June of 2019

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Int'l yoga day celebrated

International Yoga Day

Jun 21, 2019 1 mins read 427 views
Dry spell affects paddy plantation in Radhi

Irrigation

Jun 21, 2019 1 mins read 466 views
The Compassionate Society

Perspective

Jun 21, 2019 4 mins read 478 views
The cooking gas issue

Perspective

Jun 21, 2019 3 mins read 440 views
Same old system, same old problem in Gaselo

Irrigation

Jun 21, 2019 5 mins read 393 views
Zero Waste Hour for Zero Waste Society by 2030

National Environment Commission

Jun 21, 2019 1 mins read 476 views
LSE research findings shared three years later

Education

Jun 21, 2019 3 mins read 397 views
Two periods a month for Life Skills Education

Education

Jun 21, 2019 2 mins read 439 views
Boulder export from Gelephu to resume today

Boulder business

Jun 21, 2019 3 mins read 382 views
CDCL competing with private contractors

Letter to the Editor

Jun 21, 2019 1 mins read 396 views
Are we serious?

Editorial

Jun 21, 2019 2 mins read 445 views
Govt. to sign APA with BCCI

Parliament

Jun 21, 2019 2 mins read 429 views
P/ling and Gelephu Thromdes fail to implement RAA recommendations

National Assembly

Jun 21, 2019 3 mins read 428 views
RAA recovers Nu 106.3M from irregularities

Royal Audit Authority (RAA)

Jun 21, 2019 4 mins read 381 views
Experts to visit Thorthormi today

Disaster

Jun 21, 2019 3 mins read 382 views
Mega yoga session

Yoga

Jun 21, 2019 0 mins read 377 views
Babesa-Debsi road needs attention

Letter to Editor

Jun 20, 2019 2 mins read 424 views
Talking about LPG

Editorial

Jun 20, 2019 1 mins read 487 views
NC calls for a dialogue with NA

National Council

Jun 20, 2019 3 mins read 449 views
Kinzang Mo, Lhuentse's oldest resident

Feature Story

Jun 20, 2019 1 mins read 370 views
Bhutan pursues climate resilience with national adaptation plan

National Environment Commission Secretariat (NECS)

Jun 20, 2019 2 mins read 475 views
MRI service to take time

JDWNRH

Jun 20, 2019 2 mins read 451 views
STCBL's employee termination case moves to court

State Trading Corporation of Bhutan (STCBL)

Jun 20, 2019 1 mins read 436 views
Council passes three Bills and policy recommendations

National Council

Jun 20, 2019 4 mins read 454 views
ACC implicates 10 in CST construction project

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)

Jun 20, 2019 4 mins read 468 views
Electricity to substitute LPG import

National Assembly

Jun 20, 2019 3 mins read 411 views
Ginger fetches good prices

Trade

Jun 19, 2019 1 mins read 404 views
Contractor convicted for larceny of tender document

Crime

Jun 19, 2019 2 mins read 417 views
174M Yen project for scholarships in Japan

Ambassador

Jun 19, 2019 1 mins read 519 views
Final deadline for workshop owners to relocate

Gelephu Thromde

Jun 19, 2019 2 mins read 441 views
TCB cautions tour operators on delayed payments

Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB)

Jun 19, 2019 1 mins read 425 views
Courts to institutionalise mediation services

Judiciary

Jun 19, 2019 2 mins read 449 views
Response to "Tit for tat business model"

Letter to the Editor

Jun 19, 2019 2 mins read 404 views
The pay revision and the lessons

Editorial

Jun 19, 2019 2 mins read 487 views
EU commits additional 7.3 million Euros

Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering

Jun 19, 2019 2 mins read 401 views
Council questions Assembly's resolution on SOEs

National Council

Jun 19, 2019 3 mins read 408 views
Assembly passes pay revision Bill

National Assembly

Jun 19, 2019 4 mins read 507 views
31 new ambulances in 12th Plan

National Assembly

Jun 18, 2019 3 mins read 521 views
Sustainable land management improves farm productivity

National Soil Service Centre (NSSC)

Jun 18, 2019 2 mins read 483 views
We are considered less important than wildlife: LG officials

National Assembly

Jun 18, 2019 2 mins read 499 views
By 2050, what if we can't see the forests or the trees?

Perspective

Jun 18, 2019 3 mins read 425 views
Overloading to be monitored on Indian highways

Trucks

Jun 18, 2019 1 mins read 480 views
MPs want more oversight power to Parliament

Parliament

Jun 18, 2019 4 mins read 453 views
The other side of the coin

Letter to the Editor

Jun 18, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
The deliberations

Editorial

Jun 18, 2019 2 mins read 442 views
Alleged abuse drives student to attempt suicide

Crime

Jun 18, 2019 3 mins read 369 views
Education Minister questioned about central schools and shortage of teachers

National Assembly

Jun 18, 2019 1 mins read 503 views
Student commits suicide

Crime

Jun 18, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
MPs visit PHPA sites

National Assembly

Jun 18, 2019 1 mins read 477 views
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Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly advocate for free medical treatment and am deeply proud that Bhutan has achieved this despite its limited resources. Nothing can flourish in isolation. A flower needs warmth, moisture, and nourishment to bloom.

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When Words Create Worlds

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Living hand to mouth

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Culture under threat?

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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 our pursuits for happiness become our chains

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A costly reality

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has already made many goods and services more expensive, disproport...

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