Bhutan is often celebrated for having the cleanest air in South Asia. For decades, pristine mountain landscapes, low industrialisation, and strong environmental policies have kept air pollution at bay. Yet recent data and scientific dialogue suggest this reputation can no longer be taken for granted.
Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) will officially launch TER, the world’s first sovereign-backed, physical gold-backed digital token, on December 17, the 118th National Day...
Bumthang—The usually quiet streets of Chamkhar Town have taken on an unfamiliar rhythm. The usually calm evenings are filled with a steady hum of tra...
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development is w...
An Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court in Canberra has sentenced a 31-year-old Sri Lankan national to 30 years in prison for the murder of a 29-year-old Bhutanese woman at Canberra’s National Zoo & Aquarium, a crime the court found to be driven by jealousy and premeditation.
Punakha—Police in Wangdue have detained a 24-year-old monk on charges of raping a 15-year-old girl, a student from a school in Gasa.
The National Council (NC) adopted the Bay of Bengal Initiative for M...
The National Assembly on December 12 endorsed the action taken report (ATR) presented by the Finance Minister on the budget a...
At a time when global cooperation is strained and the first Global Stocktake shows the world drifting off course from the 1.5°C target, Bhutan used the 30th UN climate conference (COP30) to reaffirm its long-standing moral position, countries that have contributed least to the climate crisis should not bear its heaviest impacts.
Kathmandu, Nepal—Dozens of Bhutanese researchers, particularly from the University of Bhutan, have benefited from research grants, mentorshi...
Samtse—Industries operating at Dhamdhum Industrial Park in Samtse have been battling f...
Bumthang—Across Bumthang, homes and shops have been draped in national flags, while streets glow with festive lights. Roads have been swept and public spaces pre...
A flagship impact investment commitment in support of Pelsung was announced during the closing ceremony of the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday.
Business sectors are appealing to the government for transitional relief to prevent financial disr...
The widow of Biren Kumar Kafley has called for an independent, third-party investigation into her husban...
The country spent Nu 730 million on patient referrals between 2024 and 2025, more than three times the Nu 214 million spent between 2021 and 2022.
The government will not review the Cost-Sharing Mechanism (CSM) for agriculture until the end of the 13th Plan, the Minister for Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) told the National Assembly yesterday, despite concerns that the system is placing a heavy burden on farmers in remote and economically disadvantaged areas.
What’s your first thought on being appointed as the 4th Constitutional Auditor General of Bhutan? I was humbled,...
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (...
When Australian travel specialist James Irving first landed in Paro on a cold, snowy afternoon in January 2003, he had no idea that a brief 18-hour stopover would set the course for...
Samtse—Poultry and piggery farmers in Norbugang, Samtse, are facing one of their most difficult seasons in recent years. A lack of reliable buyers has pushed farm-gate prices far below retail rates, leaving many with unsold stock and mounting losses.
Punakha—After months of delays caused by incessant rain and prolonged monsoon, Phase II of Bhutan’s first utility-scale solar power plant in Y...
Three global investors have pledged new financing commitments for Bhutanese entrepreneurs at the B...
Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk informed the National Assembly yesterday that a doctor will be provided for Tsimalakha Hospital by January next year. However, he...
Bhutan secured its first formal investment commitment through the Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum yesterday, a major step in the country’s effort to attract innovative, private-sector-led financing to advance its sustainable development goals.
Some 252 locations across the country still lack access to mobile network services. Member of Parliament (MP) for Bongo-Ch...
The Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly has urged the government to shift from shor...
The government is reviewing restrictive procurement rules for High-Dens...
Kathmandu, Nepal — The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has honoured three individuals from Bhutan and China with the Dr Andreas Schild Memorial Mountain Prize 2025 for their contributions to protecting fragile mountain ecosystems and strengthening resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).
Bumthang—For 54-year-old Sonam Tobgay of Choekhor Gewog in Bumthang, the arrival of medical specialists at Wangduechhoel...
Bhutan has made steady progress in strengthening climate-resilient agriculture and water management under the 13th Plan,...
The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) has urged the finance ministry to ensure all government agencies fully use the central a...
Gelephu—As Bhutan charts an ambitious national transformation, leadership is being recast not merely as administration b...
With tax season underway, the impact of climate-induced disasters on the country’s public finances is easy to miss. Yet each time extreme weather strikes, the cost of recovery continues to fall mainly on...
Beginning today, the Changlimithang ground in Thimphu will be transformed into a sanctuary of peace and hope as the Glob...
Public policy is often imagined as a fixed compass, steady and unbending. But in a rapidly changing world, governance mu...
Our greatest strength has always been our capacity to look beyond the moment and plan for balanced progress. The recent...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept. It is rapidly becoming a key component of organisational...
The Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is beginning to take shape in tangible ways, creating opportunities and opening new c...
Interest in entrepreneurship among Bhutanese youth is rising sharply, but most young-led businesses remain small, short-lived, and necessity-driven, according to a new assessment of the country’s youth entrepreneurship landscape.
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