April of 2019

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Wangdue's 60-bed hospital ready for operation

Hospitals

Apr 30, 2019 1 mins read 538 views
The young farmers of Banjar

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2019 3 mins read 616 views
Balancing environment and development

National Environment Commission (NEC)

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 591 views
JDWNRH and bad press

Letter to the editor

Apr 30, 2019 1 mins read 607 views
Agriculture needs real investment

Editorial

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 614 views
Rain forecast due to Cyclonic storm Fani

National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM)

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 607 views
Gaydrung's tenure extended to April 2022

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 556 views
Former RICBL ED rebuts

RICBL

Apr 30, 2019 1 mins read 610 views
Mangmis, tshogpas accuse gups of misusing fund

Crime

Apr 30, 2019 2 mins read 652 views
Informal lodging facilities encourage undercutting, says TCB

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Apr 30, 2019 3 mins read 551 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 568 views
Construction company penalized for dumping waste

Waste

Apr 29, 2019 1 mins read 602 views
Sewerage plant under pressure from solid waste

Waste

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 586 views
Biosphere reserves for integrated conservation

Meeting

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 593 views
The women leaders of Tsamang

Women local leaders

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 560 views
Youth and drugs

Letter to the editor

Apr 29, 2019 1 mins read 612 views
Ungrievable lives?

Editorial

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 512 views
Delegation returns from Japan

Youth

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 583 views
Keeping the civil service small? A big task!

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Apr 29, 2019 2 mins read 535 views
Eight arrested in prostitution racket

Crime

Apr 29, 2019 0 mins read 561 views
Rural revitalisation key to food security: IFPRI

Global Food Policy Report

Apr 29, 2019 3 mins read 567 views
Don't take the pay raise: DNT tells its MPs

Pay Commission

Apr 29, 2019 5 mins read 515 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 563 views
The (de)valuation of TVET

Perspective

Apr 28, 2019 5 mins read 584 views
Implementation challenges of urban planning and development - Part II

Perspective

Apr 28, 2019 5 mins read 568 views
People look forward to Sunkosh project

Sunkosh project

Apr 28, 2019 1 mins read 507 views
South Thimphu is filling up

Housing

Apr 28, 2019 3 mins read 541 views
Reform to double tax contribution to GDP from 2020

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Apr 28, 2019 1 mins read 515 views
Numbers and salaries for Bangladeshi specialists not fixed: Govt

Government

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 592 views
On local bricks

Letter to the editor

Apr 28, 2019 1 mins read 532 views
Dealing with drugs: need to focus on rehabilitation

Editorial

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 567 views
Woman charged for child trafficking and torture

Crime

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 559 views
All Bhutanese should respect immigration rules: Immigration director

Immigration

Apr 28, 2019 2 mins read 553 views
Independent team to investigate eight deaths at NICU

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Apr 28, 2019 6 mins read 544 views
Pay revision not the means to narrow the gap: PM

Pay Commission

Apr 28, 2019 3 mins read 512 views
Food policy report launch

Agriculture

Apr 28, 2019 0 mins read 512 views
2,606!

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 4 mins read 580 views
Youth and drugs: early intervention and support necessary

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 636 views
Phakpa nam- the marijuana plant

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 499 views
Have naming and shaming helped?

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 3 mins read 509 views
Carving out a new life

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 528 views
Drugs and Alcohol in Bhutan - where we are and what can we do?

Perspective

Apr 26, 2019 4 mins read 646 views
How drugs enter from across the border

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 3 mins read 696 views
Drugs-related cases decrease in Samdrupjongkhar

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 548 views
When families are ruined

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 520 views
Avoid five poisons of life and write your own story: Rap Nala

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 3 mins read 559 views
Drug abusers can become good human beings

Drugs

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 524 views
Buddhism and intoxication

Religion

Apr 26, 2019 2 mins read 705 views
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Startups call for support beyond seed funding

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Café by the waterfall

About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the left of the highway. It is not easy to miss. This modest structure is the Willing Waterfall Café – a must-stop along the east-west highway.

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Where tradition meets treatment

In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, patients move between modern clinics and traditional medicine units with ease, guided as much by...

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Between Homes

When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried to imagine what life would be like. Bu...

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The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his role as a symbol of abundance and generosity. There are five principal forms of the...

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No amount of money can replace you

The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency and warmth by devoted grandparents can fare well, separation from parents at this age generally causes...

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You’re not what you think you are

You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness, which is precisely what it does not mean. A more precise term might be: empty of inherent existence.

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Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.

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The trap of spiritual materialism

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Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly ad...

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not spending enough time with our loved ones, and not investing enough time...

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When will we feed ourselves?

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Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-quarter of the world’s oil flows to markets, reopens, the discuss...

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Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country could see as few as 2,000 births by 2028.

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A bumper harvest shouldn’t brew a bumper crisis

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Unshackling the state

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The environmental toll of wars

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A costly fiasco

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Living hand to mouth

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A call for shared responsibility

The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely intervention. The initiative calls for shared responsibility amid rising fuel costs and a supply line...

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Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

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Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

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Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

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Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

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ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 7,978 views
When Words Create Worlds

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Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

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Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

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She Lives in the Mirror

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When the watchdog has no teeth

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Culture under threat?

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Promises and performance

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Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adju...

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A costly reality

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Recents

Value-based governance: Could Bhutan pave the way for a sovereign GNH-driven approach to fighting corruption?

Bhutan is a global leader in sustainability and societal welfare. However, it is widely recognised that innovation and dynamism in its economy are stifled by systemic rigidity, resulting in over-regulation and breakdown of intersectoral cooperation. Is it possible for Bhutan to grow in line with its King’s vision for an entrepreneurial, dynamic and creative workforce that creates mindfulness prosp

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom bridge in the sky

The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gained a new altitude, literally, high above the silver-lined clouds. At 30,000 feet, the hum of the jet engines now harmonizes with the soul-soothing echoes of a traditional flute.

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Building up Bhutan's arbitral future together

A nation's maturity as a legal jurisdiction is measured not merely by its courts but by the strength of its dispute resolution architecture. This week, the Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (BADRC) convened a landmark conference with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), an occasion deserving far greater public attention than it has received.

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