Project 108

December of 2020

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Panel discussion delves on employment opportunities

Labour

Dec 25, 2020 2 mins read 604 views
FCBL maintains it has stocked up enough essentials

Food

Dec 25, 2020 1 mins read 637 views
Low-pressure system over Bhutan causes windstorms

Disaster

Dec 25, 2020 1 mins read 716 views
Haa and Paro suspend annual rituals

Religious

Dec 25, 2020 2 mins read 610 views
Ensuring the right to information to fight rumours and fake news

Letter to the editor

Dec 25, 2020 2 mins read 615 views
All in the fight together

Editorial

Dec 25, 2020 2 mins read 578 views
Media Council urges citizens to report fake news

Media

Dec 25, 2020 1 mins read 541 views
Govt. focusing on minimising impact of lockdown

Health

Dec 25, 2020 2 mins read 569 views
All Kela chiwog residents to be tested

Health

Dec 25, 2020 1 mins read 500 views
Lockdown leaves schools in limbo

Health

Dec 25, 2020 2 mins read 544 views
Woman beats Covid-19, succumbs to terminal illness

Health

Dec 25, 2020 3 mins read 518 views
Mass screening begins in Lhamoidzingkha town

Health

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 540 views
Sarpang starts zoning system and mobile clinic today

Health

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 552 views
More than 100 individuals at tshachus

Health

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 589 views
Thimphu parks in sad state of repair

Sports

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 572 views
Korpu gewog residents wait for GC road blacktopping

Road

Dec 24, 2020 2 mins read 599 views
Weeklong eye surgical in Trashiyangtse suspends

Health

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 550 views
Strong dollar makes external borrowings meaningful

Finance

Dec 24, 2020 2 mins read 585 views
Dog problem becomes serious during lockdown

Letter to the editor

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 509 views
Rumours are more deadly than Covid-19

Editorial

Dec 24, 2020 2 mins read 561 views
Workload increases in flu clinics

Health

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 585 views
Windstorm damages 11 houses

Disaster

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 601 views
52 quarantined in Lhuentse

Health

Dec 24, 2020 1 mins read 556 views
Druk Gyalpo's Relief Kidu extended for the most needy

Kidu

Dec 24, 2020 2 mins read 657 views
A different level of threat: Sowai Lyonpo

Health

Dec 24, 2020 3 mins read 569 views
Zoning system will be implemented today

Health

Dec 23, 2020 1 mins read 580 views
Mandarin export sails smoothly from Phuentsholing

Trade

Dec 23, 2020 1 mins read 600 views
Market-driven agriculture to help achieve food security

Food

Dec 23, 2020 1 mins read 704 views
Dzongkhags make arrangements for lockdown

Health

Dec 23, 2020 2 mins read 587 views
S/jongkhar begins zoning system today

Health

Dec 23, 2020 2 mins read 555 views
Trashigang and Trashiyangtse under lockdown

Health

Dec 23, 2020 1 mins read 538 views
Can traditional Bhutanese medicine mitigate coronavirus?

Letter to the editor

Dec 23, 2020 1 mins read 595 views
For transparency

Editorial

Dec 23, 2020 2 mins read 684 views
Lockdown in Mongar and Lhuentse

Health

Dec 23, 2020 1 mins read 555 views
15 new cases emerge in Paro

Health

Dec 23, 2020 1 mins read 658 views
No delivery services in improved zoning system

Health

Dec 23, 2020 3 mins read 790 views
Imports to help meet vegetable demand

Food

Dec 23, 2020 2 mins read 571 views
Average daily Covid-19 cases reach 13

Health

Dec 23, 2020 3 mins read 731 views
RCSC

Briefly

Dec 23, 2020 0 mins read 0 views
Mass testing begins

Briefly

Dec 23, 2020 0 mins read 574 views
For better internet services

Letter to the editor

Dec 22, 2020 1 mins read 553 views
Fighting fake news

Editorial

Dec 22, 2020 2 mins read 669 views
RCSC recalls Trongsa dzongdag

RCSC

Dec 22, 2020 1 mins read 573 views
CLG conference engages hundreds of people

Health

Dec 22, 2020 2 mins read 552 views
Sarpang to go under complete lockdown at 1 PM today

Health

Dec 22, 2020 1 mins read 613 views
Phuentsholing stocks essentials before lockdown announcement

Health

Dec 22, 2020 1 mins read 606 views
Over one hundred traced and tested in Lhamoidzingkha

Health

Dec 22, 2020 1 mins read 557 views
Thimphu residents can move in their zones

Health

Dec 22, 2020 1 mins read 603 views
Browse Archives
Changlam corridor works begin in Thimphu

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) has begun work on the Changlam Public Transport Key Corridor in Thimphu to improve road safety and public transport facilities along the busy route.

Oct 03, 2026 2 mins read 1,822 views
Cordyceps auction volume drops 68 percent

The quantity of cordyceps brought to the annual auction fell by 68 percent this year, with 300.16kg recorded across eight auction venues, compared with 940.29kg in 2025.

Oct 03, 2026 2 mins read 1,199 views
Indian Embassy opens applications for Ambassador’s Scholarships 2026-27

The Embassy of India in Thimphu has opened applications for the Ambassador’s Scholarship for 2026-27, offering financial...

Oct 03, 2026 2 mins read 2,752 views
Restored Dungkar Nagtshang opens as state-of-the-art museum

Lhuentse—Given the historical importance of Jigme Namgyel Nagtshang in Dungkar, the ancestral home of the Wangchuck Dyna...

Oct 03, 2026 2 mins read 1,175 views
Tunnel 26 pushes new boundaries for Bhutanese cinema

The idea behind Tunnel 26 came from a few different thoughts coming together. Globally, zombie films and series have bec...

