November of 2021

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HC dismisses disqualified LG candidates' petition

Judiciary

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 581 views
MoLHR focuses on skilling youth

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 572 views
Fuss-less finding with Smartphones

Feature Story

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 611 views
We need quality CSOs?

CSO

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 611 views
Questioning the question hour

Editorial

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 612 views
High Court bench III dismisses conspiracy case appeal

Judiciary

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 613 views
Proposal to include female officers in Police Service Board shot down

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 619 views
Dorjilung hydropower DPR to be ready in seven months

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 1 mins read 621 views
Funding developmental activities from GRF not against law: FM

Parliament

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 785 views
Bhutan records 22 new HIV cases in past five months

Health

Nov 30, 2021 2 mins read 631 views
PCE_zero tolerance against sexual harassment

Gender

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 591 views
Teaching impermanence to children through a book

Education

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 583 views
NC members support HR independence of ACC

Parliament

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 595 views
Addressing road safety

Letter to the Editor

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 623 views
Complaints against former Tashiding gup

Local Government

Nov 29, 2021 1 mins read 579 views
Police will be entitled to benefits like RBA and RBG: NA

Parliament

Nov 29, 2021 3 mins read 691 views
Two gewogs in Trashigang with lone gup candidates

Election

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 643 views
LG candidates turn to High Court after last-minute bizarre disqualification

Local Government

Nov 29, 2021 3 mins read 569 views
Issue bigger than gups

Editorial

Nov 29, 2021 2 mins read 600 views
Invincible Sunrise Women's FC crowned champions

Sports

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 570 views
NC to deliberate on major sections of ACC Bill dropped by NA

Parliament

Nov 28, 2021 5 mins read 531 views
On ABTO's proposal

Letter to the Editor

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 588 views
Dealing with the new Covid variant

Editorial

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 541 views
Resolving water issues a priority for thrompon candidates

Election

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 618 views
Should we worry about the national debt?

Parliament

Nov 28, 2021 7 mins read 539 views
Omicron threat causes worldwide scramble

Health

Nov 28, 2021 2 mins read 578 views
His Majesty enters quarantine after a Royal tour of the south

Royal

Nov 28, 2021 1 mins read 558 views
Adverse social impact of Covid-19

Economy

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 588 views
OAG dismisses allegations against former Shelngana gup

ACC-RAA-OAG

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 664 views
New hydropower projects won't be rushed

Hydro power

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 527 views
Major planned activities to align with revised TSP

City

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 646 views
A fading love story of Tramtsithang

Feature Story

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 684 views
Tourism Post Covid

Perspective

Nov 26, 2021 4 mins read 568 views
The Constitutional Equation of the GNH

Perspective

Nov 26, 2021 5 mins read 808 views
What determines the electability of local leaders?

Election

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 598 views
Pongchula international airport unlikely

Transport

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 575 views
295 to contest for LG posts in Samtse

Election

Nov 26, 2021 1 mins read 591 views
CSI on track: economic affairs minister

Parliament

Nov 26, 2021 1 mins read 578 views
State Secrets should not be a shelter to bury lapses of the state agencies

Letter to the Editor

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 595 views
The fruits of wisdom

Editorial

Nov 26, 2021 2 mins read 627 views
Opposition raises alarm on govt's budget use

Parliament

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 607 views
Semjong Celebrates

Water

Nov 26, 2021 3 mins read 597 views
Bhutanese tea importers meet Indian exporters

Trade

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 563 views
RCSC will redeploy 25 civil servants

RCSC

Nov 25, 2021 3 mins read 569 views
Sergithang Maed chiwog conducts dhamngoi zomdu three times

Election

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 620 views
Agencies must help ACC root out corruption

Letter to the Editor

Nov 25, 2021 1 mins read 598 views
Browse Archives
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Nationwide drug prevention campaign “Yes, We Care” begins in Samtse

"Yes, We Care" launches a nationwide outreach to shield its youth from substance abuse.

May 06, 2026 2 mins read 1,220 views
Ancient remedy finds new life as rhododendron wine

Trashigang—In the high-altitude village of Merak in Trashigang, where spring transforms the hillsides into a sweep of bl...

