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  • Bhutan moves to strengthen mining compliance and regulation
  • CCAA survey reveals major price variations across Thimphu meat market
  • The story behind the Speaker election
  • Triumph of democracy and failure of party: PM
  • New school provides update on recovery of students in Shaba Case
  • RBP begins prima facie investigation into alleged online harassment
  • 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
The story behind the Speaker election
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The story behind the Speaker election

Despite having 31 MPs in the National Assembly, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lost the post of…

Triumph of democracy and failure of party: PM
2 days ago

Triumph of democracy and failure of party: PM

TB: What is your reaction to and assessment of the Speaker election result? Was it a failure of comm…

New school provides update on recovery of students in Shaba Case
2 days ago

New school provides update on recovery of students in Shaba Case

The two students subjected to corporal punishment at Shaba Higher Secondary School are receiving cou…

RBP begins prima facie investigation into alleged online harassment
2 days ago

RBP begins prima facie investigation into alleged online harassment

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has initiated a prima facie investigation into a complaint alleging on…

Her Imperial Highness receives audience from Their Majesties
1 week ago

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…

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • 2,192 graduates to compete for 711 civil service vacancies

    2 days ago

    A total of 2,192 graduates will sit for the Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) Main …

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  • Producer Prices Rise 2.73 Percent in Second Quarter of 2026

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  • Tandin Chophel’s artistic journey through nature’s seasons

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

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  • Recovery doesn’t end at rehab

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BUSINESS

  • Bhutan’s 2026 growth outlook trimmed to 6.21% amid stronger investment

    2 days ago

    Stronger 2025 performance, delayed hydropower projects and rising import demand shape economic outlook Bhutan’s economic …

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  • Department of Geology and Mines on Gypsum expansion and Talc finds

    2 days ago

  • MICE Bhutan CEO Lizam Dorji Named PATA Face of the Future 2026

    2 days ago

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

    1 week ago

  • Local tech startup develops AI model for Dzongkha and Tshangla

    1 week ago

ABOUT TOWN

  • Collaboration towards safety: GCBS and Chukha dzongkhag build pedestrian infrastructure

    2 days ago

    Dhanapati Sharma/ Gedu Pedestrians in Gedu can finally walk in peace with a footpath construction …

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  • Misrepresentation in local craft products and how to increase local products

    2 days ago

  • Import prices increase 4.19 percent

    2 days ago

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

    1 week ago

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

    1 week ago

THE NATION

  • No room for corporal punishment in monk body, says Dratshang Lhentshog

    2 days ago

    Child protection office says all forms of violence against child monks or nuns are unacceptable …

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  • Crop and Livestock insurance delivers early relief to Bhutanese farmers hit by weather and wildlife

    2 days ago

  • Filming permit not required for shooting music videos and vlogging, BICMA clarifies

    2 days ago

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

    1 week ago

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

    1 week ago

EDITORIAL

  • The Speaker election

    2 days ago

    With 31 MPs, the ruling People’s Democratic Party should have had no difficulty securing the …

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  • Do not turn violence into discipline

    1 week ago

  • Bhutan must get this right the first time

    2 weeks ago

  • The fine line between accountability and paralysis

    3 weeks ago

OPINION

  • The Power of Belief: How Teacher Expectations Shape Student Potential

    2 days ago

    By Vansanglura Vanchhawng Aligning with national education reforms, this article explores how clear teacher expectations …

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  • When Correction Becomes Violence

    1 week ago

  • The Legacy of Zhu Rongji

    1 week ago

NEWS

  • Bhutan moves to strengthen mining compliance and regulation

    2 days ago

    New Mines and Minerals Bill to introduce progressive penalties as DGM expands digital monitoring to …

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

    1 week ago

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

    2 weeks ago

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

    2 weeks ago

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

    2 weeks ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • CCAA survey reveals major price variations across Thimphu meat market

    2 days ago

    Thimphu’s meat market is showing strong signs of real price competition. This shift comes nine …

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  • Bhutan introduces Peritoneal Dialysis Service

    1 week ago

  • BICMA submits mobile costing mobile data to Ministry

    2 weeks ago

  • Third child program to apply to Bhutanese overseas

    2 weeks ago

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

    2 weeks ago

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