His Majesty The King reviews progress of key GMC projects
His Majesty also visited the Gelephu International Airport site and the construction site for the 108 Chortens to be built on November 1 this year.
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In a collective tribute to mark the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, a pledge ceremony for the 11 justice sector agencies was held at the Supreme Court in Thimphu on November 1.
The government is formulating a comprehensive National Housing Strategy (NHS) designed to ta...
Phuentsholing—Hoteliers in Phuentsholing say the government’s plan to offer Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loans at three percent i...
E-cigarette imports have surged 290-fold in just two years, with numbers soaring from just 994 units in 2022 to 288,939 in 2024, according to the Bhutan Tr...
The government will establish a time-bound Tourism Mission Board, chaired by the Prime Minister, to address structural issues in the tourism sector starting December this year.
The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) will conduct a special audit of the Bhutan...
The Thimphu Dzongkhag Court has ordered the Bhutan...
MoIT has requested Nu 533.5 million from the finance ministry through the Disaster Restoration...
In response to rising digital fraud cases, the authorities are implementing stricter SIM card regulations and real-time account freezing to combat online scams and financial misuse.
Gelephu—The first cohort of Pelsups, currently undergoing the Innovation and Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) immersion programme, discussed how mindfulne...
Residents of Laya are gaining their first exposure to waste management awareness and l...
Farmers across the country will begin receiving insurance for crop and livestock losses starting November 11, as the Minis...
The sun hangs over Jampeling village in Gelephu, where daily life moves at its usual pace. Shops wait for customers, taxis hunt for passengers, and a narrow road winds past clusters of homes and areca nut groves toward a modest bungalow.
As one enters the quiet campus of Laya Middle Secondary School (MSS), the national flag mounted on a green metal pole is immedia...
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development is implementing str...
Soe, Thimphu—The air was sharp with mountain chill, the kind that nips the cheeks and makes breath visible like small clouds. Yet, at 4,100 metres above sea level in Soe, the nigh...
The Passing Out Parade (POP) for the Second Cohort of the 2025 batch of Gyalsung was held yesterday, with simultaneous ceremonies taking place at the four Gyalsung Academies in Pemathang, Gyalpozhing, Khotokha, and Jamtsholing.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) launched the “Accelerate Bhutan’s Job Transformation through Renewa...
Phuentsholing—The 4th India-Bhutan Youth Summit concluded yesterday with renewed optimism...
The Thimphu Dzongkhag Court sentenced Lekden D. Dorji, 29, to life imprisonment for the m...
Laya - At 12, Dorji Zangmo thought nothing of tossing empty bottles and plastic wrappers along the dusty trail to school. The path from her home to Laya Middle Secondary School (LMSS) winds past icy brooks and prayer flags flapping in the highland wind but it also used to be littered with PET bottles and plastic packages.
Paro — A four-day national workshop concluded yesterday, advancing integrating Bhutan’s live...
South Thimphu Police have detained Sandeep Rai Chamli...
His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen are in Thailand to pay respects to Her Late Majesty Queen S...
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has clarified that the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) does not have the legal authority to disclose the names and detailed loan information of borrowers under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP).
For mothers in remote Sakteng Gewog in Trashigang, monthly pre-natal check-ups were once a major challenge. Expectant mothers had to endure long journeys o...
Trashigang —The soft rhythm of a chisel against wood fills the quiet room as 28-year-old Tenzin Wangchuk rolls hi...
A recent survey by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) and the GovTech Agency has revealed a significant gap in Arti...
Paro—The soft drizzle and chill in the air did not stop Bhutanese designers and models from transforming the main street in Paro into a vibrant runway at the inaugural Bhutan Fashion Week (BFW) yesterday.
A 29-year-old man checked into PEMA Rehab in mid-2025 carrying anger, confusion, and habits that were quietly destroying his future. Today, after completing treatment, he has rebuilt his life and now works as a barista at a café in Thimphu, earning Nu 15,000 a month.
Samtse—The government has prioritised the upgrade of Samtse Hospital into a Regional Referral Hospital (RRH) under the f...
Gelephu—As the country’s health system grapples with a shortage of specialist doctors, an old idea is finding new releva...
Trongsa—Every day, hundreds of vehicles pass through Trongsa as they travel to eastern, southern, and western Bhutan. Mo...
Building owners and automobile workshop operators, and other occupants in Thimphu’s Olakha workshop area have until Augu...
The country’s economy grew by 8.52 percent in 2025, one of the strongest growth rates in recent years, driven mainly by...
The ongoing construction of the 600MW Khorlochhu Hydroelectric Project (KHP) in Trashiyangtse is improving the lives of...
First photographic evidence of the endangered Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) from southern central Tsirang ha...
Tucked away in the easternmost corner of the country, Trashiyangtse is a dzongkhag blessed with natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and significant tourism potential.
Gasa—The centuries-old Obtsho Dzong ruins in Gasa will undergo structural consolidation and conservation to protect the...
Central banks from across the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region have called for stronger regulatory cooperation, unified technical standards, and enhanced trust among financial institutions.
Four key economic sectors have breached the Royal Monetary Authority’s (RMA) 5 percent non-performing loan (NPL) thresho...
Bhutanese households spend an average of Nu 27,689 annually on routine religious and ceremonial activities, according to...
Ten companies listed on the Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL) have declared dividends for the financia...
The National Council yesterday deliberated on the National Budget Report for FY 2026–27, the Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2026–27, and the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill for FY 2025–26.
