A Special Audit Report by the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has identified significant procurement, planning, and governance failures in the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS 1.0), concluding that the project failed to achieve its intended objectives and resulted in substantial wasteful and avoidable expenditure of public funds.
Bhutan has witnessed a sharp rise in Australian student visa refusals over the past six months, with education consultants describing the rejection rate as the highest in recent ye...
Phuentsholing—Erratic climatic conditions combined with changing geological patterns have turned the developing Amochu township area into a recurring flood-prone zone in recent yea...
A widening shortage of mid-career civil servants is creating what officials describe as a “missing middle” across government agencies, raising concerns about leadership succession,...
Shareholders of Sherza Ventures Ltd. have been unable to trade their shares for seven months because the company remains suspended from the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan (RSE...
Despite substantial investment in water infrastructure, the quality of drinking water in the country has shown no improvement over the past eight years.
The Central Monastic Body is set to host the month-long bestowal of the sacred Kathrid (Pith Instructions) and Kyilchog...
Three Bhutanese nationals were deported from Kuwait after being arrested on charges ranging from drug possession to morality violations and alcohol consumption.
Having served as Medical Director for the past four months, my focus has been on strengthening systems and processes tha...
As participants of the third Pelsung cohort prepare to pitch their ideas in Thimphu on June 20, the event will showcase...
Empty or abandoned houses, known locally as goongtong, have emerged as one of the country’s most pressing development ch...
International debate tournament
The Co-operatives and Farmer Groups Bill of Bhutan 2025 will be taken up during a Joint Sitting of Parliament in the nex...
The Parliament passed the Livestock Bill of Bhutan 2025 yesterday after the National Assembly adopted the amendments proposed by the National Council during its re-deliberation session.
The inaugural Bhutan International Travel Mart (BITM) 2026 has attracted more than 200 international buyers from 15 coun...
More than 200 children and adolescents, including nuns, monks, and children with disabilities, celebrated the Internatio...
The dhamngoi zomdu (candidate selection meetings) for Thrompon candidates will begin for the fourth local government elections of Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thromde Tshogdes, scheduled for July 15, according to the Election Commission of Bhu...
Bhutan has taken a step closer to joining international forest carbon markets with the launch of an independent assessme...
More than two years after promising to review the closure of drayangs, the government has ruled out the possibility of reviving the entertainment venues, signalling a definitive end to an industry that once formed a significa...
Ngawang Kheychok, 17, has a childhood best friend, a pretty girlfriend, and a reputation that precedes him. His favorite subjects are mathematics and physics. He’s popular in school. He is also among the top five chess players in the country and ranks 1,485th internationally. That ranking proves something, but not everything.
Unlike large operators that move tourists in groups, Breathe Bhutan works primarily with independent travellers—solo gue...
As the FIFA World Cup 2026 prepares to make history with a record 48 teams across three North American nations, football fans in Bhutan have already chosen their potential winners.
