May of 2020

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Convertible currency earnings hit

Finance

May 15, 2020 3 mins read 386 views
Cabbies ask for a cap on taxi numbers

Transport

May 15, 2020 1 mins read 444 views
e-litigation to keep justice alive

Judiciary

May 15, 2020 1 mins read 397 views
WOW: a large scale-farming project

Agriculture

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 413 views
The Covid-19 pandemic is an effect of collective karma humans accumulated

Perspective

May 15, 2020 5 mins read 408 views
Farmers in Gelephu struggle to export Areca nut

Farming

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 399 views
Increasing poultry farms demand on day-old chicks

Farming

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 443 views
Goenshari focuses on vegetable cultivation

Agriculture

May 15, 2020 1 mins read 378 views
Techies dreaming big for Bhutan

Technology

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 367 views
Illegal lottery business concerns authorities

Crime

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 437 views
Law enforcers interpreting law may cause ambiguity than clarity

Letter to the editor

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 438 views
Kidu raises food for thought

Editorial

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 388 views
His Majesty returns from the tour of South

Royal

May 15, 2020 1 mins read 454 views
Open schools only if public health measures are in place: MoH minister

Education

May 15, 2020 1 mins read 408 views
Kidu rescuing families from desperate situations

Kidu

May 15, 2020 2 mins read 423 views
Health ministry to reinforce testing, tracing and treatment

Health

May 15, 2020 3 mins read 416 views
About 6,500 Bhutanese return home

Health

May 14, 2020 1 mins read 413 views
Man charged with rape, incest and battery

Crime

May 14, 2020 1 mins read 447 views
Tarphel changing fast

Cordyceps

May 14, 2020 1 mins read 404 views
Are we serious about our national language?

Letter to the editor

May 14, 2020 2 mins read 385 views
A cruel irony

Editorial

May 14, 2020 2 mins read 458 views
HV/MV industries get demand charge concession

Health

May 14, 2020 2 mins read 433 views
Revamp or dissolve: OD exercise damns DAMC

Agriculture

May 14, 2020 2 mins read 407 views
MoEA launches a system to improve ease of doing business

Trade

May 14, 2020 2 mins read 389 views
Govt. prepares to reopen schools

Education

May 14, 2020 2 mins read 405 views
19 Covid-19 cases

Health

May 14, 2020 3 mins read 500 views
Nyalazam bridge handed over

Briefly

May 14, 2020 0 mins read 461 views
CCTV to boost safety in Trongsa town

Trongsa

May 13, 2020 1 mins read 396 views
Residents nervous of foreign vehicle entry

Transport

May 13, 2020 2 mins read 378 views
Solving the youth unemployment conundrum

Perspective

May 13, 2020 5 mins read 404 views
Taxi drivers want to stick with odd-even rule

Transport

May 13, 2020 2 mins read 386 views
Tsirang farmers try watermelons on commercial scale

Agriculture

May 13, 2020 2 mins read 405 views
Risking the health of the public

Letter to the editor

May 13, 2020 1 mins read 395 views
Are we doing enough?

Editorial

May 13, 2020 1 mins read 433 views
Govt. comfortable with capital budget

Finance

May 13, 2020 2 mins read 400 views
Stimulating the agriculture sector for enhanced production

Agriculture

May 13, 2020 2 mins read 383 views
Seven sentenced for "breach of public order and tranquility"

Crime

May 13, 2020 1 mins read 391 views
In science, we should trust: TAG team

Health

May 13, 2020 3 mins read 399 views
Build Bhutan to employ 7,000 in the construction sector

Labour

May 13, 2020 3 mins read 378 views
Tracing Druk Trace

Technology

May 12, 2020 2 mins read 425 views
Normalcy returns to Gelephu despite close to red zone

Health

May 12, 2020 1 mins read 413 views
Ensuring safety of truckers conveying essentials

Transport

May 12, 2020 1 mins read 395 views
Teachers walk door-to-door to conduct lessons

Education

May 12, 2020 2 mins read 410 views
Back to square one with physical book

Letter to the editor

May 12, 2020 1 mins read 373 views
A good time to reflect on our tourism policy

Editorial

May 12, 2020 2 mins read 403 views
Enough space for physical distancing in Parliament

National Assembly

May 12, 2020 1 mins read 387 views
Wangdue's livestock and agriculture expects boost this year

Agriculture

May 12, 2020 2 mins read 409 views
Local chilli demand drops

Agriculture

May 12, 2020 2 mins read 403 views
Covid-19 triggers agriculture and forest policy changes

Health

May 12, 2020 3 mins read 386 views
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Recents

GMC was a masterstroke

The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the conflict drags on, investors are seeking to diversify away from Gulf nations, especially Dubai while navigating geopolitical tensions and global volatility.

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