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Bhutan at crossroads?

Question and Answer

May 05, 2024 7 mins read 361 views
Asia's rising temperature threatens Bhutan's glaciers

Climate

May 05, 2024 2 mins read 320 views
Bhutan invests USD 539 million on cryptocurrency

Finance

May 05, 2024 2 mins read 316 views
Bhutanese helping countrymen with housing initiative

House

May 05, 2024 2 mins read 327 views
Bhutan's boxing hope dashed in debut tournament

Sports

May 03, 2024 1 mins read 295 views
Battlefield of filth: WASH challenges at large gatherings

Environment

May 03, 2024 3 mins read 337 views
Bouddha_Bhutanese pilgrims' spiritual destination in Nepal

Religious

May 03, 2024 2 mins read 348 views
Jo Bay Tsho - Soaking in ancient tales and modern beliefs

Feature Story

May 03, 2024 2 mins read 1,085 views
Economic snapshot shows price rise; while ngultrum depreciates

Economy

May 03, 2024 2 mins read 315 views
Government still studying implementation of third child birth

Gender

May 03, 2024 2 mins read 316 views
Contingent fees for lawyers are a gamble on justice

Letter to the Editor

May 03, 2024 2 mins read 349 views
The state of the media

Editorial

May 03, 2024 3 mins read 418 views
Bhutan's economy to rebound to 4.9 percent in FY 2023-24: WB

Economy

May 03, 2024 3 mins read 394 views
Access to information and attrition challenge media

Media

May 03, 2024 3 mins read 362 views
PM declares Saturday off for schools!

Education

May 03, 2024 2 mins read 382 views
2024 Bhutan Grand Prix records low turn-out

Sports

May 01, 2024 2 mins read 317 views
The Thrimzhung Chhenmo (The Supreme Law)

Perspective

May 01, 2024 5 mins read 382 views
Sawmillers struggle amidst changing timber trends

Industries

May 01, 2024 3 mins read 379 views
What we take for granted

Letter to the Editor

May 01, 2024 2 mins read 398 views
Protecting consumers

Editorial

May 01, 2024 2 mins read 381 views
Police arrest suspect for alleged rape

Crime

May 01, 2024 1 mins read 349 views
Hardware distributors worry over their business operations

Trade

May 01, 2024 2 mins read 318 views
Rice importer fined for cheating

Crime

May 01, 2024 1 mins read 341 views
Bhutan's trade deficit narrows to over Nu 19B

Trade

May 01, 2024 2 mins read 434 views
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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 Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Excise Tax rollout on January 1, 2026.

Dec 13, 2025 3 mins read 1,283 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 3,938 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 1,345 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 991 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 4,143 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 1,404 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 2,685 views
Norbugang’s livestock farmers struggle as prices plunge

Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years....

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,206 views
Bhutan’s biggest solar project finally powers up

Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II  of Bhutan’s first utility-scale...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 3,477 views
Global impact investors commit support to Bhutanese entrepreneurs

Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the Bhutan SDG Impact Finan...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 1,008 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the tongue do new ones spring from the heart. My earnest prayer through these columns is that happiness may someday become a natural and central part of our daily language and living.

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 185 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 477 views
The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

Dec 16, 2025 2 mins read 409 views
Impact Finance Forum: A promising start

The recently concluded SDG Impact Finance Forum showed the potential for global investments in the country.

Dec 15, 2025 2 mins read 425 views
Restore or lose it altogether

The country’s plan to restore 50,000 hectares of degraded forests, farmlands, and urban lands is not simply an environmental initiative. It is a national ultimatum. We are standing at a point where the land...

Dec 13, 2025 2 mins read 729 views
Zero tolerance for online crimes

This week, Australia enforced the ban on social media access for children under 16. This is unprecedented and bold. While some critics have labelled the ban harsh and even draconian, this new law is anchored in the p...

Dec 12, 2025 2 mins read 839 views
Will our education transformation be equitable?

The government’s allocation of Nu 30 billion for education transformation in the 13th Plan, second only to the economic...

Dec 11, 2025 2 mins read 576 views
The never-ending tourism debate

The discussion on tourism policy is like Atsara Phentho’s chham. In other words, a lot of motion without progress. On Monday, members of Parliament demanded accountability for the reforms they recommended after re...

Dec 10, 2025 2 mins read 1,114 views
Ready to take off from GMC

The launch of the Gelephu–Kolkata international air route marks far more than the addition of a new flight on the country’s aviation map. It is a statement of intent – a signal of where we are heade...

Dec 09, 2025 2 mins read 461 views
Why we must invest in Research & Development

Bhutan is not short of ideas, intellect or institutions. What it lacks is a strong, working bridge between research, pol...

Dec 08, 2025 2 mins read 796 views
To eat meat or not!

In passing the Livestock Bill of Bhutan,  2025, National Assembly members engaged in a good debate, a meaty one, even if it missed the core issue. The Bill was not about advocat...

Dec 06, 2025 2 mins read 1,153 views
Disaster preparedness is our best defence

The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective stra...

Dec 05, 2025 2 mins read 578 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 2,100 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 3,040 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 4,281 views
Equity in education merits discourse

During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on...

Dec 04, 2025 2 mins read 818 views
Deeper than HIV/AIDS

Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day....

Dec 03, 2025 2 mins read 987 views
Solving youth unemployment before it’s too late

Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...

Dec 02, 2025 2 mins read 842 views
Addressing teacher shortage and quality

In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote sc...

Dec 01, 2025 2 mins read 1,896 views
When rising corruption reports tell a deeper story

The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...

Nov 29, 2025 2 mins read 1,397 views

Recents

The true measure of public service

The civil service is the backbone of our nation’s development. From remote gewogs to the capital, civil servants have played a key role in keeping the government running and serving citizens every day. The Royal Civil Service Award has been instituted to honour the long and faithful service of civil servants, not only in terms of longevity but also quality and impact upon the lives of citizens.

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When the yaks died in Merak

A warming winter, shifting migrations, and unknown illnesses swept through Merak last year, killing hundreds of yaks, zo, and zomu, leaving this semi-nomadic community fighting for its future.

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