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His Majesty the King paid an unofficial visit to India from September 10 to 16. Accompanied by Her Royal Highness Ashi Dechen Wangmo Wangchuck,
The Department of Labour has ordered BBS to compensate its former Chief Editor following procedural failures and alleged workplace mistreatment. However, claims of harassment remain unanswered.
Trongsa View Point Resort lies in ruins after a decade-long legal battle. How did a multi-million-ngultrum resort end up...
BBS Board is awaiting the management’s response to these alleged lapses. The board will respond to the management’s reco...
When government contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, quality suffers, repairs increase, and taxpayers bear the hi...
The Government of India has approved 12 new Project Tied Assistance (PTA) projects worth Nu 3.32 billion under the 13th...
The government has launched a Climate Adaptation Investment Plan (CAIP) aiming to mobilise USD 847 million over the next...
Mongar—Mongar has recorded the highest number of chorten vandalism cases in the country, with 186 incidents reported bet...
From strict land access rules to controversial SDF tourism fees, business owners are challenging government over-regulat...
An awareness of the imminent dominance of technology in a changing world led us to put forward the notion of the importa...
Paro FC will host Afghanistan’s Abu Muslim FC in the AFC Challenge League preliminary stage at Changlimithang Stadium on...
Central banks from across the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region have called for stronger regulatory cooperation, unified technical standards, and enhanced trust among financial institutions.
Four key economic sectors have breached the Royal Monetary Authority’s (RMA) 5 percent non-performing loan (NPL) thresho...
Bhutanese households spend an average of Nu 27,689 annually on routine religious and ceremonial activities, according to...
Ten companies listed on the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL) have declared dividends for the financia...
The National Council yesterday deliberated on the National Budget Report for FY 2026–27, the Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2026–27, and the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2025–26.
Bhutan will begin testing its expanded Green Finance Taxonomy 2026 with a six-month pilot from June to November, before...
“Don’t even think for a moment that you are not going to die” is a quote by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. It expresses a simple truth — one of the fundamental realities of existence. Yet few of us would readily put such words on our bedroom wall as a daily reminder.
Generally, I believe heavy-handed bans are less effective, as they tend to fuel black markets and push unhealthy activit...
Drukpa Tshezhi, which falls on 18 July this year, commemorates the first teaching the Buddha gave after his enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree.
All of us carry a subtle, nagging insecurity about who we are — a persistent need to confirm that there is a solid, permanent self we call “me.” This ins...
There is a particular kind of courage required to make a film almost entirely without dialogue, trusting landscape, silence, and a single face. At 70, veteran...
When the doors of Little Bhutan closed during the pandemic, Bangkok lost more than just its only Bhutanese restaurant. F...
Lama, as a young guy, I’m concerned about the future. What do you think will be the biggest issue for the planet within the next half century, and how do you think we can face it? Are you optimis...
Set against the quieter surroundings of Lower Taba, Vietnam Corner brings a distinctive slice of Vietnam to Thimphu’s gr...
No, I didn’t watch the video. Unless I were acting in a law enforcement capacity, I would not view this kind of footage. In cases of a fight or an accident, I try to consider how I would feel in the position of...
Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.
The drivers who keep Thimphu’s city buses running deserve more than gratitude. They deserve fair pay for the hours they put in. City bus drivers work more than 12 hours a day, clocking in 120 hours of overtime in a month.
An initiative worth pausing to reflect on this week is the collaboration among three key agencies to review Bhutan’s bus...
More than seventy percent of international visitors to Bhutan now enter the country by land rather than through Paro International Airport. Phuentsholing alone accounts for the overwhelming majority of those arrivals. One of the ob...
Sky-rocketing house rents are a grim reality haunting the capital city’s residents. While this was once a burden shouldered only by those at the lowest economic rung, it now strains civil and public servants wh...
Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles?...
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...
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the international airport. Designs for highways a...
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’...
The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support be...
The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.
The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...
The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...
Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.
Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...
Duchen Nga Zom is a duzom—an auspicious convergence of sacred time within the Buddhist calendar, marked by the meeting o...
Hantavirus is not a single virus but a family of rodent-borne viruses that occasionally spill over into humans, sometime...
The desire for happiness is universal, and beauty, prestige, and wealth have always been seen as pathways to achieve it....
It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration...
The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most approp...
Homeownership in Bhutan, long understood as the most reliable pathway to financial security, is rapidly becoming an illu...
A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.
The Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service,...
Samtse—The government has prioritised the upgrade of Samtse Hospital into a Regional Referral Hospital (RRH) under the fiscal year 2026-27 plan, allocating Nu 30 million for the initial phase of construction in a move that could reshape healthcare provision in the dzongkhag.
Read MoreGelephu—As the country’s health system grapples with a shortage of specialist doctors, an old idea is finding new relevance – telemedicine – through which medical expertise can reach remote health centres.
Read MoreTrongsa—Every day, hundreds of vehicles pass through Trongsa as they travel to eastern, southern, and western Bhutan. Most stop only briefly for a restroom break, a cup of tea or a quick photograph of Chhoetse Dzong before continuing their journey.
Read MoreBuilding owners and automobile workshop operators, and other occupants in Thimphu’s Olakha workshop area have until August 7 to clear all unauthorised structures, abandoned vehicles, scrap materials, and other obstructions from the Right of Way (ROW).
Read MoreThe country’s economy grew by 8.52 percent in 2025, one of the strongest growth rates in recent years, driven mainly by increased electricity generation following the commissioning of the Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Power Plant (PHPA-II).
Read MoreThe ongoing construction of the 600MW Khorlochhu Hydroelectric Project (KHP) in Trashiyangtse is improving the lives of local residents.
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