May 06, 2026 2 mins read 1,710 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 beyond seed funding remains limited, making it difficult for existing startups to scale and sustain operations.

Mar 21, 2026 3 mins read 4,593 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 5,903 views
Café by the waterfall

About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the left of the highway. It is not easy to miss. This modest structure is the Willing Waterfall Café – a must-stop along the east-west highway.

May 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,306 views
Where tradition meets treatment

In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, patients move between modern clinics and traditional medicine units with ease, guided as much by...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 980 views
Between Homes

When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried to imagine what life would be like. Bu...

May 02, 2026 1 mins read 5,199 views
The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his role as a symbol of abundance and generosity. There are five principal forms of the...

May 02, 2026 4 mins read 978 views
No amount of money can replace you

The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency and warmth by devoted grandparents can fare well, separation from parents at this age generally causes...

Apr 25, 2026 4 mins read 3,121 views
You’re not what you think you are

You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness, which is precisely what it does not mean. A more precise term might be: empty of inherent existence.

Apr 18, 2026 4 mins read 2,280 views
Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.

Apr 13, 2026 3 mins read 2,238 views
The trap of spiritual materialism

Apr 13, 2026 4 mins read 2,601 views
Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly ad...

Apr 04, 2026 4 mins read 2,163 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not spending enough time with our loved ones, and not investing enough time...

Apr 01, 2026 4 mins read 3,120 views
When will we feed ourselves?

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 368 views
Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-quarter of the world’s oil flows to markets, reopens, the discuss...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 1,600 views
Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country could see as few as 2,000 births by 2028.

Apr 29, 2026 2 mins read 3,826 views
A bumper harvest shouldn’t brew a bumper crisis

This summer, the mountain slopes above Lunana are expected to offer a bumper yield of cordyceps, or Yartsa Goenbub. But...

Apr 25, 2026 2 mins read 2,135 views
Unshackling the state

Apr 22, 2026 2 mins read 2,075 views
The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises....

Apr 18, 2026 2 mins read 1,873 views
A costly fiasco

Apr 11, 2026 2 mins read 3,223 views
Living hand to mouth

Apr 08, 2026 2 mins read 2,594 views
A call for shared responsibility

The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely intervention. The initiative calls for shared responsibility amid rising fuel costs and a supply line...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 3,235 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 5,840 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 6,234 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 12,798 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 9,102 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 7,908 views
When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 2,293 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

Mar 16, 2026 1 mins read 4,065 views
Bhutanese flavours find a home in Perth

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 4,209 views
She Lives in the Mirror

Mar 16, 2026 2 mins read 4,981 views
When the watchdog has no teeth

The Bhutan Media Forum concluded yesterday, bringing together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society membe...

Apr 01, 2026 2 mins read 2,854 views
Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 4,250 views
Promises and performance

As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must b...

Mar 25, 2026 2 mins read 3,398 views
Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adju...

Mar 21, 2026 2 mins read 3,641 views
A costly reality

Mar 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,561 views

Recents

Value-based governance: Could Bhutan pave the way for a sovereign GNH-driven approach to fighting corruption?

Bhutan is a global leader in sustainability and societal welfare. However, it is widely recognised that innovation and dynamism in its economy are stifled by systemic rigidity, resulting in over-regulation and breakdown of intersectoral cooperation. Is it possible for Bhutan to grow in line with its King’s vision for an entrepreneurial, dynamic and creative workforce that creates mindfulness prosp

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Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom bridge in the sky

The bond between the two Kingdoms of Bhutan and Thailand has always been rooted in shared reverence and wisdom. This gained a new altitude, literally, high above the silver-lined clouds. At 30,000 feet, the hum of the jet engines now harmonizes with the soul-soothing echoes of a traditional flute.

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Building up Bhutan's arbitral future together

A nation's maturity as a legal jurisdiction is measured not merely by its courts but by the strength of its dispute resolution architecture. This week, the Bhutan Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (BADRC) convened a landmark conference with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), an occasion deserving far greater public attention than it has received.

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