April of 2019

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Nu 30B in the red last year

Trade

Apr 22, 2019 2 mins read 482 views
Their Majesties offer prayers for Sri Lanka

Bhutan-Sri Lanka

Apr 22, 2019 1 mins read 517 views
26 bikers participate in Bum-Kora race

Bum-Kora race

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 497 views
Perseverance pays off

Open Mountain Bike Race

Apr 21, 2019 2 mins read 544 views
Blacksmithing, a dying art in Trashiyangtse

Blacksmithing

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 537 views
Fire razes 700 acres of forest in Yangner

Fire accident

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 487 views
Dzogchen - The Great Perfection

Perspective

Apr 21, 2019 3 mins read 0 views
15 percent of schools in Mongar lack adequate infrastructure

Schools

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 644 views
Acute water shortage at Dungkar goenpa

Water

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 548 views
When the civil service and the government becomes Bhutan

Letter to the editor

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 492 views
The cost of bad planning

Editorial

Apr 21, 2019 2 mins read 585 views
Birdflu in Phuentsholing contained

Birdflu (H5N1) outbreak

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 528 views
Windstorm damages seven houses in Bardo gewog

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Apr 21, 2019 1 mins read 513 views
Police complaint lodged against overseas placement official

Crime

Apr 21, 2019 2 mins read 550 views
Nationalisation of mines needs a broader perspective: PM

Druk Satair Corporation Limited (DSCL)

Apr 21, 2019 4 mins read 474 views
Mongar DT thrizin counters ACC allegations

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Apr 19, 2019 2 mins read 538 views
DeSuung office to frame SOPs for better coordination

DeSuung

Apr 19, 2019 1 mins read 500 views
Scout leaders attend wood badge training

Training

Apr 19, 2019 2 mins read 548 views
Rhododendron festival disappoints visitors

Rhododendron festival

Apr 19, 2019 2 mins read 459 views
Implementation challenges of urban planning and development- Part 1

Perspective

Apr 19, 2019 4 mins read 531 views
Letter from Kiev

Perspective

Apr 19, 2019 6 mins read 653 views
Chagchen - The Great Seal

Perspective

Apr 19, 2019 3 mins read 0 views
GoI to refund Nu 2.6B in excise duty for 2017

GoI

Apr 19, 2019 1 mins read 484 views
Tourists dissatisfied with banking, communications and toilet services

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Apr 19, 2019 2 mins read 529 views
In love with butterflies and other stories

Book review

Apr 19, 2019 2 mins read 461 views
Efforts on to revive DKT

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Apr 19, 2019 1 mins read 487 views
Revisit Fiscal Incentive Act

Letter to the editor

Apr 19, 2019 1 mins read 512 views
Challenges facing tourism sector

Editorial

Apr 19, 2019 1 mins read 566 views
H1N1 outbreak under control

Health diseases

Apr 19, 2019 1 mins read 550 views
Eight sentenced in Thimphu land grabbing case

Thimphu dzongkhag court's criminal bench sentenced eight people, involving a dzongkhag staff and his wife, a local leader, two former gups and three Thimphu r...

Apr 20, 2019 2 mins read 599 views
ACC and RAA investigate thromde's sewer line

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Apr 19, 2019 1 mins read 492 views
Inaugurated treatment plant still not operationalised

Treatment plant

Apr 19, 2019 3 mins read 424 views
No transfer, no salary

Health

Apr 19, 2019 2 mins read 543 views
9th Dantak Open Mountain Bike Race

Open Mountain Bike Race

Apr 19, 2019 0 mins read 486 views
ECCD opens in Lungo village

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

Apr 18, 2019 1 mins read 514 views
Wangling village in need of an irrigation canal

Irrigation

Apr 18, 2019 1 mins read 507 views
Ossey bypass opening deferred to mid-May

Road

Apr 18, 2019 1 mins read 500 views
Road widening works damage paddy fields and irrigation canal

Road

Apr 18, 2019 1 mins read 549 views
Vajrayana, the diamond vehicle

Perspective

Apr 18, 2019 4 mins read 632 views
PC recommends SDF on regional tourists

Pay Commission

Apr 18, 2019 4 mins read 513 views
Let we act before it is too late

Letter to the editor

Apr 18, 2019 0 mins read 520 views
When farmers are forgotten

Editorial

Apr 18, 2019 2 mins read 537 views
Second motorable bridge over Omchhu opens

Bridge

Apr 18, 2019 1 mins read 489 views
Vajrayana conference begins at Zhichenkhar

Religion

Apr 18, 2019 1 mins read 608 views
Bhutan's press freedom improves

Media

Apr 18, 2019 2 mins read 533 views
Cabinet to make changes to pay commission report: Foreign Minister

Pay Commission

Apr 18, 2019 3 mins read 552 views
Rhododendron festival

Rhododendron festival

Apr 18, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Windstorm hits three gewogs in Chukha

Department of Disaster Management (DDM)

Apr 17, 2019 1 mins read 496 views
Plastic waste, a threat to birds

From bottle caps, toys, old clothes, chocolate wrappers, biscuit and noodle plastics, juice straws, used diapers and more litter the woods of Taba in Thimphu.

