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JICA Bhutan to strengthen co-operation in four key pillars: Yoichiro Kimata

Even before the establishment of diplomatic relations, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had been dispatching technical experts to Bhutan since 1964. Strengthening the formal relations in 1986, Japan has remained a longstanding and close bilateral development partner of Bhutan, with the two countries enjoying exemplary relations characterised by enduring bonds of friendship and co-oper

Apr 01, 2025 6 mins read 5,317 views
Bracing for a future of extreme weather

Bhutan’s climate is becoming increasingly erratic, with extreme weather events such as flash floods, glacial melt, and unpredictable rainfall patterns posing growing threats to...

Apr 01, 2025 3 mins read 7,747 views
Thimphu Magics to take on TREX BC in SABA Club Championship tomorrow

Bhutanese basketball club Thimphu Magics will face TREX BC from the Maldives in the highly anticipated South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Club Championship tomorrow in Chennai, India.

Apr 01, 2025 1 mins read 6,284 views
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Bhutanese diaspora gifts sacred Thongdrols

Bumthang—For many Bhutanese living abroad, physical distance from home has only deepened their sense of belonging and their desire to give back.

Jan 17, 2026 3 mins read 2,643 views
ESP funds exhausted, no second phase

Jan 17, 2026 3 mins read 3,295 views
RGoB services in GMC subject to GST

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 2,600 views
From forest corridors to community lives

Jan 17, 2026 5 mins read 2,235 views
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 2,634 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 3,102 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 1,740 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 1,991 views
A wintry tale

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 215 views
Start small, but be consistent

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 414 views
Garuda Bar and Café

Jan 22, 2026 1 mins read 241 views
How Miss Bhutan 2026 is shifting the meaning of beauty

Jan 22, 2026 2 mins read 477 views
Taxes our forefathers paid

Jan 13, 2026 2 mins read 1,667 views
Gym that asks you to grow, not just train

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 1,322 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 1,685 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 1,235 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 793 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 1,098 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 1,105 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 1,339 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,817 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 1,437 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 1,764 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 2,140 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 3,659 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 2,438 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 3,114 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 1,341 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 4,413 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 5,809 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 2,141 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 2,099 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 1,442 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 1,659 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 2,314 views

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