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  • Bhutan introduces Peritoneal Dialysis Service
  • JSW and DGPC sign agreement for Nu 78 bn P-III project
  • Her Imperial Highness receives audience from Their Majesties
  • Shaba HSS students allegedly struck 22 and 19 times with rubber pipe face physical and emotional challenges
  • Both sides prepare for legal battle over AUD 261,000 fund
  • Former Home Minister and wife set to take legal action
  • Independent BICMA study finds BT can afford to reduce rates
  • BICMA submits mobile costing mobile data to Ministry
  • Third child program to apply to Bhutanese overseas
  • Tourist Arrivals Surge in First Half of 2026 driven by Regional Visitors
Her Imperial Highness receives audience from Their Majesties
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Her Imperial Highness receives audience from Their Majesties

Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko of Mikasa received an Audience with His Majesty The King and He…

Shaba HSS students allegedly struck 22 and 19 times with rubber pipe face physical and emotional challenges
3 days ago

Shaba HSS students allegedly struck 22 and 19 times with rubber pipe face physical and emotional challenges

Weeks after a Shaba Higher Secondary School teacher was charged with child battery after assaulting …

Both sides prepare for legal battle over AUD 261,000 fund
3 days ago

Both sides prepare for legal battle over AUD 261,000 fund

The online fight over the AUD 261,000 in funds for the Druk Community Center Australia (DCCA) will l…

Former Home Minister and wife set to take legal action
3 days ago

Former Home Minister and wife set to take legal action

When the Home Minister Tshering, resigned from office, he said it was mainly due to a campaign by an…

Independent BICMA study finds BT can afford to reduce rates
3 days ago

Independent BICMA study finds BT can afford to reduce rates

You may have recharged your mobile data, but before you know it, the data is over and you are left s…

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • Spike in civil service separations in last six months compared to 2025 and 2024

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    A total of 1,277 civil servants were reported to have separated from the civil service …

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  • Recovery doesn’t end at rehab

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  • OAG handles over 1,000 cases, cites manpower shortages amid rising legal complexity

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  • Ministry says Lungtenzampa case outcome rests with police, judiciary

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  • Bhutan’s Third International Internet Gateway aims for early 2027 launch, sparking long-term hopes for affordability

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BUSINESS

  • Her Majesty and Her Imperial Highness at sweet-making workshop

    3 days ago

    Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen and Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko of Mikasa graced a traditional …

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  • Local tech startup develops AI model for Dzongkha and Tshangla

    3 days ago

  • Regional offices of Industry, Commerce and Employment achieve 100 percent KPI targets across six districts

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  • Ministers surrender Prados for EV duty cars

    1 week ago

  • Suvidha fee talks continue as government seeks relief for Bhutanese exporters

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ABOUT TOWN

  • 1,085 students shortlisted for ESP Education loan worth Nu 932.32 mn

    3 days ago

    As of the last date of June 30, 2026 a total of 1,188 Bhutanese students …

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  • BICMA clarifies regulatory stance on the upcoming Third International Internet Gateway

    3 days ago

  • Bhutan strengthens school sports pathway from classroom to competition

    3 days ago

  • Beneath Bhutan’s healing springs could lie the key to tomorrow’s energy future

    1 week ago

  • Three sentenced after USD 450,000 hidden in K5 whisky boxes was seized in Thailand

    1 week ago

THE NATION

  • JDWNRH’s psychiatric ward to be soon relocated to the PEMA Centre

    3 days ago

    Rising patient numbers, safety concerns and the need for specialised care drive the relocation from …

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  • Department of Trade struggles to track rapidly expanding informal online marketplaces

    3 days ago

  • MoICE achieves annual KPI targets

    3 days ago

  • When disability remains unseen: The struggle to identify and support students with invisible disabilities

    1 week ago

  • Samtse Growing: Dhamdum leads in industrial growth as Norbugang advances infrastructure development

    1 week ago

EDITORIAL

  • Do not turn violence into discipline

    3 days ago

    The reaction to the Shaba Higher Secondary School case is deeply troubling. Instead of questioning …

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  • Bhutan must get this right the first time

    1 week ago

  • The fine line between accountability and paralysis

    2 weeks ago

  • Bullying in schools

    3 weeks ago

OPINION

  • When Correction Becomes Violence

    3 days ago

    Why Bhutan Must Finally Outlaw Corporal Punishment, In Law, In School, In the Home By …

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  • The Legacy of Zhu Rongji

    3 days ago

  • Marrying the Unknown: Yeshey Tsogyal’s First Solo Exhibition

    1 week ago

NEWS

  • JSW and DGPC sign agreement for Nu 78 bn P-III project

    3 days ago

    The Prime Minister this week graced the signing ceremony of the Shareholders’ Agreement between Druk …

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  • Tourist Arrivals Surge in First Half of 2026 driven by Regional Visitors

    1 week ago

  • Bhutan’s foreign reserves stand at USD 1.2 billion in June, reserves are more than double above the critical threshold: MoF

    1 week ago

  • Repair plan finally in motion for 7 km road serving Phuntsho Rabtenling Industrial Park, Samdrup Jongkhar

    1 week ago

  • MoICE Cleans Up Jobseeker Database Through Two-Phase Verification, Prepares Support Interventions

    1 week ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • Bhutan introduces Peritoneal Dialysis Service

    3 days ago

    The National Medical Services, in collaboration with the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital has …

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  • BICMA submits mobile costing mobile data to Ministry

    1 week ago

  • Third child program to apply to Bhutanese overseas

    1 week ago

  • Beyond the rankings: Bhutanese archers return with experience, hope and a stronger aim

    1 week ago

  • Bhutan ready to shine as Eurovision Asia finalists announced

    2 weeks ago

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