Bumthang ready to host historic National Day
Dec 13, 2025 3 mins read 1,189 views

Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces prepared. Bumthang is all poised to host the 118th National Day celebrations at the national level for the first time.

Chamkhar comes alive ahead of 118th National Day

Bumthang—The usually quiet streets of Chamkhar Town have taken on an unfamiliar rhythm. The usually calm evenings are filled with a steady hum of traffic, music, and crowds moving...

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 687 views
TER: GMC’s gold-backed digital currency

Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) will officially launch TER, the world’s first sovereign-backed, physical gold-backed digital token, on December 17, the 118th National Day of Bhutan.

Dec 15, 2025 3 mins read 2,630 views
Education ministry plans to regularise contract teachers through competency test

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development is working to regularise contract teachers, ensuring their benefits and career progression match those of regular teachers.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 1,872 views
Bhutanese woman’s killer in Canberra sentenced to 30 years

An Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court in Canberra has sentenced a 31-year-old Sri Lankan national to 30 years in prison for the murder of a 29-year-old Bhutanese woma...

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 2,908 views
Monk detained for alleged rape of a minor

Punakha—Police in Wangdue have detained a 24-year-old monk on charges of raping a 15-year-old girl, a student from a school in Gasa.

Dec 15, 2025 1 mins read 13,593 views
NC adopts BIMSTEC mutual legal assistance and maritime transport agreements

The National Council (NC) adopted the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BI...

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 740 views
Govt. to procure bulk internet bandwidth to reduce costs

The National Assembly on December 12 endorsed the action taken report (ATR) presented by the Finance Minister on the bud...

Dec 15, 2025 3 mins read 796 views
Bhutan reaffirms carbon neutrality and pushes for climate justice at COP30

At a time when global cooperation is strained and the first Global Stocktake shows the world drifting off course from th...

Dec 15, 2025 5 mins read 1,319 views
Dozens of Bhutanese researchers benefit from SANDEE

Kathmandu, Nepal—Dozens of Bhutanese researchers, particularly from the University of Bhutan, have benefited from resear...

Dec 15, 2025 4 mins read 1,127 views
Frequent power outages disrupt operations at Dhamdhum Industrial Park

Samtse—Industries operating at Dhamdhum Industrial Park in Samtse have been battling frequent power outages, with unstab...

Dec 13, 2025 3 mins read 1,587 views
Global impact finance leader commits support for Pelsung at SDG Finance Forum

A flagship impact investment commitment in support of Pelsung was announced during the closing ceremony of the Bhutan SD...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,938 views
Businesses seek transitional relief before new tax implementation

Business sectors are appealing to the government for transitional relief to prevent financial disruptions ahead of the G...

Dec 13, 2025 3 mins read 1,197 views
Family calls for third-party investigation into custodial death

The widow of Biren Kumar Kafley has called for an independent, third-party investigation into her husband’s death, even...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,859 views
NC report reveals deepening health sector crisis

The country spent Nu 730 million on patient referrals between 2024 and 2025, more than three times the Nu 214 million sp...

Dec 13, 2025 4 mins read 1,261 views
Govt. rules out review of cost-sharing scheme until end of 13th Plan

The government will not review the Cost-Sharing Mechanism (CSM) for agriculture until the end of the 13th Plan, the Mini...

Dec 13, 2025 3 mins read 938 views
New AG pledges carrot-and-stick auditing, faster enforcement

What’s your first thought on being appointed as the 4th Constitutional Auditor General of Bhutan? I was humbled, dumbfou...

Dec 13, 2025 4 mins read 4,027 views
Education ministry defers Class X cut-off point ahead of Cambridge curriculum roll out

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has deferred the Class X cut-off point for this academic year a...

Dec 13, 2025 3 mins read 1,325 views
Twenty visits to Bhutan, and counting

When Australian travel specialist James Irving first landed in Paro on a cold, snowy afternoon in January 2003, he had no idea that a brief 18-hour stopover would set the course for a lifelong bond and eventually a business dedicat...

Dec 13, 2025 3 mins read 2,555 views
Finding ability beyond disability: A journey to independence

Trashigang —The soft rhythm of a chisel against wood fills the quiet room as 28-year-old Tenzin Wangchuk rolls his wheelchair across Draktsho East’s production unit floor. Each curve he carves tells a story not only of craft, but of resilience.

Oct 30, 2025 3 mins read 3,167 views

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