September of 2021

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Outdoor gyms in bad state of repair

Sports

Sep 30, 2021 1 mins read 507 views
As we celebrate 50 years of partnership with UN

Letter to the Editor

Sep 30, 2021 1 mins read 517 views
A shared responsibility

Editorial

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Sombaykha health centre falling apart

Health

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 475 views
Cabinet approves new department for HR needs

RCSC,

Sep 30, 2021 1 mins read 508 views
BPC decides to forward sexual harassment case to Police

Crime

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 557 views
5G by end of this year

Technology

Sep 30, 2021 2 mins read 575 views
At the 76th UNGA, PM tells the world Bhutan's secret

Foreign Affairs

Sep 29, 2021 6 mins read 489 views
Lab assistant arrested for rape of a minor in Tsirang

Crime

Sep 29, 2021 0 mins read 515 views
Ambassador to Australia presents credentials

Foreign Affairs

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 505 views
Japan gifts more fire fighting vehicles

Award-Grant

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 468 views
Nobding in need of fuel depot

Fuel

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 490 views
Importance of civic sense

Letter to the Editor

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 498 views
Better late than never

Editorial

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Government to be neutral on Afghanistan's Taliban government: Sources

Foreign Affairs

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 468 views
Tashicholing to get year-round water for irrigation

Water

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 478 views
RNR sector sees spike in its GDP share

Economy

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 508 views
Farmers lose crops to rainstorm

Disaster

Sep 29, 2021 1 mins read 408 views
Nutrition, not hunger, is the issue

Food

Sep 29, 2021 2 mins read 510 views
Man arrested for rape of a minor

Crime

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 0 views
SJ thromde in a fix over compensation row

Thromde

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 499 views
Sasung Gyelpo and ruins in Tsirangtoed

Feature Story

Sep 28, 2021 3 mins read 471 views
It's our approach, and not the stray dogs per se, that is the problem

Letter to the Editor

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 529 views
The side effects

Editorial

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 534 views
TOEFL IBT test begins today

Education

Sep 28, 2021 2 mins read 543 views
Bhutan begins efforts to become a model ecotourism destination

Tourism

Sep 28, 2021 3 mins read 752 views
Leopard attacks two men at home

Wild Life

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 459 views
PM underscores the importance of investing in health

Health

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 460 views
Mentally challenged woman dies in a quarantine facility

Grievance

Sep 28, 2021 1 mins read 482 views
Chencho Dorji prepares Sudeva FC for Hero I-League

Sports

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 456 views
Pandemic impacts nettle fabric business

Trade

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 423 views
RUB colleges establish happiness and wellbeing centres

Education

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 482 views
Traffic congestion needs sustainable solutions

Letter to the Editor

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 474 views
Who will bell the cat?

Editorial

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 0 views
Police drop anonymous complaint for lacking evidence

Crime

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 436 views
Stray horses too heavy a burden for Phuentsholing thromde

Stray

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 478 views
Rescued boys placed under observation

Lost and Found

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 481 views
Massage parlours or brothels?

Trade

Sep 27, 2021 1 mins read 474 views
No local Covid-19 cases for 45 straight days

Health

Sep 27, 2021 2 mins read 454 views
Ranjung Mikyo Dorji makes his debut in Nepal cricket tourney

Sports

Sep 26, 2021 1 mins read 465 views
Paro to have sales outlet for organic produce

Agriculture

Sep 26, 2021 2 mins read 538 views
How do we interpret student performance in assessment?

Letter to the Editor

Sep 26, 2021 1 mins read 580 views
Raising healthy and resilient future

Editorial

Sep 26, 2021 2 mins read 534 views
Bhutan and India sign joint satellite Implementing Arrangement

Technology

Sep 26, 2021 2 mins read 469 views
Two missing boys found safe after four days

Lost and Found

Sep 26, 2021 1 mins read 488 views
Seyphu to host Bhutan's first mega solar power plant

Energy

Sep 26, 2021 4 mins read 417 views
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Recents

A year of reckoning

As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroeconomic signals and renewed optimism on paper.

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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 2025, the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax Act of Bhutan 2025, and major restructuring of corporate and business taxation.

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