April of 2022

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Anju Gurung leaves for UAE

Sports

Apr 19, 2022 1 mins read 217 views
Bhutanese Artist making good in Hong Kong

Feature Story

Apr 19, 2022 2 mins read 264 views
On exam results

Letter to the Editor

Apr 19, 2022 1 mins read 269 views
Archery ranges must go

Editorial

Apr 19, 2022 2 mins read 223 views
JDWNRH introduces bone densitometry services

Health

Apr 19, 2022 1 mins read 305 views
SC sentences ex-RICB worker to 20 years for embezzlement

Judiciary

Apr 19, 2022 2 mins read 298 views
Man sentenced to 9-years in prison for the rape of minor

Crime

Apr 19, 2022 1 mins read 276 views
African swine fever kills 44 pigs in a farm in Chukha

Health

Apr 19, 2022 2 mins read 271 views
Dolomite and gypsum mines leased to SMCL for Nu 4.125B

Mining

Apr 19, 2022 3 mins read 353 views
BIGSA explores ways to relocate Changlimithang archery ranges

Sports

Apr 18, 2022 1 mins read 257 views
Lake disappears, worries locals

Disaster

Apr 18, 2022 1 mins read 267 views
We need more recreational facilities

Letter to the Editor

Apr 18, 2022 1 mins read 300 views
Protecting children

Editorial

Apr 18, 2022 2 mins read 287 views
Government following up export issues

Trade

Apr 18, 2022 2 mins read 275 views
Lunaps return via air as snow blocks trails

Transport

Apr 18, 2022 2 mins read 297 views
Farmers lose over 150 acres of maize to windstorm

Disaster

Apr 18, 2022 1 mins read 269 views
Class XII pass percentage drops by 8.63 percent

Education

Apr 18, 2022 3 mins read 312 views
Only 7 percent young civil servants highly motivated

RCSC

Apr 17, 2022 2 mins read 323 views
Support for young taking up agriculture

Letter to the Editor

Apr 17, 2022 1 mins read 233 views
Responsibility

Editorial

Apr 17, 2022 1 mins read 291 views
Fiscal deficit to reach Nu 17.15B or 8.6 percent of GDP

Economy

Apr 17, 2022 2 mins read 252 views
Exporters face INR shortage after repeated fuel price hike

Fuel

Apr 17, 2022 3 mins read 293 views
Bhutan at medium risk of debt distress

Economy

Apr 17, 2022 3 mins read 292 views
Second boosters begin today

Health

Apr 17, 2022 2 mins read 260 views
Transporters face INR challenges on Indian highway

Transport

Apr 15, 2022 1 mins read 279 views
Poor pay and management issues discourage civil servants

RCSC

Apr 15, 2022 3 mins read 280 views
Pongchula ridge in Mongar is not feasible for airport

Transport

Apr 15, 2022 2 mins read 304 views
Penjor, the face of Bhutanese peoples' love for meat

Feature Story

Apr 15, 2022 2 mins read 360 views
Digitalisation and future of work

Perspective

Apr 15, 2022 3 mins read 336 views
Breaking through business as usual with ESG: Can digital be the answer?

Perspective

Apr 15, 2022 4 mins read 266 views
Thimphu court convicts BEO proprietors

Judiciary

Apr 15, 2022 2 mins read 258 views
No miscarriage of justice: SC

Judiciary

Apr 15, 2022 4 mins read 297 views
Opening the closed case in a criminal trial

Letter to the Editor

Apr 15, 2022 2 mins read 323 views
What normal?

Editorial

Apr 15, 2022 2 mins read 283 views
Three acquitted in Nubri Capital investment case

Judiciary

Apr 15, 2022 3 mins read 287 views
Jogigopha riverine port to solve export issues from Gelephu

Trade

Apr 15, 2022 4 mins read 259 views
48 in Reverse Isolation Facility test positive

Health

Apr 15, 2022 3 mins read 251 views
Rare woolly flying squirrel found in JDNP

Wild Life

Apr 14, 2022 1 mins read 275 views
Parenting

Letter to the Editor

Apr 14, 2022 2 mins read 283 views
Food self-sufficiency, again

Editorial

Apr 14, 2022 2 mins read 283 views
Bandwidth allocation will save millions in a month

Technology

Apr 14, 2022 1 mins read 250 views
Budget hotels skeptic of returning to normalcy

Tourism

Apr 14, 2022 2 mins read 240 views
Namling stretch suffers frequent blocks

Road

Apr 14, 2022 2 mins read 242 views
Private sector recommends measures to revive economy

Economy

Apr 14, 2022 6 mins read 296 views
Govt. revises stipend for technical trainees

Education

Apr 13, 2022 2 mins read 268 views
Chilli import to stop if local production is sufficient

Trade

Apr 13, 2022 2 mins read 288 views
About government and media

Letter to the Editor

Apr 13, 2022 3 mins read 279 views
Tackling unemployment

Editorial

Apr 13, 2022 2 mins read 322 views
DRA assessing applicants for Covid-19 antigen self-test kits sale

Narcotic

Apr 13, 2022 2 mins read 273 views
Parliament looks to strengthen oversight roles

Parliament

Apr 13, 2022 3 mins read 289 views
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Cancer awareness takes flight at bird festival

Tingtibi, Zhemgang—It was around 3pm on November 13, the opening day of the Bhutan Bird Festival.

