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As Phuentsholing prepares for its next Thromde election, voters want candidates to fix the basics first–water supply, infrastructure, trade, and tourism.
Every morning, before dawn has fully broken over the Bhutan-India border, a familiar bustle unfolds in Dadgari, a small...
Some offerings are counted in millions of ngultrum. Others are counted one coin at a time. Some arrive from boardrooms a...
The Government of India (GoI) released the fifth tranche of the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP), amounting to Nu 2.5 b...
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The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) will now evaluate campaign pledges made by candidates contesting Local Governmen...
Nearly one year into its operational phase, the Bhutan AgriSustain Fund (BAF), a USD 80 million catalytic financing plat...
The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) Secretariat has been institutionally weakened following an organis...
Mongar—Five community festivals in eastern dzongkhags generated Nu 16.19 million and attracted more than 49,000 visitors this year, directly benefiting homestays, food stalls and local businesses in some of the country’s most remote communi...
The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) has unveiled 40 tourism attractions and activities under a new investment initiative,...
The film also vividly portrays the realities of education in remote Bhutanese communities, where students brave treacher...
As we enter the Fire Male Horse Year, our nation stands at a defining crossroads. The year 2025 delivered strong macroec...
The latest trade figures reveal a story written not just in ledgers, but in our daily choices.
The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing...
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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