August of 2020

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Tenants in despair, hope for rent waivers

Lockdown

Aug 27, 2020 3 mins read 246 views
Around 400 workers of PII want to go home

Lockdown

Aug 27, 2020 2 mins read 291 views
Covid-19 positive frontline worker moved to Thimphu

Lockdown

Aug 27, 2020 2 mins read 270 views
MDP rises slowly in the red zone Phuentsholing

Lockdown

Aug 26, 2020 3 mins read 302 views
Tourism and COVID-19

Perspective

Aug 26, 2020 4 mins read 311 views
What traffic police do during lockdown

Lockdown

Aug 26, 2020 1 mins read 281 views
Citizens giving back

Lockdown

Aug 26, 2020 3 mins read 323 views
Engage your children during the lockdown

Letter to the editor

Aug 26, 2020 1 mins read 294 views
Growing our own food

Editorial

Aug 26, 2020 2 mins read 392 views
Mongar and Lhuentse send surplus livestock products to Thimphu

Lockdown

Aug 26, 2020 1 mins read 282 views
Lockdown and vegetable harvest in Thimphu

Lockdown

Aug 26, 2020 1 mins read 262 views
Hydropower generation increases by 14 percent

Hydro power

Aug 26, 2020 2 mins read 427 views
Lockdown Impressions

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 3 mins read 0 views
Bhutan's pandemic fight exemplary: WHO

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 3 mins read 279 views
Nationwide lockdown inspires reading among children

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 2 mins read 290 views
Poor road network concerns farmers in Chhudzom

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 2 mins read 295 views
Be considerate to your neighbours

Letter to the editor

Aug 25, 2020 1 mins read 277 views
Dzongkhags neglected?

Editorial

Aug 25, 2020 2 mins read 283 views
Strict lockdown in high alert zone in Paro

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 1 mins read 258 views
What does solidarity look like during lockdown?

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 2 mins read 324 views
Persons with disabilities to get special movement pass

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 3 mins read 308 views
Lunaps running short of food supply

Lockdown

Aug 25, 2020 3 mins read 303 views
Lockdown arrangements: People still confused

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 1 mins read 296 views
Taxi drivers, Covid-19 heroes

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 2 mins read 296 views
Tangnyom - Equanimity

Perspective

Aug 23, 2020 3 mins read 0 views
Lockdown Impressions

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 3 mins read 0 views
Tobacco products reach Tsirang residents

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 0 mins read 492 views
Lockdown inconveniences in Samtse

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 2 mins read 288 views
Are we achieving vegetable self-sufficiency?

Letter to the editor

Aug 23, 2020 1 mins read 292 views
Information matters during pandemic

Editorial

Aug 23, 2020 2 mins read 293 views
PI and PII well stocked with essentials

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 2 mins read 352 views
32 domestic violence cases during lockdown

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 2 mins read 311 views
Lockdown provides opportunity to promote digital banking: RMA

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 2 mins read 295 views
Dzongkhags begin zoning systems easing lockdown

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 8 mins read 257 views
No local transmission in Thimphu so far

Lockdown

Aug 23, 2020 2 mins read 288 views
Covid-19 adjustment:

Briefly

Aug 23, 2020 0 mins read 277 views
Tobacco products distributed

Lockdown

Aug 24, 2020 1 mins read 338 views
Children require social media literacy

Lockdown

Aug 24, 2020 2 mins read 305 views
All in the battle

Editorial

Aug 24, 2020 2 mins read 349 views
Traders worry ginger could rot

Trade

Aug 24, 2020 1 mins read 303 views
Body of expat worker expected to be sent today

Hydro power

Aug 24, 2020 2 mins read 335 views
A centre at the centre of the pandemic

Lockdown

Aug 24, 2020 1 mins read 295 views
Phuentsholing's community transmission story

Lockdown

Aug 24, 2020 1 mins read 293 views
BBSC stops live streaming of contents on social media platforms

Lockdown

Aug 19, 2020 2 mins read 341 views
Life in VUCA times, Lockdown Impressions

Lockdown

Aug 19, 2020 2 mins read 289 views
Livestock products and vegetable produce abundant in Wangdue

Lockdown

Aug 19, 2020 1 mins read 263 views
Zhemgang banks on gewogs for vegetable supply during lockdown

Lockdown

Aug 19, 2020 1 mins read 277 views
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Recents

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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.

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Tax system sees major changes and initiatives

The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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