January of 2019

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NC questions LGs capacity to wrestle with block grant

National Council

Jan 09, 2019 3 mins read 265 views
Samtse will be fifth dzongkhag thromde

National Assembly

Jan 09, 2019 2 mins read 243 views
Tax reforms to take time

Tax reforms

Jan 09, 2019 2 mins read 260 views
Promoting Dzongkha, everyone's responsibility: PM

Parliament

Jan 09, 2019 3 mins read 256 views
BOC asks SSA to explore funds to light the artificial turf

Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)

Jan 08, 2019 1 mins read 282 views
A bountiful orange season in Drujeygang

Oranges

Jan 08, 2019 2 mins read 273 views
Local leaders in Samkhar demand firm penalties on gungtong

Gungtong

Jan 08, 2019 2 mins read 273 views
The little vendors of Retsangdung

Vendors

Jan 08, 2019 1 mins read 269 views
An insight into the construction industry of Bhutan: Part II

Perspective

Jan 08, 2019 6 mins read 324 views
JDWNRH responds

Letter to the editor

Jan 08, 2019 1 mins read 263 views
On alcohol again

Editorial

Jan 08, 2019 2 mins read 343 views
Defendants ask the Supreme Court to reinstate them

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jan 08, 2019 2 mins read 259 views
TVET fails to meet its intended standard and purpose

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Jan 08, 2019 3 mins read 0 views
TVET fails to meet its intended standard and purpose

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Jan 08, 2019 3 mins read 262 views
SDF to extend USD 10M in MSME funding in Bhutan

SAARC Development Fund (SDF)

Jan 08, 2019 1 mins read 279 views
Making land service delivery efficient

National Land Commission (NLC)

Jan 08, 2019 2 mins read 300 views
Govt. to focus on target groups for poverty eradication

National Assembly

Jan 08, 2019 3 mins read 294 views
Parliament agenda today

Parliament

Jan 08, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Paro FC draws Quess East Bengal Academy in Samtse

Football

Jan 07, 2019 2 mins read 285 views
MLCP at Norzin Lam to open this month

Multi-level car parking (MLCP)

Jan 07, 2019 1 mins read 294 views
Mask dancers of Lhamoizingkha prepare for tshechu

Tshechu

Jan 07, 2019 2 mins read 255 views
Mongar and Zhemgang dzong renovation not included in 12th Plan

National Assembly

Jan 07, 2019 2 mins read 274 views
1,188 people arrested in 2018 for trafficking illegal drugs

Drugs

Jan 07, 2019 2 mins read 259 views
Hope for youth in Japan

Letter to the editor

Jan 07, 2019 1 mins read 275 views
Need to improve preterm care

Editorial

Jan 07, 2019 1 mins read 270 views
Government to continue print subsidy

National Assembly

Jan 07, 2019 2 mins read 283 views
Controlling alcohol still a major challenge: NC

National Council

Jan 07, 2019 3 mins read 276 views
12th Plan for sustained economic growth: Finance Minister

National Assembly

Jan 07, 2019 4 mins read 249 views
GDP target not ambitious: Opposition

12th Five Year Plan (FYP)

Jan 07, 2019 3 mins read 300 views
48-hour strike in India from January 8

Strike

Jan 07, 2019 0 mins read 243 views
O'Strangers set to rock Pattaya

Rock band

Jan 04, 2019 1 mins read 249 views
ACC unable to establish quid pro quo between former labour minister and IIWS owner

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jan 04, 2019 4 mins read 243 views
An insight into the construction industry of Bhutan: Part I

Perspective

Jan 04, 2019 5 mins read 369 views
Farm road to connect Tongling Pam and gewog centre

Road

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 282 views
Connecting Shingkhar and Gorgan: Our Challenges

Perspective

Jan 04, 2019 6 mins read 343 views
No water at PM's residence for almost six days

Water

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 253 views
Housing.bt receives investor through Jab-Chor

Entrepreneurs

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 480 views
Taba water treatment plant to complete this month

Water

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 285 views
RuPay cards expected to curb illegal exchange of INR

Royal Monetary Authority (RMA)

Jan 04, 2019 1 mins read 260 views
Nu 4B grant to boost export market, says govt.

