January of 2022

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Challenges of living with tigers

Wild Life

Jan 31, 2022 1 mins read 526 views
Campaign ends for Khamdang-Ramjar bye-election

Election

Jan 31, 2022 2 mins read 505 views
Bhutan, Switzerland hold a consultation

Foreign Affairs

Jan 31, 2022 1 mins read 622 views
ACC reviews allegations of encroachment on State land in Paro

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jan 31, 2022 4 mins read 585 views
Helping our farmers

Letter to the Editor

Jan 31, 2022 1 mins read 524 views
Another shake up?

Editorial

Jan 31, 2022 2 mins read 586 views
Tala plant restoration work in progress

Hydro power

Jan 31, 2022 3 mins read 562 views
Lockdown's impact on daily wage earners

Health

Jan 31, 2022 2 mins read 670 views
Isolation centres identified as S/jongkhar sees more cases

Health

Jan 31, 2022 2 mins read 569 views
Lack of proper address hampers essentials supply in Gelephu

Trade

Jan 31, 2022 2 mins read 558 views
The jump of Bhutanese arts from print to NFTs

Economy

Jan 30, 2022 2 mins read 581 views
Agencies keep tab on GBV cases

Health

Jan 30, 2022 3 mins read 578 views
Coping with lockdown

Letter to the Editor

Jan 30, 2022 1 mins read 613 views
After mass testing

Editorial

Jan 30, 2022 2 mins read 533 views
Export of agricultural goods to India could see improvement

Trade

Jan 30, 2022 3 mins read 534 views
Nganglam under lockdown

Health

Jan 30, 2022 1 mins read 575 views
National taskforce eases lockdown

Health

Jan 30, 2022 3 mins read 575 views
50% of top civil servants fail RCSC's leadership assessment

RCSC

Jan 30, 2022 4 mins read 627 views
68 boarder students test positive in Kuendrup HSS

Education

Jan 28, 2022 3 mins read 496 views
Farm produce collection and escort modality initiated to help farmers

Agriculture

Jan 28, 2022 3 mins read 573 views
All well in isolation except boredom and homesickness

Health

Jan 28, 2022 4 mins read 530 views
The State must protect the rights of both infants and mothers

Letter to the Editor

Jan 28, 2022 2 mins read 590 views
What now?

Editorial

Jan 28, 2022 2 mins read 0 views
Govt. would ensure economic prosperity for people: FM

Finance

Jan 28, 2022 2 mins read 572 views
Source of community transmission undetermined in Tsirang

Health

Jan 28, 2022 1 mins read 512 views
Frontline workers in Phuentsholing bear the Omicron brunt

Health

Jan 28, 2022 2 mins read 547 views
Covid-19 claims fourth victim

Health

Jan 28, 2022 1 mins read 539 views
Experts warn against `easy money' online schemes

Trade

Jan 28, 2022 4 mins read 551 views
An option with Omicron

Letter to the Editor

Jan 27, 2022 1 mins read 537 views
As omicron comes forcing in

Editorial

Jan 27, 2022 1 mins read 512 views
Patients and attendants unhappy with price of essentials at JDWNRH

Health

Jan 27, 2022 1 mins read 541 views
Telcos to expand network capacity to resolve internet issue

Technology

Jan 27, 2022 3 mins read 514 views
Highlanders seek better quarantine facility standard

Highlander

Jan 27, 2022 2 mins read 597 views
Stranded students to take exams in dzongkhags they are in

Education

Jan 27, 2022 2 mins read 553 views
More Bhutanese increasingly test positive

Health

Jan 27, 2022 3 mins read 545 views
RIGSS report reveals pandemic's impact in Phuentsholing

Health

Jan 26, 2022 3 mins read 560 views
Drangmaling village to have a new temple

Dzongkhag

Jan 26, 2022 1 mins read 538 views
Cybersecurity leadership programme for non-technical senior officials

Technology

Jan 26, 2022 3 mins read 530 views
Safety requirements not adhered in the construction sites

Letter to the Editor

Jan 26, 2022 1 mins read 533 views
Laying off employees

Editorial

Jan 26, 2022 2 mins read 582 views
25 percent of capital budget spent in first half of fiscal year

Finance

Jan 26, 2022 2 mins read 546 views
Nganglam positive case not from community

Health

Jan 26, 2022 1 mins read 568 views
All gewogs in Sarpang under complete lockdown

Health

Jan 26, 2022 2 mins read 556 views
Tsirang reports first Covid-19 case

Health

Jan 26, 2022 1 mins read 585 views
Mongar residents and travellers await the opening of highway

Dzongkhag

Jan 25, 2022 3 mins read 606 views
Die with Omicron or live in solidarity

Letter to the Editor

Jan 25, 2022 1 mins read 503 views
Attention Phuentsholing

Editorial

Jan 25, 2022 2 mins read 563 views
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Ngultrum slides to record low of Nu 95 against US Dollar

Bhutan’s currency, Ngultrum, has slipped to a record low against the US dollar, reaching Nu 95 for the first time as of yesterday. The depreciation is attributed to rising crude oil import costs, persistent trade deficits, global capital outflows, and Bhutan’s structural dependence on the Indian rupee, which transmits global currency pressures directly into the domestic economy.

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GMC’s foreign workforce law to attract global talent, protect investors

The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) Authority has unveiled a legal framework governing employment of foreign workers as t...

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Budget caps impede local development, local leaders call for fiscal flexibility

Tsirang—While the decentralised governance system is meant to respond swiftly to community needs, in practice, rigid bud...

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Rapper Cutie and Kelden Dorji to appear in court over battery case

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Bhutan Media Forum calls for robust media amid AI emergence

As artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation reshape the modern world, media houses must deliver accurate,...

Apr 01, 2026 2 mins read 1,514 views
Gradual warming, a growing risk for Bhutan

Bhutan entered 2026 under clear signs of a warming climate, even as global data show that extreme heat linked to human a...

Apr 01, 2026 3 mins read 1,621 views
Growing pilgrim numbers spur infrastructure works at sacred Tumdra Ami Ney

Phuentsholing—As the number of pilgrims visiting the sacred Tumdra Ami Ney in Darla Gewog, Chukha increases every year,...

Apr 01, 2026 3 mins read 1,750 views
Thimphu’s stray horse problem points to missing roads, not rules

Stray horses wandering Thimphu’s roads maybe a familiar nuisance, but without road access, highlanders in north of Thimp...

Apr 01, 2026 3 mins read 1,659 views
Over 27,000 students engage as UPSHIFT goes digital in Bhutan

The fourth annual National Innovation Challenge, themed “UPSHIFT for a Greener Bhutan,” saw 32 students from eight schoo...

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Fitness is not defined by body size or age

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The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

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Yarn roses, tiny dolls, and business of careful hands

Crochet, the meticulous art of creating fabric from interlocked loops of yarn, was once associated with a domestic hobby...

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 2,962 views
Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

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Birbi and the art of taking your time

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Jangchub Puen Nye

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Train Smart, Not Hard

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Recents

Hailstorm damages crops and property in Sarpang

In what residents are describing as the worst hailstorm of their lifetimes, a violent downpour of hailstones swept across Sarpang dzongkhag on April 7, leaving a trail of destruction that damaged homes, poultry farms, vehicles, and standing crops.

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