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Gelephu—A 6-kilometre road connecting Gelephu to Phulahari is currently being upgraded to improve access to two major spiritual projects in the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC): the Gelephu Dzong (Vajrayana Centre) and the Gyenyen Nyekhang.
In 2021, Thinley Jamtsho took his first steps into baseball as a catcher for his school’s under-15 league team. At the t...
Wangdue—The centuries-old village of Drinchengang (formerly Rinchengang) in Wangdue is poised for a major transformation...
Gelephu—The new integrated check post (ICP) on the Bhutan-India border in Gelephu is a state-of-the-art facility featuri...
The crypto payment system for international tourists is now open to new vendors, allowing more tourism businesses to off...
Paro—Bhutan joined the global celebration of this year’s International Day of Play on June 11, highlighting play not mer...
The World Bank has approved USD 34.5 million in financing for Bhutan, aimed at boosting employment and value addition wi...
There is a special energy and stimulation when you sit with hundreds of smartly dressed graduates at their convocation. On June 12, graduates of the 11 colleges of the Royal University of Bhutan received their cer...
Trashigang—Established as Bhutan’s first foreign direct investment (FDI) dairy venture, Koufuku International Limited (K...
In the verdant hills of Paro, just six kilometres from Chudzom, The Happiness Farm blends sustainable agriculture, welln...
The ongoing United States–China trade war is redrawing global supply chains, prompting companies to shift operations from China to countries such as India, Mexico, and those in Southeast Asia. This realignment, while aimed at larger economies, could present new openings for smaller, emerging economies like Bhutan.
In a world that first instills fear in us, only to sell us a product or service to eliminate that fear, we find ourselves trapped in a never ending cycle of anxiety and temporary relief. At a time when humanity is addicted to economic growth at all costs, it is easy to lose sight of the deeper question, the mother of why we do what we do: our pursuit of happiness.
Alcohol, tobacco, carbonated drinks, and other non-essential or harmful products will become more expensive starting January 2026, with the National Assembly deciding to increase taxes on these items. If the National Council passes the Excise Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025 in its current form, about 170 items will be subject to higher taxes.
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)...
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 -...
Bhutan’s imports from Thailand surged to Nu 2.67 billion in 2024, making the Southeast Asian country the third-largest s...
Samtse—For many years, farmers in Samtse have sold vegetables from under makeshift tents, battling monsoon rains and bla...
Tashichoeling, Samtse — For 78-year-old Kamala Tamang of Kochin in Tendruk, saving money in a bank had been unimaginable...
Sweeping reforms in the financial sector are essential for the country to achieve the ambitious goals of its 13th Plan,...
In an age dominated by fast fashion and synthetic dyes, a Bhutanese entrepreneur is turning to the past to craft a more...
As a collective, humanity has never been richer, more connected, more informed, and more protected from all cause diseas...
A significant portion of our youth’s challenges stems from our shortcomings as responsible, patient, and mindful elders....
The rise in youth crimes in Bhutan stems from various causes, requiring a multifaceted solution. My experiences living i...
The rise in youth crimes in Bhutan stems from various causes, requiring a multifaceted solution. My experiences living i...
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...
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...
Alcohol, tobacco, carbonated drinks, and other non-essential or harmful products will become more expensive starting January 2026, with the National Assembly deciding to increase taxes on these items. If the National Council passes the Excise Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025 in its current form, about 170 items will be subject to higher taxes.
Read MoreThe Members of Parliament (MPs) in National Council (NC) yesterday raised concerns on the legality of the adoption and proposed commencement date for the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Read MoreThe government is accelerating efforts to address the pressing issue of rising youth unemployment in the country through a range of initiatives aimed at creating jobs and equipping young people with the skills needed for long-term careers.
Read MoreDuring the National Assembly’s Question Hour yesterday, Menbi-Tshenkhar Member of Parliament Tempa Dorji expressed grave concern over the state of press freedom in Bhutan, following the country’s dramatic fall in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index.
Read MoreThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Lamgong-Wangchang called for a revision of the country’s building regulations after raising concerns about the inconsistent enforcement of a nationwide ban on attic construction.
Read MoreConcerned over the large-scale felling of trees for prayer flags to honour the deceased, Member of Parliament (MP) for Nganglam proposed replacing wooden prayer flag poles with reusable iron or steel alternatives during the National Assembly’s Question and Hour session yesterday.
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