October of 2023

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RTC Women lead women's national league

Sports

Oct 31, 2023 1 mins read 450 views
Royal Highland Festival: Epitome of ecotourism?

Highlander

Oct 31, 2023 2 mins read 485 views
Health workers are important

Letter to the Editor

Oct 31, 2023 1 mins read 489 views
Warning bells ring louder

Editorial

Oct 31, 2023 2 mins read 481 views
Promoting Bhutan's high-value agricultural products

Agriculture

Oct 31, 2023 2 mins read 542 views
Experts study Thorthomi Lake outburst

Water

Oct 31, 2023 1 mins read 452 views
CSI bank merges with BDB

Banks

Oct 31, 2023 2 mins read 566 views
280,581 animals vaccinated against Lumpy Skin Disease

Health

Oct 30, 2023 2 mins read 529 views
Drug testing for road safety

Letter to the Editor

Oct 30, 2023 1 mins read 566 views
Celebrating volunteerism

Editorial

Oct 30, 2023 2 mins read 448 views
DPT declares candidate of Shompangkha

Politics

Oct 30, 2023 1 mins read 427 views
Ministry to launch four agri-food hubs for sustainability

Agriculture

Oct 30, 2023 2 mins read 510 views
National Assembly members exit office

National Assembly

Oct 30, 2023 1 mins read 578 views
Bhutan losing billion litres of glacial water annually

Water

Oct 30, 2023 2 mins read 545 views
Rising attrition calls for healthcare workforce sustainability

Health

Oct 30, 2023 2 mins read 496 views
Simple World Happy Life

Perspective

Oct 29, 2023 4 mins read 457 views
Thousands sign up for Gyalsung National Service

Question and Answer

Oct 29, 2023 3 mins read 444 views
Shouldn't health worker attrition concern us?

Letter to the Editor

Oct 29, 2023 1 mins read 436 views
A global model for urgent climate action?

Editorial

Oct 29, 2023 2 mins read 470 views
Bhutan pavilion to present Sustaining Carbon Neutrality at COP28

Foreign Affairs

Oct 29, 2023 2 mins read 423 views
Cabinet to table national workforce's wage revision today

National Assembly

Oct 29, 2023 2 mins read 426 views
35 years of Japanese volunteers in Bhutan celebrated

Festival

Oct 29, 2023 1 mins read 514 views
State Funeral of Lyonpo ChenkyabDorji

Grievance

Oct 29, 2023 1 mins read 461 views
National Assembly dissolves today

National Assembly

Oct 29, 2023 3 mins read 0 views
Bhutanese athletes conclude Asian Para Games

Sports

Oct 27, 2023 1 mins read 427 views
Civil Society Partnerships Day launched

NGO

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 411 views
Widower struggles with final rites for his wife

Grievance

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 430 views
Through the eyes of the "God of Sight"

Feature Story

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 444 views
From victims to survivors

Labour

Oct 27, 2023 4 mins read 395 views
Kuri-Gongri bridge reconstruction to complete in two months

Road

Oct 27, 2023 4 mins read 494 views
Pelkhil to begin Cambridge schooling next year

Pelkhil School in Thimphu will become Bhutan's first private school to offer a Cambridge curriculum from next year.

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 535 views
Reaffirming Constitutional Values: The Rule of Law

Letter to the Editor

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 467 views
Today's problem

Editorial

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 468 views
Boundary talks achieve much progress

Foreign Affairs

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 403 views
Gelephu domestic airport expansion to begin soon

Transport

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 424 views
SOEs to submit revised pay proposal to finance ministry

Economy

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 344 views
More small hydropower projects begin

Hydro power

Oct 27, 2023 2 mins read 475 views
Wamrong gets a landfill

Environment

Oct 26, 2023 2 mins read 386 views
Dharma Artist inspires youth to embrace Dzongkha script

Youth

Oct 26, 2023 3 mins read 450 views
The passing of the most exemplary bureaucrat

Letter to the Editor

Oct 26, 2023 1 mins read 477 views
For patient safety

Editorial

Oct 26, 2023 2 mins read 392 views
Farmers forge new market ties

Agriculture

Oct 26, 2023 3 mins read 465 views
National debt declines by 4B as domestic debt shrinks

Economy

Oct 26, 2023 2 mins read 439 views
Three para-athletes exit Asian Para Games

Sports

Oct 25, 2023 1 mins read 446 views
Bhutan, China hold 25th round boundary talks

Foreign Affairs

Oct 25, 2023 1 mins read 497 views
Is the entertainment sector dying?

Letter to the Editor

Oct 25, 2023 1 mins read 408 views
Gift of Sight

Editorial

Oct 25, 2023 2 mins read 440 views
Electric fencing eases farming life in Lumang

Agriculture

Oct 25, 2023 1 mins read 371 views
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Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

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The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

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The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...

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Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,350 views
Building inclusive sports

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