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Teachers brave treacherous roads to reach school on time
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (144+ words) Sarpang—With schools reopening today after the mid-term break, a group of teachers heading to Jigmecholing had to brave one of the most hazardous stretches along the Gelephu-Trongsa highway yesterday, navigating the landslide-prone boxcut area amid continuing monsoon risks. and…...
Matsutake price picks up again
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (103+ words) Kuensel Online Matsutake price picks up again Sangay Shamu was priced at Nu 2,000 per kilogramme for Class A mushrooms and Nu 1,800 per kilogramme for Class B this year. Last year, Class A mushrooms fetched only Nu 1,800 per kilogramme. You may…...
The buck must stop somewhere
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (106+ words) Kuensel Online The buck must stop somewhere As a resource-strapped country, we cannot afford to waste public funds. Yet it keeps happening. Several projects built with scarce public funds and donor money are either sitting idle or falling apart. What’s…...
The vanishing trade of Drukor
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (82+ words) Kuensel Online The vanishing trade of Drukor “Merak Sakteng cee Sakteng, Waaktsa beeley cee mala. Radhi Phongmey toh Phongmey, Waaktsa beeley toh mala.” You may also like July 18, 2008: His Majesty the King signs the Constitution of Bhutan January 14, 1986: The 20th branch…...
Leopards co-exist with growing tiger population, nationwide study finds
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (112+ words) Kuensel Online - Leopards co-exist with growing tiger population, nationwide study finds Common leopards are thriving in Bhutan despite a growing tiger population, with the country’s first nationwide study of the species finding little evidence that recovering tiger numbers have reduced…...
The one reform that made it off the page of Dhamcha
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (618+ words) Kuensel Online - The one reform that made it off the page of Dhamcha Halfway through its five-year term, this government invites a fair and necessary question: how many of its promises have travelled from manifesto to reality? The honest answer…...
“Bhutan must treat agriculture as economic mandate to secure food future”
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (117+ words) Kuensel Online - “Bhutan must treat agriculture as economic mandate to secure food future” It is more than personal recognition. It is an acknowledgment that businesses led by women can solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges and validates Shaoulee’s…...
Punakha hits record 39.5°C as experts warn of warmer climate
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (115+ words) Kuensel Online - Punakha hits record 39.5°C as experts warn of warmer climate Punakha—Punakha recorded the country’s highest-ever temperature of 39.5°C last July, a record-breaking event that climate experts warn is a preview of a warmer future marked by severe…...
Millions spent, three incinerators sit idle
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (101+ words) Kuensel Online Millions spent, three incinerators sit idle Nearly four years after the government procured three incinerators with USD 374,000 in donor funding during the Covid-19 pandemic, the machines in Thimphu, Mongar, and Phuentsholing all stand broken, abandoned, or unused. You…...
Low wages, long shifts: Reality for Bhutan’s private security guards
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (129+ words) Kuensel Online - Low wages, long shifts: Reality for Bhutan’s private security guards Government offices, public institutions, corporate entities, and private businesses in the country pay substantial monthly fees to private security agencies to guard their premises. Yet the security guards…...