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WITH a total budget for the Eighth Plan that exceeds twice the Seventh Plan outlay Kurtoe dzongkhag, one of the more remote dzongk...
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Hydro Project
THOUSANDS of people lined the Trashigang-Rangjung-Phongmey feeder road burning incense as a symbolic gesture of reverence to greet His Ma...
Education- Schools
THE extensive development programmes for Trashigang dzongkhag...
National Environment Commission (NEC)
Oct 09, 2026
Oct 08, 2026
Australia’s new student visa rules, which took effect on October 2, are forcing Bhutanese students and the consultancy firms that advise them to rethink their plans, with limits on family members, onshore applications and transfers between education providers.
Many business owners in Phaling town, Lhuentse’s main commercial hub, are struggling as declining incomes and a shrinkin...
There is a difference between a man who studies an idea and a man who has lived inside one long enough that it shapes how he breathes. Thakur S Powdyel belongs to the second kind.
With construction of the second package of the Boxcut bypass advancing from Jigmecholing Gewog, residents look forward t...
As Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) steps up maintenance, vegetation clearance and network improvements in Jigmecholing, r...
The closure of the canteen at Phuentsholing General Hospital has left patients, attendants, and visitors without a food...
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) has begun work on the Changlam Public Transport Key Corridor in Thimphu to improve road safety and public transport facilities along the busy route.
The quantity of cordyceps brought to the annual auction fell by 68 percent this year, with 300.16kg recorded across eight auction venues, compared with 940.29kg in 2025.
The Embassy of India in Thimphu has opened applications for the Ambassador’s Scholarship for 2026-27, offering financial...
Lhuentse—Given the historical importance of Jigme Namgyel Nagtshang in Dungkar, the ancestral home of the Wangchuck Dyna...
As a resource-strapped country, we cannot afford to waste public funds. Yet it keeps happening. Several projects built with scarce public funds and donor money are either sitting idle or falling apart. What’s alarming is no one is held accountable.
The findings from the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CCAA) latest study should worry anyone who cares about the future of Phuentsholing.
Recent reports of an airborne geophysical survey identifying significant anomalies of tungsten, copper, and other precio...
The drivers who keep Thimphu’s city buses running deserve more than gratitude. They deserve fair pay for the hours they put in. City bus drivers work more than 12 hours a day, clocking in 120 hours of overtime in...
An initiative worth pausing to reflect on this week is the collaboration among three key agencies to review Bhutan’s bus...
More than seventy percent of international visitors to Bhutan now enter the country by land rather than through Paro International Airport. Phuentsholing alone accounts for the overwhelming majority of those arrivals. One of the ob...
Sky-rocketing house rents are a grim reality haunting the capital city’s residents. While this was once a burden shouldered only by those at the lowest economic rung, it now strains civil and public servants wh...
Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles?...
The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) has lost its legal standing as a Civil Society Organisation following its deregistration by the CSO Authority in January, after prolonged non-c...
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 sil...
Bhutan will begin testing its expanded Green Finance Taxonomy 2026 with a six-month pilot from June to November, before...
The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support be...
The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.
The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...
The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...
Lama, as a young guy, I’m concerned about the future. What do you think will be the biggest issue for the planet within...
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Set against the quieter surroundings of Lower Taba, Vietnam Corner brings a distinctive slice of Vietnam to Thimphu’s gr...
No, I didn’t watch the video. Unless I were acting in a law enforcement capacity, I would not view this kind of footage....
Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.
Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.
Bhutan's rich forests are not only a source of clean air, water, and wealth. Hidden within the thickets is also a web of...
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the...
Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma....
It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration...
The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most approp...
Bhutan and India are looking to strengthen cooperation in trade, connectivity, education, tourism and health, focusing on practical improvements in administration, cross-border infrastructure and economic opportunities.
Read MoreThe Government has allocated approximately Nu 400 million in the current financial year to support low-voltage (LV) electricity consumers as Bhutan reviews its domestic electricity tariff, which has remained unchanged on an interim basis following the expiry of the previous approved tariff period.
Read MoreMental health conditions among older people are becoming an increasing concern in Bhutan, with about 6.8 percent of older patients having dementia.
Read MoreBhutan is looking to strengthen its ability to anticipate emerging challenges and prepare public institutions before those challenges become immediate pressures, as changing technology, workforce needs and economic conditions create greater uncertainty for long-term policymaking.
Read MoreBhutan 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 diagnosed at terminal stages, highlighting the continuing importance of public awareness and early help-seeking.
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