Apr 18, 2019 2 mins read 549 views
Browse Archives
Petrol recoups Nu 75.3 million against Nu 67.4 million in support

Diesel has accounted for 97 percent of the government’s fuel price support since the price stabilisation mechanism was introduced in March, while petrol has largely balanced out through recoupment, according to government data.

Sep 09, 2026 2 mins read 2,392 views
Puna-III project advances to DPR stage, construction targeted for 2028

The proposed 920MW Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project III (PHPP-III) has moved from the prefeasibility to the Detailed Pro...

Sep 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,453 views
Tama High School remains unused despite Nu 101.79 million investment

Eight years after the government bought Tama High School in Zhemgang, the campus is yet to enrol a single student, leavi...

Sep 09, 2026 4 mins read 2,299 views
School relocates two students

Two students, who were  removed from school as a disciplinary measure, are being relocated to different schools.

Sep 09, 2026 3 mins read 7,483 views
South Asia needs stronger cross-border climate cooperation: Experts

South Asian countries need stronger regional cooperation on climate change, disaster preparedness and energy security as...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 1,905 views
Paro International Airport’s expansion to take off with land acquisition

Major expansion works at Paro International Airport are set to begin this year, with the government currently working th...

Sep 05, 2026 4 mins read 4,880 views
Jaigaon Police arrest Bhutanese man, two Indians in illegal gold sale

The arrest of a Bhutanese man and two Indian nationals by Jaigaon Police over an alleged gold transaction has raised que...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 9,543 views
School expels two minors for being in a relationship

One of the central schools in Zhemgang terminated two minors on September 2, 2026, after they were found to be in a rela...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 30,676 views
Too early to judge success of ESP-funded film ‘A Drukpa’s Heart’ - DoMCIIP

Nearly four weeks after “A Drukpa’s Heart” opened in cinemas, the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectua...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 4,489 views
BAIL provides market, helps farmers cut post-harvest losses and boost income

Bhutan Agro Industries Limited (BAIL) has recorded significant growth in procurement at its Lingmethang processing plant...

Sep 05, 2026 3 mins read 1,510 views
Charging the future

Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles? Only 279.

Jul 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,692 views
Not a fab (FAB) show

The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) has lost its legal standing as a Civil Society Organisation following its deregistration by the CSO Authority in January, after prolonged non-c...

Jul 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,407 views
Electoral laws must evolve with time

As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the sil...

Jul 15, 2026 2 mins read 3,744 views
The illegal timber business

Bhutan's rich forests are not only a source of clean air, water, and wealth. Hidden within the thickets is also a web of corruption whether in illegal felling, illicit sale, or collusion among official...

Jul 11, 2026 2 mins read 5,247 views
The GMC Culture

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the international airport. Designs for highways a...

Jul 08, 2026 2 mins read 6,440 views
The dark side of the bright screen

Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma. If you have relaxed the screen-time rules and returned that confiscated phone or tablet to your child’...

Jul 04, 2026 2 mins read 5,708 views
When perception becomes the verdict

It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration but a feature of how things work in Bhutan.

Jul 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,665 views
Holding leaders to their vows

The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most appropriate time. The first test will be applied to the aspiring Thrompon candidates, who hav...

Jun 27, 2026 2 mins read 4,077 views
Homes for all!

Homeownership in Bhutan, long understood as the most reliable pathway to financial security, is rapidly becoming an illusion. For young professionals, civil serva...

Jun 24, 2026 2 mins read 5,297 views
Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 15,395 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 22,434 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 19,368 views
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 16,933 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 13, 2026 4 mins read 3,858 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 06, 2026 4 mins read 4,257 views
Ask Mr Bhutan: “Money can’t buy happiness.” Is it true, when everything is dependent on money?

Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...

May 30, 2026 2 mins read 4,537 views
Duchen Nga Zom: What a butter lamp and a few flower petals can teach us

Duchen Nga Zom is a duzom—an auspicious convergence of sacred time within the Buddhist calendar, marked by the meeting o...

May 30, 2026 4 mins read 4,461 views
The virus, the fear, and the freedom beyond both

Hantavirus is not a single virus but a family of rodent-borne viruses that occasionally spill over into humans, sometime...

May 24, 2026 4 mins read 4,690 views
The spending paradox

A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.

Jun 20, 2026 2 mins read 5,271 views
Bridging the middle gap

The Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service,...

Jun 17, 2026 2 mins read 8,194 views
Reform or stay shut

The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators,...

Jun 13, 2026 2 mins read 5,007 views
Overseas employment isn’t the solution

The conflict in the Middle East has once again exposed our dependence on overseas employment as a pressure valve for dom...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 5,609 views
United for Project 108

Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erect...

Jun 06, 2026 2 mins read 4,985 views

Recents

Removing children is not discipline but systemic failure

Recent events involving two students from Sonamthang Central School raise a concern extending well beyond one school, one discipline committee or controversy. The issue is whether a school confronted with an adolescent relationship responds as an institution of education and child protection, or as one that removes a perceived problem from its premises.

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