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A two-day workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Development begins today in Thimphu, aiming to explore how AI can be strategically leveraged to support Bhutan’s national development priorities. The event will run until July 16, 2025.
Household farms form the backbone of the country’s livestock sector, accounting for 99.9 percent of all animal holders, leaving a mere 0.1 percent from non-household entities.
Chukha—After months of public complaints, traffic disruptions, and hygiene concerns, residents of Gedu town in Chukha ar...
The Sixth Meeting of the Assembly of the South-East Asia Regulatory Network (SEARN) officially began today in Thimphu.
The much-awaited 69.04-kilometre cross-border railway project connecting Gelephu to Kokrajhar station in Assam, India, i...
As temperatures soar this summer, rivers in Punakha have become a popular retreat for residents seeking relief from the...
Rising costs in food and non-food categories fuelled a jump in the country’s inflation rate, which reached 3.84 percent...
Bhutan’s growing response to the HIV epidemic is taking shape against a shifting regional landscape, where progress and...
Fewer crimes are happening in Bhutan, but those that do are more severe, according to the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP)’s Statistical Yearbook 2024 report.
The Sarpang Strikers were crowned champions of the Bhutan Tourism Corporation Limited Women’s T20 Smash 2025 yesterday,...
When His Majesty the King announced the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) on National Day 2023, it was met with awe, excitement—and some doubt. Many wondered if Bhutan, a small Himalayan kingdom known for its cautious pace, could truly deliver such an ambitious undertaking.
At a glance, tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2025 look promising. A total of 100,675 tourists visited Bhutan...
The outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Assam is not just a neighbouring country’s problem—it is an urgent public...
Coming to light after reports of fraudulent practices, the Department of Civil Registration and Census, in January this...
Bhutan’s recent efforts to step up its HIV response reflect a welcome sense of urgency and commitment. The introduction...
“Sound check, sound check!” If you’ve attended a meeting, seminar, or workshop lately, you have likely heard this familiar phrase, usually followed by screeching micro...
It was no mere coincidence that as Bhutan launched its National Energy Policy (NEP) 2025, flash floods from glacial lake outbursts and excessive rainfall were wreaking hav...
As bulldozers break the quiet earth of Gelephu, this daring nation crosses the threshold into a future shaped not by hes...
While much of the country debates taxes on fixed deposit interests, GST, and the legality of certain parliamentary decisions, something more quietly transformational is happening in Tading, Samtse. There, residents are reapin...
Bhutan’s ambition to make its agriculture sector more inclusive by involving persons with disabilities (PWDs) is a welco...
The ongoing United States–China trade war is redrawing global supply chains, prompting companies to shift operations fro...
Bhutan’s imports from Thailand surged to Nu 2.67 billion in 2024, making the Southeast Asian country the third-largest s...
Samtse—For many years, farmers in Samtse have sold vegetables from under makeshift tents, battling monsoon rains and bla...
Tashichoeling, Samtse — For 78-year-old Kamala Tamang of Kochin in Tendruk, saving money in a bank had been unimaginable...
Sweeping reforms in the financial sector are essential for the country to achieve the ambitious goals of its 13th Plan,...
In a world that first instills fear in us, only to sell us a product or service to eliminate that fear, we find ourselve...
As a collective, humanity has never been richer, more connected, more informed, and more protected from all cause diseas...
A significant portion of our youth’s challenges stems from our shortcomings as responsible, patient, and mindful elders....
The recent sentencing of an Indian national caught smuggling over 4.6 kilograms of heroin into Bhutan is not an isolated...
The brief yet heavy downpours have exposed more than just blocked drains. They revealed the lack of civic sense among re...
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay yesterday urged Bhutanese overstaying their visas in the United States to return home vol...
The recent outbreak of leptospirosis among de-suung trainees in Dewathang has left the nation in grief and shock. Three...
After immense pressure and numerous tutorials, Sonam cleared her Royal Civil Service Commission entry exam last year. Sh...
When His Majesty the King announced the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) on National Day 2023, it was met with awe, excitement—and some doubt. Many wondered if Bhutan, a small Himalayan kingdom known for its cautious pace, could truly deliver such an ambitious undertaking.
Read MoreThe “One-Child, One-Egg” initiative is visibly transforming the school feeding programme (SFP) in lowland areas, with excited students at Wokuna Extended Classroom in Punakha cheerfully telling visiting officials that daily eggs are making them stronger and tastier meals.
Read MoreWangdue—After nearly 14 years of construction, the 1,020-megawatt (MW) Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP) achieved a major milestone yesterday with the successful synchronisation of its fifth of six 170MW generating units.
Read MorePhuentsholing—Residents of Kezari and Sharphu chiwogs in Darla, Chukha, are urgently appealing to the government to either reopen Kezari Primary School, which closed in 2022, or construct a new one.
Read MoreTo enhance Bhutanese human capital and deepen bilateral ties, Japan yesterday granted approximately Nu 143 million (JPY 243 million) to Bhutan through its Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) project.
Read MoreA single women’s team, “Kurukulle,” stands out among 84 competitors at the Bhutan National Archery Championship 2025 currently underway at Thimphu’s Changlimithang archery range, representing a moment for female participation in the sport.
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