December of 2019

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Chukha wins 16th National Inter-Dzongkhag Taekwondo Championship

Sports

Dec 31, 2019 1 mins read 593 views
Students from Thimphu's remote schools undergo enrichment programme

Education

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 667 views
Development threatens takin habitat

Wild Life

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 586 views
Recognising Bhutanese athletes

Letter to the editor

Dec 31, 2019 1 mins read 530 views
New year, new beginning

Editorial

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 588 views
Two students given corrective sentencing

Crime

Dec 31, 2019 1 mins read 553 views
Engineering conference adopts 11 "doable" resolutions

Infra-Settlement

Dec 31, 2019 3 mins read 552 views
RAA will ensure accountability of audit observations

Bank

Dec 31, 2019 2 mins read 631 views
National Assembly to conduct first legislative public hearing

Parliament

Dec 31, 2019 3 mins read 564 views
Domestic worker ban

Briefly

Dec 31, 2019 0 mins read 631 views
P'ling thromde demolishes illegal settlements in Pasakha

Phuentsholing Thromde

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 584 views
Safety is our priority: fair organisers

Festival

Dec 30, 2019 1 mins read 526 views
Good quality, poor production

Economy

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 520 views
Samtse-Sipsu highway resurfacing work awarded

Transport

Dec 30, 2019 1 mins read 562 views
Crowdfunding gives impetus to another startup

Entrepreneur

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 614 views
In the name of promoting culture and tradition

Letter to the Editor

Dec 30, 2019 1 mins read 614 views
Making unpopular decisions

Editorial

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 548 views
Ghost engineers come again

Economy

Dec 30, 2019 3 mins read 561 views
No decision made on Gedu College

Education

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 590 views
Confusion galore in SOE salary revision

Economy

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 509 views
Government looks to technology to control dog population

Technology

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 571 views
Merak residents appeal against DT decision

Local governments (LG)

Dec 30, 2019 2 mins read 532 views
Dry day rule relaxed

Briefly

Dec 30, 2019 0 mins read 537 views
Addiction is not the end

Health

Dec 29, 2019 2 mins read 563 views
The only bowyer-fletcher in town

Entrepreneur

Dec 29, 2019 1 mins read 544 views
Trong village: Keeping urbanisation at bay

Culture

Dec 29, 2019 2 mins read 723 views
Better safe than sorry

Editorial

Dec 29, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
A farmer turned entrepreneur keeps pottery tradition alive

Entrepreneur

Dec 29, 2019 1 mins read 585 views
At least 10,000 students to receive CS freebies

Education

Dec 29, 2019 1 mins read 548 views
Vehicle accident claims life

Accident

Dec 29, 2019 0 mins read 577 views
Another attempt to enhance professionalism in the construction sector

Transport

Dec 29, 2019 3 mins read 590 views
"Hole in the Wall" is no more in the wall

Technology

Dec 29, 2019 3 mins read 559 views
Tax reforms in corporate sectors to promote sports

Sports

Dec 27, 2019 1 mins read 567 views
Forensic laboratory to be established at Serbithang

Health

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 546 views
Collective action to tackle social issues

Crime

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 561 views
An expatriate teacher's view of Bhutan

Exhibition

Dec 27, 2019 1 mins read 507 views
Hoentey losing pride of place during Lomba

Festival

Dec 27, 2019 1 mins read 588 views
The burden of chronic kidney disease

Perspective

Dec 27, 2019 3 mins read 597 views
Changlimithang and Beyond...

Perspective

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 464 views
ASAB now appeals to PM

Economy

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 532 views
The historic new year gift- Gyalsung - our constitutional duty

Letter to the Editor

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 669 views
Investment in agriculture must grow

Editorial

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 540 views
Bhutan on the road to eliminating cervical cancer

Health

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 646 views
Two women rescued from Iraq

Foreign Affairs

Dec 27, 2019 2 mins read 543 views
Class X students can choose private or public school

Education

Dec 27, 2019 4 mins read 521 views
Organic agriculture certification training

Briefly

Dec 27, 2019 0 mins read 570 views
Trashigang DT resolves to replace dairy imports in schools

Local governments (LG)

Dec 26, 2019 2 mins read 568 views
Introducing Scratch to improve children's cognitive skills

Technology

Dec 26, 2019 1 mins read 570 views
Young writers meet in Phuentsholing

Book

Dec 26, 2019 2 mins read 546 views
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Where the Migoi still roams

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

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Café by the waterfall

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Where tradition meets treatment

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Between Homes

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The true wealth of Dzambhala

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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

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Sundays at Le Méridien

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The trap of spiritual materialism

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

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Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

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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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When Words Create Worlds

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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

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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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