August of 2022

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Empowering young people

Perspective

Aug 12, 2022 4 mins read 270 views
Crossing Red Lines to Nuclear War

Perspective

Aug 12, 2022 4 mins read 257 views
His Majesty Talks to Bhutan's Youth

Perspective

Aug 12, 2022 4 mins read 270 views
People excited about Mongar MCH

Health

Aug 12, 2022 1 mins read 243 views
Phuentsholing hoteliers say SDF could affect their businesses

Tourism. Phuentsholing are worried that the Sustainable Development Fee (SDF)

Aug 12, 2022 2 mins read 269 views
Right to information is for confidence in public institutions

Letter to the Editor

Aug 12, 2022 2 mins read 272 views
The signs are good

Editorial

Aug 12, 2022 2 mins read 318 views
Bar Council cancels legal firm

Judiciary

Aug 12, 2022 1 mins read 270 views
Bhutan's energy demand could grow by 400 percent by 2030

Energy

Aug 12, 2022 2 mins read 322 views
Elephant tramples a man to death

Wild Life

Aug 12, 2022 1 mins read 287 views
Government to streamline boulder export

Trade

Aug 12, 2022 2 mins read 260 views
HRO error affects promotion of 53 civil servants in Pemagatshel

RCSC

Aug 12, 2022 3 mins read 254 views
RTC FC to face Thimphu City FC in BPL opening match

Sports

Aug 11, 2022 1 mins read 247 views
Thromde dismantles properties built on State land

Thromde

Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read 272 views
Until what time should parking fees be paid?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 11, 2022 1 mins read 251 views
Waste not time to deal with waste

Editorial

Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read 273 views
Erratic egg prices discourage poultry farmers

Food

Aug 11, 2022 1 mins read 291 views
Earmould lab to help detect in time

Health

Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read 301 views
Wild animals damage 8,250MT of crops annually

Wild Life

Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read 342 views
27 tourists confirmed visit with USD 200 per day

Tourism

Aug 11, 2022 2 mins read 287 views
Gyalpoizhing: A model riverside town

Thromde

Aug 10, 2022 3 mins read 283 views
Thimphu Thromde: no penalties for marauding cows in the streets?

Letter to the Editor

Aug 10, 2022 2 mins read 252 views
Sports for women empowerment

Editorial

Aug 10, 2022 2 mins read 259 views
Trashigang local leaders ask for dialysis machine

Local Government

Aug 10, 2022 1 mins read 248 views
BPC terminates director convicted of sexual harassment

SOE

Aug 10, 2022 2 mins read 360 views
Litigant confused with inconsistent judgments denying justice

Judiciary

Aug 10, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
Litigant confused with inconsistent judgments denying justice

Judiciary

Aug 10, 2022 2 mins read 262 views
Major cleaning campaign calls for sustainable waste management

Environment

Aug 10, 2022 2 mins read 316 views
His Majesty addresses RIM graduates

Royal

Aug 10, 2022 3 mins read 0 views
Recent Advances in Metaverse

Perspective

Aug 09, 2022 4 mins read 299 views
Each player wins a match at Chess Olympiad

Sports

Aug 09, 2022 2 mins read 280 views
Machines to ease farming drudgery

Feature Story

Aug 09, 2022 2 mins read 228 views
Corrigendum

Corrigendum

Aug 09, 2022 0 mins read 0 views
Thimphu roads' permanent potholes

Letter to the Editor

Aug 09, 2022 1 mins read 254 views
Lost paradise?

Editorial

Aug 09, 2022 2 mins read 325 views
Kamji gets BHU Grade-II

Health

Aug 09, 2022 1 mins read 267 views
Koufuku International Ltd. records first profit

Agriculture

Aug 09, 2022 2 mins read 257 views
A long wait for a boarding facility

Education

Aug 09, 2022 2 mins read 282 views
White-bellied heron population at risk

Wild Life

Aug 09, 2022 2 mins read 292 views
Uncertainty over BKP's participation in 2023 election

Politics

Aug 09, 2022 2 mins read 290 views
Bhutan to play last game for Chess Olympiad today

Sports

Aug 08, 2022 1 mins read 311 views
Bhutan-developed HR management software finds increasing market

Technology

Aug 08, 2022 1 mins read 337 views
Studying dharma requires knowing oneself

Perspective

Aug 08, 2022 3 mins read 302 views
Clear information needed for Sunkosh - affected residents

