Bhutan has officially embarked on its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of core capacities under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005), reaffirming its commitment to national and global health security.
Gelephu—A 6-kilometre road connecting Gelephu to Phulahari is currently being upgraded to improve access to two major spiritual projects in the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC): the Gelephu Dzong (Vajrayana Centre) and the Gyenyen Nyekhang.
Concerned over the large-scale felling of trees for prayer flags to honour the deceased, Member of Parliament (MP) for Nganglam proposed replacing wooden prayer flag poles with re...
At daybreak in Berti village, 65-year-old Wangpo walks the perimeter of his maize field, searching for signs of fresh damage. The evidence is unmistakable—flattened stalks and circ...
Chukha—After years of delays and repeated appeals from local communities, the much-awaited Chukha–Dagana road has finally been designated as a priority inter-dzongkhag connectivity...
What lingers in Kuenselphodrang these days isn’t just the echo of prayers from the recent month-long Nyingthig Yazhi oral transmission, it’s a stench strong enough to rival a compo...
The National Assembly (NA) yesterday adopted the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, reducing the applicable GST rate to 5 percent for taxable goods and services, as proposed by the Economic and Finance Committee (EFC), down from the 7 percent rate proposed by the government.
The National Assembly yesterday deliberated on the 207 sections of the Excise Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025, a proposed law th...
Limited pharmacy services in several remote districts, including Zhemgang, Gasa, and Samdrupjongkhar, are restricting ac...
In 2021, Thinley Jamtsho took his first steps into baseball as a catcher for his school’s under-15 league team. At the t...
Wangdue—The centuries-old village of Drinchengang (formerly Rinchengang) in Wangdue is poised for a major transformation...
Gelephu—The new integrated check post (ICP) on the Bhutan-India border in Gelephu is a state-of-the-art facility featuri...
The success of Mountain Hazelnuts, Bhutan’s first foreign direct investment (FDI) in agriculture, is solidifying the nat...
The Clock Tower Square in Thimphu came alive over the weekend with the colours, flavours, and rhythms of Thailand.
In 2021, Thinley Jamtsho took his first steps into baseball as a catcher for his school’s under-15 league team. At the time, he had little idea where the sport might take him.
