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  • RBP records new scam methods: email compromise and mobile ‘bland out’
  • ESP allocates Nu 844 mn to hotels for the 4 percent subsidy
  • Bhutanese players from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to participate in the ongoing Bhutan ESports National Championship
  • Each dzongkhag to get at least one mobile medical van to strengthen the primary healthcare system: Health Minister
  • ERA proposes Nu 5.63 per unit unsubsidized tariff for Low Voltage users
  • Fuel fears with Iran war
  • UN to do more with less in Bhutan as budget cuts and resource shortages bite
  • Trashigang Court acquits Doctor of rape charges
  • 46 Bhutanese allegedly duped by overseas job scam: Suspects believed to be in India
  • 1.189 billion GST collected as 78.14 percent file as of 2nd March evening
ERA proposes Nu 5.63 per unit unsubsidized tariff for Low Voltage users
3 days ago

ERA proposes Nu 5.63 per unit unsubsidized tariff for Low Voltage users

After taking tariff submissions from the Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) and Druk Green Power Corpora…

Fuel fears with Iran war
3 days ago

Fuel fears with Iran war

The Iran War that started from 28th February 2026 with USA and Israel launching bombing raids on Ira…

UN to do more with less in Bhutan as budget cuts and resource shortages bite
3 days ago

UN to do more with less in Bhutan as budget cuts and resource shortages bite

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently warned that the organization could face “financia…

Trashigang Court acquits Doctor of rape charges
3 days ago

Trashigang Court acquits Doctor of rape charges

The Trashigang Dzongkhag Court has acquitted a Doctor on the charge of rape of a child above 12 year…

46 Bhutanese allegedly duped by overseas job scam: Suspects believed to be in India
3 days ago

46 Bhutanese allegedly duped by overseas job scam: Suspects believed to be in India

Victims lost Nu 3.62M as documentation and visa processing fees A total of 46 Bhutanese individuals …

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • BQPCA suspends and deregisters multiple ECPFs to safeguard applicants

    3 days ago

    The Bhutan Qualifications and Professionals Certification Authority (BQPCA) has temporarily suspended and permanently de-registered several …

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  • Nu 166 mn worth of copper cables damaged in fire at P I storehouse

    3 days ago

  • MoESD to recruit 56 PGDE graduates for STEM subjects by July this year

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  • Bhutan and Singapore advance carbon credit cooperation with new project proposals

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  • UNICEF hands over Nu 18 mn worth of equipment to help detect dangerous lead exposure in children

    3 weeks ago

BUSINESS

  • GST and public anger

    3 days ago

    Though the GST is an important tax there has been a largely negative reaction to …

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  • Finance Minister explains edible oil GST exemptions

    3 days ago

  • Bhutan’s economy to grow 6.86% in 2026 amid slower hydropower boost

    1 week ago

  • Tobacco imports jumped in 2025

    3 weeks ago

  • Nu 98 mn Agarwood investment in Pemagatshel

    3 weeks ago

ABOUT TOWN

  • Tracking an invasive species: Giant African Land Snails in Mongar

    3 days ago

    The Giant African Land Snail (Achatina fulica) infestation, first detected in Gyalpozhing, Mongar in 2008, …

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  • Ministry targets 60 percent reduction in childhood lead exposure

    3 days ago

  • RBP arrests three, seizes over 28 kg cannabis

    1 week ago

  • 7,218 class 12 graduates but only 2,331 seats in RUB colleges this year

    1 week ago

  • RUB colleges to finalize new courses aligned with market-ready jobs and 2026 intake

    3 weeks ago

THE NATION

  • Bhutanese in GCC urged to register with RBE Kuwait as Govt has a contingency plan

    3 days ago

    Government prepares contingency evacuation plans as regional conflict continues The government has urged Bhutanese nationals …

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  • MoICE gives an update on pledge to support one youth from each household to study abroad

    3 days ago

  • RBP warns of new trend of drug trafficking through cargo consignments

    3 days ago

  • Government to conduct demographic study before third child incentive

    3 days ago

  • Rising construction and financing costs for hydro projects end era of cheap domestic tariffs

    1 week ago

EDITORIAL

  • Red tape and Bhutan

    3 days ago

    Bhutan has developed a habit over the years. We copy and paste systems from outside …

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  • TikTok and Bhutan

    1 week ago

  • P I

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  • The Tourism solution

    3 weeks ago

OPINION

  • The Iran War Is Upending Global Energy Markets

    3 days ago

    By Carolyn Kissane NEW YORK – The war with Iran is widening faster than many …

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  • I was there when GMC began

    1 week ago

  • Trump’s Risky War of Choice in Iran

    1 week ago

NEWS

  • Bhutanese players from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand to participate in the ongoing Bhutan ESports National Championship

    3 days ago

    For the ongoing Bhutan ESports National Championship, players are lining up all the way from …

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  • Each dzongkhag to get at least one mobile medical van to strengthen the primary healthcare system: Health Minister

    3 days ago

  • Bhutan installs 12 e-gates at Paro International Airport

    1 week ago

  • 5th round of volunteers in GMC from 21st to 25th Feb

    3 weeks ago

  • DHI proposes AI Data Center powered entirely by renewable energy

    3 weeks ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • RBP records new scam methods: email compromise and mobile ‘bland out’

    3 days ago

    The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has recorded two new types of scams as of 2026 …

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  • ESP allocates Nu 844 mn to hotels for the 4 percent subsidy

    3 days ago

  • Tourism recovery continues but remains uneven

    1 week ago

  • BoB Goes Live with new TCS BaNCS Global Banking Platform

    3 weeks ago

  • TVET: Turning academic struggles of thousands into career opportunities

    3 weeks ago

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