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South Asian nations are strengthening their collaborative efforts to advance agroecology, a key focus highlighted at a recent three-day regional conference in Thimphu.
Dr Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India, is in Thimphu to attend the Drukyul’s Literature and Arts Festi...
The Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), in collaboration of the GovTech Agency and EndureAir Systems Private Limi...
It wasn’t just another climate meeting in Thimphu on July 31. This time, the voices of Bhutanese yout...
Chamgang Central Prison in Thimphu is facing severe overcrowding, with the facility currently housing 660 inmates—well over its intended capacity of 400.
The National Energy Policy 2025 is bold if not ambitious. With a target of 25,000MW by 2040 or in the next 15 years, we are aiming high. At first glance, it may remind us of past policies, such as the failed 10,000MW by 2020 initiati...
Gelephu—Millions of ngultrum worth of infrastructure were lost in a fire that razed one of the newly constr...
Smartly dressed in green uniforms, Bhutan’s forest rangers—more accustomed to remote wilderness than formal auditoriums—gathered yesterday at the Royal Institute of Management to com...
The Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan (RSEB) and CareEdge Global IFSC Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday, formalising a partnership aimed at strengthening Bhutan’s capital market.
Forty-seven students from Paro College of Education (PCE) have been providing vital...
As Bhutan confronts increasing threats from floods, erratic weather patterns,...
Paro, July 30—Emphasising the crucial role of responsible journalism in safeguarding children’s rights, Bhutan hosted a comprehensive media training on ethical reporting on children in Paro.
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.
The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...
During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...
The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...
The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...
The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...
The fourth round of the Gelephu Mindfulness City volunteer programme, which drew a record 10,000 participants, pushing total participation beyond 22,500, must be celebrated as a national moment. The overwhelming number of volunteer...
Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...
Choose your environment Your environment is the invisible hand that constantly shapes the way you think, feel, and act....
Our global culture has conditioned us to spend the best of ourselves in the pursuit of a “decent living” whatever that m...
In a world that constantly advertises, applauds, and sells consumption, acquisition and growth at all costs, cultivating...
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...
Bumthang—For many Bhutanese living abroad, physical distance from home has only deepened their sense of belonging and their desire to give back.
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