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Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
Although only about one in eight elderly citizens are classified as poor based on income and consumption, nearly four in 10 experience broader forms of economic insecurity, according to a new study by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB).
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has barred 18 sawmills in Haa and Paro from conducting business or entering into co...
The Chief Editor of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) has resigned after alleging a prolonged pattern of workplace m...
Police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old unemployed man whose body was found in a hotel bathroom in Paro on J...
The critically endangered white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis) was sighted for the first time along the Amochhu river b...
With less than a week remaining ahead of the Thromde Tshogde elections, there is little sign of election fever in Phuent...
Paro FC’s Two-Star rating places the academy among a select group of institutions across Asia recognised for meeting hig...
A 31-year-old former monk travels to France and then vanishes without a trace. After six months of silence, his mother h...
Buried under debris and increasingly exposed to climate risks, the Phuentsholing Township project presses on. While auth...
Following brutal student fights at Lungtengzampa School that were filmed and glorified online, the Education Minister ha...
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was never going to be an easy transition. Major tax reforms rarely are. Introduced in January this year, GST was envisioned as a modern tax system, replacing an outdated framework with one that is simpler, more transparent, efficient, and digitally driven.
Bhutan’s economy has changed dramatically since the Bankruptcy Act of 1999 was enacted. Back then, the private sector was small, cross-border trade was limited, and the financial system was far less complex.
The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to question whether oil-rich nations remain a safe haven. As the confl...
The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication,...
༉ ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ ལུང་ཕྱོགས་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་ལངམ་སྦེ་མེད་པའི་ དཀའ་ངལ་ལུ་བརྟེན་ འབྲུག་པའི་མི་ཁུངས་མང་ཤོས་ཅིག་ ས་མཚམས་ཕྱི་ཁ...
The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...
The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...
The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...
The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...
During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...
In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, pat...
When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried...
The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his...
The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency...
You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness,...
Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends...
Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country coul...
This summer, the mountain slopes above Lunana are expected to offer a bumper yield of cordyceps, or Yartsa Goenbub. But...
The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-ne...
As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the silence.
Read MoreThe violence that erupted during the Bhutan Premier League match between Thimphu FC and Drukpa FC at Changlimithang Stadium on July 7, 2026, has exposed a gap in the country’s football security arrangements and raised the question of who, ultimately, is responsible for the safety of players, officials, and spectators.
Read MoreThe Phuentsholing General Hospital has apologised for the recent incident and pledged to address systemic gaps in its patient registration process following an incident this week in which a father and his two young sons left the facility without receiving medical attention.
Read MoreThe State of the Nation Report (SoTNR) presented by the Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay during the summer session of Parliament states that the government has closed the initial gap of Nu 56 billion in the 13th Plan and now projects a surplus of Nu 20 billion by the end of the Plan period.
Read MoreIt was around 5:30 pm when the phone rang at the PEMA Helpline number 1098. On the other end was a worried man. His voice trembled as he asked for help, not for himself, but for a middle-aged friend who had just attempted to end his life.
Read MoreSarpang—With schools reopening today after the mid-term break, a group of teachers heading to Jigmecholing had to brave one of the most hazardous stretches along the Gelephu-Trongsa highway yesterday, navigating the landslide-prone boxcut area amid continuing monsoon risks.
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