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Gelephu International Airport marks nine million safe man-hours, moves to airfield construction
Oct 07, 2026 3 mins read 657 views

The construction of Gelephu International Airport is moving into its second phase, with the project transitioning from large-scale earthworks to the construction of the airport’s permanent airfield infrastructure, as the workforce working at the construction site marks nine million safe man-hours.

Bhutan has achieved high cancer-screening coverage, but late diagnosis remains a challenge

Bhutan has achieved high coverage in its national cancer-screening programme, reaching 91.2 percent of the eligible population between 2020 and 2023. But many cancers are still dia...

Oct 07, 2026 2 mins read 348 views
Pelsung to move from training first to building around demand

I think the first year has validated Pelsung’s mandate of preparing the youth of Bhutan for GMC and 10X Bhutan, while also showing us where the model needs to evolve. We think abou...

Oct 07, 2026 8 mins read 489 views
Draktsho marks 25 years of empowering persons with disabilities

Draktsho started as one parent’s initiative in a garage with just eight students. Our founder, Rigzin Padma Tsogyal, began with basic flower making by persons with disabilities. In...

Oct 07, 2026 3 mins read 390 views
Jarogang, where Zhabdrung’s legends still live

Seen from the Wangdue–Tsirang highway near Kamichu, Jarogang Lhakhang sits on a hill across the river, overlooking the small village of Jarogang in Athang Gewog.

Oct 07, 2026 3 mins read 630 views
Tunnel 26 raises the bar for Bhutanese cinema

Directed by award-winning filmmaker DD Kinley, Tunnel 26 takes Bhutanese cinema into new territory, with a story of horror, survival and human connection. Its ensemble casts includes Nepali actors Anna Sharma and Anoop Bikram Shahi, Indian model Roshni Dada, and Bhutanese actors Sangay Tsheltrim, Phuntshok Dhoden, and Deki Lhamo, among others.

Oct 07, 2026 3 mins read 595 views
Women’s U17 team loses 4-0 to Thailand in Asian Cup qualifier opener

Bhutan’s U17 women’s national football team began their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2027 qualifying campaign with a...

Oct 07, 2026 2 mins read 655 views
Former Bhutanese monk missing in France still not found

A former Bhutanese monk who went missing in France in February this year has still not been found, nearly eight months a...

Oct 07, 2026 2 mins read 2,119 views
Thromde gives Dhamdara industries three more years to move, but DIP plots fall short

Phuentsholing Thromde has extended the final relocation deadline for Dhamdara industries by three years, from June 2026...

Oct 07, 2026 2 mins read 699 views
Bhutanese offer millions to turn Gelephu’s Shiva temple into a Golden Mandir

On the banks of the Shetikhari river in Gelephu, Sarpang, the Shivalaya Yagyaswar Mahadev Mandir is being readied to shi...

Oct 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,397 views
Bhutan’s cultivable paddy land shrinks as imports soar

Bhutan has recorded 868 cases of illegal structures built on paddy land (chhuzhing) without official approval, even as r...

Oct 07, 2026 5 mins read 1,608 views
Thimphu Police recover sacred relics stolen from 35 chortens and lhakhangs

Thimphu Police have recovered several sacred relics and artefacts stolen from 22 chortens and 13 lhakhangs in Thimphu, P...

Oct 06, 2026 1 mins read 1,595 views
Solar-powered lift irrigation system lifts young farmer from stream-side trek to operator's seat

Before solar-powered irrigation reached Tempakha village in Chubu Gewog, Punakha, 23-year-old Pema Zangmo and her father...

Oct 03, 2026 4 mins read 1,714 views
The vanishing trade of Drukor

Drukor usually began by late October and continued for four months. As they moved from village to village collecting grain, highlanders took about a week in each place to gather grain and exchange dairy products.

Aug 15, 2026 3 mins read 8,559 views
The Future Of Tourism: How Innovation and Digital Marketing Is Changing The Tourism Industry In Bhutan

Unlike large operators that move tourists in groups, Breathe Bhutan works primarily with independent travellers—solo gue...

Jun 10, 2026 3 mins read 26,393 views