December 5th, 2024
Cottage and small businesses in the country are finding it increasingly difficult to attract skilled talent, including expatriates, due to rigid salary caps imposed under the Income Tax Rules and Regulations 2001.
December 5th, 2024
Lhuentse—With more than 71 percent of the project completed, the 32MW...
December 5th, 2024
Amid growing efforts to build a more inclusive society, Bhutan observed...
December 5th, 2024
The government will implement 283 High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP)...
December 5th, 2024
The recent discussion in Parliament on reintroducing the vehicle quota system for Members of Parliament (MPs) and civil servants is a step backwards. The vehicle quota system, a relic of our bureaucratic past, has once again surfaced, purely driven by vested self-interest and political expediency.
December 4th, 2024
As the first batch of Gyalsups celebrate their passing...
December 3rd, 2024
Social media is a double-edged sword. While it provides...
September 28th, 2024
Punakha—“My daughter is 14 years old and has never set foot in a classroom,” says Kinley Sithup, 55, her voice heavy with emotion. “There isn’t a school nearby that can accommodate a child like her.”
September 7th, 2024
Paro—The soft hum of focused activity fills the air...
November 30th, 2024
Hosting international sports tournaments in the country can drive sports development while contributing to the local economy.
Between January and October this year, Bhutan hosted nine major international sports events, ranging from football and judo to archery and basketball, all of which provided significant benefits to the country’s economy and its athletes.
November 23rd, 2024
The men’s senior national cricket team of Bhutan faced...
November 9th, 2024
Richard Potter, 40, from the United Kingdom, became the...
November 7th, 2024
The 2024 Druk Wangyal National Archery Tournament at the...
June 21st, 2024
To achieve a USD five billion economy and a gross domestic product per capita (GDP) exceeding USD 6,174 by 2029, the government has projected a Nu 225.59 billion GDP contribution from the identified seven sectors.
May 4th, 2024
The World Bank (WB) predicts that Bhutan’s economy will...
April 9th, 2024
Thukten Zangpo The finance ministry projected Bhutan’s economy to...
April 6th, 2024
The government can borrow an extra Nu 35.88 billion...
November 18th, 2024
Happiness is a journey we all embark on, often without even realising it. It is the silent force guiding our choices and dreams. The purpose of this column is to illuminate this ultimate pursuit, Happiness. In the first edition of Happiness with Mr Bhutan, I had the privilege of conversing with former Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering, who is a medical doctor and the current Governor of Gelephu Mindfulness City, to delve into his personal philosophy on happiness and his approach to finding harmony in life.
September 11th, 2023
DHAKA – Potato prices are soaring even though farmers this year grew a record 1.04 crore tonnes, cutting the buying power of consumers, especially fixed and low-income people already battered by sustained high inflation.
November 30th, 2024
“One day, I receive a call from an unfamiliar...
November 29th, 2024
A silent crisis threatens to undermine global health systems...
November 23rd, 2024
As Bhutan aspires to become a developed nation by...
November 23rd, 2024
Dungkar Dzong, gracefully perched on a landscape resembling the...
