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The need in Bhutan today for an efficient system for the collection and dissemination of information cannot be over emphasized. Kuensel, as the only national paper, has thus an increasingly important part to play in the dissemination of information about government...
National Day
Today is the auspicious day, when Ugyen Wangchuck...
December 17, the National Day of Bhutan is an occasion of great joy for the people of Bhutan. This year, the Grand National Day Celebration was centred at Gaylephug in southe...
December 11, 1978 - A Textbook printing project is presently underway at the Government Press, Thimphu. The UNICEF has donated US $ 3,50,000...
Animal Husbandry
Diseases
December 4, 1978 - The second Graduation Ceremony of the Teachers' Training Centre and Demonstration School in Paro was held on November 20, 1978, outside the RSA Club Hall. In this batch, 14 teach...
The Army recruits' passing out parade this year held on November 21, at the Training Centre in Tenchongling, Wangdiphodrang. Six companies passed out on the occasion which was marked by pomp and ceremony, and an exceptional...
National Assembly
Buddhism
Bhutan-Colombo
International Issues
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About 22 women entrepreneurs and their employees in Phuentsholing were trained to use artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools to improve their businesses during a three-day capacity-building workshop held recently at the College of Science and Technology.
Nepal’s recent flood has demonstrated that rain need not fall where people live for floodwaters to reach their homes, a...
Our work covers the full continuum of prevention, early identification, crisis response, treatment, recovery and reinteg...
Rental housing in Samtse is becoming more expensive as industrial development brings more workers into the area, pushing...
For years, every broken water source meant an eight-kilometre walk through the forest for Dema, 34, of Wangjokha in Thed...
Australian coach Gary Phillips has been appointed Head Coach of Bhutan national U-20 football team. He has been tasked w...
The Bank of Bhutan’s (BOB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), IT Director, and Project Manager overseeing its core banking s...
Public servants travelling on official duty are feeling the financial strain as government travel allowances no longer a...
With the government now halfway through its five-year term, questions are being raised over who should be held accountab...
His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty The Queen, Their Majesties the Queen Mothers, and...
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 silence.
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’...
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 Royal Civil Service Commission has identified a concerning trend that deserves urgent attention. Our civil service, the backbone of national administration, faces a dangerous hole in it...
The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators, have supported. While the current government may have ple...
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...
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....
The conflict in the Middle East has once again exposed our dependence on overseas employment as a pressure valve for dom...
Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erect...
Financial institutions are the lifeblood of any modern economy. They mobilise savings, allocate capital, manage risk, an...
The Thromde election process has begun, with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) notifying registered voters in Thim...
Chain-link fencing is perhaps one of the most viable solutions policymakers have managed to narrow down in the long and...
South Asian countries need stronger regional cooperation on climate change, disaster preparedness and energy security as climate-related risks increasingly cross national borders, experts said at a parliamentary forum in Thimphu today.
Read MoreMajor expansion works at Paro International Airport are set to begin this year, with the government currently working through land acquisition, valuation and compensation for affected landowners.
Read MoreThe arrest of a Bhutanese man and two Indian nationals by Jaigaon Police over an alleged gold transaction has raised questions about whether gold purchased legally through Bhutan’s duty-free system is being funnelled into illicit cross-border trade.
Read MoreSonamthang Central School in Zhemgang terminated a 16-year-old boy in Class IX and a 17-year-old girl in Class VIII on September 2, 2026, after they were found to be in a relationship.
Read MoreNearly four weeks after “A Drukpa’s Heart” opened in cinemas, the Department of Media, Creative Industry and Intellectual Property (DoMCIIP) says it is too early to determine whether the government-backed film has been a commercial success.
Read MoreBhutan Agro Industries Limited (BAIL) has recorded significant growth in procurement at its Lingmethang processing plant, with volumes surging from 43.43 metric tonnes in 2020 to 174.93 metric tonnes in 2025.
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