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  • Dagachhu Hydropower Project set to resume operations after months long shutdown
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  • Ministry of Finance clarifies causes behind inflation rise
  • Multi-layered support system rolled out to tackle youth substance use
  • Her Majesty graces event to mark 10th anniversary of Bhutan Red Cross Society
  • Indian OMCs using Import Parity Pricing drives up fuel prices
  • Australia returned students face a Dzongkha hurdle
  • After NRC Minister warns colleges could face closure over student safety failures
  • 17,800 people have NCDs out of 64,600 during nationwide screening
  • Global forecasts warn of ‘super’ El Niño and how it can affect Bhutan
Her Majesty graces event to mark 10th anniversary of Bhutan Red Cross Society
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Her Majesty graces event to mark 10th anniversary of Bhutan Red Cross Society

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced an event to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the B…

Indian OMCs using Import Parity Pricing drives up fuel prices
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Indian OMCs using Import Parity Pricing drives up fuel prices

Following last week’s story by The Bhutanese on how Bhutan could be overcharged by state- owned Indi…

Australia returned students face a Dzongkha hurdle
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Australia returned students face a Dzongkha hurdle

AI generated Image An estimated 40,000 Bhutanese are living in Australia, many of them families with…

After NRC Minister warns colleges could face closure over student safety failures
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After NRC Minister warns colleges could face closure over student safety failures

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has warned that colleges could face closure…

17,800 people have NCDs out of 64,600 during nationwide screening
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17,800 people have NCDs out of 64,600 during nationwide screening

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke are becom…

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • Shortened contracts leave many Dzongkha contract teachers without jobs

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    When the need was urgent, they were recruited. Now, as talks of a teacher surplus …

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  • Understanding Bhutan’s internet speed reality

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  • Thimphu Thromde reveals progress update and completion schedule in major ongoing infrastructure projects

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  • Bhutan resumes WTO accession process, submits 17 key documents for review

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  • CCAA takes action on Middle Path ECPF dispute

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BUSINESS

  • 3 new programs at CST to produce job friendly graduates in 2027

    2 days ago

    For the first time, students pursuing Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, …

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  • MoAL urges calm amid ‘Super El Niño’ forecast and shares its plan

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  • Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project to export 80 percent of generated electricity to India

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  • MoAF outlines ASF measures and also falling pork prices hitting farmers

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  • GST registrations reach 3,680 as compliance and onboarding continue

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ABOUT TOWN

  • Over 100 hotels apply for 4 percent ESP interest subsidy so far

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    More than 100 hotels have applied for the four percent interest subsidy for hotel loans …

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  • Education Minister explains delay in Cambridge-aligned textbooks

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  • Microplastics in drinking water: MoH says reducing plastic consumption is a shared responsibility

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  • NCHM tackles the terrifying reality of nighttime GLOF risks

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  • Punatsangchhu III project planned with 700–900 MW capacity near Harachhu

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THE NATION

  • Changzamtog fire survivor recounts the night as he struggles to rebuild life from scratch

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    The recent Changzamtog fire on 26th April not only reduced homes to ashes but also …

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  • The Himalayan Silicon Valley: How Bhutan is creating meaningful employment with AI

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  • Multidisciplinary Super-Speciality Hospital to be completed by 2030

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  • Mineral and geological mapping done and now data interpretation being done

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  • Royal Kashos for eight new Spiritual projects at GMC

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EDITORIAL

  • Dzongkha and students

    2 days ago

    Bhutan is increasingly confronting an unintended consequence of mass migration to Australia. As more Bhutanese …

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  • Fuel transparency

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  • A Death Beyond a Charge of Battery

    2 weeks ago

  • Norbuling Rigter

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OPINION

  • Will AI Democratize Skills?

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    By María Lombardi BUENOS AIRES—Recent AI advances have created widespread expectations of substantial productivity gains. …

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  • Redefining Energy Security

    1 week ago

  • The Global AI Threat Has Arrived

    2 weeks ago

NEWS

  • Dagachhu Hydropower Project set to resume operations after months long shutdown

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    The Dagachhu Hydropower Project, which has remained non-operational since October 2025 after severe monsoon flooding …

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  • Multi-layered support system rolled out to tackle youth substance use

    2 days ago

  • MTR for Foreign Ministry

    1 week ago

  • Importers face rising costs amid global shipping delays

    2 weeks ago

  • Restoration work at Dagachhu Hydropower crosses halfway mark after October flood

    3 weeks ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • MoIT mobilizing funds to accelerate Damphu LAP development

    2 days ago

    The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) says it is mobilizing funds to support critical …

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  • Ministry of Finance clarifies causes behind inflation rise

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  • Global forecasts warn of ‘super’ El Niño and how it can affect Bhutan

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  • MoIT MTR shows achievements

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  • Fuel prices up

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