March of 2024

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Daga United FC secures first spot in BPL 2024

Sports

Mar 31, 2024 1 mins read 504 views
Growing concern of goongtong in Bartsham

House

Mar 31, 2024 3 mins read 544 views
Promising path to food security and economic growth

Letter to the Editor

Mar 31, 2024 1 mins read 420 views
Strengthening food security

Editorial

Mar 31, 2024 2 mins read 458 views
Women find hope in eco-lodge ventures

Tourism

Mar 31, 2024 2 mins read 497 views
Forest fire threatens Chimi Lhakhang: CLRP facilities damaged

Disaster

Mar 31, 2024 1 mins read 413 views
Talo Tsechu draw more visitors

Religious

Mar 31, 2024 2 mins read 421 views
Government to roll out Nu 2B social protection scheme

Finance

Mar 31, 2024 2 mins read 486 views
Breaking new grounds: Women archers want to compete

Sports

Mar 29, 2024 2 mins read 428 views
RTC FC enters quarterfinal of Birat Goldcup Tournament in Nepal

Sports

Mar 29, 2024 1 mins read 485 views
The reality behind gestures

Perspective

Mar 29, 2024 3 mins read 522 views
Isuna Recreational Park: A tranquil oasis along Thimphu-Paro highway

Feature Story

Mar 29, 2024 2 mins read 1,151 views
Punakha court sentences four, one convict at large

Judiciary

Mar 29, 2024 2 mins read 447 views
BNB revamps system for advance banking solutions

Banks

Mar 29, 2024 1 mins read 429 views
Safeguarding our digital sanctuaries

Letter to the Editor

Mar 29, 2024 2 mins read 442 views
Breathing new life in regional cooperation

Editorial

Mar 29, 2024 3 mins read 497 views
Innovative solutions shine at National Youth Challenge

Youth

Mar 29, 2024 2 mins read 415 views
Agriculture sector targets Nu 50 Billion contribution to GDP by 2029

Agriculture

Mar 29, 2024 2 mins read 659 views
Nu 15 billion is out of 13th Plan budget

Finance

Mar 29, 2024 2 mins read 397 views
Bhutan cancels women's debut against Hong Kong

Sports

Mar 28, 2024 1 mins read 405 views
An Ode to Water

Water

Mar 28, 2024 2 mins read 434 views
Doksum town awaits promised amenities

Thromde

Mar 28, 2024 2 mins read 378 views
For sustainable solutions to human-wildlife conflict

Letter to the Editor

Mar 28, 2024 1 mins read 446 views
Weather and us

Editorial

Mar 28, 2024 2 mins read 400 views
UNDP's Weather Kids campaign: Urgent call for climate action

Foreign Affairs

Mar 28, 2024 2 mins read 406 views
Inauguration of Kuri -Gongrizomsa bridge

Road

Mar 28, 2024 0 mins read 395 views
Gelephu CRRH short on dialysis machines

Health

Mar 28, 2024 2 mins read 397 views
Looking beyond economic recovery

Economy

Mar 27, 2024 1 mins read 375 views
Enhancing pension coverage for seniors

Editorial

Mar 27, 2024 2 mins read 459 views
National Nutrition Day: Looking back on fifty years of WFP in Bhutan

Question and Answer

Mar 27, 2024 5 mins read 380 views
Temperatures continue to rise

Climate

Mar 27, 2024 1 mins read 472 views
Big chunk of population in informal sector hinders pension coverage

Finance

Mar 27, 2024 2 mins read 414 views
TCC will decide on Puna-I dam by next month

Hydro power

Mar 27, 2024 1 mins read 465 views
His Majesty visits SEZ site

Royal

Mar 27, 2024 1 mins read 417 views
RENEW sets up community service centre in Zhemgang

Gender

Mar 26, 2024 4 mins read 376 views
All-women team runs Eco-Camp in Gangtey-Phobjikha valley

Feature Story

Mar 26, 2024 4 mins read 973 views
Burn and plastic surgery unit could be a milestone

Letter to the Editor

Mar 26, 2024 1 mins read 513 views
Tourism bouncing back?

Editorial

Mar 26, 2024 2 mins read 437 views
Freshwater sources for major rivers under threat

Water

Mar 26, 2024 3 mins read 479 views
India disburses second tranche of funding for Gyalsung project

The Government of India has disbursed a second tranche of Nu or INR 5 billion to support the infrastructure...

Mar 27, 2024 1 mins read 460 views
Paro Tshechu: More than 2,300 tourists arrive in four days

Religious

Mar 26, 2024 1 mins read 470 views
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Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck graces soft launch of biodiversity-based collection

Her Majesty Gyalyum Tseyring Pem Wangchuck graced the exclusive soft launch of a biodiversity-based collection in Thimphu yesterday, held in tribute to the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo.

Dec 08, 2025 3 mins read 650 views
Thimphu City FC wins BIFA Open Football Tournament title in extra time

Thimphu City FC emerged champions of the Bhutan–India Friendship Association (BIFA) Open Football Tournament in Samdrupj...

Dec 08, 2025 1 mins read 1,437 views
Sarpang land market cools from two-year high

Gelephu—After more than two years of surging prices, Sarpang’s land market has begun to cool, with prices falling sharpl...

Dec 06, 2025 3 mins read 3,269 views
Biren Kafley’s death: Custodial death or negligence?

The death of 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley after he allegedly fell from a police van while trying to escape during a dr...

Dec 06, 2025 3 mins read 12,717 views
NC review exposes major barriers to Bhutan’s trade and export sectors

The country’s export, manufacturing, and trade sectors continue to face persistent structural and logistical hurdles tha...

Dec 06, 2025 3 mins read 998 views
Construction freeze worsens housing shortage in Gomtu

Samtse—Gomtu is facing a severe housing shortage as a long-running construction freeze continues to restrict the number...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,520 views
BIRMS–mPay integration launched to streamline tax and revenue payments

The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) and the Bhutan National Bank (BNB) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understa...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 3,259 views
GoI disburses over Nu 12 billion for 13th Plan projects

The Government of India (GoI) has released more than Nu 12 billion to Bhutan for projects under the 13th Plan, according...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,103 views
NA’s Social and Culture Committee raises concerns over cultural appropriateness in national events

The National Assembly’s (NA) Social and Culture Committee questioned the government yesterday on its responsibility for...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,523 views
Viral clip sparks outcry, but gewog and contractor defend road quality

Punakha—A viral video showing cracks and loose bitumen on the newly constructed six-kilometer Jawakha–Sewla Chiwog farm...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 2,604 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 430 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 reviewing the Tourism Policy Review Report.

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 565 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 362 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 668 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 it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,052 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 issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 522 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 education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 716 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. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 925 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 783 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,827 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,319 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 2,047 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 2,993 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Aug 26, 2025 2 mins read 7,291 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,250 views
Regulatory reforms must be matched with a mindset shift

The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...

Nov 28, 2025 2 mins read 763 views
The classic egg and chicken situation

The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it f...

Nov 27, 2025 2 mins read 1,324 views
Internalising our deeper values

The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesso...

Nov 26, 2025 2 mins read 588 views
Leveraging our carbon-negative status

Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into c...

Nov 25, 2025 2 mins read 806 views
Solving the crisis before it deepens

The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of natio...

Nov 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,171 views

Recents

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 reviewing the Tourism Policy Review Report.

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