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A silent crisis threatens to undermine global heal...
Baku, Azerbaijan— A delegation from the Jigme Sing...
The community-driven project enhances sanitation, agricultural growth, and improved life,...
We face a troubling trend: the exodus of our people.
Bhutan is witnessing an alarming increase in mental health issues, with a nearly threefold increase in severe cases such as psychosis and...
Traveling through Bhutan’s southern borders with India has become increasingly difficu...
Top DGPC officials say it is too early to assess the impact of the corruption charges against Adan...
The National Assembly rejected the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) report on the MaX system, with only 18 out of 46...
Women navigate life after rape and teenage pregnancy
Bhutan National Bank (BNB) launched a first-of-its-kind Loyalty Programme, designed to reward customers for their continued trust and engagemen...
A democratic society thrives on transparency, accountability, and informed citizenry.
A new 50-metre suspension bridge, designed to impr...
The Government of India (GoI) has approved 61 Project Tied Assistance (PTA) projects under Bhutan’s 13th Plan, with the first tranche of Nu 49,578.75 million already approved.
Paro— Learning Dzongkha is largely a matter of personal interest, with mastery achievable through daily practice in speaking, reading, and w...
Opposition MP quizzes government on a host of key election pledges
When Bhutanese artists step onto foreign stages, it’s more than just a performance; it’s...
Supported by SNV Bhutan’s leadership training, loc...
In an initiative aimed at reducing human-wildlife...
Laya, the largest and highest settlement in northwest Bhutan, located at an altitude of 3,820 metres above sea level, is getting warmer.
During the question-and-answer session at the National Assembly y...
The practice of “naming and shaming” individuals involved in drug offences has become increasingly common in Bhutan, pa...
Despite the government’s claim that work has begun to increase rural life insurance premiums from Nu 30,000 to Nu 150,0...
Paro— More than 70 journalists from various media...
As we come together at the closing of The PEMA sym...
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the closing ceremony of The PEMA Symposium, the fi...
With temperatures in Laya, Gasa, dropping to 2°C during the day and between -...
Dagana-Surja Man Rai, a 48-year-old farmer from Loongsilsa Chiwog, is among the remote...
Agriculture is the backbone of our rural economy. Nearly 60 percent of our population depend on agriculture for livelihood, not to mention its critical rol...
Through a show of hands, the majority of Members of Parliament (MPs) voted in favour of the Cattle Tax Exemption Bill 2024 in the National Assembly yesterday.
The National Council’s (NC) Economic Affairs Committee has recommended review...
Gender-inclusive governance gains ground as women take up leaderships roles in rural communities in Chukha
Survivors of violence and children in conflict with the law will now have access to protected serv...
More than 85,000 coffee saplings distributed in six gewogs
Waste, long considered an urban issue, is no longer confined to our cit...
To address a USD 75 million funding gap for biodiversity conservation and sustai...
Baku, Azerbaijan—Developing nations and countries most vuln...
The men’s senior national cricket team of Bhutan faced an 85-run defeat against Saudi Arabia yesterday in the ongoing International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Asia Qu...
SNV Bhutan, in partnership with key stakeholders, celebrated 15 years of work in improving water, sanitation, and hy...
Trashigang—A 19-year-old mother of two from Kanglu...
Local leaders are integrating GEDSI (Gender, Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion) principles to prom...
Sakteng, Trashigang—For many years, residents of Sakteng gewog in Trashigang have struggled without a proper waste disposal facility, often...
Our beloved nation has embarked on a transformative journey led by the Golden Throne, promising to make our country more prosperous and our people happier, while also preparing us to face...
Dungkar Dzong, gracefully perched on a landscape resembling the sacred dungkar, or conch shell,...
Baku, Azerbaijan—Amid cold rain and brisk winds in Baku, where COP29 is underway, Pakistan is rallying South Asian n...
As Bhutan aspires to become a developed nation by 2034, it must confront a critical challenge threatening this ambitious goal: the continuou...
