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The Brahmis of Trashigang

Lifestyle

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The depopulation of Dewung

Lifestyle

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Not worth the aggravation

Lifestyle

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Making do in Sangbaykha dungkhag

Lifestyle

1 mins read
Settling down

Lifestyle

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From `Motey' to role model

Lifestyle

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Plagiarism of epic proportions

Lifestyle

4 mins read
The invasion of a foreign tongue

Lifestyle

3 mins read
Going strong at 103...

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High and dry

Lifestyle

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The fire season

Editorial

Dec 15, 2000 1 mins read
His Majesty graces Royal Highland Festival

His Majesty the King graced Day 1 of the 7th Royal Highland Festival in Laya, Gasa yesterday. The two-day festival kicked-off on 23, 2024.

Oct 24, 2024 0 mins read
A celebration of highland culture

Laya— The Royal Highland Festival, inaugurated in 2016 by His Majesty the King, achieved a new milestone this year, attracting over 2,500 attendees, more than doubling last year’s count of 1,000 participants.

Oct 24, 2024 2 mins read
Access to information becomes tighter

Government ministers and senior officials are now barred from directly communicating with the media.

Oct 24, 2024 2 mins read
Growing frustration over internet fluctuations

So far this year, telecom operators have received approximately 6,300 customer complaints related to network services, c...

Oct 24, 2024 4 mins read
Fuel imports skyrocket; electricity exports plummet

Bhutan’s electricity export dropped by 28.95 percent while the fuel imports, specifically petrol and diesel, skyrocketed...

Oct 23, 2024 2 mins read
Fuel imports skyrocket; electricity exports plummet

Bhutan’s electricity export dropped by 28.95 percent while the fuel imports, specifically petrol and diesel, skyrocketed by 45.57 percent last year, according to the Environmental Accounts Statistics 2024 published by the National Statistics Bureau yesterday.

Oct 23, 2024 2 mins read
Potato auction hits new heights

Punakha— The potato business is looking up this season, with demand soaring beyond the trends of the past two years, driving prices up in favour of potato farmers in the country.

Oct 23, 2024 3 mins read
FDI reforms: Can it bring billions in investments to Bhutan?

To make Bhutan more investment-friendly, the government has drafted new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Rules and Regula...

Oct 08, 2024 3 mins read
Businessman invests Nu 4.5M in two startups

Business

Jul 31, 2019 2 mins read
Boulder export from Gelephu to resume today

Boulder business

Jun 21, 2019 3 mins read
Poor mandarin yield hits families that depend on horses

Lifestyle

Feb 15, 2016 1 mins read
The Brahmis of Trashigang

Lifestyle

Jun 28, 2015 2 mins read
The depopulation of Dewung

Lifestyle

Jun 12, 2015 2 mins read
Not worth the aggravation

Lifestyle

Jun 07, 2015 3 mins read
Making do in Sangbaykha dungkhag

Lifestyle

Apr 30, 2015 1 mins read
A troubling shift

In a democracy, transparency is not merely a privilege—it is a fundamental right. The recent move by the government to bar ministers and senior officials from directly communicating with the media raises serious concerns about the state of information flow.

Oct 25, 2024 2 mins read
A vision takes shape

The much-awaited Bhutan Innovation Forum started yesterday giving shape to a Royal vision that many could not comprehend thus far. Since the announcement of the vision last Decembe...

Oct 02, 2024 2 mins read
What’s wrong with our internet quality?

Imagine this scenario. You are about to pay your bills, using one of the banking apps, and the app refuses to load. You tap, refresh, and punch in the details again. Yet, it refuses to load again. This is a normal scene these day—a common expe...

Oct 24, 2024 2 mins read
Preparing for aging future: A national imperative

Today, we as a country, stand at the cusp of a demographic transformation. With the elderly population projected to reac...

Oct 23, 2024 2 mins read
Economic Stimulus Plan: A broken promise for now?

The much-awaited Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP), designed to breathe fresh life into our ailing economy post-Covid-19, is...

Oct 22, 2024 2 mins read

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Boulder export from Gelephu to Bangladesh yet to resume

Boulder business

Jun 14, 2019 3 mins read
Illegal lifting of boulders returns

Boulder business

Jun 13, 2019 1 mins read
Boulder business resumes

Boulder business

Jun 11, 2019 2 mins read
Exporters to negotiate floor price of boulders

Boulder business

Jun 06, 2018 2 mins read
Truckers demand new and bigger parking space in Gelephu

Boulder business

Jun 03, 2019 2 mins read
Umsang - A village of yathra-weaving women

Lifestyle

Jan 20, 2015 3 mins read
Patient for whom Punakha hospital is now a home

Lifestyle

Dec 09, 2014 2 mins read
The sleazier side of Phuentsholing's beauty parlours

Lifestyle

Dec 09, 2014 3 mins read
Bhutan at one with world in suicide rates

Lifestyle

Nov 16, 2014 3 mins read
The Begana community of senior citizens

Lifestyle

Oct 16, 2014 2 mins read
Time to push ahead with prudence

The 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project (PHPA-I), one of Bhutan’s most ambitious infrastructure undertakings, is...

Oct 07, 2024 2 mins read
Ecotourism in Eastern Bhutan

Eastern Bhutan, with its rich biodiversity and unspoiled landscapes, has long been touted as the country’s next ecotouri...

Oct 08, 2024 3 mins read
The impossible challenge: Raising Nu 500 billion FDI

For a resource and capital strapped country, foreign direct investment (FDI) is a critical instrument to attract investm...

Oct 10, 2024 2 mins read
Need to expand our health service system

The recent suspension of two private diagnostic centres in Thimphu—Menjong Diagnostic Centre (SDCS) and Padkar Diagnosti...

Oct 09, 2024 2 mins read
The changes we see

In the latest development related to the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), His Majesty the King appointed former Prime Min...

Oct 05, 2024 2 mins read

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