Phuentsholing—The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has increased surveillance along Bhutan’s southern border to address drug smuggling that exploits cross-border movement and informal trade routes.
Responding directly to consumer demand for enhanced quality and convenience, Bhutan Agro Ind...
Bumthang—For many years, residents of Bumthang have held onto hope for a new hospital as successive political candidates have pledged...
The 36th Session of the National Council (NC), which began on November 27, concluded yesterday. During the session, the House deliberated on follow‑up reports fr...
Police have arrested 12 people in connection with the stabbing case in Paro earlier this month that left a 25-year-old man critically injured. Investigations are ongoing into the case that began with a series of confrontations in Thimphu and Paro.
The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has reported irregularities totalling Nu 9.99 billion for the financial year 2024-25. This is an incre...
The United States (US) government has added Bhutan to a visa bond pilot programme that will req...
Parliament convened a joint session yesterday to address critical deficiencies in school water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, following a Royal Audit Authority (RAA) report that revealed widespread deficiencies.
The National Council (NC) yesterday unanimously adopted a final set of recommendations from its review of key economic sectors,...
The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) Academy in Thimphu recently hel...
The construction of the Lotus-Born Trail, a sacred pilgrimage and cultural heritage route...
After a six-year hiatus, the National Job Fair 2025 resumed yesterday at a time of growing urgency, with youth unemployment at 17.8 percent and thousands of young Bhutanese navigating an evolving and uncertain labour market.
Gelephu—Winter has softened the southern plains, with temperatures hovering around 25°C. Combined with a growing spirit of volunteerism, the favourable conditions have drawn a record 10...
The disputed sections of the National Assembly (Am...
The National Assembly unanimously endorsed the National Council’s recommendations on Bhutan’s Free Trade Agreement w...
The National Council (NC) yesterday endorsed four of the seven recommendations proposed by the Economic Affairs Committee (EAC) in its review of the national healthcare system.
Bumthang—Homestay business in Bumthang , which was heavily disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, is slowly picking up. With both local and international visitors returning, many res...
The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee has o...
The Department of Tourism (DoT) has suspended the licenc...
The National Council (NC) unanimously endorsed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bhutan and Thailand yesterday, a major step forward in expanding the kingdom’s trade relations beyond South Asia.
As winter sets in and dry conditions intensify across western part of the country, a series of multi-hazard and forest fire awareness programmes were conducted i...
Their Majesties the King and the Gyaltsuen were conferred honorary doctoral degrees by Chulalongkorn University, Thailand at a ceremony held...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has concluded...
Bhutan is cautiously opening its agriculture sector to seasonal foreign workers, as authorities seek to address chronic labour shortages that have left large tracts of farmland fallow and driven up production costs.
Members of the National Council (NC) yesterday raised several issues within the health...
The 23rd National Training of Trainers (NToT) on Sexual and Reproductiv...
Bumthang—When winter vacation begins, many parents worry about how to keep their children meaningfully engaged. In towns, the break is often filled with tu...
Access to affordable credit, particularly for rural communities, continues to be constrained by variations in bank interest rates and inconsistencies in land valuation practices, according to a review report presented by the Economic and Finance Committee of the National Assembly yesterday.
The 15th RENEW Community Service Center (CSC) in Haa, strengthening Bhutan’s commitment to preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV).
I used to run a small grocery shop in Bhutan during the pandemic. It wasn’t anything grand, just a humble little place that kept my family going through uncertain times. Business was steady enough, but after the pandemic, life began to feel repetitive.
Charmi Chheda’s relationship with the stage began long before she understood what theatre could mean. At eight years old...
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 referr...
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 t...
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