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Jul 19, 2025
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Bhutan’s growing response to the HIV epidemic is taking shape against a shifting regional landscape, where progress and persistent vulnerabilities go hand in hand.
Fewer crimes are happening in Bhutan, but those that do are more severe, according to the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)’s Statistical Yearbook 2024 report.
The Sarpang Strikers were crowned champions of the Bhutan Tourism Corporation Limited Women’s T20 Smash 2025 yesterday,...
As a royal gift from His Majesty The King of Bhutan, a pair of takins (one female and one male) are being gifted to Thei...
Dissatisfaction is growing among loan applicants of the economic stimulus programme (ESP) over the high rate of rejectio...
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF, yest...
A 48-year-old man from Radhi, Kuenzang Wangdue, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by the Trashiga...
The country welcomed 100, 675 tourist arrivals in the first six months (January to June) this year. This figure represen...
A new poverty mapping report, a collaboration between the National Statistics Bureau and the World Bank, offers an unpre...
In an increasingly interconnected world grappling with challenges of sustainability and technological evolution, Bhutan...
Public service delivery in Bhutan is expected to improve significantly with the launch of the Integrated Service Centre and the enhancement of the Contact Centre. These initiatives are designed to provide a one-stop solution for citizens, guided by a “no wrong door” policy, ensuring that individuals are assisted at every step. By consolidating multiple government services under a single roof, the
There is another record, one we would rather not be associated with. In just the first five months of 2025, nearly 29 kilograms of brown sugar (heroin), a highly addictive and dangerous drug, have been seized by customs...
Consider this: of the 172 metric tonnes of waste generated daily in Bhutan, plastics constitute roughly 36 percent, with over 13 percent of plastic waste contaminating riparian soils along the Wangchhu. The conseq...
A fierce public debate has erupted over the proposed introduction of a 10 percent withholding tax on fixed deposit (FD)...
Waste has always been Bhutan’s quiet embarrassment—a problem we have seen, smelled, and stepped around, yet never truly...
When the Changjiji low-income housing project began over two decades ago, there was a hopeful rumour: tenants might eventually own the flats after years of rent payment. This gave many, especially low-income government employees, a gl...
More than 3,600 young people were arrested for drug-related offences between 2023 and 2024, accounting for over 50 percent of total drug arrests in the country. Most of those detained are young men, either unemployed or students -...
Even as we decry traffic jams, vehicular pollution, parking shortages and the fossil fuel import bill, elected leaders are championing, on behalf of the “common man”, to reduce tax on import...
The government took a bold move, at the expense of political backlash, in backtracking the decision to revive the constituency development grant, put up as the Prior...
In much of the world, plant-based diets are gaining traction for their health benefits and environmental sustainability....
Wangdue—The third unit of Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project was commissioned yesterday, boosting the plant’s total gen...
The country’s economy, facing nearly three decades of premature de-industrialisation, requires a targeted industrial pol...
Forty-year-old entrepreneur Sonam Zangmo from Wangdue is pioneering organic glass noodles (Finn) made from buckwheat and...
Bhutan’s agricultural exports saw a strong performance last year, generating Nu 3.51 billion from both primary and proce...
The recent arrest of five young men linked to a series of burglaries across Thimphu comes as a welcome relief. The polic...
Fronting in business, where Bhutanese citizens lend their names and licences to foreign nationals to operate businesses...
Our forests have long stood as icons of our environmental philosophy and guardians of our national identity. With nearly...
There is a growing consensus among elected leaders to undo the Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSC) initiative—planne...
The sharp rise in Bhutanese outmigration since the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer just a trend; it has become a full-blo...
The lone women’s team taking part in the Bhutan National Archery Championship has literally raised some eyebrows. Smartly dressed in kira and competing shoulder to shoulder on compound bows with 83 other teams, team Kurukulle is also attracting a lot of attention.
Read MoreThe Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bhutan (HRAB) is calling on the government to extend the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loans to the hospitality sector, arguing that the industry is still struggling to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreHis Majesty the King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, and members of the Royal Family attended the funeral ceremony (purjang) of the late Dorji Lopen Yonten Gyeltshen Rinpoche yesterday at Nalanda in Talo, Punakha.
Read MoreMore than 90,000 students across Bhutan will receive increased school meal stipends beginning this month, following a Cabinet decision aimed at combating rising concerns over child malnutrition.
Read MoreThe Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has announced a bye-election for the Nubi-Tangsibji constituency in Trongsa, following the removal of Member of Parliament (MP) Tashi Dorji, who is currently in detention and facing trial in the Supreme Court on charges of child molestation.
Read MoreThe Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) introduced a new set of loan restructuring measures this year aimed at helping struggling borrowers, particularly businesses hit hard during pandemic. The move marks a shift from the broad loan deferment approach under Monetary Measures IV (MM4), which officially ended on June 30, this year.
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