Nov 19, 2025 4 mins read 273 views
Department of Labour launches new safety framework to strengthen workplace protection

To enhance workplace safety standards across the country, the Department of Labour (DoL), in collaboration with the Japa...

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 543 views
Taste of home drives Bhutan’s Australian exports

Growing demand from the Bhutanese community in Australia is creating new international export opportunities for Bhutanes...

Nov 18, 2025 3 mins read 1,097 views
Nu 343M project to end water woes in Tsirang

Tsirang—As the water crisis looms amid many sources drying up, the ongoing Nu 343.64 million water projects in Tsirang b...

Nov 18, 2025 2 mins read 1,049 views
Bird Festival brings life to Tingtibi

Tingtibi, Zhemgang—Most days, trucks grumble past while shopkeepers lean in their doorways, and locals rarely stroll through Tingtibi town. But on November 13, as first light spilled over the deep, lush green forests of Zhemgang, t...

Nov 18, 2025 4 mins read 671 views
Public consultation across 11 gewogs in Punakha shows low ESP awareness

Punakha—Many residents of Punakha were unaware of the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan facility until recently, wi...

Nov 18, 2025 3 mins read 962 views
OTT merger aims to boost creative economy

The country’s digital entertainment landscape is entering a new chapter as three licensed Over-the-Top (OTT) platforms Samuh, Shangreela, and Songyala unite under a single banner.

Nov 18, 2025 2 mins read 767 views
Healing for peace: A day of compassion, courage, and quiet miracles in Thimphu

Thimphu, November 8 — It was a day filled with warmth, compassion, and quiet miracles. Around a thousand were treated at...

Nov 14, 2025 2 mins read 1,195 views
His Majesty and Prime Minister Modi inaugurate Kalachakra initiation and empowerment

Their Majesties The King and Gyaltsuen, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, and the Royal Family graced the inauguration...

Nov 13, 2025 1 mins read 1,270 views
RMA launches new banknotes to celebrate Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s 70th birth anniversary

To commemorate the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Royal Moneta...

Nov 13, 2025 3 mins read 2,099 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 1,844 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 150 views
A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the National Crop and Livestock Insurance Scheme on November 11. The launch coincided with the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

Nov 19, 2025 2 mins read 176 views
Restoring the wing that was lost

The sacred ceremony happening at Tshaligoenba in Thimphu this week carries a weight far older than the moment itself. When more than 260 nuns from 14 countries are receiving full ordination, they are not simply enter...

Nov 18, 2025 2 mins read 438 views
Lessons we dare not forget

The words shared by His Majesty the King on the 70th birth anniversary of Drukgyal Zhipa were more than a son’s remembrance. They were a national awakening. The advice of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, giv...

Nov 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,001 views
Epitome of friendship

The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan yesterday is a testament to the enduring and profound friendship between the two nations, one that transcends politics and reflects...

Nov 12, 2025 2 mins read 519 views
Honouring the legacy of the Great Fourth

The story of His Majesty the Fourth King is an extraordinary one in our history. At 16, His Majesty became King, following the untimely passing of his father, the Third Druk Gyalpo. His Majesty inherited a nation in transition, a country ta...

Nov 11, 2025 2 mins read 916 views
The urgency of civil service transformation

none existed, electrified homes, and carried the nation through crises, including the recent Covid-19 pandemic. These ac...

Nov 10, 2025 3 mins read 2,879 views
Should we control social media?

The news of Australia passing a social media ban for children under 16 has sent ripples across the globe, igniting similiar conversations amongf Bhutanese parents. Some are talking if Bhutan should follow suit.

Nov 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,448 views
Need bold reforms to advance women in leadership roles

Bhutan has always taken pride in being a fairly egalitarian society. In many communities, women are heads of households,...

Nov 07, 2025 3 mins read 746 views
Fraudulent businesses must be punished

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority is on high alert, not only investigating complaints but also penalising businesses that try to make easy money at the expense of consumers.

Nov 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,249 views
Safe spaces, unsafe realities

The opening of three new Safe Spaces for Women and Girls in Mongar, Pemagatshel, and Samdrupjongkhar marks a significant step forward in our effort to protect women and children from violence.

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 627 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,837 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,973 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,089 views
A small kingdom’s great prayer for the world

Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...

Nov 04, 2025 2 mins read 764 views
Why agile governance and policy innovation matter

Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...

Nov 03, 2025 2 mins read 758 views
One health, one future

Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 749 views
Preparing Bhutan for the AI era

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,069 views
Bhutanese youth must prepare for GMC jobs

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new c...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,068 views

Recents

A gift to farmers

If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the National Crop and Livestock Insurance Scheme on November 11. The launch coincided with the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

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Students at the forefront of climate innovation

As Kinley Choki puts on a switch on her prototype, the tiny metal at the ends of two wires instantly turns red hot. She dips it into a small cup of cold water with a hiss and explains that this is what her Bi-thermal Converter is capable of doing – heating water.

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