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Land prices just across the border have skyrocketed from Nu 100,000 to Nu 500,000 per acre almost overnight. The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) has already started benefiting the neighbouring town.
Thirty-nine Bhutanese have been stranded in Kuwait for over two months amid rising uncertainty. Is the dream of high-pay...
Nu 844 million is a lifeline for struggling hoteliers. But there’s a catch: they must resume payments to qualify, or ris...
Over the past year, UNICEF, in close partnership with the Government of Bhutan and other stakeholders, has worked to adv...
Trashigang—The Rangjung Technical Training Institute (TTI) will introduce eight higher-level technical courses in blockc...
Karma Dorji, a resident of Wangdue, was convicted under Section 183 of the Penal Code (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2021, wh...
A severe windstorm, flash floods, and hailstones hit eight gewogs across Mongar on April 22, leaving 42 households affec...
Rising costs and tight budget ceilings are slowing critical infrastructure projects within the Royal Bhutan Police, rais...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MoFAET) has proposed the reprioritisation of key activities, the dis...
The ICCAP aims to provide a single, trusted national standard for parenting and childcare guidance, bringing together ef...
The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...
The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country. Over the years, this has...
For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing...
The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...
Bhutan’s clean air is becoming a comforting myth—pleasant to repeat, dangerous to believe. For years, we have worn the r...
Amid growing concerns over misinformation, declining public trust and recent drop in international press freedom rankings, journalists, regulators and government representatives gathered yesterday to discuss how media and institutions can work together more openly and effectively in the digital age.
Read MoreThe digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online platforms have opened enormous opportunities for communication, business, education, entertainment, and entrepreneurship.
Read MoreThe three small hydropower projects - the 18MW Suchhu, 32MW Yungichhu, and 54MW Burgangchhu, are expected to generate 494 million units (MU) of electricity annually.
Read MorePunakha—The Royal Bhutan Police has deployed 28 police personnel, including two officers, to Lunana amid mounting security concerns triggered by a surge in illegal cordyceps collection in the remote highlands.
Read MoreThousands of bank accounts across the country’s financial institutions (FIs) have become dormant, holding idle funds for years because customers stopped using them, forgot about them, or shifted to other FIs.
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