October of 2023

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Oct 03, 2023 2 mins read 472 views
Concession given as per request and the Act: Minister

National Assembly

Oct 03, 2023 2 mins read 488 views
Bhutan and World Bank launch PEFA report 2023

Banks

Oct 03, 2023 2 mins read 591 views
MoICE improving TVET programme to create jobs

National Assembly

Oct 03, 2023 2 mins read 475 views
CSOs need endowment funds to perform: Home Minister

National Assembly

Oct 03, 2023 2 mins read 478 views
Trong gewog forms teams to enhance child safety

Gender

Oct 04, 2023 2 mins read 542 views
Shouldn't we prioritise addressing economic realities?

Letter to the Editor

Oct 04, 2023 2 mins read 454 views
Revamping inflation calculation

Editorial

Oct 04, 2023 2 mins read 598 views
Police delve into prostitution situation

Crime

Oct 04, 2023 2 mins read 487 views
EU parliamentarians celebrate German Unity Day in Bhutan

Foreign Affairs

Oct 04, 2023 2 mins read 467 views
Father detained for alleged rape

Crime

Oct 04, 2023 1 mins read 448 views
Rice self -sufficiency drops to 25.2%

Agriculture

Oct 04, 2023 3 mins read 484 views
Procedural lapses in withdrawal of Property Tax Bill raise concerns

National Assembly

Oct 04, 2023 2 mins read 497 views
Compound team archers enter Asian Games quarterfinals

Sports

Oct 02, 2023 1 mins read 459 views
Senior citizens call for a policy

Gender

Oct 02, 2023 3 mins read 508 views
Time to monitor the workload of civil servants

Letter to the Editor

Oct 02, 2023 1 mins read 473 views
Recognising senior citizens

Editorial

Oct 02, 2023 2 mins read 539 views
Govt. mulls over airfare cuts to boost tourism

National Assembly

Oct 02, 2023 2 mins read 468 views
German delegation sparks Bhutan's waste revolution

Environment

Oct 02, 2023 4 mins read 490 views
Govt. reviews SoEs for fiscal efficiency, slashes subsidies

National Assembly

Oct 02, 2023 2 mins read 511 views
Archers qualify to next round in Asian Games

Sports

Oct 01, 2023 2 mins read 436 views
Kikhar farmers worry as mushrooms fail

Farming

Oct 01, 2023 2 mins read 470 views
Examining the recent postal ballot decision

Letter to the Editor

Oct 01, 2023 2 mins read 469 views
Civil service attrition alarming

Editorial

Oct 01, 2023 3 mins read 649 views
Hackathon to promote STEM education and gender equality

Education

Oct 01, 2023 2 mins read 523 views
Areca nut does poor business last year

Trade

Oct 01, 2023 1 mins read 503 views
Tarayana project addresses water woes in Dogar gewog

Water

Oct 01, 2023 3 mins read 552 views
His Majesty graces the opening of Parliament's winter session

Parliament

Oct 01, 2023 2 mins read 561 views
Browse Archives
DoT spends 85 percent of budget, but key infrastructure projects lag behind

The Department of Tourism spent over 85 per cent of its budget, yet critical tourism infrastructure is still lagging. Where exactly is the money going if the projects remain stalled?

Jun 10, 2026 4 mins read 4,852 views
NC supports Renewable Energy Tax Exemption Bill

Are we giving away massive corporate tax exemptions until 2040 without a fallback plan? While the government pushes forw...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,138 views
Finance minister rules out flexible, instalment-based property tax system

The Ministry of Finance rejected a proposal to allow property taxpayers to make payments throughout the fiscal year as a...

Jun 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,877 views
Safety gaps expose industrial workers to occupational cancers

As the country’s industrial sector expands, workers are increasingly being exposed to cancer-causing substances amid low...

Jun 10, 2026 4 mins read 1,758 views
SMCL restores paddy field damaged by mine-related erosion in Samdrupjongkhar

The State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL) has restored a paddy field in Phuntshothang Gewog, Samdrupjongkhar, that was...

Jun 10, 2026 1 mins read 1,753 views
Bhutanese fans tip Argentina, Brazil, Japan, England to lift World Cup 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 prepares to make history with a record 48 teams across three North American nations, football...

Jun 10, 2026 3 mins read 4,063 views
Amendment to CRPD reservation fails to secure support in NC

The amendment to the reservation on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was not adopted at...

Jun 09, 2026 2 mins read 2,324 views
Study to improve road construction in high-altitude passes

Recurrent failures of pavements along Dochula, Pelela, Yotongla and Thrumshingla passes are partly attributed to design...

Jun 09, 2026 2 mins read 3,699 views
Bhutan installs first high-altitude black carbon monitoring station

The National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), in partnership with the International Centre for Integrated Mo...

Jun 08, 2026 2 mins read 1,850 views
NC forwards Co-operatives and Farmers Groups Bill 2025 to National Assembly

The Co-operatives and Farmers Groups Bill of Bhutan 2025 has been reviewed by the National Council and forwarded to the...

Jun 08, 2026 2 mins read 2,188 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 while this once-every-five-years abundance may seem like an opportunity for highlanders to reap the alpine gold by the handful, it is also a breeding ground for serious trouble.

Apr 25, 2026 2 mins read 4,271 views
Unshackling the state

Apr 22, 2026 2 mins read 4,319 views
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....

Apr 18, 2026 2 mins read 3,722 views
A costly fiasco

Apr 11, 2026 2 mins read 5,140 views
Living hand to mouth

Apr 08, 2026 2 mins read 4,364 views
Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 12,593 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 10,842 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 12,467 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 13,325 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 11,624 views
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...

Apr 04, 2026 4 mins read 3,634 views
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...

Apr 01, 2026 4 mins read 4,576 views
When Words Create Worlds

Mar 30, 2026 4 mins read 3,767 views
Where to find the best momos in Thimphu

Mar 16, 2026 1 mins read 5,548 views
A call for shared responsibility

The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely interv...

Apr 04, 2026 2 mins read 5,010 views
When the watchdog has no teeth

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

Apr 01, 2026 2 mins read 4,565 views
Culture under threat?

Mar 28, 2026 2 mins read 5,990 views
Promises and performance

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

Mar 25, 2026 2 mins read 5,064 views
Policy versus ground reality

The conflict in the Middle East, coupled with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, has forced many Bhutanese to adju...

Mar 21, 2026 2 mins read 5,272 views

Recents

BCTA suspends permits of over 20 taxi operators

The Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) cancelled the permits of 25 designated taxis providing pick-up and drop-off services for the ongoing Kathrid empowerment at Kuenselphodrang after operators were found violating transport directives.

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RAA uncovers major procurement lapses in the Nu 610M BITS projects

A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.

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