September of 2019

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All is well that starts well

Trashigang Dzongkhag

Sep 06, 2019 1 mins read 390 views
Japan experience: sharing best practices for balanced development

Foreign Affairs

Sep 06, 2019 1 mins read 436 views
Government calls on private sector to create jobs

Ministry of Labour and Human Resource (MoLHR)

Sep 06, 2019 2 mins read 434 views
Of cooling period: A flawed policy

Letter to the Editor

Sep 06, 2019 2 mins read 401 views
On moral grounds

Editorial

Sep 06, 2019 2 mins read 424 views
Boulder business slows down

Trade

Sep 06, 2019 2 mins read 362 views
Glitches in ePEMS, banks face issues

Technology

Sep 06, 2019 4 mins read 408 views
Dengue cases continue to rise in Phuentsholing

Health

Sep 06, 2019 3 mins read 399 views
Six choetens vandalised in Khamdang

Crime

Sep 05, 2019 1 mins read 439 views
Online auction and potato grading machine to help farmers

Agriculture

Sep 05, 2019 1 mins read 464 views
No demand for oak timber

Forestry

Sep 05, 2019 2 mins read 374 views
People must understand that the government is suffering

Letter to the Editor

Sep 05, 2019 1 mins read 360 views
Putting people at the centre

Editorial

Sep 05, 2019 2 mins read 429 views
CPI records 2.7 percent price rise

Economy

Sep 05, 2019 1 mins read 370 views
Elephant conflict force villagers to resettle as sharecroppers

Wild Life

Sep 05, 2019 1 mins read 401 views
Dagapela-Dalbari road about 70 percent complete

Dagana dzongkhag

Sep 05, 2019 1 mins read 398 views
Kuchay bridge gone, villages remain cut off

Samtse Dzongkhag

Sep 05, 2019 1 mins read 399 views
Zero Waste Hour collects 24.4 MT of waste in Thimphu

Thimphu Thromde

Sep 05, 2019 3 mins read 418 views
Media Council

Briefly

Sep 05, 2019 0 mins read 0 views
Merak people question DT decision to blacktop GC road from Chaling

Trashigang Dzongkhag

Sep 04, 2019 1 mins read 411 views
Ngawang Dramtoe's own angel of change

Feature Story

Sep 04, 2019 3 mins read 495 views
Gelephu hospital restoration almost complete

Health

Sep 04, 2019 3 mins read 397 views
Understanding "Taking Tourism to the Top"

Letter to the Editor

Sep 04, 2019 2 mins read 393 views
Climate change and media

Editorial

Sep 04, 2019 2 mins read 437 views
Finding solutions to climate change coverage

Climate change

Sep 04, 2019 3 mins read 393 views
DNT to elect new party president

Politics

Sep 04, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
Sector raises issues concerning mines and minerals Bill 2020

Bill

Sep 04, 2019 2 mins read 423 views
Four farmers convicted for smuggling 20kg gold

Crime

Sep 04, 2019 2 mins read 575 views
RCSC decides against suspending DG Sherab Tenzin

Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC)

Sep 04, 2019 2 mins read 448 views
BoB league

Briefly

Sep 04, 2019 0 mins read 405 views
Coach to undergo Para Taekwondo

Sports

Sep 03, 2019 2 mins read 418 views
Tourism development for Trongsa to begin soon

Trongsa Dzongkhag

Sep 03, 2019 1 mins read 374 views
Living with the fear of elephants

Wild Life

Sep 03, 2019 2 mins read 410 views
Bhutan to table elimination of cervical cancer at WHO SEA RC

Health

Sep 03, 2019 1 mins read 366 views
Karaoke to be allowed in Daga town

Dagana dzongkhag

Sep 03, 2019 2 mins read 400 views
Address the dog problem urgently

Letter to the Editor

Sep 03, 2019 1 mins read 418 views
More needs to be done to deal with cervical cancer

Editorial

Sep 03, 2019 2 mins read 386 views
Interpreting data through human stories

Climate Change

Sep 03, 2019 2 mins read 454 views
Revised stipend for RUB yet to be implemented

Royal University of Bhutan (RUB)

Sep 03, 2019 1 mins read 429 views
FCB's OD facility benefits 549 farmers

Agriculture

Sep 03, 2019 2 mins read 409 views
Draft policy outlines clear roles for LG

Local governments (LG)

Sep 03, 2019 2 mins read 387 views
Mid-year trade deficit close to Nu 20B

Trade

Sep 03, 2019 3 mins read 401 views
Tour of the Dragon

Briefly

Sep 03, 2019 0 mins read 417 views
MUFC beats Friends United FC 3-0

Sports

Sep 02, 2019 0 mins read 399 views
Decrease in potato yield this year in Trashiagang

Agriculture

Sep 02, 2019 1 mins read 402 views
10 students leave for seven-day trip to India

Foreign Affairs

Sep 02, 2019 2 mins read 475 views
Beautification of Trongsa town

Trongsa Dzongkhag

Sep 02, 2019 1 mins read 392 views
Stick rule to control dengue

Health

Sep 02, 2019 3 mins read 380 views
Differentiating between legal stamp and revenue stamp

Letter to the Editor

Sep 02, 2019 1 mins read 0 views
Differentiating between legal stamp and revenue stamp

Letter to the Editor

Sep 02, 2019 1 mins read 551 views
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