Kinzang Chojay, a 38-year-old master of Buddhist thangka pa...
Paro — The agriculture and livestock sector which roughly employs 43.5 percent of the nation’s...
During the fire incident at the Amochhu Temporary Shelter (ATS) in Phuentsholing on Thursday, a total of 96 units were completely destroyed.
Following a wave of concerns raised by Bhutan’s private IT...
Other Bills to be presented includes Goods and Services Tax Amendment Bill 2024 and...
His Majesty the King of Bhutan met the President o...
Young women and children face a changing world in Laya
Haa— After disappearing for five days following a dispute with her husband, 23-year-old Sangay Om, a mother of two sons, aged two and four, returned home yesterday.
With winter approaching, the country’s risk of forest fires is rising, requiring greater caution. To help anticipate and manage these risks, Forest Fire Exposure Index was l...
Dophum, a 42-year-old farmer from Guma gewog in Punakha,...
Pelkhil School, a private school in Thimphu, is set to become the first school in Bhutan to...
Gelephu—As the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) prepares to offer unique experiences for visitors, the tourism industry in the country has shown keen inte...
The happiness and wellbeing of Bhutanese schoolchildren have dropped alarmingly in 2024, according to the National Education Assessment (NEA) 2024.
Thimphu is preparing to host the maiden Global Peace Prayer Festival, a mega international religious event schedu...
Samtse—A new climate-smart irrigation canal is expected...
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has allocated Nu 150 million for the current fiscal y...
The second Bhutan-India High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) Committee Meeting for the 13th Plan between the Bhutanese government and the Government of India was held in Thimphu yesterday.
The recently concluded five-day Snowman Race, held...
Zhemgang—In remote village of Berti in Zhemgang, 45-year-old Sonam Chophel is fighting hard to keep his smoked fish pro...
The 2024 Druk Wangyal National Archery Tournament at the Changlimithang Archery Range in Thimphu is off to a thrilling...
Residents along the Haa-Samtse Secondary National Highway (SNH) are calling for long-t...
A programme ‘Scaling Up of Playful Parenting in Bhutan’ (SCPPB) highlights the significant impact of playful parenting on...
…exports grow by 13 percent
To support evidence based-nutrition practices, the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan in collaboration with the Ministry...
Pemagatshel—With numerous places with potential for tourism, Pemagatshel dzongkhag administration is developing e...
Punakha—As part of the Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development’s heritage co...
Students in five pilot Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools in the country will soon get to learn pottery as vocational skills.
A high-level Indonesian delegation, led by the ambassador of Indonesia to Bhutan, and business delegations based in India are in th...
National Cybersecurity Strategy 2024-2029 has been launched to build robust cybersecurity infrastructure and capabilities
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, and more business-friendly, while also increasing the tax base.
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...
Crochet, the meticulous art of creating fabric from interlocked loops of yarn, was once associated with a domestic hobby...
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...
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 15th RENEW Community Service Center (CSC) in Haa, strengthening Bhutan’s commitment to preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV).
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