August of 2020

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Lunana gup and 9 others stranded in Punakha

Health

Aug 13, 2020 1 mins read 331 views
Those stranded will be dealt case by case: PM

Health

Aug 13, 2020 2 mins read 295 views
Phuentsholing is Red Zone

Health

Aug 13, 2020 2 mins read 311 views
Lockdown: A surprise gift?

Health

Aug 12, 2020 2 mins read 357 views
No construction allowed during lockdown

Infra-settlement

Aug 12, 2020 2 mins read 321 views
Surveillance team looking for the last three contacts

Health

Aug 12, 2020 1 mins read 309 views
Scrap off professional allowance

Letter to the editor

Aug 12, 2020 1 mins read 331 views
With better coordination, we can improve service delivery

Editorial

Aug 12, 2020 2 mins read 312 views
P/ling residents confused, run out of essentials and vegetables

Health

Aug 12, 2020 3 mins read 305 views
Supply of essential items needs streamlining

Health

Aug 12, 2020 7 mins read 285 views
P/ling positive case not local transmission: PM

Health

Aug 12, 2020 3 mins read 309 views
Import of rice, cooking oil, and pulses temporarily stopped

Trade

Aug 11, 2020 2 mins read 339 views
Covid-19 positive patient's roommate quarantined in Zhemgang

Health

Aug 11, 2020 1 mins read 312 views
DoR challenged with the monsoon restoration

Disaster

Aug 11, 2020 2 mins read 339 views
Are we using Druk Trace?

Letter to the editor

Aug 11, 2020 1 mins read 367 views
Coming together

Editorial

Aug 11, 2020 2 mins read 515 views
Druk Trace app underused?

Health

Aug 11, 2020 1 mins read 330 views
Health

Health

Aug 11, 2020 3 mins read 0 views
Dochu-Ritsa residents have not enough drinking water

Water

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 315 views
SDF approves USD 7.7M for Covid-19 response projects

Award-Grant

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 314 views
Historic cantilever bridge in Trongsa has been renovated

Road

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 457 views
The Olakha automobile workshop in a mess

Letter to the editor

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 322 views
Our small contributions

Editorial

Aug 10, 2020 2 mins read 310 views
Labour shortage hits construction sector in Samtse

Labour

Aug 10, 2020 2 mins read 320 views
ACC recommends reviewing security protocols and guidelines

ACC-RAA-OAG

Aug 10, 2020 3 mins read 312 views
Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka get SDF and WFP support

Foreign Affairs

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 332 views
Bhutan's tally rises to 110 as two more tests positive to Covid-19

Health

Aug 10, 2020 2 mins read 326 views
Cordyceps disappearing in Trashiyangtse

Cordyceps

Aug 10, 2020 3 mins read 291 views
UN gift megaphones

Briefly

Aug 10, 2020 0 mins read 315 views
Nyingje - Compassion

Perspective

Aug 09, 2020 3 mins read 0 views
Ugyen Academy FC rises to top of league table

Sports

Aug 09, 2020 1 mins read 356 views
Illegal workshop demolished after five decades

Thromde

Aug 09, 2020 1 mins read 320 views
Capturing the change in colours

Feature Story

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 326 views
Haa ready, but cautious as flower exhibition nears

Exhibition

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 333 views
How prepared are we for a lockdown?

Letter to the editor

Aug 09, 2020 1 mins read 307 views
Tourism development: Looking inward

Editorial

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 295 views
Business booms along Samtse-P/ling highway

Trade

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 382 views
School to the rescue of underprivileged students

Education

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 317 views
De-Suups and police rescue eight people

Disaster

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 304 views
Sisters guide remote learning in Dop-Shari, Paro

Education

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 339 views
His Majesty returns after inspecting border in Samtse and P/ling

Royal

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 358 views
Breastfeeding is more than a meal: UNICEF representative

Health

Aug 07, 2020 3 mins read 298 views
Persons with disabilities receive grants to better their lives

Health

Aug 07, 2020 2 mins read 334 views
Discrepancies found in weight and price of rice sold

Trade

Aug 07, 2020 2 mins read 307 views
Chilli growers opt for plastic mulching

Agriculture

Aug 07, 2020 2 mins read 312 views
Gender-based violence increases during the pandemic

Gender

Aug 07, 2020 3 mins read 294 views
Bidders face challenges to export cordyceps

Cordyceps

Aug 07, 2020 1 mins read 375 views
Sha Dha Gye's Rada Lhakhang

Culture

Aug 07, 2020 3 mins read 352 views
Bhutan and the Covid-19 pandemic

Perspective

Aug 07, 2020 4 mins read 341 views
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Making corruption a losing choice in GMC

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ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

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New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

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BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 4,853 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 3,391 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 3,690 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,359 views
Fitness is not defined by body size or age

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,372 views
Movie Review: Lights, Camera, Action!

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 2,202 views
The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,736 views
Yarn roses, tiny dolls, and business of careful hands

Crochet, the meticulous art of creating fabric from interlocked loops of yarn, was once associated with a domestic hobby...

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Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

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Birbi and the art of taking your time

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 2,153 views
Jangchub Puen Nye

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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 888 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,233 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 1,927 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 1,880 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 2,221 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,557 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 2,788 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 2,731 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 part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s tax system to make taxation fairer, more efficient, a...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,914 views
The cost of delay

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Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

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Train Smart, Not Hard

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Punishment is not prevention

Jan 26, 2026 4 mins read 2,269 views
A new chapter for Kuensel

Two decades ago, in February 2005, Kuensel increased its publication frequency to twice a week. This move was a direct r...

Jan 03, 2026 2 mins read 3,120 views
Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referr...

Dec 31, 2025 2 mins read 3,419 views
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...

Dec 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,771 views
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 5,284 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...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 3,835 views

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