August of 2020

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What is group karma, really

Religious

Aug 31, 2020 2 mins read 596 views
The Buddha and the awesome, incredible mind

Perspective

Aug 31, 2020 6 mins read 574 views
Lingzhips worried about people transporting materials

Lockdown

Aug 31, 2020 1 mins read 534 views
Call for mental health aid increases during the lockdown

Health

Aug 31, 2020 2 mins read 578 views
Easing lockdown is welcome but we must be more careful

Letter to the editor

Aug 31, 2020 1 mins read 496 views
Unlocking Bhutan

Editorial

Aug 31, 2020 2 mins read 630 views
Introducing zoning system in border areas

Lockdown

Aug 31, 2020 1 mins read 569 views
Health assessment to determine classes IX to XII reopening

Health

Aug 31, 2020 1 mins read 535 views
Easing the lockdown from today in three phases

Lockdown

Aug 31, 2020 3 mins read 557 views
Lockdown Impressions

Perspective

Aug 30, 2020 2 mins read 0 views
Lockdown Impressions

Lockdown

Aug 30, 2020 1 mins read 0 views
Stranded and frustrated in P/ling

Lockdown

Aug 30, 2020 3 mins read 542 views
House rent - the concern of all tenants

Letter to the editor

Aug 30, 2020 1 mins read 527 views
Tightening the belt

Editorial

Aug 30, 2020 2 mins read 540 views
102 crimes reported during lockdown

Crime

Aug 30, 2020 2 mins read 545 views
S'jongkhar thromde begins zoning system tomorrow

Lockdown

Aug 30, 2020 1 mins read 489 views
Handing-taking of OL's office delayed due to lockdown

Politics

Aug 30, 2020 1 mins read 492 views
Govt. yet to finalise guidelines to ease lockdown

Lockdown

Aug 30, 2020 2 mins read 497 views
27 more test Covid-19 positive at DANTAK camp in P/ling

Lockdown

Aug 30, 2020 3 mins read 574 views
Lockdown Impressions

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 0 views
Lockdown Impressions

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 0 views
Lockdown could go on for some days more

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 502 views
Govt. offers T-Bills to raise money

Banks

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 535 views
Gasa self-sufficient amid the pandemic

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 499 views
Only those who test positive are to receive calls

Health

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 511 views
The Norzin Lam traffic signal post speaks

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 3 mins read 572 views
Enough rations in Jomotshangkha for residents

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 534 views
13,000kg chicken disposed of in last two weeks

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 548 views
Coping with Covid-19

Perspective

Aug 28, 2020 6 mins read 544 views
Happiness and well-being project to be completed next year

Education

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 587 views
Hay Lung: Haa, the Sacred Valley of Surprises

Perspective

Aug 28, 2020 6 mins read 507 views
New Normal Education will start with New Normal Teachers

Perspective

Aug 28, 2020 3 mins read 557 views
Health officials carry out a series of tests in Trashigang

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 445 views
Without access to information freedom of media does not exist

Letter to the editor

Aug 28, 2020 2 mins read 470 views
Revealing details of Covid-19 cases

Editorial

Aug 28, 2020 2 mins read 498 views
HM's relief kidu benefits desperate families

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 2 mins read 498 views
Essential medical services running uninterruptedly

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 3 mins read 487 views
Will Bhutan ever know its source of Covid-19?

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 1 mins read 465 views
MoE proposes to re-open classes IX to XII

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 3 mins read 455 views
21 Indian nationals among the 187 total Covid-19 cases in the country

Lockdown

Aug 28, 2020 4 mins read 487 views
We are always ready: Red Cross volunteers

Lockdown,

Aug 27, 2020 3 mins read 535 views
Lhuentse divided into three zones

Lockdown

Aug 27, 2020 1 mins read 461 views
Trashigang residents relieved as lockdown eases

Lockdown

Aug 27, 2020 2 mins read 517 views
Paro relaxes lockdown outside towns

Lockdown

Aug 27, 2020 2 mins read 521 views
Let's play our part and not complain

Letter to the editor

Aug 27, 2020 1 mins read 489 views
A genuine concern

Editorial

Aug 27, 2020 2 mins read 544 views
Jomotshangkha makes own movement cards

Lockdown

Aug 27, 2020 1 mins read 535 views
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DSA hike for kidney patients under review, not rejected: FM

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Health are in discussions to raise the Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) for kidney transplant patients referred to India from the current Nu 150/125 to Nu 400.

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Govt. revises hotel interest subsidy scheme

The government is revising guidelines to implement a four percent interest subsidy for the hotel industry, aiming to ens...

Apr 04, 2026 1 mins read 1,401 views
Fuel subsidy to cost govt. Nu 1.5 billion a month

The government’s fuel subsidy bill could climb to Nu 1.5 billion a month following the April 1 revision, should current...

Apr 04, 2026 3 mins read 2,499 views
Tourist cancellations persist as Middle East conflict escalates

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has led to a wave of tourism cancellations to Bhutan, with around 79 tour gro...

Apr 03, 2026 2 mins read 1,534 views
Home ownership strategy to be ready by June

By June, the homeownership strategy will be ready as the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) explores variou...

Apr 03, 2026 3 mins read 1,550 views
No confirmed cases of Bhutanese wishing to return from GCC nations: Foreign Minister

Bhutanese nationals living across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries remain safe for now, but growing travel d...

Apr 03, 2026 2 mins read 2,614 views
Zhemgang RDTC begins expansion to enhance skills development

RDTC in Zhemgang is set to be expanded under the Pathways for Emerging Skills and Jobs Project (PESJP) to strengthen Bhu...

Apr 02, 2026 2 mins read 2,059 views
TVET fair draws over 350 students in Trashigang

Over 350 students from higher and middle schools across Trashigang Dzongkhag attended the second edition of the TVET fai...

Apr 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,472 views
Work Bank approves USD 25M to strengthen Bhutan's economy and jobs

The World Bank has approved USD 25 million for Bhutan to strengthen policies for job creation and boost economic resi...

Apr 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,228 views
Govt. bets on mega farms to boost food security, create jobs

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) is investing in large commercial projects such as Chirub Farms and the...

Apr 01, 2026 3 mins read 2,492 views
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 3,486 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 3,368 views
Dining in the Sun: Inside Solé

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 3,099 views
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 2,790 views
Driving a new generation of golfers: The 19th Hole

Feb 16, 2026 2 mins read 2,600 views
Giku-Na: A corner for a community

Feb 16, 2026 1 mins read 2,938 views
Koo Me Zha: A film review

Feb 16, 2026 1 mins read 2,772 views
Projecting growth

Feb 14, 2026 2 mins read 3,399 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 4,197 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 4,290 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 4,717 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 5,428 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 5,020 views

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A Café that kept it Simple

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When stillness stirs a nation

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Ask Mr Bhutan

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 4,020 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 5,192 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 5,515 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 5,282 views
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 par...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 5,360 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 6,967 views

Recents

Hailstorm damages crops and property in Sarpang

In what residents are describing as the worst hailstorm of their lifetimes, a violent downpour of hailstones swept across Sarpang dzongkhag on April 7, leaving a trail of destruction that damaged homes, poultry farms, vehicles, and standing crops.

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