August of 2020

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Lunana gup and 9 others stranded in Punakha

Health

Aug 13, 2020 1 mins read 247 views
Those stranded will be dealt case by case: PM

Health

Aug 13, 2020 2 mins read 236 views
Phuentsholing is Red Zone

Health

Aug 13, 2020 2 mins read 237 views
Lockdown: A surprise gift?

Health

Aug 12, 2020 2 mins read 275 views
No construction allowed during lockdown

Infra-settlement

Aug 12, 2020 2 mins read 242 views
Surveillance team looking for the last three contacts

Health

Aug 12, 2020 1 mins read 241 views
Scrap off professional allowance

Letter to the editor

Aug 12, 2020 1 mins read 272 views
With better coordination, we can improve service delivery

Editorial

Aug 12, 2020 2 mins read 249 views
P/ling residents confused, run out of essentials and vegetables

Health

Aug 12, 2020 3 mins read 237 views
Supply of essential items needs streamlining

Health

Aug 12, 2020 7 mins read 217 views
P/ling positive case not local transmission: PM

Health

Aug 12, 2020 3 mins read 235 views
Import of rice, cooking oil, and pulses temporarily stopped

Trade

Aug 11, 2020 2 mins read 241 views
Covid-19 positive patient's roommate quarantined in Zhemgang

Health

Aug 11, 2020 1 mins read 231 views
DoR challenged with the monsoon restoration

Disaster

Aug 11, 2020 2 mins read 265 views
Are we using Druk Trace?

Letter to the editor

Aug 11, 2020 1 mins read 282 views
Coming together

Editorial

Aug 11, 2020 2 mins read 416 views
Druk Trace app underused?

Health

Aug 11, 2020 1 mins read 249 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 245 views
SDF approves USD 7.7M for Covid-19 response projects

Award-Grant

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 238 views
Historic cantilever bridge in Trongsa has been renovated

Road

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 352 views
The Olakha automobile workshop in a mess

Letter to the editor

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 249 views
Our small contributions

Editorial

Aug 10, 2020 2 mins read 236 views
Labour shortage hits construction sector in Samtse

Labour

Aug 10, 2020 2 mins read 230 views
ACC recommends reviewing security protocols and guidelines

ACC-RAA-OAG

Aug 10, 2020 3 mins read 231 views
Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka get SDF and WFP support

Foreign Affairs

Aug 10, 2020 1 mins read 254 views
Bhutan's tally rises to 110 as two more tests positive to Covid-19

Health

Aug 10, 2020 2 mins read 248 views
Cordyceps disappearing in Trashiyangtse

Cordyceps

Aug 10, 2020 3 mins read 229 views
UN gift megaphones

Briefly

Aug 10, 2020 0 mins read 246 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 288 views
Illegal workshop demolished after five decades

Thromde

Aug 09, 2020 1 mins read 245 views
Capturing the change in colours

Feature Story

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 255 views
Haa ready, but cautious as flower exhibition nears

Exhibition

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 266 views
How prepared are we for a lockdown?

Letter to the editor

Aug 09, 2020 1 mins read 249 views
Tourism development: Looking inward

Editorial

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 236 views
Business booms along Samtse-P/ling highway

Trade

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 305 views
School to the rescue of underprivileged students

Education

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 234 views
De-Suups and police rescue eight people

Disaster

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 252 views
Sisters guide remote learning in Dop-Shari, Paro

Education

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 261 views
His Majesty returns after inspecting border in Samtse and P/ling

Royal

Aug 09, 2020 2 mins read 290 views
Breastfeeding is more than a meal: UNICEF representative

Health

Aug 07, 2020 3 mins read 230 views
Persons with disabilities receive grants to better their lives

Health

Aug 07, 2020 2 mins read 256 views
Discrepancies found in weight and price of rice sold

Trade

Aug 07, 2020 2 mins read 237 views
Chilli growers opt for plastic mulching

Agriculture

Aug 07, 2020 2 mins read 250 views
Gender-based violence increases during the pandemic

Gender

Aug 07, 2020 3 mins read 220 views
Bidders face challenges to export cordyceps

Cordyceps

Aug 07, 2020 1 mins read 307 views
Sha Dha Gye's Rada Lhakhang

Culture

Aug 07, 2020 3 mins read 248 views
Bhutan and the Covid-19 pandemic

Perspective

Aug 07, 2020 4 mins read 270 views
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Bhutan’s democracy: The Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s Vision

When democracy swept through nations as a force of revolution, Bhutan’s own democratic journey unfolded like a quiet and dignified evolution — deliberate, thoughtful, and deeply rooted in the country’s values of unity, peace, and Gross National Happiness (GNH).

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 783 views
Tribute to His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo

Throughout history, the world has seen countless leaders, yet only a few have embodied the rare harmony of wisdom, compa...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,303 views
King who sacrificed his youth to build a future for us

Among the many extraordinary acts of greatness that define the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, what moves t...

Nov 11, 2025 3 mins read 895 views
The Vajrayana King

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Dr...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 1,642 views
His Majesty’s enduring legacy of environmental stewardship

Few nations have so deeply intertwined their national identity with environmental consciousness as Bhutan. At the heart...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,099 views
Momentous News from Tashichodzong

It was a sunny afternoon in early January 2008, and moments earlier, the future had seemed set. I had finished a productive Skype meeting confirming our plans for the year ahead with my colleagues at the International T...

Nov 11, 2025 14 mins read 1,318 views
A Teacher recalls Drukgyal Zhipa’s educational legacy…

He presided over the largest classroom in the world - 38,394 square kilometres in size. His pupils numbered in excess of...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,209 views
King who made culture Bhutan’s shield

It began with a kasho in 1985. His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo expressed his concern thus: ‘Our people copy the culture of other countries despite the existence of our distinct culture and etiquette, which is better than any other cou...

Nov 11, 2025 5 mins read 1,996 views
King places his crown in the people’s hands

In July 1998, Bhutan witnessed one of the most emotionally charged sessions in the history of its National Assembly. For...

Nov 11, 2025 6 mins read 1,185 views
Legacy of a great leader

As we celebrate the 70th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, I am deeply honoured to reflect on his extraordinary leadership not only as a citizen...

Nov 11, 2025 3 mins read 1,175 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,793 views
Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 780 views
Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship between the two nations, one that transcends politics and reflects...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 363 views
Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 811 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 2,745 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,386 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 674 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,216 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 575 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 723 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 718 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,776 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,948 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,066 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 705 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,012 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new c...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,020 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It h...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,304 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dem...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,948 views

Recents

Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at the Royal Institute of Management (RIM) on Saturday for “Healing for Peace,” an extraordinary event led by renowned traditional healers Master Chris Leong and Master Erik Leong, supported by a team of 20 Tit Tar practitioners and 100 DeSuung volunteers.

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Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, given to his son and shared with his people, reads like a moral charter for the country, a mirror reflecting both what we have achieved and what we risk losing if we become complacent.

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