S-STAR – Strengthening Support To Analysis and Research
Bhutan Observer : BT : The iGNHaS is an independent think tank under the RUB and aims to engage with the government, civil society, and institutes for research and policy advocacy on key areas of...
View ArticleBhutan prospers by exporting 'sustainable' energy, but some doubt that it is
Bhutan Observer : BT : "Hydropower is a strategic resource and the only resource that can take care of the country's future in terms of sustainable development."
View ArticleIndia to install HVDC power link with Nepal, Bhutan
Yahoo! News : US : New Delhi, Dec 5 India is working to install a high voltage direct current power transmission line to Nepal and Bhutan, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. "We...
View ArticlePMB Geneva hosts National Day reception
Bhutan Observer : BT : The Permanent mission of Bhutan in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted a reception to mark the National Day of Bhutan at WHO Restaurant
View ArticleBhutan's 12th Round Table development meet begins
Bhutan Observer : BT : Bhutan and its international development partners today began a two-day meeting here to discuss challenges, priorities, macro-fiscal outlook and economic development roadmap for...
View ArticleBhutan Needs Monarchy, and Democracy
Bhutan Observer : BT : Bhutanese people do not want to lose the stability of the monarchy, but they accepted the king's decision to shift toward democracy
View ArticleAligning development aid to meet national priorities
Bhutan Observer : BT : The 12th Round Table Meeting presents a crucial opportunity for dialogue to enhance cooperation between the Royal Government of Bhutan and its development partners
View ArticleBesides assure, some donors double, triple assistance
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : RTM: The end of the two-day round table meeting was characterised with exchanges of smiles and hand shakes aplenty outside the convention centre yesterday. All that escaped...
View ArticleBhutan likely to shed LDC tag in 2021
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The flip side of that would be loss of trade concessions and declining support it enjoys today Report: The Committee for Development Policy of the United Nations would...
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Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Following feedback from the Haa Dzongkhag about the old Bank of Bhutan branch office building being inhabitable after it was hit by the tremors in 2011, the BoBL recently...
View ArticleRupee recovers
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Against the Dollar, the Rupee has reached 60:1 ratio today INR: After the Rupee plummeted to a record low of almost Rs 69 against the Dollar, it has regained strength after...
View ArticleNine-year sentence handed down for drug smuggling
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Crime: Tsirang district court, on December 10, sentenced a 34-year-old man to nine years in prison for smuggling controlled substances. The accused was detained since October...
View ArticleThe transition Plan period
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The 12th Round Table Meeting concluded yesterday, with Bhutan's development partners, both multilateral and bilateral, committing continued support, some even committing to...
View ArticleOf helplessness, hope and survival
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : The heartwarming stories of three beneficiaries of medical kidu brought back from the brink Health: It was a normal routine check-up that Wangchuk Lhamo, 32, took her two-month...
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Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay met UN Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP's Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, Haoling Xu...
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Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Lee Yun-young, who was in the country to attend the 12th Round Table Meeting and host the Korean Film Festival, called on the Prime...
View ArticleTaking up cudgels on the wildlife damage issue
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Trashigang DT has decided to champion the farmer's cause with the govt. Tshogdu: Calling it a pressing national issue, Trashigang dzongkhag tshogdu resolved to take up the...
View ArticleBhutan still faces many challenges:Haoling Xu
Bhutan Observer : BT : UNDP is committed to continuing its cooperation and will render its support in fulfilling Bhutan's development objectives
View ArticleThimphu-Wangdue tunnel road survey begins
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : Survey: It was some sort of an announcement the helicopter hovering over the capital city yesterday of an activity to begin. It marked the start of work to build the...
View ArticleLack of safety oversight could risk blacklisting of airlines
Kuensel Newspaper : BT : … or face the real possibility of Bhutanese airlines being blacklisted post-2015 DCA: To prevent the possibility of Bhutanese airlines being blacklisted post-2015, the...
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