Oct 03, 2026 5 mins read 1,427 views
BCCI President Tandy Wangchuk sentenced to two years for battery and sexual harassment

The court found Tandy Wangchuk guilty of battery under Section 158 of the Penal Code of Bhutan 2004, with the injury fal...

Oct 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,854 views
DrukSmart and Visionaize Explore Bhutan’s Intelligent Energy Future

Visionaize demonstrated applications of Digital Twins and Industrial AI across hydropower, transmission, distribution an...

Oct 01, 2026 2 mins read 768 views
ACC implicates 59 in alleged timber corruption case in Haa

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has implicated 59 people in an investigation into suspected corruption in the Timbe...

Sep 30, 2026 3 mins read 3,939 views
RMA directs banks to strengthen security amid rising banking fraud

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has directed banks to strengthen their security controls as digital banking fraud and...

Sep 30, 2026 2 mins read 1,584 views
Bhutan rethinks primary healthcare beyond access

For decades, the measure of primary healthcare in Bhutan was, in large part, how close a person could get to a health fa...

Sep 30, 2026 5 mins read 1,266 views
The bridge to cheaper goods

The findings from the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CCAA) latest study should worry anyone who cares about the future of Phuentsholing.

Aug 12, 2026 2 mins read 2,358 views
Beyond hydropower: Bhutan’s hopes lie in the ground

Recent reports of an airborne geophysical survey identifying significant anomalies of tungsten, copper, and other precio...

Aug 08, 2026 2 mins read 2,572 views
City bus drivers deserve better

The drivers who keep Thimphu’s city buses running deserve more than gratitude. They deserve fair pay for the hours they put in. City bus drivers work more than 12 hours a day, clocking in 120 hours of overtime in...

Aug 05, 2026 2 mins read 3,152 views
Finding the fuel for private sector growth

An initiative worth pausing to reflect on this week is the collaboration among three key agencies to review Bhutan’s bus...

Aug 01, 2026 2 mins read 2,645 views
Sky-high airfares drive visitors away

More than seventy percent of international visitors to Bhutan now enter the country by land rather than through Paro International Airport. Phuentsholing alone accounts for the overwhelming majority of those arrivals. One of the ob...

Jul 29, 2026 2 mins read 2,784 views
The cost of living in the city

Sky-rocketing house rents are a grim reality haunting the capital city’s residents. While this was once a burden shouldered only by those at the lowest economic rung, it now strains civil and public servants wh...

Jul 25, 2026 2 mins read 4,323 views
Charging the future

Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles?...

Jul 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,934 views
Not a fab (FAB) show

The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) has lost its legal standing as a Civil Society Organisation following its deregistration by the CSO Authority in January, after prolonged non-c...

Jul 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,645 views
Electoral laws must evolve with time

As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the sil...

Jul 15, 2026 2 mins read 3,978 views
Bhutan to pilot green finance taxonomy from June

Bhutan will begin testing its expanded Green Finance Taxonomy 2026 with a six-month pilot from June to November, before...

May 30, 2026 3 mins read 9,545 views
Startups call for support beyond seed funding

The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support be...

Mar 21, 2026 3 mins read 13,333 views
National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.

Feb 25, 2026 2 mins read 14,880 views
Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...

Feb 18, 2026 4 mins read 15,133 views
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 202...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 15,664 views
Wisdom in a warming world

Lama, as a young guy, I’m concerned about the future. What do you think will be the biggest issue for the planet within...

Jul 04, 2026 4 mins read 4,099 views
Vietnam Corner: Bringing authentic Vietnamese cuisine to the Capital

Set against the quieter surroundings of Lower Taba, Vietnam Corner brings a distinctive slice of Vietnam to Thimphu’s gr...

Jun 27, 2026 2 mins read 4,253 views
Bullying and the roots of harm

No, I didn’t watch the video. Unless I were acting in a law enforcement capacity, I would not view this kind of footage....

Jun 27, 2026 4 mins read 5,032 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 13, 2026 4 mins read 4,077 views
Stop recording, start living

Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.

Jun 06, 2026 4 mins read 4,468 views
The illegal timber business

Bhutan's rich forests are not only a source of clean air, water, and wealth. Hidden within the thickets is also a web of...

Jul 11, 2026 2 mins read 5,487 views
The GMC Culture

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the...

Jul 08, 2026 2 mins read 6,715 views
The dark side of the bright screen

Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma....

Jul 04, 2026 2 mins read 5,966 views
When perception becomes the verdict

It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration...

Jul 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,886 views
Holding leaders to their vows

The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most approp...

Jun 27, 2026 2 mins read 4,308 views

Recents

Protect chhuzhing before it is too late

Bhutan is losing its paddy land faster than it is protecting it. The country has recorded 868 cases of structures built on chhuzhing (wetland) without prior approval. Rice self-sufficiency has fallen to 25 percent, and the country spends billions of ngultrum each year importing the grain it once grew itself.

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Pelsung to move from training first to building around demand

I think the first year has validated Pelsung’s mandate of preparing the youth of Bhutan for GMC and 10X Bhutan, while also showing us where the model needs to evolve. We think about our work through two distinct pathways. Professional Readiness is for young people who need the skills and employability to work in GMC and emerging sectors.

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Tunnel 26 raises the bar for Bhutanese cinema

Directed by award-winning filmmaker DD Kinley, Tunnel 26 takes Bhutanese cinema into new territory, with a story of horror, survival and human connection. Its ensemble casts includes Nepali actors Anna Sharma and Anoop Bikram Shahi, Indian model Roshni Dada, and Bhutanese actors Sangay Tsheltrim, Phuntshok Dhoden, and Deki Lhamo, among others.

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