December of 2023

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BTP pledges to boost regional tourism

Politics

Dec 31, 2023 3 mins read 593 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Dec 31, 2023 5 mins read 0 views
Taxi drivers lose against their dealer

Transport

Dec 31, 2023 2 mins read 623 views
Gangola-Lhuentse highway widening in 13th Plan

Road

Dec 31, 2023 1 mins read 706 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Dec 31, 2023 3 mins read 0 views
A new year brings old reflections to pass

Letter to the Editor

Dec 31, 2023 1 mins read 616 views
Breaking the chains of stigmatisation

Editorial

Dec 31, 2023 2 mins read 680 views
PDP's Norbu Wangchuk fined for false allegation

Politics

Dec 31, 2023 1 mins read 626 views
Wangphu community wants a government to address their problems

Politics

Dec 31, 2023 3 mins read 682 views
PDP candidates of Wangdue warned and fined

Politics

Dec 31, 2023 2 mins read 605 views
BDB lifts loan moratorium today

Banks

Dec 31, 2023 2 mins read 602 views
Chhudzom farmers prepare for Mindfulness City

Thromde

Dec 31, 2023 2 mins read 623 views
Tendrel's North Thimphu candidate warned

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 1 mins read 648 views
Youth chess champs crowned

Sports

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 561 views
Chhudzom the costliest gewog for Sarpang candidates

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 3 mins read 701 views
Youths call out for Climate Action

Climate

Dec 29, 2023 5 mins read 536 views
School makes solar bamboo fans to beat power woes

Education

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 675 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 3 mins read 0 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 3 mins read 0 views
Common forums in Tsirang conclude

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 514 views
Candidates offer similar pledges

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 589 views
Gelephu Mindfulness City - a perspective

Perspective

Dec 29, 2023 5 mins read 637 views
Bhutan's ATS Scheme through credit cards is worse than debit cards

Letter to the Editor

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 602 views
To vote or not is a right

Editorial

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 546 views
Candidates confident in Gangzur-Minjey

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 594 views
Candidates unveil plans for Khar-Yurung

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 646 views
Mongar common forums end

Politics

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 567 views
Operational hurdles bog OTT platforms

Entertainment

Dec 29, 2023 3 mins read 662 views
Hurdles along the reintegration path

Youth

Dec 29, 2023 3 mins read 600 views
Sarpang residents hopeful of Mindfulness City

Thromde

Dec 29, 2023 2 mins read 613 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Dec 28, 2023 4 mins read 0 views
Samtse's rabies outbreak

Letter to the Editor

Dec 28, 2023 1 mins read 606 views
Unsocial media?

Editorial

Dec 28, 2023 2 mins read 641 views
PDP promises two hydro -power projects in SJ

Politics

Dec 28, 2023 1 mins read 614 views
BTP pledges to empower private sector

Politics

Dec 28, 2023 2 mins read 617 views
eCMS promises faster, more efficient trade

Finance

Dec 28, 2023 2 mins read 649 views
BTP imposed Nu 75,000 for violating election rules

Politics

Dec 28, 2023 2 mins read 632 views
Third rabies outbreak in Samtse

Health

Dec 28, 2023 1 mins read 570 views
Collaboration to boost the technological proficiency of NLCS

Technology

Dec 27, 2023 2 mins read 634 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Dec 27, 2023 5 mins read 0 views
Bhutanese pilgrims embark on spiritual journey to Bodh Gaya

Religious

Dec 27, 2023 1 mins read 650 views
Namling-Yongkola stretch widening works miss deadline

Road

Dec 27, 2023 1 mins read 593 views
Know your candidate

Politics

Dec 27, 2023 2 mins read 0 views
Inflation is undoing the salary raise

Letter to the Editor

Dec 27, 2023 1 mins read 601 views
For improved and successful search and rescue

Editorial

Dec 27, 2023 2 mins read 550 views
Thromde evict vendors opposite CFM

Thromde

Dec 27, 2023 1 mins read 554 views
Candidates pledge rural revitalisation and transformation

Politics

Dec 27, 2023 1 mins read 645 views
Businesses seek to defer foreclosure of their loans

Trade

Dec 27, 2023 2 mins read 584 views
PDP pledges Nganglam as economic hub

Politics

Dec 27, 2023 2 mins read 604 views
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Bhutan’s rising suicides deepen economic and demographic strain

One life is lost every 84 hours. Bhutan’s rising suicide rate is no longer just a public health crisis. It is also a direct threat to the nation’s economic and demographic future.

