 19, 2025 2 mins read 1,604 views
Taxes alone cannot control alcohol or tobacco

Alcohol, tobacco, carbonated drinks, and other non-essential or harmful products will become more expensive starting Jan...

Jun 18, 2025 2 mins read 1,892 views
Going beyond third child incentive to reverse our declining population

Bhutan’s fertility rate has dropped from over six children per woman in the 1980s to just 1.7 in 2017, far below the rep...

Jun 17, 2025 2 mins read 2,346 views
Triumph long delayed by inaction?

We are on the verge of becoming a malaria-free nation. This is no small feat. From tens of thousands of cases in the 1990s to zero local transmissions since November 2021, the turnaround is remarkable. But to paint this...

Jun 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,550 views
Beyond improving public service

Public service delivery in Bhutan is expected to improve significantly with the launch of the Integrated Service Centre and the enhancement of the Contact Centre. These initiatives are designed to provide a one-st...

Jun 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,943 views
A big problem for a small airport

There is another record, one we would rather not be associated with. In just the first five months of 2025, nearly 29 kilograms of brown sugar (heroin), a highly addictive and dangerous drug, have been seized by customs...

Jun 13, 2025 2 mins read 2,941 views
AmA by Deki Natural Dyes

In an age dominated by fast fashion and synthetic dyes, a Bhutanese entrepreneur is turning to the past to craft a more...

Apr 09, 2025 3 mins read 13,569 views
BOB introduces flexible credit line and premium cards

The Bank of Bhutan (BoB) unveiled two financial products—Credit Line Limit (CLL) and BOB Premium Card—at a networking ev...

Mar 31, 2025 2 mins read 15,968 views
Online potato auction boosts trade and revenue

Potato trade has seen a major transformation since the launch of the online auction system under the Bhutan Commodities...

Mar 31, 2025 2 mins read 14,262 views
Mountain Hazelnuts secures USD 7.9M investment for climate-resilient farming

Mountain Hazelnuts, one of Bhutan’s first fully foreign direct investment (FDI) companies, has secured USD 7.9 million e...

Mar 31, 2025 1 mins read 16,655 views
Bhutan auctions wine on global stage

For the first time, Bhutanese vintage wine will go under the hammer on the global stage, marking a historic moment for t...

Mar 28, 2025 2 mins read 17,341 views
Plastic ban: Why it’s failing

Consider this: of the 172 metric tonnes of waste generated daily in Bhutan, plastics constitute roughly 36 percent, with...

Jun 11, 2025 2 mins read 2,029 views
Why taxing fixed deposit interest makes sense

A fierce public debate has erupted over the proposed introduction of a 10 percent withholding tax on fixed deposit (FD)...

Jun 10, 2025 2 mins read 3,721 views
Managing our mess: A real test of commitment?

Waste has always been Bhutan’s quiet embarrassment—a problem we have seen, smelled, and stepped around, yet never truly...

Jun 09, 2025 2 mins read 2,059 views
Govt. can make home ownership possible

When the Changjiji low-income housing project began over two decades ago, there was a hopeful rumour: tenants might even...

Jun 07, 2025 2 mins read 3,301 views
The silent crisis consuming our youth

More than 3,600 young people were arrested for drug-related offences between 2023 and 2024, accounting for over 50 perce...

Jun 06, 2025 2 mins read 3,721 views

Recents

Energising Bhutan

It was no mere coincidence that as Bhutan launched its National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025, flash floods from glacial lake outbursts and excessive rainfall were wreaking havoc across the region—including damage to hydropower stations built or under construction as run-of-the-river schemes.

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