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Speaking to the 590 students of Jakar High School on November 17, His Majesty th...
Animal Husbandry Livestock
With the Seventh Five Year Plan concluded more successfully than in most other dzongkhags, the people of Bumthang are l...
Hydro Project
Oct 14, 2026
Oct 14, 2026
When we speak about mental health, who do we imagine we are speaking about? Someone who is unwell? Someone receiving treatment? Someone whose struggles are visible to us? The truth is, we are speaking about all of us.
Bhutan finished 47th among 185 countries and territories at the 2026 FIRST Global Challenge, held in Incheon, Republic o...
Bhutan has successfully tested a siphon system near the outlet of Thorthormi Glacial Lake in Lunana, more than 4,400 met...
Bhutan recorded 26,040 tourist arrivals in September this year, an increase of 5,789 compared with the same month last y...
Founding Chief Executive Officer of Zhabto Infra Limited, Pema Wangchuk, has been honoured with the International Atal A...
A former student, known as the Golden Boy, earned money by performing at school farewell events and concerts before taki...
If you seek something in all the places except where it is, you will not find it. The same logic applies to happiness as well.
Tomoyuki Unno has experienced both the highs and lows of football since joining Paro FC in April 2024.
As Gelephu prepares to welcome tens of thousands of devotees for a landmark religious occasion, authorities are stepping...
Travelling on a budget may seem daunting, but it’s often the most rewarding and magical way to journey.
I agree with the Indian tourist: the Centenary Farmers’ Market is neat, well-kept and a source of pride. High praise to the authorities for maintaining such a high standard.
Rather than tolerance, I would prefer understanding. Tolerance suggests something we dislike — like a neighbour’s loud music — but put up with anyway. Understanding asks us to look more closel...
On the first day of the event, the courtyard of Tashichho Dzong fills early. Families spread blankets on the stone steps...
The summit’s goals were noble, but turning speeches into action that improves the lives of ordinary people requires prac...
We are not lumps of rock, and so we naturally feel the pain of those affected by such tragedies. The great Dzogchen master Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche gave an example: if we see a child struck by a bus, we rush to...
Natural resources can provide an important opportunity to diversify an economy, create employment, and generate governme...
There are two simple reminders from the recovery community that are worth bearing in mind: “Whatever the problem, drugs...
Sure, here’s a version edited to fit the lower word limit. For two weeks I have woken to the silhouette of a large potted plant, its leaves etched against the pale morning light.
Empathy helps us understand the needs and perspectives of the people we serve, keeping us grounded in their realities. Without it, we risk becoming bureaucrats who create rules and regulations that are not only impractical bu...
Few things are as basic to students as a textbook. Yet as the 2026 academic session winds down, students of Classes IX and XI, the first cohorts of the Cambridge-aligned curriculum, have gone an entire year without the new curriculum textbooks. This is not a minor logistical hiccup. It is a policy failure rooted in poor planning.
Nearly three years ago, in November 2023, when His Majesty The King visited Assam for the first time, a senior Bhutanese, moved by the historic visit, took out a full-page newspaper advertisement to express his gratitud...
Bhutan is losing its paddy land faster than it is protecting it. The country has recorded 868 cases of structures built on chhuzhing (wetland) without prior approval. Rice self-sufficiency has fallen to 25 percent, and the country spends...
Bhutan has recorded 868 cases of illegal structures built on paddy land (chhuzhing) without official approval, even as r...
A corporate employee who recently lost his modest savings told friends, half-heartedly, that he would now keep his money under his mattress for safekeeping. His e-mail had been hacked, and someone in Mexico was shopping wi...
As November 1 approaches, Bhutan is preparing for an unprecedented occasion, something that has never happened in living...
In a world obsessed with annual earnings and the relentless pursuit of gross domestic product (GDP), Bhutan has once again dared to ask a deeper question: What is a nation truly worth?
The new immigration regulations announced by the Australian government this week, particularly those targeting international students, will have immense implications for Bhutanese planning to move Down Under.
In just 12 days, Bhutanese bank customers lost nearly Nu 2 million to online fraud. A handful of fake Facebook links were all it took. This is not an isolated spike, it is th...
It 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, app...
Central banks from across the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region have called for stronger r...
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 f...
“Don’t even think for a moment that you are not going to die” is a quote by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. It expresses a s...
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 enlightenmen...
All of us carry a subtle, nagging insecurity about who we are — a persistent need to confirm that there is a solid, perm...
There is a particular kind of courage required to make a film almost entirely without dialogue, trusting landscape, sile...
Bhutan is entering one of the most ambitious periods of development in its history. Hydropower projects are expanding, m...
More than 400 delegates from over 60 countries gathered this week at Dungkar Dzong for what Bhutan hosted as the world’s...
The flood that struck the Nepal-Tibet border in the last week of August has claimed more than a thousand lives, with tho...
Even as search and rescue efforts continue to locate hundreds of people missing after the devastating floods in Nepal, t...
Every day, roughly 38 Bhutanese walk into a car showroom or apply for an import letter, ready to spend on the second-lar...
Royal Institute of Management (RIM) today launched a Digital Skills Academy and a Construction Management Programme to enhance digital capabilities and strengthen infrastructure project management in Bhutan.
Read MoreHolding a painting of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Grade 10 student Jamyang Pema Yangsel explains how the golden dragon beside the King and the sheep she is holding reflect her understanding of his legacy.
Read MoreDrukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines, has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA), following its successful registration under the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme.
Read MoreFew things are as basic to students as a textbook. Yet as the 2026 academic session winds down, students of Classes IX and XI, the first cohorts of the Cambridge-aligned curriculum, have gone an entire year without the new curriculum textbooks. This is not a minor logistical hiccup. It is a policy failure rooted in poor planning.
Read MoreBar owners in Thimphu have questioned the fairness and consistency of tobacco-control enforcement, saying penalties were imposed without adequate warning.
Read MoreThe Dzongkhag Veterinary Hospital (DVH) in Lhuentse has been operating without a veterinary doctor for more than five years.
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