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The former Dorji Lopen, Yonten Gyeltshen, was stabbed to death at his residence in Nalanda, Punakha, in the early hours of July 2.
In the forest of Namchella chiwog in Dagapela, nature has reclaimed what time and tragedy left behind. Once a thriving v...
Internet stability in the country is hampered by a combination of infrastructure challenges, right-of-way hurdles, netwo...
The Ministry of Education and Skill Development (MoESD) clarified that it is not adopting the Cambridge curriculum, but...
The finance minister Lekey Dorji led Bhutan’s delegation to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Develop...
As Bhutan faces a growing challenge of skilled citizens moving abroad for work, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay yesterday...
Bhutan’s first-ever Airborne Geophysical Survey has reached 48 percent completion, with the remaining data acquisition e...
Bhutan has surpassed Nu 200 billion in hydropower investments, signaling a major stride towards its energy security goal...
The National Assembly (NA) yesterday adopted the Excise Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025, approving only one of the three recomme...
A growing coalition of government agencies, researchers, and development partners is turning to renewable energy–powered...
Whether the confusion stems from discussions in Parliament or how the media has reported them, many people, including those without a fixed deposit account, are concerned about the proposed tax on fixed deposit (FD) interest.
Two spiritual events. Two vastly different outcomes. What separates the squalor left behind at the recent oral transmission from the orderly conclusion of the menlam chenmo gathering is not money...
In recent days, the National Assembly has passed some major tax reforms. From introducing a flat 5 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) and increasing excise duties on harmful products to taxing...
Alcohol, tobacco, carbonated drinks, and other non-essential or harmful products will become more expensive starting Jan...
Bhutan’s fertility rate has dropped from over six children per woman in the 1980s to just 1.7 in 2017, far below the rep...
We are on the verge of becoming a malaria-free nation. This is no small feat. From tens of thousands of cases in the 1990s to zero local transmissions since November 2021, the turnaround is remarkable. But to paint this...
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-st...
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)...
In an age dominated by fast fashion and synthetic dyes, a Bhutanese entrepreneur is turning to the past to craft a more...
The Bank of Bhutan (BoB) unveiled two financial products—Credit Line Limit (CLL) and BOB Premium Card—at a networking ev...
Potato trade has seen a major transformation since the launch of the online auction system under the Bhutan Commodities...
Mountain Hazelnuts, one of Bhutan’s first fully foreign direct investment (FDI) companies, has secured USD 7.9 million e...
For the first time, Bhutanese vintage wine will go under the hammer on the global stage, marking a historic moment for t...
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 even...
More than 3,600 young people were arrested for drug-related offences between 2023 and 2024, accounting for over 50 perce...
Even as we decry traffic jams, vehicular pollution, parking shortages and the fossil fuel import bill, elected leaders a...
The recent arrest of five young men linked to a series of burglaries across Thimphu comes as a welcome relief. The polic...
While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reaping the benefits, modest it may be,of smart infrastructure planning and decisive execution.
Read MoreHis Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, graced a ceremony to mark the start of Gelephu International Airport (GIA) construction.
Read MoreDespite trade agreements ensuring zero-rated status for exports from India to Bhutan, local importers are increasingly reporting that Indian suppliers are allegedly and unlawfully applying Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Read MorePhobjikha Gewog, famed for its sweeping valley, sacred heritage sites, and the graceful winter presence of the endangered black-necked cranes, has long stood as a jewel in Bhutan’s eco-tourism crown.
Read MoreOnce an unfamiliar grain in Bhutanese farming circles, quinoa is fast emerging as a promising staple in the country’s evolving agricultural landscape, according to the 2024–2025 annual report of the National Centre for Organic Agriculture (NCOA), Yusipang.
Read MoreTashicholing—Farmers in Thangchhenang village (Biru Tar) under Pemaling Gewog, Samtse, are struggling to begin paddy cultivation this year.
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