February of 2019

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Loan deferment for youth in Japan may take time

Loan

Feb 15, 2019 2 mins read 320 views
Pay revision should come with a `wow' factor: PM

Pay Commission

Feb 15, 2019 5 mins read 383 views
Flower exhibition in Samdrupjongkhar

Flower exhibition

Feb 15, 2019 0 mins read 302 views
Cabbies provide free service at moenlan choenmo in Torsa

Religion

Feb 14, 2019 1 mins read 293 views
Youth take up dairy and food processing works

Youth

Feb 14, 2019 2 mins read 348 views
Member countries commit to implement action plans on AMR

Workshop

Feb 14, 2019 1 mins read 309 views
Festival to boost CSI

Cottage and Small Industries (CSI)

Feb 14, 2019 2 mins read 294 views
Individual driven institution - JDWNRH as an example!

Letter to the editor

Feb 14, 2019 2 mins read 330 views
Unfinished business

Editorial

Feb 14, 2019 2 mins read 0 views
Gyalpozhing CS to operate as day school

Schools

Feb 14, 2019 1 mins read 333 views
Bhutan condemns terrorist attack of any nature : PM

Bhutan-India

Feb 14, 2019 1 mins read 350 views
MPs' office relocation options on PM's table

National Assembly

Feb 14, 2019 2 mins read 343 views
Truck damages Phuentsholing hospital's gate

Accident

Feb 14, 2019 0 mins read 281 views
Three women detained for battery and libel

Crime

Feb 14, 2019 2 mins read 300 views
State dominated economy hinders private sectors: World Bank

World Bank

Feb 14, 2019 2 mins read 312 views
Power cut

Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC)

Feb 14, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Gelephu's water woes to end before monsoon

Gelephu thromde

Feb 13, 2019 3 mins read 281 views
Three-day surgical camp begins in Punakha

Surgical camp

Feb 13, 2019 1 mins read 337 views
Machine break down hits areca nut plates' production

Areca nut

Feb 13, 2019 2 mins read 282 views
50-year-old jailed for attempt to rape

Crime

Feb 13, 2019 1 mins read 307 views
Court officials learn best practices in commercial litigation

Judiciary

Feb 13, 2019 2 mins read 353 views
Housing occupancy certificate

Letter to the editor

Feb 13, 2019 1 mins read 338 views
The consequences

Editorial

Feb 13, 2019 1 mins read 397 views
Adding life to days

Bhutan Cancer Society (BCS)

Feb 13, 2019 3 mins read 331 views
Mini-dry port ready for use

Mini-dry port

Feb 13, 2019 2 mins read 298 views
Treatment plant inaugurated but not operational

Treatment plant

Feb 13, 2019 3 mins read 335 views
Border management and security

Bhutan-India

Feb 13, 2019 0 mins read 275 views
ECB bars DPT candidate from contesting elections for life

Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB)

Feb 12, 2019 2 mins read 285 views
KIL looks at new venture

Koufuku International Limited (KIL)

Feb 12, 2019 1 mins read 306 views
Bhutan and Bangladesh to explore new areas in trade

Bhutan-Bangladesh

Feb 12, 2019 1 mins read 304 views
E-commerce - get the basics right first

Bank

Feb 12, 2019 1 mins read 285 views
Rising vehicle numbers: what options do we have?

Editorial

Feb 12, 2019 1 mins read 315 views
Nu 54.1M spent in NA elections

Budget

Feb 12, 2019 2 mins read 342 views
Expense for scholarships to be met from approved fiscal budget

Education

Feb 12, 2019 3 mins read 332 views
Record fatalities from vehicle accidents in 2018

Accident

Feb 12, 2019 2 mins read 340 views
Treatment plant at Hejo

Treatment plant

Feb 12, 2019 0 mins read 308 views
Gelephu plans central boulevard by 2022

Gelephu thromde

Feb 11, 2019 2 mins read 284 views
Bajo-Khuruthang road maintenance awaits budget

Road

Feb 11, 2019 2 mins read 349 views
BES to plant fruit trees in urban spaces

Bhutan Ecological Society (BES)

Feb 11, 2019 1 mins read 337 views
Education ministry must provide clear instructions

Letter to the editor

Feb 11, 2019 1 mins read 296 views
Gap between policy makers and academics

Editorial

Feb 11, 2019 2 mins read 309 views
Fire guts house in Trongsa

Fire accident

Feb 11, 2019 1 mins read 336 views
The idiosyncrasies of Bhutanese English

Education

Feb 11, 2019 2 mins read 363 views
Mongar to study the impact of Dzongkhag Common Examinations

Education

Feb 11, 2019 2 mins read 364 views
26 taxis register for electric vehicles

Electric vehicles

Feb 11, 2019 3 mins read 294 views
Optimising antimicrobial use

Workshop

Feb 11, 2019 0 mins read 344 views
Chotrhul Dawa - The month of miracles

Religion

Feb 10, 2019 3 mins read 321 views
Gold Cup kicks off today

Football

Feb 10, 2019 1 mins read 334 views
Business not as usual for automobile workshops in Trashigang

Automobile workshops

Feb 10, 2019 1 mins read 306 views
Trongsa's Lhamoi Dromchoe begins

Dromchoe

Feb 10, 2019 1 mins read 378 views
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Recents

A year of reckoning

As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroeconomic signals and renewed optimism on paper.

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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 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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