Goods and services tax (GST)

Jan 04, 2019 3 mins read 231 views
Care for preterm babies require improvement, finds assessment

Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC)

Jan 04, 2019 3 mins read 269 views
Defendant accuses ACC of botched investigation in desuung case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jan 04, 2019 3 mins read 301 views
OAG reviews tax evasion case worth Nu 85M

Office of the attorney general (OAG)

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 247 views
Construction of a new Dzongkhag office in Debsi

Letter to the editor

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 280 views
Water shortage in broader perspective

Editorial

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 244 views
Lauri gewog connected with 3G services

Bhutan Telecom (BT)

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 258 views
PHPA II may complete by 2021

Hydropower

Jan 04, 2019 3 mins read 266 views
Nu 47.69B budget for 2018-19 fiscal year

National Assembly

Jan 04, 2019 3 mins read 236 views
Govt. may defer loan repayment for youth in Japan

National Assembly

Jan 04, 2019 2 mins read 239 views
Parliament agenda on Monday

Parliament

Jan 04, 2019 0 mins read 248 views
Browse Archives
RENEW and UNICEF open three more safe spaces for women and girls

Expanding access to critical protection services for survivors of violence, RENEW and UNICEF inaugurated the Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) in Mongar and Pemagatshel yesterday.

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NCHM expands permafrost monitoring

The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), has installed a network of sensors in the headwaters of the Mo Chhu to...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 612 views
Dairy, poultry, and aquaculture show growth in first year of 13th Plan

The Department of Livestock (DoL) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has reported progress in dairy, poultr...

Nov 04, 2025 3 mins read 1,566 views
Their Majesties receive Hadrian Award for heritage leadership

His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen were honoured at the World Monuments Fund (WMF) Gala with the Hadrian...

Nov 03, 2025 1 mins read 1,276 views
Global Peace Prayer Festival kicks off tomorrow

Thousands of devotees from Bhutan and around the world are set to converge in Thimphu tomorrow as the Global Peace Praye...

Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 2,072 views
Alcohol hoarding fuels shortage, drives up prices

Gelephu—With a revised alcohol taxation policy due to take effect in just two months, alcohol that was once readily avai...

Nov 03, 2025 4 mins read 1,978 views
Govt. stands by plan to upgrade Samtse Hospital despite challenges

Samtse—As industrial and development projects expand across Samtse, the rising population has created a growing demand f...

Nov 03, 2025 3 mins read 842 views
Debsid community frustrated by poor roads and drainage

Residents of Debsid in Thimphu are growing increasingly frustrated with deteriorating road conditions that have made dai...

Nov 03, 2025 3 mins read 768 views
Eleven justice sector agencies embark on reform journey

In a collective tribute to mark the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, a pledge ceremony for...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 1,412 views
Govt. readies National Housing Strategy to bridge homeownership gap

The government is formulating a comprehensive National Housing Strategy (NHS) designed to tackle the growing challenge o...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 1,321 views
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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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 1,748 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.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 403 views
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 549 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 585 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 national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 557 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 808 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 career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,788 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 has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,187 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 Dema, became Bhutan’s first recipient of the Princess Maha Chakri Award in Thailand, one of the mos...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,750 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk across the Trans-Bhutan Trail is both.

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 730 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...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,617 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,877 views
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 3,994 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 747 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,083 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 484 views
Adding colours to life

Students of Draktsho East  held an art exhibition titled “Colours of Ability” in the courtyard of the Tarayana Centre in...

Oct 22, 2025 2 mins read 614 views
The silent killer we can no longer ignore

Cancer is among the leading causes of death in the country today, quietly claiming lives in every village, town, and fam...

Oct 21, 2025 2 mins read 2,063 views

Recents

New Co-CEOs appointed to lead Gelephu Mindfulness City

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) today announced the appointment of Mr Lee Seow Hiang and Mr Pang Yee Ean as Co-Chief Executive Officers. Both bring extensive global experience in infrastructure, investment, and sustainable development to lead GMC into its next phase of growth.

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Weak support systems keep women out of politics

Although most Bhutanese women now actively participate as voters, socio-cultural barriers, family preferences, weak support systems, and limited exposure to capacity-building programmes continue to hold them back from contesting elections, according to a new report.

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