Open Badminton Championship concludes in Thimphu
The Bhutan Badminton Federation said the championship helped identify areas for improvement, including fitness, technical and tactical skills, match strategy and consistency under pressure.
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Eight years after the government bought Tama High School in Zhemgang, the campus is yet to enrol a single student, leaving Nu 101.79 million in public investment unused as successive plans to revive the facility have failed to materialise.
Two students, who were removed from school as a disciplinary measure, are being relocated to different schools.
South Asian countries need stronger regional cooperation on climate change, disaster preparedness and energy security as...
Major expansion works at Paro International Airport are set to begin this year, with the government currently working th...
The arrest of a Bhutanese man and two Indian nationals by Jaigaon Police over an alleged gold transaction has raised que...
One of the central schools in Zhemgang terminated two minors on September 2, 2026, after they were found to be in a rela...
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The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, together with the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Devel...
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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's rich forests are not only a source of clean air, water, and wealth. Hidden within the thickets is also a web of corruption whether in illegal felling, illicit sale, or collusion among official...
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Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma. If you have relaxed the screen-time rules and returned that confiscated phone or tablet to your child’...
It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration but a feature of how things work in Bhutan.
The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most appropriate time. The first test will be applied to the aspiring Thrompon candidates, who hav...
Homeownership in Bhutan, long understood as the most reliable pathway to financial security, is rapidly becoming an illusion. For young professionals, civil serva...
A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.
The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...
The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...
The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...
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Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.
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The Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service,...
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The Bhutan Badminton Federation said the championship helped identify areas for improvement, including fitness, technical and tactical skills, match strategy and consistency under pressure.
Read MoreThe summit’s goals were noble, but turning speeches into action that improves the lives of ordinary people requires practical measures backed by strong political and social will.
Read MoreRecent events involving two students from Sonamthang Central School raise a concern extending well beyond one school, one discipline committee or controversy. The issue is whether a school confronted with an adolescent relationship responds as an institution of education and child protection, or as one that removes a perceived problem from its premises.
Read MoreOn 1 November 2026, more than 40,000 people are expected to come together in Gelephu Mindfulness City to raise 108 Jangchub Chortens in a single day. Each chorten will rise fifteen metres high, and together they will form a sacred line stretching nearly twelve kilometres along the Mau Chhu. The physical scale of Project 108 is extraordinary.
Read MoreGedu College of Business Studies (GCBS) has recently achieved yet another notable milestone in its journey towards becoming an internationally recognised business school in the country.
Read MoreIt is not often that students expelled from school, for whatever reason, make it to the media or a national newspaper. However, when the parents of two students, who have now been relocated to a new school, approached Kuensel seeking help, they hoped that a story going public through the media would help them get some justice and make decision-makers rethink.
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