November of 2019

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BFF defends institutional championship title

Sports

Nov 29, 2019 1 mins read 401 views
Private lottery businesses illegal

Trade

Nov 29, 2019 2 mins read 431 views
Handicraft vendors propose change in sealing policy

Entrepreneur

Nov 29, 2019 2 mins read 429 views
PM encourages hawkers to use decomposable cups and plates

Trade

Nov 29, 2019 1 mins read 428 views
Villagers and businessman at loggerheads over a plot of land

Perspective

Nov 29, 2019 5 mins read 449 views
RCSC suspends President of JDWNRH

Crime

Nov 29, 2019 2 mins read 422 views
Bank records loan disbursement of Nu 143B

Bank

Nov 29, 2019 3 mins read 447 views
Does the labour law extend to employees of RUB?

Letter to the Editor

Nov 29, 2019 2 mins read 514 views
Making our society a safe home for residents

Editorial

Nov 29, 2019 2 mins read 417 views
Maokhola bridge will be built: PM

Transportation

Nov 29, 2019 2 mins read 425 views
Tourism policy to be finalised by this year

Tourism

Nov 29, 2019 2 mins read 402 views
Former LEP participants moving on in life

Crime

Nov 29, 2019 4 mins read 474 views
SOE's salary revised sans 25 % corporate allowance, bonus

Economy

Nov 29, 2019 3 mins read 472 views
Archer Karma secures an Olympic spot

Sports

Nov 28, 2019 1 mins read 474 views
Taktsang keeps pony services alive

Tourism

Nov 28, 2019 2 mins read 444 views
When innovation and culture promotion do not meet

Culture

Nov 28, 2019 1 mins read 611 views
Have our young people really gone astray?

Letter to the Editor

Nov 28, 2019 2 mins read 425 views
Contemplating our development approach

Editorial

Nov 28, 2019 1 mins read 441 views
Bhutan-India hold development cooperation talks today

Foreign Affairs

Nov 28, 2019 1 mins read 394 views
Bhutan observes Med Safety Week

Health

Nov 28, 2019 2 mins read 452 views
No moratorium on loans, bankers only being prudent

Bank

Nov 28, 2019 3 mins read 414 views
Education flagship programme to enhance ICT from PP

Education

Nov 28, 2019 2 mins read 426 views
Workshop

Briefly

Nov 28, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Lorikhachhu bridge in Tading to get new bridge

Transport

Nov 27, 2019 1 mins read 466 views
Haa to allow six more sawmills

Haa Dzongkhag

Nov 27, 2019 1 mins read 395 views
A dust-free path to Taktshang

Letter to the Editor

Nov 27, 2019 1 mins read 423 views
HIV and AIDS: growing national burden

Editorial

Nov 27, 2019 2 mins read 414 views
Australia Awards offer diploma scholarships this year

Awards

Nov 27, 2019 2 mins read 436 views
60 HIV cases detected in 2019

Health

Nov 27, 2019 3 mins read 426 views
SC rules in favour of Tashi

Judiciary

Nov 27, 2019 2 mins read 413 views
Disaster preparedness

Briefly

Nov 27, 2019 0 mins read 403 views
BFF to play JDWNRH in the finals

Sports

Nov 26, 2019 1 mins read 423 views
JDWNRH finds solution to mounting waste problem

Environment

Nov 26, 2019 1 mins read 397 views
Dagana residents unhappy with decision to widen road till Dagapela

Dagana dzongkhag

Nov 26, 2019 2 mins read 403 views
For elimination of violence against women

Letter to the Editor

Nov 26, 2019 1 mins read 440 views
More needs to be done

Editorial

Nov 26, 2019 2 mins read 443 views
Driver missing after truck mishap

Accident

Nov 26, 2019 1 mins read 426 views
Both Houses' members for discussion on three sessions

Parliament

Nov 26, 2019 2 mins read 351 views
Empowering local leaders to tackle climate-induced risks

Local governments (LG)

Nov 26, 2019 3 mins read 415 views
Canada to help government in TVET reforms

Education

Nov 26, 2019 2 mins read 435 views
SOE pay revision

Briefly

Nov 26, 2019 0 mins read 431 views
Former civil servant takes up horticulture

Agriculture

Nov 25, 2019 1 mins read 432 views
Ending violence against women and girls

Crime

Nov 25, 2019 2 mins read 666 views
Bhutan and Canada hold first biennial consultations

Foreign Affairs

Nov 25, 2019 1 mins read 439 views
SOP launched to address TIP

Crime

Nov 25, 2019 2 mins read 480 views
Losing hope in law upholders

Letter to the Editor

Nov 25, 2019 1 mins read 418 views
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Making GST work past early hiccups

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a major fiscal reform in recent years. These new reforms are part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s tax system to make taxation fairer, more efficient, and more business-friendly, while also increasing the tax base.

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The cost of delay

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A new chapter for Kuensel

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Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

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Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

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Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 3,025 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

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Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

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The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 1,501 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has undermined productivity, escalated food prices, and led to a steady increase in fallow land. Against this ba...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 920 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

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Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 870 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

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Building inclusive sports

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Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 1,822 views
Cost of complacent breathing

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Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,131 views
Entrepreneurs need support, not slogans

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A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace ground...

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