Paro Dzongkhag Court has sentenced an Indian national, Meghan Vijay Gujuran, to 17 years in prison for trafficking 9.73 kilograms of heroin into Bhutan. The 28-year-old was arrested at Paro International Airport on January 8, 2025, upon arrival from Bangkok, Thailand.
With the monsoon in full swing, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an urgent public advisory following an outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) across several districts in As...
Three years after a government-subsidised project to transition taxis to electric vehicles (EVs) officially ended, 34 of the promised 300 EVs for taxi operators remain undelivered.
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 dev...
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 are finally seeing action on the persistent issue of stray cattle.
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,...
As a royal gift from His Majesty The King of Bhutan, a pair of takins (one female and one male) are being gifted to Thei...
Dissatisfaction is growing among loan applicants of the economic stimulus programme (ESP) over the high rate of rejectio...
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF, yest...
A 48-year-old man from Radhi, Kuenzang Wangdue, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison by the Trashiga...
The country welcomed 100, 675 tourist arrivals in the first six months (January to June) this year. This figure represen...
A new poverty mapping report, a collaboration between the National Statistics Bureau and the World Bank, offers an unpre...
The success of Mountain Hazelnuts, Bhutan’s first foreign direct investment (FDI) in agriculture, is solidifying the nat...
The Clock Tower Square in Thimphu came alive over the weekend with the colours, flavours, and rhythms of Thailand.
The Sarpang Strikers were crowned champions of the Bhutan Tourism Corporation Limited Women’s T20 Smash 2025 yesterday, defeating Thimphu Cricket Club (CC) by 16 runs in the final held at the Jigmethang Cricket Ground in Thimphu.
