January of 2024

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Employment in agriculture continues to decline

Labour

Jan 25, 2024 2 mins read 650 views
Raising a child with disability

Disable

Jan 25, 2024 3 mins read 756 views
Zhemgang aiming high as tourism hotspot

Tourism

Jan 25, 2024 2 mins read 576 views
Horticulture farmers hardest hit as climate changes

Climate

Jan 25, 2024 3 mins read 592 views
Takins transfer to Trashigang

Wild Life

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 627 views
Enhancing nutrition and food security in Bhutan

Food

Jan 23, 2024 4 mins read 599 views
unemployment issues

Letter to the Editor

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 577 views
An important facility

Editorial

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 499 views
Technology to enhance agri-business

Agriculture

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 567 views
Lhayul farmers pin hopes on water project

Water

Jan 23, 2024 2 mins read 599 views
Pedestrian terminal in P/ling earns Nu 4.5 million a month

Tourism

Jan 23, 2024 3 mins read 645 views
MICE events get SDF waiver

Tourism

Jan 23, 2024 1 mins read 596 views
National Assembly members to elect Speakers today

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 1 mins read 588 views
Vendors doubtful of business at new vegetable market

Trade

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 601 views
Should we have a female quota?

Letter to the Editor

Jan 24, 2024 1 mins read 636 views
PDP's prospects in 2029 begins now

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 541 views
Bhutanese schools face connectivity challenge

Education

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 652 views
More Bhutanese embrace National Digital Identity

Technology

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 550 views
PDP's economic stimulus: Bhutan's recovery anticipation

Politics

Jan 24, 2024 4 mins read 608 views
A tale of two empty villages in Trashiyangtse

Dzongkhag

Jan 24, 2024 2 mins read 596 views
Women not cut for politics?

Politics

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 546 views
Sanitation issues call for more investment

Health

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 637 views
Our road accidents

Letter to the Editor

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 597 views
Measures needed to stem teacher attrition

Editorial

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 460 views
Gender-based violence up 43 percent in 2023

Gender

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 576 views
Teacher attrition drops by 107 in 2023

Education

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 651 views
Decrease in irregularities: Fiscal year 2022-23

ACC-RAA-OAG

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 516 views
Economic rebound could spur credit surge

Economy

Jan 22, 2024 2 mins read 579 views
India announces 15B INR concessional loan for GyalSung Project

The Government of India (GoI) has announced a concessional loan of 15 billion INR to support the Royal Gove...

Jan 22, 2024 1 mins read 178 views
Nangsoel Goenpa Duthroe in need of renovations

Religious

Jan 21, 2024 3 mins read 563 views
Mandarin trees moving higher and higher

Agriculture

Jan 21, 2024 4 mins read 634 views
Hypothermia-related deaths

Letter to the Editor

Jan 21, 2024 1 mins read 513 views
Urgent measures needed to curb rising road accidents

Accident

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 528 views
Youngsters group take up agriculture

Agriculture

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 587 views
Better wage attract local labourers

Finance

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 532 views
Jangchubling town grapples with complex land ownership issue

Land

Jan 21, 2024 2 mins read 582 views
Advancing green revolution with Mass Timber

Construction

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 617 views
From open defecation free to transforming lives

Health

Jan 19, 2024 4 mins read 533 views
Guardians of the river: TandinWangmo's quest to save the Golden Mahseer

Feature Story

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 462 views
Internet in Bhutan is more expensive than rent in the UK

Perspective

Jan 19, 2024 4 mins read 523 views
Bhutan to adopt inquiry-based and explorative learning

Education

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 523 views
Reforms to revive a crumbling system in 2024

Letter to the Editor

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 562 views
Prevention, we know is better than cure

Editorial

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 378 views
Did teacher attrition affect board exams?

Education

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 490 views
Growth declines despite economic recovery

Economy

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 534 views
New Covid variant detected in five dzongkhags

Health

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins read 509 views
Telcos mindful of connectivity in Ge-SAR

Thromde

Jan 19, 2024 3 mins read 520 views
City bus priority lane sparks mixed response

Transport

Jan 18, 2024 2 mins read 436 views
A project to transform civic engagement

NGO

Jan 18, 2024 2 mins read 507 views
The channels that we watch

Letter to the Editor

Jan 18, 2024 1 mins read 494 views
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Feb 28, 2026 2 mins read 2,944 views
Rangelands stable but not improving, study finds

Feb 28, 2026 3 mins read 2,072 views
Rising prices squeeze households despite moderate inflation

For many families, the numbers behind inflation tell only part of the story. What matters more is what they pay at the m...

Feb 25, 2026 2 mins read 2,082 views
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.

Feb 25, 2026 2 mins read 2,324 views
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...

Feb 18, 2026 4 mins read 2,297 views
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...

Feb 18, 2026 2 mins read 2,318 views
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

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 5,156 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 4,620 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 5,488 views
A night for silver screen in Punakha

For Bhutanese cinema, the National Film Awards have become something more than an annual ceremony. It is a barometer of an industry that is still young but steadily maturing.

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 462 views
Your Body, Your First Responsibility

Mar 02, 2026 1 mins read 663 views
At 71, Bhutan’s pioneer filmmaker continues to shine

Mar 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,003 views
Damcha– A Promise Beyond the Blackboard

The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacherous rivers, dense forests, and wildlife to reach school – an enduring testament to the value placed on learning.

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,084 views
Between Homes: Voices of Bhutanese living between home and elsewhere

I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place t...

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 1,943 views
Bracing for impacts of distant wars

Mar 04, 2026 2 mins read 740 views
Beyond the statistics

Feb 28, 2026 2 mins read 898 views
An auspicious beginning

Last week, Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) stood at the epicentre of events that were as symbolic as they were historic. As the nation celebrated the 46th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty th...

Feb 25, 2026 3 mins read 951 views
Are we prepared for a major earthquake?

The recent assessment by experts from the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal serves as a stark reminder that Bhutan's capital sits on shaky grounds. Their warning that earthquakes do not kill people, unsafe buildings do, sh...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 1,692 views
A year of reckoning

As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroeconomic signals and renewed optimism on paper.

Feb 18, 2026 3 mins read 1,406 views
Projecting growth

Feb 14, 2026 2 mins read 1,666 views
Builders or buyers?

The latest trade figures reveal a story written not just in ledgers, but in our daily choices.

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 2,337 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 2,552 views
Inconvenience caused is highly not appreciated

The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 3,162 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 3,444 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 5,987 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 4,504 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 4,815 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 6,808 views
Dining in the Sun: Inside Solé

Feb 21, 2026 1 mins read 1,950 views
The spiritual and theatrical world of Charmi Chheda

Charmi Chheda’s relationship with the stage began long before she understood what theatre could mean. At eight years old...

Feb 21, 2026 2 mins read 1,207 views
Driving a new generation of golfers: The 19th Hole

Feb 16, 2026 2 mins read 1,467 views
Giku-Na: A corner for a community

Feb 16, 2026 1 mins read 1,552 views
Koo Me Zha: A film review

Feb 16, 2026 1 mins read 1,671 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 3,444 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 3,734 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 3,996 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 3,860 views
Making GST work past early hiccups

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a major fiscal reform in recent years. These new reforms are par...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 4,036 views

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