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December of 2020

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Jangchubling MSS in Chhuzom to start boarding facilities

Education

Dec 04, 2020 2 mins read 565 views
Hydropower debt Nu 16.2B in last two fiscal years

Hydro power

Dec 04, 2020 2 mins read 578 views
Shangri-La sending an SOS

Perspective

Dec 04, 2020 5 mins read 601 views
Bad business at MLCP II forces vendors out of business

Trade

Dec 04, 2020 2 mins read 543 views
The cost of inconsistent test results

Health

Dec 04, 2020 3 mins read 654 views
The vulnerability of expropriation of national natural resources for political promises

Letter to the editor

Dec 04, 2020 2 mins read 567 views
A scope

Editorial

Dec 04, 2020 2 mins read 601 views
Government to lift ban on issuance of bar licence

National Assembly

Dec 04, 2020 1 mins read 571 views
Import of foreign workers pose risk to Phuentsholing

Labour

Dec 04, 2020 2 mins read 564 views
WFP Bhutan donates mobile storage facility

Wild Life

Dec 04, 2020 1 mins read 603 views
Urban agriculture flops as winter sets in

Agriculture

Dec 04, 2020 3 mins read 566 views
149 students drop out from Thimphu Thromde schools

Education

Dec 04, 2020 2 mins read 556 views
RSPN receives captive breeding centre for WBH

Wild Life

Dec 03, 2020 2 mins read 558 views
Do more, talk less

Perspective

Dec 03, 2020 4 mins read 581 views
NC approves the SDF Charter amendment

National Council

Dec 03, 2020 1 mins read 601 views
MoLHR encourages entrepreneurship with awards and training

Labour

Dec 03, 2020 3 mins read 664 views
Is it not the impact of language?

Letter to the editor

Dec 03, 2020 2 mins read 651 views
Holding onto experience

Editorial

Dec 03, 2020 2 mins read 607 views
Impact of Fiscal Incentives 2017 was significant: Finance Minister

National Assembly

Dec 03, 2020 2 mins read 530 views
Special loan scheme for electric taxis

Transport

Dec 03, 2020 1 mins read 670 views
Did the NC overlook overlapping provisions of dredging and surface collection?

National Council

Dec 03, 2020 2 mins read 767 views
Encouraging disability-inclusive engagement

Disable

Dec 03, 2020 2 mins read 579 views
Commissioners/members will not have to resign on appointment

National Assembly

Dec 03, 2020 3 mins read 609 views
Four new international trade routes to open soon

Foreign Affairs

Dec 03, 2020 3 mins read 625 views
BTF trains potential under-14 players

Sports

Dec 02, 2020 1 mins read 561 views
Construction of new vegetable markets miss deadline

Thromde

Dec 02, 2020 2 mins read 606 views
Home Minister quizzed on Haa Wangchuck Lo Dzong occupancy

Parliament

Dec 02, 2020 1 mins read 605 views
A youth group in Chhuzom struggles to sustain

Youth

Dec 02, 2020 2 mins read 535 views
Degradation of juniper forests at Dobchula

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Dec 02, 2020 2 mins read 526 views
Future of urban development

Editorial

Dec 02, 2020 2 mins read 605 views
Parliament goes digital

Parliament

Dec 02, 2020 2 mins read 557 views
BIMSTEC Convention ratification sparks debate

Foreign Affairs

Dec 02, 2020 3 mins read 603 views
NA rejects motion to increase retirement age to 60 years

National Assembly

Dec 02, 2020 4 mins read 562 views
MDP in P/ling outsourced and mechanised

Thromde

Dec 02, 2020 3 mins read 572 views
NA ratifies agreement with Green Climate Fund

National Assembly

Dec 01, 2020 1 mins read 591 views
Tourism policy approved in principle

Tourism

Dec 01, 2020 2 mins read 762 views
Closed parking space irks businesses on Gatoen Lam

Thromde

Dec 01, 2020 1 mins read 570 views
No impediments in mandarin orange export: Sanam Lyonpo

Trade

Dec 01, 2020 2 mins read 527 views
Milk becomes the cash cow in Samkhar

Farming

Dec 01, 2020 1 mins read 584 views
Partnership formed to bring transformation in TVET

Education

Dec 01, 2020 1 mins read 578 views
Thromde must speed up road maintenance work in Changzamtog

Letter to the editor

Dec 01, 2020 1 mins read 536 views
A new approach needed

Editorial

Dec 01, 2020 2 mins read 632 views
Kuri-Gongri to Sherichu bypass to come through: MoWHS minister

Road

Dec 01, 2020 1 mins read 568 views
NA extends fiscal incentives by a year and half

National Assembly

Dec 01, 2020 2 mins read 617 views
NC recommends leasing mines to state-owned enterprise

National Council

Dec 01, 2020 3 mins read 555 views
His Majesty returns from southern tour

Royal

Dec 01, 2020 1 mins read 680 views
Testing key to bridge HIV detection gap

Health

Dec 01, 2020 3 mins read 563 views
Browse Archives
Phuentsholing hospital canteen closed, former operator disputes lease termination

The closure of the canteen at Phuentsholing General Hospital has left patients, attendants, and visitors without a food outlet on the premises, forcing them to travel to town for meals.

Oct 03, 2026 4 mins read 3,536 views
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 1,879 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 1,237 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 2,814 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 1,208 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 1,469 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 4,920 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 783 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 3,965 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 1,601 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 2,364 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 2,579 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 3,161 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 2,656 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 2,793 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 4,329 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 2,939 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 3,656 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 3,988 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 9,558 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 13,343 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 14,892 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 15,156 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 15,678 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 4,107 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 4,269 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 5,043 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 4,089 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 4,474 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 5,500 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 6,732 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 5,973 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 4,894 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 4,318 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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