April of 2020

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Covid-19 has hit football referees hard

Sports

Apr 30, 2020 1 mins read 475 views
ABTO seeks long-term concessional loans

Tourism

Apr 30, 2020 3 mins read 573 views
Dawn of the Smart Village

Perspective

Apr 30, 2020 4 mins read 573 views
Court staff take up vegetable farming

Agriculture

Apr 30, 2020 1 mins read 587 views
True neighbourliness

Letter to the editor

Apr 30, 2020 2 mins read 482 views
Beyond the kidu

Editorial

Apr 30, 2020 2 mins read 593 views
Policeman suspected of stabbing detained

Crime

Apr 30, 2020 1 mins read 502 views
How Haa is preparing for worse scenario

Haa

Apr 30, 2020 2 mins read 583 views
NPL accounts eligible for interest waiver

Kidu

Apr 30, 2020 2 mins read 483 views
13,006 receive the Druk Gyalpo's Relief Kidu

Kidu

Apr 30, 2020 4 mins read 538 views
Wood-based industries close without skilled labourers

Industries

Apr 29, 2020 2 mins read 530 views
Science and the Internet: the new normal for learning

Perspective

Apr 29, 2020 3 mins read 518 views
Two airlines operating relief flights

Transport

Apr 29, 2020 2 mins read 554 views
Wildlife biologist wins the Whitley Awards

Wildlife

Apr 29, 2020 2 mins read 531 views
Let's fight unemployment

Letter to the editor

Apr 29, 2020 1 mins read 526 views
Waiving off house rent

Editorial

Apr 29, 2020 2 mins read 500 views
Import of rice increase by 18 percent

Trade

Apr 29, 2020 1 mins read 505 views
Man stabbed in Samdrupjongkhar

Crime

Apr 29, 2020 1 mins read 503 views
Hotel and restaurants expect rent waivers

Health

Apr 29, 2020 2 mins read 487 views
Nu 15.5M spent on testing people for Covid-19

Health

Apr 29, 2020 2 mins read 497 views
Private schools look at mid-May to resume classes

Education

Apr 29, 2020 3 mins read 568 views
Footballers head back to village, some apply for kidu

Sports

Apr 28, 2020 2 mins read 520 views
How will Covid-19 change Bhutan?

Perspective

Apr 28, 2020 4 mins read 478 views
Most Bhutanese still engaged in agriculture

Agriculture

Apr 28, 2020 2 mins read 529 views
Things aren't looking good. But there's a lot we can do

Perspective

Apr 28, 2020 5 mins read 560 views
Actual learning has just begun

Letter to the editor

Apr 28, 2020 1 mins read 520 views
The sector must grow if it is the biggest employer

Editorial

Apr 28, 2020 1 mins read 540 views
Chef quarantined after touching notes tossed from facility

Health

Apr 28, 2020 2 mins read 545 views
Hardware shops see a surge in demand, run out of goods

Trade

Apr 28, 2020 2 mins read 485 views
Four Bhutanese in New York recovered

Health

Apr 28, 2020 2 mins read 575 views
Covid-19 triggers increased agricultural activities

Agriculture

Apr 28, 2020 3 mins read 649 views
Former army chief Goongloen Lam Dorji passes away

Bereavement

Apr 27, 2020 3 mins read 718 views
My Covid-19 experience

Perspective

Apr 27, 2020 2 mins read 543 views
40th and 41st DeSuup accelerated training programmes announced

Training

Apr 27, 2020 2 mins read 665 views
Exceptional times call for creative solutions

Letter to the editor

Apr 27, 2020 1 mins read 490 views
Preparing for change

Editorial

Apr 27, 2020 2 mins read 0 views
SAARC Development Fund marks 10 years of project funding

Award-grant

Apr 27, 2020 2 mins read 593 views
Mongar FCB has gathered stock for three months

Health

Apr 27, 2020 1 mins read 515 views
World Bank commits USD5M to Bhutan for Covid-19 response

Bank

Apr 27, 2020 2 mins read 490 views
World Bank provides USD 40M to deal with economic impact

Bank

Apr 27, 2020 2 mins read 528 views
Youth unemployment rate drops to 11.9%

Labour

Apr 27, 2020 3 mins read 531 views
Haa still without a doctor

Health

Apr 26, 2020 2 mins read 498 views
Macroeconomic stabilisation plan in the face of Covid-19 pandemic

Perspective

Apr 26, 2020 5 mins read 501 views
Sangay Menla - Medicine Buddha

Diversion

Apr 26, 2020 3 mins read 565 views
Passengers say cabbies are hiking fares

Transport

Apr 26, 2020 1 mins read 514 views
"I've a bigger responsibility to shoulder"

Health

Apr 26, 2020 2 mins read 489 views
Be more responsible to combat Covid-19

Letter to the editor

Apr 26, 2020 1 mins read 494 views
There is no reason to panic

Editorial

Apr 26, 2020 1 mins read 485 views
UNDP extends support in Covid-19 response

Award- grant

Apr 26, 2020 1 mins read 444 views
Highlanders of Thimphu have adequate food stocks

Health

Apr 26, 2020 2 mins read 519 views
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Race against monsoon to fix Punakha–Gasa highway

Punakha—The 74-kilometre Punakha–Gasa National Highway, the only motorable road linking Gasa Dzongkhag, is undergoing major restoration, with completion due by April this year.

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Govt. to improve 28-km ring road in Nubi Gewog

The government will upgrade a 28 km ring road from Sherubling to Nubi Gewog Centre in Trongsa Dzongkhag.

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Haa Dzongkhag gears up for spring festival

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Low pay, rising cost of living push Bhutan’s working poor to the brink

How long can policy silence justify poverty wages in a rising-cost Bhutan?

Apr 04, 2026 6 mins read 5,768 views
Third telecom operator on the cards if existing providers fail to cut prices: PM

A third telecom operator may be introduced to lower data charges if existing providers fail to reduce prices, Prime Mini...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 3,420 views
Crop and livestock insurance makes slow progress in attracting farmers

Despite a government allocation of Nu 800 million and a 50 percent subsidy, the National Crop and Livestock Insurance Sc...

Apr 04, 2026 3 mins read 1,661 views
GMC plans growth around nature, not over it

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Apr 04, 2026 3 mins read 3,678 views
Thangza school in Lunana finds shelter, but not full solution

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Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 1,378 views
Young entrepreneur turns local crops into snacks in rural Trashigang

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Apr 04, 2026 1 mins read 2,079 views
Govt. assures no disruption to fertiliser supply as spring plantation begins

Global fertiliser markets face uncertainty from the Middle East conflict involving the US, Iran, and Israel, but Bhutan...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 1,441 views
At 71, Bhutan’s pioneer filmmaker continues to shine

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Chotrul Duchen: Miracles that break the walls of illusion

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Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacherous rivers, dense forests, and wildlife to reach school – an enduring testament to the value placed on learning.

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 3,646 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place t...

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 3,535 views
Dining in the Sun: Inside Solé

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The spiritual and theatrical world of Charmi Chheda

Charmi Chheda’s relationship with the stage began long before she understood what theatre could mean. At eight years old...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,957 views
Driving a new generation of golfers: The 19th Hole

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Giku-Na: A corner for a community

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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.

Feb 18, 2026 3 mins read 3,342 views
Projecting growth

Feb 14, 2026 2 mins read 3,548 views
Builders or buyers?

The latest trade figures reveal a story written not just in ledgers, but in our daily choices.

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 4,346 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 4,427 views
Inconvenience caused is highly not appreciated

The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 4,843 views
The tourism paradox

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