August of 2019

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Villagers join community-based scouts

Trongsa Dzomgkhag

Aug 12, 2019 1 mins read 436 views
Why Yangtsips let their land to fallow

Trashigang Dzongkhag

Aug 12, 2019 2 mins read 433 views
Opposition reviews its own performance, forms steering committee

Parliament

Aug 12, 2019 2 mins read 439 views
Horse Contractors Association launched

Paro Dzongkhag

Aug 12, 2019 2 mins read 476 views
Nepotism needs to be taken seriously

Letter to the Editor

Aug 12, 2019 1 mins read 394 views
Greater focus needed in agriculture

Editorial

Aug 12, 2019 2 mins read 413 views
Taxi driver sentenced to three years for molestation

Crime

Aug 12, 2019 1 mins read 441 views
Students in remote schools perform better in Dzongkha

Education Ministry

Aug 12, 2019 2 mins read 444 views
BTFEC commits USD 7M to the government

Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC)

Aug 12, 2019 1 mins read 382 views
Cabinet allows surface collection and dredging works

Cabinet

Aug 12, 2019 2 mins read 388 views
Engineering blunder leaves gewog dry

Water

Aug 12, 2019 3 mins read 433 views
Rain and thunderstorm

Briefly

Aug 12, 2019 0 mins read 383 views
In favour of curriculum autonomy for Bhutanese schools

Perspective

Aug 11, 2019 3 mins read 424 views
Swami Narayanacharya passes away

Obituary

Aug 11, 2019 2 mins read 428 views
OAG appeals to HC against Tsirang court's judgment

Crime

Aug 11, 2019 3 mins read 391 views
Another round of facelift for the capital

Letter to the Editor

Aug 11, 2019 1 mins read 417 views
Old wine in new bottle?

Editorial

Aug 11, 2019 2 mins read 994 views
Pay rise as civil servants see it

Pay rise

Aug 11, 2019 2 mins read 437 views
Risk of flash floods increasing in Tsento-Shari

Disaster

Aug 11, 2019 1 mins read 380 views
Thimpchhu washes away student

Disaster

Aug 11, 2019 1 mins read 493 views
YELP to tackle youth unemployment

Youth Engagement for Livelihood Programme (YELP)

Aug 11, 2019 2 mins read 455 views
Three banks freeze housing loan

Bank

Aug 11, 2019 3 mins read 468 views
Awards

Briefly

Aug 11, 2019 0 mins read 389 views
Sunrise FC wins Thimphu Women's league

Sports

Aug 09, 2019 1 mins read 363 views
One by one Lhops are dropping out of school

Feature Story

Aug 09, 2019 3 mins read 390 views
Forests: Natural capital or exploitable resources?

Forestry

Aug 09, 2019 6 mins read 417 views
How Thimphu was chosen as the new capital of Bhutan

Perspective

Aug 09, 2019 5 mins read 519 views
Carrom: the only entertainment in Trashiyangtse

Entertainment

Aug 09, 2019 1 mins read 377 views
Vegetable-shed gives way to bus terminal

Dagana dzongkhag

Aug 09, 2019 2 mins read 381 views
Mikhung in Paro: building better communities

Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy's (BCMD)

Aug 09, 2019 2 mins read 396 views
Interview candidate drags BBSC to court

Misbehave

Aug 09, 2019 2 mins read 402 views
OAG appeals for compensation to underage rape victims

Crime

Aug 09, 2019 1 mins read 421 views
Dogs: what about using the only option we have?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 09, 2019 1 mins read 410 views
Making people pay for their crime

Editorial

Aug 09, 2019 2 mins read 424 views
Mother and child health programme to be a national policy

Health

Aug 09, 2019 2 mins read 436 views
PM Modi to inaugurate Mangdechhu project

Indo-Bhutan

Aug 09, 2019 3 mins read 429 views
From wristwatches to gold: smuggling and a community

Crime

Aug 09, 2019 6 mins read 446 views
His Majesty addresses RIM graduates

Convocation

Aug 09, 2019 2 mins read 481 views
Indo-Bhutan relations need to move beyond hydropower

Indo-Bhutan

Aug 09, 2019 2 mins read 383 views
PM signs first APA for current fiscal year

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Aug 08, 2019 2 mins read 435 views
RBP and health officials rescue unconscious workers

Disaster

Aug 08, 2019 0 mins read 430 views
Think out of the box: PM

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Aug 08, 2019 3 mins read 396 views
PM asks MoIC to look beyond subsidies to help media sustain

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Aug 08, 2019 3 mins read 419 views
NRDCL clarifies

Letter to the Editor

Aug 08, 2019 1 mins read 435 views
Dealing with the bully

Editorial

Aug 08, 2019 2 mins read 430 views
Works underway to clear Tsirang-Wangdue highway

Disaster

Aug 08, 2019 1 mins read 395 views
RCSC offers more PGDE slots this year

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Aug 08, 2019 2 mins read 402 views
TCB to ready and implement national tourism policy

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Aug 08, 2019 3 mins read 373 views
To bail or not to bail

Crime

Aug 08, 2019 3 mins read 420 views
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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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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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