SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Jajins defeats the Gryphons

The first match of the fifth day of the summer basketball tournament yesterday was quite a well organized match considering that it was Jajins first match on the court. Jajins took the lead by scoring 45 beating the Gryphons who lost by more than five baskets with their score of …

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Enter Ali and Tyson, from Bhutan

Boxing fans in Bhutan may have never feasted their eyes on Ali or Tyson, live and in the flesh, but two of Bhutan’s youth will get a shot at emulating these boxing behemoths; And no less but in the international arena. Meet Tashi Wangdi and Tashi Wangchuk, the two boxers …

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Double-finals for Pelkhil

The first semi-finals of the inter-school basket ball tournament in Thimphu was played between the Yangchenphug girls’ team against Kelki. The match played in four quarters saw many fouls and tough battle between the teams. It was unsure who would win until the last quarter of the game when Kelki …

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Taxi drivers shun the entry of new city buses

The taxi-drivers in Thimphu say their business will get more competitive with the ministry of communications allowing two private transport companies to introduce city bus services. They say they might go out of the business as the market is already saturated. However, people using the public transport welcome the news …

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PM calls on people to spend sustainably

Bhutan needs to focus on two things: the governance which includes the security and sovereignty of the nation, and the other is the economic development through balancing its imports and exports, stated the Prime Minister in a nation-wide address broadcast on the national television on April 12. Owing to these …

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