July of 2024

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Building Capacity of Bhutanese exporters

A capacity-building workshop for Bhutanese exporters on procedures and regulatory requirements was conducted yesterday in Thimphu, aim- ing to facilitate smoother and more e...

Jul 30, 2024 3 mins read 1,154 views
Bhutan tops India’s foreign aid list

The Government of India has allocated the highest foreign aid for Bhutan amounting to INR 20.69 billion for the fiscal year 2024-25, with INR 10.79 billion as grants and INR 9.9 b...

Jul 27, 2024 3 mins read 1,423 views
First census reveals 302 Red Pandas in Bhutan

Affectionately known as Acho Dongka, Red Panda is also culturally significant

Jul 31, 2024 2 mins read 1,231 views
Editorial: Bhutan Echoes: Celebrating our heartbeat

Bhutan Echoes

Jul 31, 2024 2 mins read 1,206 views
Steady decline in wheat and buckwheat production

Buckwheat production

Jul 31, 2024 2 mins read 1,137 views
Oyster mushroom farms in Tsholingkhar close up shop amid challenges

Oyster mushroom

Jul 31, 2024 2 mins read 1,225 views
The battle against low fertility

The battle against low fertility

Jul 31, 2024 2 mins read 1,241 views
World Ranger Day celebrates sacrifices and contributions of rangers

World Ranger Day

Jul 31, 2024 2 mins read 1,273 views
Seven Bhutanese to take part in Snowman Race 2024

Snowman Race 2024

Jul 24, 2024 2 mins read 1,216 views
Opposition MP arrested for alleged child molestation, granted bail

The MP has denied the allegations

Jul 24, 2024 1 mins read 1,183 views
Thromde workers brave elements to restore water supply to South Thimphu

Thromde workers brave elements to restore water supply to South Thimphu

Jul 24, 2024 2 mins read 1,227 views
Editorial: A big white elephant in the city?

A big white elephant in the city?

Jul 24, 2024 2 mins read 1,224 views
New trade facilitation centre to benefit potato farmers

New trade facilitation centre to benefit potato farmers

Jul 24, 2024 3 mins read 1,270 views
His Majesty visits Gujarat

Visits

Jul 24, 2024 1 mins read 1,221 views
Major boost for ECCD in 13th plan

Education

Jul 24, 2024 2 mins read 1,249 views
Ambitious 10,000MW hydropower goal back in the plan

Hydro power

Jul 24, 2024 2 mins read 1,191 views
Leading the way

Thromde

Jul 23, 2024 2 mins read 1,170 views
EmpowerHER workshop boosts skills of Bhutanese women journalists

Media

Jul 23, 2024 1 mins read 1,073 views
Yearning for the third leg!

Letter to the Editor

Jul 23, 2024 2 mins read 1,149 views
GLOF_Preparing for a looming threat

Editorial

Jul 23, 2024 2 mins read 1,342 views
Nu 14 billion to enhance hydromet services in 13th Plan

Climate

Jul 23, 2024 2 mins read 1,144 views
Tsirang to focus on large-scale farms

Agriculture

Jul 23, 2024 2 mins read 1,192 views
Govt targets major growth for industries in 13th Plan

Finance

Jul 23, 2024 2 mins read 1,111 views
DCDD to partner with private sector for Dzongkha development

Culture

Jul 23, 2024 3 mins read 1,183 views
Plans underway to reduce Thorthomi lake water level

Water

Jul 22, 2024 3 mins read 1,158 views
Thank you

Letter to the Editor

Jul 22, 2024 1 mins read 0 views
Harnessing the soft power of films

Editorial

Jul 22, 2024 2 mins read 1,315 views
Thimphu's multi-level car parks inconvenient and inaccessible: Survey

Thromde

Jul 22, 2024 1 mins read 1,173 views
Satellite town to Narphung rescue

Thromde

Jul 22, 2024 2 mins read 1,124 views
First phase of small hydro projects to be commissioned by mid-next year

Hydro power

Jul 22, 2024 2 mins read 1,154 views
GovTech studying possibility of introducing Starlink in Bhutan

Technology

Jul 22, 2024 3 mins read 1,292 views
Bhutan wins 42 medals at the eighth South Asian Karate Championship

Sports

Jul 21, 2024 2 mins read 1,105 views
AI sign language translator app wins innovation challenge

