Residents in Motithang have suffered electrical damage and short circuits caused by negligence during stormwater drainage works carried out by Thimphu Thromde, and more than a month of complaints has yielded no accountability from either the contractor or the local authority.
The Jigmecholing Gewog Administration plans to construct a motorable wooden bridge this winter, after the structure connecting Ritey and Champagang to Jigmecholing was swept away by...
The early onset of this year’s monsoon has delayed the construction of the Bailey bridge...
Thimphu Sports Association has been formed on 16th July, 1970 under the Presidentship of the Honourable Finance Minister.
Behind hotel rooms that cost more than USD 4,000 a night lies a stark reality. Frontline workers at luxury hotels are struggling to afford basic city rents. A deep dive into the widening wage disparity driving the hospitality sector's talent drain.
Just 32% of registered voters representing roughly 2% of Thimphu's estimated population chose the...
Phuentsholing has elected Deepen Ghallay as its ne...
Women make up 51% of Bhutan's electorate and outnumbered men at the ballot box in the capital, yet political representation remains at a histor...
Did you know Bhutan produces only about one-third of the cereals and less than one-fifth of the vegetable oils it consumes? A new report highlights the country's heavy reliance on imports for primary dietary calories and the shrinking agricultural base that is making it increasingly difficult to close the gap.
Delayed monsoon rains, parched terraces and the looming threat of a Super El...
Bhutan is set to become the leading research and certification hub f...
Bhutanese ultra-marathoner Jigme Tenzin, widely known among his peers as t...
Fuel prices remained unchanged in the latest revision, but it's not all good news for petrol vehicle owners. Find out why petrol consumers are now bearing the brunt of the government's Nu 1.824 billion fuel price support recovery.
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a new r...
Bhutan and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to deepenin...
The violence that erupted during the Bhutan Premier League match between Thimphu FC and Drukpa FC at Changlimithang Sta...
The Phuentsholing General Hospital has apologised for the recent incident and pledged to address systemic gaps in its patient registration process following an incident this week in which a father and his two young sons left the facility without receiving medical attention.
The State of the Nation Report (SoTNR) presented b...
It was around 5:30 pm when the phone rang at the P...
Sarpang—With schools reopening today after the mid-term break, a group of teachers heading to Jigmecholing had to brave one o...
The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) is mounting a fresh bid to renew its registration with the Civil Society Organisations Authority (CSOA), after being deregistered earlier this year over long-standing compliance issues.
The first nationwide inventory of freshwater lakes has identified 2,391 freshwater mountain lakes, establishin...
The Wangdue Dzongkhag Court has convicted a 33-yea...
The rare and highly prized fungus, locally known as Yartsa Goenbub, which typically attracts...
At more than 5,000 metres above sea level, Wakila in Laya is where Dorji herds his yaks across vast alpine pastures, following a way of life passed down through generations.
Gelephu—The Regional Veterinary Hospital and Epidemiology Centre (RVHEC), Gelephu, has confirmed that the e...
A multimillion-ngultrum radiotherapy service at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) has remained id...
Phuentsholing—Flooding triggered by last month’s heavy rainfall h...
For a 39-year-old mother of two sons, the dream of a large family did not fade for lack of wanting. It ended because raising children in Bhutan has become increasingly unaffordable.
Trongsa — Living in harmony with nature may sound like a dream, but in reality coping with it can be a nightmare.
Bhutan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed financing agreements worth USD 173.5 million to support clean energy...
Civil society organisations working directly with communities have limited opportunities to work with local governments,...
Paro - Marketing executives from media houses have expressed confidence in driving digital growth after successfully com...
More than 70 percent of international tourists enter Bhutan by land through points of entry in Phuentsholing, Gelephu, S...
he Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has confirmed that the establishment of the Gelephu Mindfulness City Special Admi...
Luxury hotel operators in the country maintain that premium room rates do not translate into equally high profits, argui...
On December 21 last year, Tshering Phuntsho, a private-sector employee, received a WhatsApp link from one of his relatives. The message claimed that opening the link would take him to a WhatsApp group offering an opportunity to ear...
Before opening Bhutan Travelog, I expected another typical travel guide filled with attractions, maps and practical information. Instead, I found myself reading a book that made me want to...
Bhutanese entrepreneurs can now apply for a blended financing package worth up to Nu 1.5 million, combining an interest-...
The closure of drayangs (entertainment centres) is an issue that most sensible Bhutanese, except perhaps the operators, have supported. While the current government may have pledged during the campaign to review the previous government’s decision to shut them down, any sane government should not back down from that closure.
The conflict in the Middle East has once again exposed our dependence on overseas employment as a pressure valve for domestic unemployment.
Bhutanese, friends of Bhutan, and our well-wishers are willingly answering the call to fulfill the Royal vision of erecting 108 Jangchub Choetens along the Mao Chhu in Gelephu Mindfulnes...
Financial institutions are the lifeblood of any modern economy. They mobilise savings, allocate capital, manage risk, an...
The Thromde election process has begun, with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) notifying registered voters in Thimphu and Phuentsholing thromdes who are eligible for postal v...
Chain-link fencing is perhaps one of the most viable solutions policymakers have managed to narrow down in the long and...
The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...
The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...
The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...
About six kilometres before Trongsa town, just past the Bjee Zam Bridge, a traditional one-storey house appears on the l...
In Bhutan, healing is not a choice between past and present but a collaboration between the two. Across the country, pat...
When I first arrived in Australia last year, I thought I was prepared. I had spoken to people, watched videos, and tried...
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was never going to be an easy transition. Major tax reforms rarely are. Introduc...
Bhutan’s economy has changed dramatically since the Bankruptcy Act of 1999 was enacted. Back then, the private sector wa...
The conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted the global economy and fueled uncertainties, has led investors to q...
The digital age has transformed Bhutanese society in ways unimaginable in just a decade or two. Social media and online...
༉ 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...
Samtse—The government has prioritised the upgrade of Samtse Hospital into a Regional Referral Hospital (RRH) under the fiscal year 2026-27 plan, allocating Nu 30 million for the initial phase of construction in a move that could reshape healthcare provision in the dzongkhag.
Read MoreGelephu—As the country’s health system grapples with a shortage of specialist doctors, an old idea is finding new relevance – telemedicine – through which medical expertise can reach remote health centres.
Read MoreTrongsa—Every day, hundreds of vehicles pass through Trongsa as they travel to eastern, southern, and western Bhutan. Most stop only briefly for a restroom break, a cup of tea or a quick photograph of Chhoetse Dzong before continuing their journey.
Read MoreBuilding owners and automobile workshop operators, and other occupants in Thimphu’s Olakha workshop area have until August 7 to clear all unauthorised structures, abandoned vehicles, scrap materials, and other obstructions from the Right of Way (ROW).
Read MoreThe country’s economy grew by 8.52 percent in 2025, one of the strongest growth rates in recent years, driven mainly by increased electricity generation following the commissioning of the Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Power Plant (PHPA-II).
Read MoreThe ongoing construction of the 600MW Khorlochhu Hydroelectric Project (KHP) in Trashiyangtse is improving the lives of local residents.
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