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Fuel subsidy unsustainable as annual cost could reach Nu 14.4B

With a price tag of Nu 14.4 billion annually, can Bhutan really afford to keep subsidizing your fuel?

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CCAA warns public against alleged “TikTok Shop” scam

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Over 200 intruders enter Lunana cordyceps sites

Over 200 intruders have swarmed the cordyceps sites of Lunana, sparked by a permit loophole that left local residents wa...

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Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital project moving ahead as planned: Health Minister

The Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital (MDSSH) will be constructed as a flagship project under the 13th Five-Ye...

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Airborne geophysical survey maps 40% of country’s land for minerals

Bhutan’s first-ever Airborne Geophysical Survey is on track for completion by June this year, with the most technically...

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Flood-damaged Dagachhu hydropower plant to resume operations on May 16

The Department of Energy announced that restoration work at the flood-damaged Dagachhu hydropower plant is nearing compl...

May 09, 2026 1 mins read 1,725 views
Where the Migoi still roams

Trashigang —In the high valleys of Sakteng Gewog, the legend of the Migoi, the mythical yeti, has never truly disappeared.

May 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,878 views
Family problems major driver behind rise in youth substance abuse: Education Minister

Family problems and weak support systems at home remain among the main drivers behind the rise in substance abuse among...

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Startups call for support beyond seed funding

The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support beyond seed funding remains limited, making it difficult for existing startups to scale and sustain operations.

Mar 21, 2026 3 mins read 5,062 views
A memoir of hustle and heartache

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From monastery to street: A Bhutanese case for rap

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Café by the waterfall

About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the left of the highway. It is not easy to miss. This modest structure...

May 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,704 views
Where tradition meets treatment

In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, patients move between modern clinics and traditional medicine units with ease, guided as much by...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 1,382 views
Between Homes

When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried to imagine what life would be like. Bu...

May 02, 2026 1 mins read 5,607 views
The true wealth of Dzambhala

The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his role as a symbol of abundance and generosity. There are five principal forms of the...

May 02, 2026 4 mins read 1,346 views
No amount of money can replace you

The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency and warmth by devoted grandparents can fare well, separation from parents at this age generally causes...

Apr 25, 2026 4 mins read 3,604 views
You’re not what you think you are

You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness, which is precisely what it does not mean. A more precise term might be: empty of inherent existence.

Apr 18, 2026 4 mins read 2,699 views
Sundays at Le Méridien

The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.

Apr 13, 2026 3 mins read 2,622 views
The trap of spiritual materialism

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Fighting online scams

The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication, business, education, entertainment, and entrepreneurship.

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ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ཁྲོམ་སྡེ་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་མ་ལང་མི་དེ་ སྲིད་བྱུས་དང་ ཁྱིམ་བཟོ་ག་གི་འཐུས་ཤོར་ཨིན་ན།

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When will we feed ourselves?

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Fuel crisis demands more than subsidies

Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-quarter of the world’s oil flows to markets, reopens, the discuss...

May 02, 2026 3 mins read 2,115 views
Demographic crisis demands bold reforms

Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country could see as few as 2,000 births by 2028.

Apr 29, 2026 2 mins read 4,685 views
A bumper harvest shouldn’t brew a bumper crisis

This summer, the mountain slopes above Lunana are expected to offer a bumper yield of cordyceps, or Yartsa Goenbub. But...

Apr 25, 2026 2 mins read 2,580 views
Unshackling the state

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The environmental toll of wars

The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises....

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A costly fiasco

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National debt to rise by 26%, reaching Nu 380 billion in June

The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.

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Economy uncoils for strongest growth in years

The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...

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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 202...

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Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

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Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

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Compassion in practice: Building a win-win healthcare system

Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly ad...

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Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not...

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When Words Create Worlds

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Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

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Living hand to mouth

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A call for shared responsibility

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When the watchdog has no teeth

The Bhutan Media Forum concluded yesterday, bringing together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society membe...

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Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 4,686 views
Promises and performance

As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must b...

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Fighting online scams

The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication, business, education, entertainment, and entrepreneurship.

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