Technology

Jul 21, 2024 2 mins read 1,210 views
Bus-ted_Are priority lanes driving us nowhere

Letter to the Editor

Jul 21, 2024 1 mins read 1,101 views
A national imperative

Editorial

Jul 21, 2024 2 mins read 1,196 views
Youth unemployment to dip to 19.2 percent in Q2

Youth

Jul 21, 2024 2 mins read 1,031 views
Government repatriates students from Bangladesh

Foreign Affairs

Jul 21, 2024 2 mins read 1,104 views
Oscar-nominated director Pawo's films gross USD 3M at international box office

Entertainment

Jul 21, 2024 3 mins read 1,050 views
Harnessing power of technologies to increase civil service efficiency

Question and Answer

Jul 19, 2024 3 mins read 1,083 views
New TTI Thimphu in Serbithang

Thromde

Jul 19, 2024 1 mins read 1,106 views
Police arrest cattle raider in Thimphu

Crime

Jul 19, 2024 1 mins read 1,104 views
More awareness to curb mushroom poisoning

Food

Jul 19, 2024 1 mins read 1,118 views
Formal trade route through Samrang in the offing

Road

Jul 19, 2024 2 mins read 1,083 views
Cordyceps fetch highest bid of Nu 3.34 million in Bumthang

Cordyceps

Jul 19, 2024 1 mins read 1,151 views
Can fresh perspectives revive public trust?

Letter to the Editor

Jul 19, 2024 3 mins read 1,066 views
Massive 13th Plan

Editorial

Jul 19, 2024 2 mins read 1,392 views
BNB vs Penjore case comes to an end

Judiciary

Jul 19, 2024 1 mins read 1,230 views
Combating tiger and wildlife crimes

Wild Life, 15 tiger-related wildlife crimes were reported last year. The Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) recorded 15 wildlife crimes involving tigers last year, with cases related to illegal trade of tiger bones and skins. Combating tiger and wildlife crimes

Jul 19, 2024 3 mins read 1,043 views
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New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct investment (FDI) policy that liberalised ownership rules and eased approvals.

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 2,583 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 3,054 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 1,698 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 1,949 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 1,629 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,277 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 18, 2025 4 mins read 1,633 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Happiness can be described in countless ways, yet it is always experienced as one. Even if we fail to put it into words, we still recognise it. Sometimes, only when old words fade from the ton...

Dec 16, 2025 4 mins read 1,197 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 553 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 1,050 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 1,049 views
Making GST work past early hiccups

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a major fiscal reform in recent years. These new reforms are part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s tax system to make taxation fairer, more efficient, a...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,293 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,766 views
A new chapter for Kuensel

Two decades ago, in February 2005, Kuensel increased its publication frequency to twice a week. This move was a direct response to our readers’ growing needs and a conscious preparation for the n...

Jan 03, 2026 2 mins read 1,389 views
Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referred to as the third sector, CSOs have emerged as indispensable partners in Bhutan’s pursuit...

Dec 31, 2025 2 mins read 1,724 views
Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

Dec 30, 2025 2 mins read 2,093 views
Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 3,611 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 2,398 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 3,061 views
Sir, your advice to the younger generation?

Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....

Nov 19, 2025 1 mins read 1,302 views
Happiness with Mr Bhutan

Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...

Sep 22, 2025 4 mins read 4,360 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...

Aug 18, 2025 2 mins read 5,747 views
Citizens building a nation’s future

The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing t...

Dec 26, 2025 2 mins read 2,101 views
The promise of Bhutan-Thailand Free Trade Agreement

The parliamentary endorsement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Thailand marks a watershed moment in Bhutan’s econo...

Dec 25, 2025 2 mins read 2,060 views
Time to open farms to foreign labour

The shortage of farm labour is a real problem faced by farming households across the country.  Over the years, this has...

Dec 24, 2025 2 mins read 1,407 views
Building inclusive sports

For 15-year-old Nima Dema, a student from Tendruk Central School in Samtse, the opportunity to take part in the ongoing...

Dec 23, 2025 2 mins read 1,618 views
Punatsangchhu-I restarts, but at a heavy price

The resumption of works on the 1,200-megawatt Punatsangchhu Hydropower Project I offers a flicker of hope. After all, th...

Dec 22, 2025 2 mins read 2,278 views

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