August of 2019

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Briefly

Aug 08, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Actor arrested for an alleged stabbing case

Crime

Aug 07, 2019 0 mins read 278 views
Videographer in Babesa bullying case arrested

Crime

Aug 07, 2019 1 mins read 307 views
Watching TV in Ngawang Dramtoe

Feature Story

Aug 07, 2019 3 mins read 260 views
Bhutan looks to CSA for climate resilient agriculture

Agriculture

Aug 07, 2019 2 mins read 281 views
Why no doctors?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 07, 2019 0 mins read 265 views
Watching remote Dramtoe

Editorial

Aug 07, 2019 2 mins read 239 views
Local leaders worried water source at Buyang could dry up

Water

Aug 07, 2019 1 mins read 270 views
Bji Zam-Trongsa remains blocked still

Disaster

Aug 07, 2019 0 mins read 261 views
TVET yet to be made fourth stream

Education Ministry

Aug 07, 2019 2 mins read 242 views
314 dengue cases in Doksum

Health

Aug 07, 2019 2 mins read 249 views
His Majesty The King offers prayers for late Shrimati Sushma Swaraj

Foreign Affairs

Aug 07, 2019 1 mins read 264 views
Flash flood causes major damage in Punatsangchhu

Disaster

Aug 07, 2019 1 mins read 272 views
Women's league: Thimphu City Ladies will take on Sunrise FC

Sports

Aug 06, 2019 1 mins read 242 views
Chamkhar town lacks public toilet

Bumthang Dzongkhag

Aug 06, 2019 1 mins read 237 views
Finally S/jongkhar town could have reliable water

Water

Aug 06, 2019 1 mins read 244 views
Plastic ban: Trashiyangtse shows the way

Trashiyangtse Dzongkhag

Aug 06, 2019 2 mins read 212 views
How are our children growing up?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 06, 2019 0 mins read 231 views
Avoid the herd mentality

Editorial

Aug 06, 2019 2 mins read 264 views
Police forwards Taktse case to court

Crime

Aug 06, 2019 1 mins read 296 views
PM urges MoLHR's to realign APA activities to improve TVET

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Aug 06, 2019 3 mins read 251 views
TB diagnosis to become easier

Health

Aug 06, 2019 2 mins read 248 views
Man charged for murder

Crime

Aug 06, 2019 1 mins read 281 views
Lack of doctors hamper service in Dagana

Health

Aug 06, 2019 2 mins read 255 views
Finance ministry initiates salary revision for SOEs

Finance ministry

Aug 06, 2019 1 mins read 288 views
BoB Bhutan Premier League

Briefly

Aug 06, 2019 0 mins read 346 views
Sentabsa village has acute water shortage

Water

Aug 05, 2019 2 mins read 240 views
Body of mother found

Disaster

Aug 05, 2019 1 mins read 261 views
Man detained for bullying minor

Crime

Aug 05, 2019 1 mins read 242 views
Learn and earn programme: a shared responsibility

Letter to the Editor

Aug 05, 2019 1 mins read 248 views
Of rights and responsibilities

Editorial

Aug 05, 2019 2 mins read 273 views
To save the giant from extinction

Wild Life

Aug 05, 2019 2 mins read 270 views
Yangtse cordycep collectors do not prefer auction

Cordyceps

Aug 05, 2019 1 mins read 261 views
Sacred Milerapa nangten installed

Religious

Aug 05, 2019 1 mins read 257 views
Ngawang Dramtoe has no ECCD facilitator

Education Ministry

Aug 05, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
Ngawang Dramtoe has no ECCD facilitator

Education Ministry

Aug 05, 2019 1 mins read 250 views
Graffiti suspect still at large

Briefly

Aug 05, 2019 0 mins read 237 views
First ever fire training facility at Chamgang

Training

Aug 02, 2019 1 mins read 270 views
PM not convinced with quality of APA

Annual performance agreement (APA)

Aug 02, 2019 3 mins read 247 views
At the Yartsa Goenbub auction yard

Cordycep

Aug 02, 2019 2 mins read 243 views
Bhutanese observe zero waste hour

Environment

Aug 02, 2019 1 mins read 300 views
Cutting more forest is not the most expedient choice

Perspective

Aug 02, 2019 4 mins read 227 views
The Sarpang-Zhemgang Debate

Perspective

Aug 02, 2019 3 mins read 259 views
Motorist plying Indian roads warned of new traffic rules

Traffic

Aug 02, 2019 1 mins read 267 views
MoE to start TVET as optional subject next year

Education Ministry

Aug 02, 2019 2 mins read 235 views
Domestic violence leaves woman paralysed

Domestic violence

Aug 02, 2019 4 mins read 257 views
Trashigang to get another vegetable shed

Trashigang Dzongkhag

Aug 02, 2019 2 mins read 244 views
Man succumbs to dengue

Health

Aug 02, 2019 1 mins read 286 views
Need for flyover or underground roads

Letter to the Editor

Aug 02, 2019 1 mins read 257 views
Browse Archives
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Sangay Bidha calls on youth to use technology mindfully

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Punakha’s EV taxi drivers stalled by single charging station

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From palace to museum: Living legacy of Wangduechholing

The Wangduechholing Palace in Bumthang stands as a monument to Bhutan’s past and a promise to its future. Its whitewashe...

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Bhutan celebrates 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty

Bhutan celebrated the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo yesterday, which coincided this year...

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PM Modi graces 70th Birth Anniversary celebration of the Fourth King

Tens and thousands of Bhutanese people marked the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King with a grand cel...

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PM Modi announces INR 40 billion credit line, new rail links, and land for Bhutanese temple in Varanasi

India will provide Bhutan with a INR 40 billion line of credit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his state...

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DRC takes over Bhutan Integrated Tax System

The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) yesterday formally took charge of the Bhutan Integrated Tax System (BITS) fr...

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Semchen Tsethar Tshogpa rescues 31 yaks from slaughter

Semchen Tsethar Tshogpa (Animal Life Saving Association) yesterday rescued 31 yaks in Chamgang, Thimphu to commemorate H...

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Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship between the two nations, one that transcends politics and reflects...

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Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

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The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

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Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

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Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

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Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,224 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

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A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 729 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 725 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...

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Ask Mr Bhutan

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Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,073 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent...

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Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,020 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new c...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,028 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It h...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,313 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dem...

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Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on Saturday for “Healing for Peace,” an extraordinary event led by renowned traditional healers Master Chris Leong and Master Erik Leong, supported by a team of 20 Tit Tar practitioners and 100 DeSuung volunteers.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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