August of 2024

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Climate change blamed for decline in rice production in 2023

Climate change

Aug 05, 2024 2 mins read 1,073 views
Bhutan Echoes: Preserving the future of water is a shared responsibility

Bhutan Echoes

Aug 05, 2024 2 mins read 968 views
National debt down by Nu 7.9 billion

Domestic debt decreases by 32.8 percent

Aug 05, 2024 2 mins read 1,180 views
Disease, wildlife, and funding woes affect Wobthang's dairy farm

Disease, wildlife, and funding woes affect Wobthang's dairy farm

Aug 04, 2024 1 mins read 945 views
Paradox of wealth and happiness

Bhutan Echoes: Drukyul Literature

Aug 04, 2024 2 mins read 932 views
Govt endorses Educare Skill as National Online Dzongkha Learning Platform

Govt endorses Educare Skill as National Online Dzongkha Learning Platform

Aug 04, 2024 2 mins read 1,183 views
From Red Riding Hood to clowns, experimental play `Shape Shifters' explores fluidity of identity

Bhutan Echoes: Drukyul Literature

Aug 04, 2024 2 mins read 1,019 views
Dzongkha: The Sovereign Claim.

Dzongkha

Aug 04, 2024 6 mins read 1,145 views
NCDs need urgent attention

Health

Aug 04, 2024 2 mins read 887 views
The vanishing sense of belonging and innocence

Bhutan Echoes: Drukyul Literature

Aug 04, 2024 2 mins read 973 views
Drukgyal Zhipa: The Bodhisattva King

Drukgyal Zhipa

Aug 04, 2024 2 mins read 1,019 views
AI dilemma: Balancing tradition and technology

AI dilemma

Aug 04, 2024 3 mins read 1,076 views
Literature and arts echo in Thimphu

Bhutan Echoes festival kicked off with a celebration of culture and tradition

Aug 04, 2024 2 mins read 919 views
Chewing on a killer

59.4 percent of Bhutanese chew doma

Aug 02, 2024 4 mins read 951 views
Digital Drukyul completes seven projects, one ongoing

Digital Drukyul flagship

Aug 02, 2024 2 mins read 1,443 views
Sterilising free-roaming dogs nationwide reduces public health risks

Sterilising free-roaming dogs

Aug 02, 2024 3 mins read 1,007 views
Bhutan's organic vision: hitting the wall?

National Organic Flagship Programme (NOFP)

Aug 02, 2024 4 mins read 982 views
Pandemic forces reprioritisation of tourism flagship

tourism flagship

Aug 02, 2024 3 mins read 1,004 views
Sovereignty is the only thing worth fetishising

Q&A with The president of Centre for Bhutan Studies, Dasho Karma Ura

Aug 02, 2024 7 mins read 1,022 views
CSI drives job creation and product innovations

CSI

Aug 02, 2024 3 mins read 1,139 views
Health flagship project tackles Bhutan's cancer burden

Health flagship

Aug 02, 2024 3 mins read 1,026 views
Learning from the Potelas (power tillers)

power tillers

Aug 02, 2024 2 mins read 1,051 views
Education flagship achieves major milestones

Education flagship

Aug 02, 2024 3 mins read 1,044 views
Water flagship achieves 90% success

Of the 1,028 water projects identified, 856 completed, 71 ongoing

Aug 02, 2024 3 mins read 984 views
Govt discontinues waste flagship, focus shifts to circular economy

Waste flagship

Aug 02, 2024 3 mins read 1,108 views
Potato growers of Wangdue: challenges and opportunities

Potato growers of Wangdue

Aug 01, 2024 2 mins read 1,008 views
American teen launches menstrual health drive in Bhutan

menstrual health drive in Bhutan

Aug 01, 2024 2 mins read 1,103 views
Falling fertility rate, a serious concern

Fertility rate,

Aug 01, 2024 2 mins read 1,019 views
Share-trading halved, market value up

Trading volume decreased by 11.27 million shares last year

Aug 01, 2024 2 mins read 1,112 views
Inaugural Gyalsung programme to train 3,678 youths

Inaugural Gyalsung programme

Aug 01, 2024 2 mins read 1,016 views
Government power tillers languish in sad state of repair

Government power tillers

Aug 01, 2024 3 mins read 1,032 views
Central School 2.0: Will it survive beyond five years?

Central School 2.0

Aug 01, 2024 3 mins read 1,037 views
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Former BIG regional manager sentenced to nine years for embezzlement

Bumpa Wangmo, former regional manager of Bhutan Industrial Gas (BIG), has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of embezzling company funds by the Phuentsholing Dungkhag Court on December 31.

Jan 09, 2026 1 mins read 10,487 views
Dzongkhags rally to attract local tourists

Jan 08, 2026 4 mins read 1,761 views
First Pelsung cohort showcases 74 innovative ideas

Jan 08, 2026 2 mins read 2,826 views
STCBL to supply fuel to Project DANTAK

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 2,294 views
Rising arrivals, shrinking returns for tourism industry

Jan 07, 2026 3 mins read 3,090 views
Reflecting on access to information

Jan 07, 2026 5 mins read 1,734 views
A common destiny, a collective future

The 118th National Day of Bhutan, celebrated in the sacred Bumthang Valley at the historic Wangduechoeling Palace grounds, was more than a commemoration of nationhood. It was a moment of collective reflection and renewed purpose, set against a landscape that embodies Bhutan’s spiritual origins and continuity.

Dec 18, 2025 3 mins read 1,636 views
A historic National Day

Some historic events are planned, others unfold as if by destiny, arriving at the opportune time for a profound reason. Today, as His Majesty the King addresses the nation from the Wangduec...

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read 904 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Serv...

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 943 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 915 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,139 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 1,265 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 962 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,569 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 846 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 1,183 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,620 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent iss...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 938 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 1,191 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 1,315 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 1,198 views

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