December of 2021

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Sarpang's lone shagzop

Feature Story

Dec 07, 2021 2 mins read 308 views
Traffickers should be taught a lesson

Letter to the Editor

Dec 07, 2021 1 mins read 366 views
Learning from mistakes

Editorial

Dec 07, 2021 2 mins read 356 views
Govt to provide scholarships to private schools next year

Education

Dec 07, 2021 2 mins read 328 views
Coming together against the Omicron variant

Health

Dec 07, 2021 2 mins read 298 views
Jumbos keep farmers awake in Samtenthang

Wild Life

Dec 07, 2021 2 mins read 321 views
Government's expenditure challenges

Economy

Dec 07, 2021 2 mins read 372 views
Poll day for affected gewogs rescheduled

Election

Dec 07, 2021 2 mins read 317 views
Bhutan wins two bronze in Asian Youth Para Games

Sports

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 308 views
The story behind the crash

Technology

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 392 views
Monkey business at Supreme Court

Wild Life

Dec 06, 2021 1 mins read 342 views
Biodiversity Bill ensures benefits from genetic and biological resources

Parliament

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 334 views
To the authorities concerned

Letter to the Editor

Dec 06, 2021 1 mins read 0 views
Implementing laws is the answer to gambling

Editorial

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 315 views
No change on commodity prices due to increased transportation cost

Transport

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 367 views
The burden of increasing housing rents

House

Dec 06, 2021 4 mins read 336 views
Skilled worker shortage in Mongar

Labour

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 317 views
P/ling's service sector struggling to find skilled workers

Labour

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 357 views
RAA reinstates clearance for nine LG candidates

Election

Dec 06, 2021 2 mins read 366 views
A Perspective on the Construction Industry

Perspective

Dec 05, 2021 2 mins read 328 views
Civil Society Matters

Perspective

Dec 05, 2021 3 mins read 361 views
RSEBL to offer its system to the Maldives Stock Exchange

Economy

Dec 05, 2021 1 mins read 321 views
Wall collapse causes roadblock in Mongar

Disaster

Dec 05, 2021 2 mins read 354 views
More PWD friendly infrastructure required

Letter to the Editor

Dec 05, 2021 1 mins read 355 views
For inclusive society

Editorial

Dec 05, 2021 2 mins read 377 views
MoAF to expand export of farm produce

Parliament

Dec 05, 2021 2 mins read 313 views
Flood protection walls, stormwater drainage in disrepair in Gelephu

Disaster

Dec 05, 2021 3 mins read 344 views
More people suffer stroke

Health

Dec 05, 2021 2 mins read 359 views
Four siblings contest for gup, mangmi and tshogpa in Samtenling

Election

Dec 05, 2021 2 mins read 346 views
Overseas employment programme resumes

Labour

Dec 05, 2021 2 mins read 359 views
Bhutanese para-athletes in Bahrain for 2021 AYPG

Sports

Dec 03, 2021 1 mins read 335 views
Changlimithang is disabled-friendly now

Sports

Dec 03, 2021 1 mins read 371 views
Overhead pedestrian bridge in Olakha unstable

Road

Dec 03, 2021 1 mins read 352 views
Bhutanese travel plans uninterrupted as of now

Transport

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 331 views
Study finds Olakha workshop effluents polluting Olarongchhu

City

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 342 views
Ageing couple in need of help

Feature Story

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 359 views
Misconceptions surrounding honey production

Perspective

Dec 03, 2021 4 mins read 346 views
Areca nut plate-making resumes

Trade

Dec 03, 2021 1 mins read 365 views
Drainage work resumes in Samdrupjongkhar

Dzongkhag

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 336 views
Is GAO comfortably positioned ?

Local Government

Dec 03, 2021 4 mins read 354 views
Female MPs grill minister over harassment at workplaces

Parliament

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 336 views
Water takes centre stage in Tsirang LG election

Election

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 319 views
A wrong disqualification can shut down democracy

Letter to the Editor

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 351 views
Not the dead end

Editorial

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 360 views
Sexual harassment cases in court

Judiciary

Dec 03, 2021 1 mins read 309 views
Education ministry offers to relocate students out of Phuentsholing

Education

Dec 03, 2021 3 mins read 355 views
National Assembly passes Fiscal Incentives Bill

Parliament

Dec 03, 2021 2 mins read 403 views
Penalty too light for gambling?

Crime

Dec 03, 2021 1 mins read 328 views
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