September of 2021

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12th Five-Year Plan reprioritised to stimulate growth

Economy

Sep 26, 2021 2 mins read 371 views
BNCA launches nicotine replacement therapy in Mongar

Narcotic

Sep 24, 2021 1 mins read 281 views
Vendors in zones hope business picks up

City

Sep 24, 2021 3 mins read 303 views
Raising resilient children, one banner at a time

Feature Story

Sep 24, 2021 4 mins read 296 views
Confidence in health workers key in sailing through Covid storm

Health

Sep 24, 2021 4 mins read 316 views
Understanding Carbon and Climate Change Mitigation

Environment

Sep 24, 2021 6 mins read 314 views
Eat well: YBN

Food

Sep 24, 2021 1 mins read 329 views
SC closes curtain on Samdrupjongkhar Zangdopelri case

Judiciary

Sep 24, 2021 1 mins read 324 views
Sexual harassment or attempt to rape

Letter to the Editor

Sep 24, 2021 2 mins read 341 views
Let Climate Change not slide this time

Environment

Sep 24, 2021 2 mins read 314 views
Dairy farmers start first yoghurt production firm in Dagana

Agriculture

Sep 24, 2021 1 mins read 340 views
LDCs call for more climate finance

Foreign Affairs

Sep 24, 2021 2 mins read 303 views
LG members to resign in the last week of October

Local Government

Sep 24, 2021 3 mins read 292 views
Are we normalising sexual harassment?

Crime

Sep 24, 2021 4 mins read 368 views
Clash of the champions for the glory

Sports

Sep 22, 2021 1 mins read 365 views
First woman boxer opens boxing studio for inclusive boxing

Sports

Sep 22, 2021 1 mins read 337 views
Solar water heating system benefits public institutions

Water

Sep 22, 2021 2 mins read 354 views
Educating on usage of social media platforms

Letter to the Editor

Sep 22, 2021 1 mins read 362 views
Thruebab day reflections

Editorial

Sep 22, 2021 1 mins read 332 views
Advocacy workshop on Codex

Trade

Sep 22, 2021 2 mins read 334 views
Water scarcity worsens in Tsirangtoed

Water

Sep 22, 2021 2 mins read 343 views
BHSL manufactures turbines

Industries

Sep 22, 2021 1 mins read 362 views
Apple growers turn to Bhutan Agro as export options grow slim

Agriculture

Sep 22, 2021 2 mins read 328 views
BPC management yet to investigate sexual harassment case

Crime

Sep 22, 2021 2 mins read 368 views
In divine power, we trust

Perspective

Sep 21, 2021 3 mins read 364 views
Pema and Karma have bonded well

Feature Story

Sep 21, 2021 2 mins read 355 views
It's high time BOC build a swimming pool

Letter to the Editor

Sep 21, 2021 1 mins read 364 views
How do we tackle sexual harassment?

Editorial

Sep 21, 2021 2 mins read 375 views
Shortage of stones hamper construction in Mongar

Natural Resource

Sep 21, 2021 2 mins read 374 views
Bhutan marks 50th anniversary of UN membership

Festival

Sep 21, 2021 1 mins read 366 views
Graduates perform poorly in civil service preliminary exams

RCSC

Sep 21, 2021 2 mins read 318 views
Agencies complain of fake donation drive

Judiciary

Sep 21, 2021 1 mins read 331 views
Hydropower generation decreases by over 12 percent

Hydro power

Sep 21, 2021 2 mins read 347 views
Once in a Life Time Event

Perspective

Sep 20, 2021 5 mins read 346 views
50 years of UN-Bhutan partnership

Perspective

Sep 20, 2021 4 mins read 409 views
Risk of insomnia in youth

Letter to the Editor

Sep 20, 2021 1 mins read 329 views
A day to reflect

Editorial

Sep 20, 2021 2 mins read 306 views
50 years of a successful partnership

Question and Answer

Sep 20, 2021 5 mins read 498 views
Board examinations postponed to February 2022

Education

Sep 20, 2021 2 mins read 302 views
Bhutan celebrates 50 years of UN membership

Festival

Sep 20, 2021 5 mins read 336 views
Making the best of social media platform

Review

Sep 19, 2021 2 mins read 321 views
Work to supply power to Jigmeling industrial estate begins

Hydro power

Sep 19, 2021 1 mins read 317 views
Accountability for sexual harassment in offices

Letter to the Editor

Sep 19, 2021 1 mins read 327 views
Who do we blame?

Editorial

Sep 19, 2021 1 mins read 338 views
Potato exporters worry as their trucks stopped at border

Trade

Sep 19, 2021 2 mins read 287 views
RCSC removes about 500 positions in civil service

RCSC

Sep 19, 2021 2 mins read 343 views
DLO freezes bank account of a fake donation drive

Judiciary

Sep 19, 2021 1 mins read 340 views
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The tourism paradox

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Tying the loose ends of GST reform

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The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

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Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

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Birbi and the art of taking your time

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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.

Read More