In the last few months, Jinda (a Bhutanese colloquial way of referring to a contractor) Dorji has sold his JCB earth mover, two trucks, and a single-cabin pick up truck. He finds the...
The National Council (NC) ratified the Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Bhutan and Kuwait on November 20.
As a hotspot for ice loss, Bhutan faces escalating risks from rapidly growing glacial lakes and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).
Samtse—Residents of Yangphelthang in Norbugang gewog, Samtse, have voiced concerns over the dis...
The insurance scheme will cost the government Nu 927.83 million over the next four years
One life is lost every 84 hours. Bhutan’s rising suicide rate is no longer just a public health crisis. It is also a direct threat to the nation’s economic and demographic future.
With a price tag of Nu 14.4 billion annually, can Bhutan really afford to keep subsidizing your fuel?
Two Bhutanese consumers just lost Nu 78,000 to a 'TikTok Shop' scheme. Here is how the trap was set on Facebook and Inst...
Over 200 intruders have swarmed the cordyceps sites of Lunana, sparked by a permit loophole that left local residents wa...
The Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital (MDSSH) will be constructed as a flagship project under the 13th Five-Ye...
Bhutan’s first-ever Airborne Geophysical Survey is on track for completion by June this year, with the most technically...
The Department of Energy announced that restoration work at the flood-damaged Dagachhu hydropower plant is nearing compl...
Trashigang —In the high valleys of Sakteng Gewog, the legend of the Migoi, the mythical yeti, has never truly disappeared.
Family problems and weak support systems at home remain among the main drivers behind the rise in substance abuse among...
The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support beyond seed funding remains limited, making it difficult for existing startups to scale and sustain operations.
About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the left of the highway. It is not easy to miss. This modest structure...
In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, patients move between modern clinics and traditional medicine units with ease, guided as much by...
When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried to imagine what life would be like. Bu...
The name Dzambhala — from the Sanskrit Jambhala — is traditionally associated with wealth and prosperity, reflecting his role as a symbol of abundance and generosity. There are five principal forms of the...
The early years — roughly birth to five — are critical for emotional development. While a child raised with consistency and warmth by devoted grandparents can fare well, separation from parents at this age generally causes...
You are not alone in your confusion — and much of it arises from the word itself. Emptiness can sound like nothingness, which is precisely what it does not mean. A more precise term might be: empty of inherent existence.
The monthly Sunday brunch at Le Méridien has become a special experience that goes beyond dining, offering guests a relaxed four-hour setting to reconnect with family and friends.
The 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.
༉ ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་གི་ ལུང་ཕྱོགས་ནང་ སྡོད་ཁྱིམ་ལངམ་སྦེ་མེད་པའི་ དཀའ་ངལ་ལུ་བརྟེན་ འབྲུག་པའི་མི་ཁུངས་མང་ཤོས་ཅིག་ ས་མཚམས་ཕྱི་ཁ...
Recent developments in the Middle East crisis suggest that a return to normalcy is still far away. Even if the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-quarter of the world’s oil flows to markets, reopens, the discuss...
Bhutan is facing a “national crisis” as birth rates plunge by 62.9 percent. If current trends continue, the country could see as few as 2,000 births by 2028.
This summer, the mountain slopes above Lunana are expected to offer a bumper yield of cordyceps, or Yartsa Goenbub. But...
The deafening sounds of missiles and gunfire in the Middle East have briefly faded under a ceasefire, offering a much-needed respite that eases global anxieties over spiraling economic and geopolitical crises....
The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.
The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...
The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...
The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...
Taking care of all members of society is a characteristic of a mature and compassionate nation; therefore, I strongly ad...
Studies and end of life accounts consistently show that many of us leave this world with the same stinging regrets: not...
The government’s directive to prudently use scarce public resources, fossil fuels (petrol and diesel) is a timely interv...
The Bhutan Media Forum concluded yesterday, bringing together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society membe...
As the government undertakes the mid-term review (MTR) of 13th Plan activities across dzongkhags, its performance must b...
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.
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