Bhutan will begin testing its expanded Green Finance Taxonomy 2026 with a six-month pilot from June to November, before...
Empathy helps us understand the needs and perspectives of the people we serve, keeping us grounded in their realities. Without it, we risk becoming bureaucrats who create rules and regulations that are not only impractical but also cause unnecessary hardship. As the proverb reminds us, to truly understand another person’s circumstances, “we must walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.”
“Don’t even think for a moment that you are not going to die” is a quote by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. It expresses a simple truth — one of the fundamental realities of existence. Yet few...
Generally, I believe heavy-handed bans are less effective, as they tend to fuel black markets and push unhealthy activit...
Drukpa Tshezhi, which falls on 18 July this year, commemorates the first teaching the Buddha gave after his enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree.
All of us carry a subtle, nagging insecurity about who we are — a persistent need to confirm that there is a solid, permanent self we call “me.” This ins...
There is a particular kind of courage required to make a film almost entirely without dialogue, trusting landscape, silence, and a single face. At 70, veteran...
When the doors of Little Bhutan closed during the pandemic, Bangkok lost more than just its only Bhutanese restaurant. F...
Lama, as a young guy, I’m concerned about the future. What do you think will be the biggest issue for the planet within the next half century, and how do you think we can face it? Are you optimis...
Set against the quieter surroundings of Lower Taba, Vietnam Corner brings a distinctive slice of Vietnam to Thimphu’s gr...
No, I didn’t watch the video. Unless I were acting in a law enforcement capacity, I would not view this kind of footage. In cases of a fight or an accident, I try to consider how I would feel in the position of...
Recent reports of an airborne geophysical survey identifying significant anomalies of tungsten, copper, and other precious metals could mark a pivotal moment for Bhutan. Although the country has already discovered several mineral resources since mining began including limestone, gypsum, dolomite, coal, quartzite, graphite, and talc, a substantial find of tungsten would be a game-changer.
The drivers who keep Thimphu’s city buses running deserve more than gratitude. They deserve fair pay for the hours they put in. City bus drivers work more than 12 hours a day, clocking in 120 hours of overtime in...
An initiative worth pausing to reflect on this week is the collaboration among three key agencies to review Bhutan’s bus...
More than seventy percent of international visitors to Bhutan now enter the country by land rather than through Paro International Airport. Phuentsholing alone accounts for the overwhelming majority of those arrivals. One of the ob...
Sky-rocketing house rents are a grim reality haunting the capital city’s residents. While this was once a burden shouldered only by those at the lowest economic rung, it now strains civil and public servants wh...
Every single day, Bhutan adds 38 new petrol and diesel vehicles to its roads. In just the first six months of this year, we registered 6,921 fossil fuel cars. Electric vehicles?...
The Film Association of Bhutan (FAB) has lost its legal standing as a Civil Society Organisation following its deregistration by the CSO Authority in January, after prolonged non-c...
As voters head to the polls today to elect the Thrompons and thromde thuemis of Thimphu and Phuentsholing, the most striking feature of this election has not been fierce competition or spirited public debate. It has been the sil...
Bhutan's rich forests are not only a source of clean air, water, and wealth. Hidden within the thickets is also a web of corruption whether in illegal felling, illicit sale, or collusion among official...
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is under construction. Heavy earthmoving machines and trucks work round the clock at the international airport. Designs for highways a...
The country’s startup ecosystem has helped many young entrepreneurs launch their businesses, but founders say support be...
The country’s national debt is expected to rise by nearly 26 percent this June compared to June last year.
The Year of the Snake became a defining moment for the country’s economy, as growth accelerated sharply following severa...
The Wood Female Snake Year brought major tax reforms in the country with the passage of the Income Tax Act of Bhutan 202...
Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.
Like television, the internet, and AI, TikTok can be a force for good or bad. It entirely depends on how it is used.
Once born into a physical body, there are certain absolute necessities without which most of us are incapable of experie...
Duchen Nga Zom is a duzom—an auspicious convergence of sacred time within the Buddhist calendar, marked by the meeting o...
Hantavirus is not a single virus but a family of rodent-borne viruses that occasionally spill over into humans, sometime...
Summer holidays have officially begun for students across the country, and with them comes a familiar parental dilemma....
It is a common perception that corruption, in its quieter forms of favouritism and nepotism, is no longer an aberration...
The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) recent announcement that it will vet election pledges comes at the most approp...
Homeownership in Bhutan, long understood as the most reliable pathway to financial security, is rapidly becoming an illu...
A common development paradox in Bhutan is the squandering of scarce resources on funding our projects, big or small.
His Majesty also visited the Gelephu International Airport site and the construction site for the 108 Chortens to be built on November 1 this year.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MoENR) has completed the nationwide airborne geophysical survey, uncovering promising signs of copper, tungsten, rare earth elements, and geothermal resources.
Read MorePrivate electric vehicle (EV) buyers will have to wait longer for new incentives, as the government has decided not to immediately reinstate tax exemptions or provide subsidies for EV buyers.
Read MoreNearly 2,400 young Bhutanese remain unemployed and are actively seeking work, according to a nationwide verification exercise conducted by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE).
Read MorePhuentsholing—The government has renewed efforts to ease the Suvidha burden on exporters after West Bengal authorities agreed to take Bhutan’s concerns over export charges to higher authorities for consideration.
Read MoreThe country’s foreign exchange reserves are expected to decline in the third quarter of 2026 as surging fuel import costs, a depreciating currency, and updated trade data weighed on national finances, according to the finance ministry.
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