Applicants unhappy with ESP loan rejections
Dissatisfaction is growing among loan applicants of the economic stimulus programme (ESP) over the high rate of rejections within ESP loans, raising concerns about the programme’s implementation.
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The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) has finalised the draft of a new Competition Bill, according to the CCAA’s Annual Report 2024-25.
A life-changing win has transformed the fortunes of Tandin Tshering, a 25-year-old resident of Phuntsholing, who secured...
Bhutan and Switzerland yesterday marked a significant milestone, celebrating the 40th anniversary of formal diplomatic r...
Bhutan National Digital Identity (NDI) has launched a suite of advanced security features aimed at enhancing digital tra...
Today, as we gather to start the construction works for the Gelephu International Airport, we are laying the foundations...
Phobjikha-Although Phobjikha is a Ramsar-designated wetland, the valley is experiencing increasing environmental pressur...
His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyal...
Despite trade agreements ensuring zero-rated status for exports from India to Bhutan, local importers are increasingly r...
Phobjikha Gewog, famed for its sweeping valley, sacred heritage sites, and the graceful winter presence of the endangere...
Once an unfamiliar grain in Bhutanese farming circles, quinoa is fast emerging as a promising staple in the country’s ev...
“Sound check, sound check!” If you’ve attended a meeting, seminar, or workshop lately, you have likely heard this familiar phrase, usually followed by screeching microphones, echoing sound systems, or a projector refusing to cooperate.
It was no mere coincidence that as Bhutan launched its National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025, flash floods from glacial lake outbursts and excessive rainfall were wreaking hav...
As bulldozers break the quiet earth of Gelephu, this daring nation crosses the threshold into a future shaped not by hes...
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 reapin...
Bhutan’s ambition to make its agriculture sector more inclusive by involving persons with disabilities (PWDs) is a welco...
The recent sentencing of an Indian national caught smuggling over 4.6 kilograms of heroin into Bhutan is not an isolated...
The brief yet heavy downpours have exposed more than just blocked drains. They revealed the lack of civic sense among re...
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay yesterday urged Bhutanese overstaying their visas in the United States to return home voluntarily. While presenting the State of the Nation Report, Lyonchhen remind...
The recent outbreak of leptospirosis among de-suung trainees in Dewathang has left the nation in grief and shock. Three young lives have been lost, and many continue to recover from a preventable illne...
After immense pressure and numerous tutorials, Sonam cleared her Royal Civil Service Commission entry exam last year. She was set to become a civil servant, earning around Nu 41,000 a...
The ongoing United States–China trade war is redrawing global supply chains, prompting companies to shift operations fro...
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 a world that first instills fear in us, only to sell us a product or service to eliminate that fear, we find ourselve...
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...
Remittances are pouring into the country. Our people, especially in places like Australia, are sending money home. This...
As the early rains of the monsoon settle into Bhutan’s valleys and mountains, the land is already showing signs of strai...
The National Assembly has passed the 2025-26 budget, approving a Nu 94 million Priority Development Fund (PDF) meant sol...
Public spaces are mirrors of a society’s soul. When they begin to show cracks—when disorder, crime, and neglect creep in...
It may be a coincidence, but the World Bank’s warning that Bhutan could lose a significant share of its Gross Domestic P...
Dissatisfaction is growing among loan applicants of the economic stimulus programme (ESP) over the high rate of rejections within ESP loans, raising concerns about the programme’s implementation.
Read MoreAs a royal gift from His Majesty The King of Bhutan, a pair of takins (one female and one male) are being gifted to Their Majesties The King and Queen of Thailand. The translocation of the two takins from Bhutan to Thailand is expected around January 2026, pending royal approval, according to the Acting Chairman of the Board of the Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand, Jade Donavanik.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF, yesterday launched a new Education Technology Framework (ETF) designed to transform digital learning nationwide.
Read MoreA 48-year-old man from Radhi, Kuenzang Wangdue, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by the Trashigang Dzongkhag Court for forging documents.
Read More“Sound check, sound check!” If you’ve attended a meeting, seminar, or workshop lately, you have likely heard this familiar phrase, usually followed by screeching microphones, echoing sound systems, or a projector refusing to cooperate.
Read MoreHis Majesty's pace on GMC Airport construction must be taken as an example to reform the justice sector's sluggish progress on the 10-year transformation goals outlined in December 2024. Seven months have passed since His Majesty the King delivered his transformative Royal Address on December 17, 2024, during the 117th National Day celebrations. In that pivotal address, His Majesty articulated a c
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