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Spending yet another week among the youth of Bhutan, His Majesty the King spoke to the Thimphu students about their schools, the education system, government policies,...
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National Day of the millennium year will be remembered by the people of Trashigang as a special day in the dzongkhag's...
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The third reading of the Livestock Bill of Bhutan 2025 at the National Assembly yesterday ignited a heated debate over meat production and consumption vis-à-vis the country’s Buddhist ethos of protecting the welfare of all sentient beings, including animals.
National Council members questioned Bhutan’s improved score on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Ind...
The government is intensifying efforts to tackle youth unemployment by focusing on workforce preparation, creating more...
The Farm Machinery Corporation Limited (FMCL) has increased combine harvesters deployment to meet growing demand for eff...
Needless to say, Zhemgang is Bhutan’s true eco-tourism capital, a district where 93.87 percent forest cover turns the landscape into a living, breathing wilderness.
World AIDS Day, observed yesterday, did not take place in a grand hall or under bright lights. Instead, it took place in the cool, shaded forest of Genekha, Thimphu at Lhak-Sam’s Community-Based Care and Livelihood Centre, a place many peop...
Dorokha, Samtse—Road connectivity has been temporarily restored in Denchukha after the gewog remained cut-off for nearly...
The National Assembly’s (NA) Women, Children and Youth Committee will review and present an amendment to Bhutan’s reserv...
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dramedtse-Ngatshang, Mongar, Kinzang Wangchuk, highlighted growing public concerns ove...
Punakha—When the Global Peace Prayer and the Kalachakra empowerment ceremonies began in Thimphu earlier this month, Norbu Wangdi of Dapchegang in Guma Gewog, Punakha hoped to watch the historic event from home. Instead, his t...
Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are calling for a flood protection system after recent floods caused extensive damage, with losses estimated in the billions.
Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act. Your family, friends, school, city, country, social media accounts, television and news channels, habits, and heroes are all shaping you into replicas of the admired, the powerful, and the majority around you.
The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective strategy for protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.
During a recent Question Hour session in the National Assembly, Members of Parliament (MP) called for an open debate on education quality and budget allocation. And rightly so. Education is the foundation upon which every other...
Far from the bustling capital, the community of Genekha observed an important global day. December 1 was World AIDS Day. They chose to mark the occasion at what they called the “fi...
Youth unemployment has become one of Bhutan’s most persistent national challenges. And it endures despite successive gov...
In some schools, especially in urban centres, there are more teachers than timetables demand. In others, often remote schools, the absence of teachers in key subjects has become chronic.
The growing number of corruption reports in the past year forces the nation to confront a hard truth: something in our s...
The government’s commitment to address regulatory barriers that have choked business growth deserves recognition and sup...
The price of an egg in the capital has soared to a staggering Nu 20, pushing a standard tray of 30 to Nu 520. While it feels like a crisis, there's no pandemic to blame this time and despite common belief, the cold weather is not t...
The return of the Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa relics to India yesterday was more than a ceremonial farewell. It was a lesson in how nations should conduct themselves at a time when the world seems determined to spira...
Bhutan’s environmental stewardship, which has resulted in the country's rich biodiversity, is finally translating into concrete economic gains. The first-of-its-kind carbon credit agreement with Singapore allows Bhutan to monetise...
Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...
In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...
The exodus of qualified and seasoned health professionals and its impact on the quality of services is an issue of natio...
The potential is vast, the scope is immense, and the market is as monumental as the Himalayas. As Bhutan and India explo...
While we continue to prioritise sports development in the country, our presence in international competitions so far has...
We are producing what can be called our most educated generation, but are offering them some of the most limited and lea...
If the past week was one of festivals and celebrations, Bhutan's farmers received a precious gift with the launch of the...
The National Council this week questioned the government on the country’s disaster preparedness. This is a pertinent issue, especially when extreme weather events are frequent and more intense. Preparedness is therefore the most effective strategy for protecting lives, livelihoods, and development gains.
Read MoreThe Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the House to mandate the immediate establishment of a single, secure, end-to-end digital government platform.
Read MoreThe National Assembly yesterday deliberated and adopted the Co-operatives and Farmer Groups Bill of Bhutan 2025. The Bill seeks to revise existing laws and streamline the formation, regulation, and accountability of co-operatives and farmer groups.
Read MoreResearchers, innovators, and policymakers highlighted the urgent need to strengthen collaboration among Bhutan’s research, innovation, and policy ecosystem during the opening session of the third Australian-Bhutan Research Conference on December 3.
Read MoreZhemgang—Residents of Panbang in Zhemgang can finally rest easy, as a new substation will end the long-standing problem of frequent power disruptions.
Read MoreIn an encouraging initiative for persons with disabilities (PwDs), the Bhutan Foundation and the Disabled People’s Organisation of Bhutan (DPOB) launched Dra=Nyam, the country’s first dedicated outlet for products made by PwDs, on December 3 in Paro.
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