Letter to the Editor

Aug 08, 2022 1 mins read 279 views
Elephants back in Khandrothang

Wild Life

Aug 08, 2022 1 mins read 250 views
PHPA-I wants to downsize, lays off 280 employees

Hydro power

Aug 08, 2022 3 mins read 291 views
Health ministry declares HFMD outbreak

Health

Aug 08, 2022 1 mins read 311 views
External debt servicing could hit Nu 9.34B

Finance

Aug 08, 2022 2 mins read 243 views
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Bhutan runs out of coal and talc, dolomite now drives mineral sector

Bhutan has depleted its known reserves of coal and talc, according to the Annual Environmental Accounts Statistics 2025 released by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB).

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Gedu College of Business Studies to host internship drive under new curriculum

Gedu College of Business Studies will host the Professional Internship Drive 2025 this Friday in Thimphu. The event will...

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NCHM monitors La Niña threat as winter approaches

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His Majesty the King graces Global Peace Prayer Festival

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Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,557 views
Power exports set to plunge as domestic energy demands outstrip supply

Bhutan’s electricity supply is projected to fall short of domestic demand for much of the next decade, forcing the count...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,148 views
Jigme Namgyel Engineering College takes digital literacy to the grassroots

In an effort to promote digital literacy and cybersecurity awareness in rural and semi-urban areas in eastern Bhutan, Ji...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 2,177 views
New Bajo Farmers Market to replace cramped, unhygienic facility

Bajothang town will soon have a modern farmers market, bringing relief to vendors and shoppers who have endured years of...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 640 views
Journalists learn to tell more human-centred stories

A two-day Narrative Storytelling Workshop concluding today has equipped 32 media professionals with the skills to move b...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 1,384 views
Among yaks and snow: A livestock officer’s calling

It is early morning in the highland village of Soe, Thimphu. Inside a wooden room, the stove glows red, filling the air...

Nov 05, 2025 2 mins read 2,051 views
Quinoa project cuts rice consumption in hospital and schools

A pilot project introducing quinoa into meals at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Wangbama Cen...

Nov 05, 2025 3 mins read 1,022 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 1,688 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 733 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 482 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 2,088 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 482 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 607 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 628 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 national workshop on integrating livestock production with environ...

Nov 01, 2025 2 mins read 600 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 life, transforming how businesses operate, governments function, and societies interact. In...

Oct 31, 2025 2 mins read 858 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 career pathways. The recently held GMC Career Fair in Thimphu provided a glimpse into that future. More than a dozen compani...

Oct 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,876 views
Making ESP education loan more accessible

The goal of the Economic Stimulus Programme’s (ESP) education loan is, at its core, both forward-looking and noble. It has been initiated to provide opportunities for children from poor, low-income families to pursue higher or technical educat...

Oct 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,206 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 2,667 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 6,892 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 4,009 views
A teacher’s gift to the nation

It is not often that a Bhutanese citizen receives a prestigious award from abroad. Yet, a teacher from Samtse, Chimi Dem...

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins read 1,804 views
Walking for those who cannot walk

There are journeys that test strength, and there are those that reveal the heart. Ani Pema Deki’s 400-kilometre walk acr...

Oct 27, 2025 2 mins read 745 views
Are we hoarding alcohol and cigarettes?

To make up for slow business, a shopkeeper in Changzamtog, Thimphu, sacrificed her puja holidays to stay open. If busine...

Oct 25, 2025 2 mins read 780 views
A responsibility we cannot leave to the police alone

Crime and drug abuse are no longer problems that exist in the shadows. They are creeping into our homes, schools, and ne...

Oct 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,106 views
Understanding the importance of the festival itself

In the far north, where the wind hums against snowy cliffs and yaks graze under a blue, unbroken sky, the Royal Highland...

Oct 23, 2025 2 mins read 506 views

Recents

Parliament to deliberate five bills in winter session

The upcoming fourth session of the Fourth Parliament will deliberate on five bills and ratify several agreements, including one new agreement. The session is tentatively scheduled to commence on November 27. The National Assembly recently held its preliminary session in preparation for finalising the agenda for the fourth session.

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Court judgements still out of public reach

Every year, courts across the country deliver thousands of judgements. Yet, for the public, much of the judiciary’s work remains hidden behind courtroom walls. On the official website of the judiciary, only six judgements have been uploaded for public access. This limited disclosure is in clear contrast to what the law requires.

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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.

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