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  • Bhutan ready to shine as Eurovision Asia finalists announced
  • Government allocates Nu 7.1 billion for road infrastructure in 2026-27
  • DGPC increases budget for hydropower plant maintenance and rehabilitation in 2026
  • Bhutan Esports launch Nu 500,000 international ludo championship
  • Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses visit Gelephu
  • BITS Audit memos threaten participation of former PM and FM in 2029 elections and leave a memo for Cabinet Secretary
  • 10,167 Bhutanese get visas to Australia in last 12 months, making it second highest ever
  • Nu 3.343 bn in luxury and sin taxes collected in last 7 months
  • 299 bullying cases reported in two years as numbers go up
  • His Majesty grants Dhar
Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses visit Gelephu
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Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses visit Gelephu

His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, and Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wa…

BITS Audit memos threaten participation of former PM and FM in 2029 elections and leave a memo for Cabinet Secretary
2 days ago

BITS Audit memos threaten participation of former PM and FM in 2029 elections and leave a memo for Cabinet Secretary

The Special Audit Report on the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS) was recently discussed in P…

10,167 Bhutanese get visas to Australia in last 12 months, making it second highest ever
2 days ago

10,167 Bhutanese get visas to Australia in last 12 months, making it second highest ever

About half have applied from Australia Average visa grant rate at 80% in 12 months The figures are i…

Nu 3.343 bn in luxury and sin taxes collected in last 7 months
2 days ago

Nu 3.343 bn in luxury and sin taxes collected in last 7 months

As of 29 July 2026, the total Excise Tax collected amounts to Nu 3.343 billion (bn). This comprises …

299 bullying cases reported in two years as numbers go up
2 days ago

299 bullying cases reported in two years as numbers go up

Principals say actual numbers could be higher The number of reported bullying cases in schools in 20…

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • MoESD says schools will decide disciplinary action in bullying cases

    2 days ago

    Revised School Discipline Guidelines to introduce stronger accountability measures and clearer procedures for bullying and …

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  • His Majesty grants Dhar to new NLC Secretary and Thimphu and Phuentsholing Thrompons

    2 days ago

  • Navigating Thimphu’s taxis: Fare confusion, late night realities, and the road to mutual trust

    2 days ago

  • Thimphu’s parking crisis: Overcharging, timing and different views

    1 week ago

  • Top five dzongkhags account for highest budget allocations in 2026–27

    1 week ago

BUSINESS

  • Business review identifies 111 regulatory barriers to private sector growth

    2 days ago

    Nationwide review proposes reforms to import rules, online trade, public procurement, taxation, licensing, and investment …

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  • Bhutan’s FIs post mixed results in 2025 as profits rise for some and decline for others

    2 days ago

  • LG budget rises by 23.6 percent with strong push for capital investment

    1 week ago

  • Schools outside the One-Child, One-Egg initiative use stipends to buy eggs

    1 week ago

  • GST collections reach Nu 4.9 billion in first six months

    2 weeks ago

ABOUT TOWN

  • Over 23,000 seek care for flu-like illness as respiratory infections circulate nationwide

    2 days ago

    Hospitals across Bhutan recorded 23,270 outpatient cases of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and 62 Severe Acute …

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  • Cyber-related crimes fall, but scams and online harm remain a growing concern

    2 days ago

  • 3iQ and Gelephu Mindfulness City’s Bitcoin Reserves in New Strategic Partnership

    2 days ago

  • MoAL targets August 2026 for egg self-sufficiency

    1 week ago

  • Overall half-yearly crime rate drops, with domestic violence still on top

    1 week ago

THE NATION

  • 44.21 % of business establishments face worker shortages while 58.31% cannot get suitable employees

    2 days ago

    Employers struggling to recruit skilled workers as demand grows for service and technical occupations and …

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  • Nu 584 mn approved for critical bridge infrastructure

    2 days ago

  • Non-hierarchical youth-led group YUMRA to launch nationwide assessment on cyberbullying and digital safety

    2 days ago

  • PM attends BRCS appreciation program

    2 days ago

  • GMC partners with KKH to bring advanced fertility care to Bhutan

    1 week ago

EDITORIAL

  • The fine line between accountability and paralysis

    2 days ago

    The Special Audit Report on the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS) has become much bigger …

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  • Bullying in schools

    1 week ago

  • Sonam Tobgay and justice

    2 weeks ago

  • Safety and wellbeing for all

    3 weeks ago

OPINION

  • When Politicians Ignore Economic Expertise

    2 days ago

    By Kaushik Basu NEW DELHI—During the seven years I served as chief economic adviser to …

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  • Social-Media Age Bans Won’t Make Children Safer-But This Will

    1 week ago

  • The Mother of All Economic Shocks Is Chinese Mercantilism

    2 weeks ago

NEWS

  • DGPC increases budget for hydropower plant maintenance and rehabilitation in 2026

    2 days ago

    Capital allocation rises sharply to support restoration after the October 2025 floods, equipment replacement, and …

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  • Bhutan Esports launch Nu 500,000 international ludo championship

    2 days ago

  • His Majesty grants Dhar

    1 week ago

  • Strong uptake from youths at Antifragile Temple. A self-improvement hub for students

    1 week ago

  • Years of waiting for promised funding and support leave Galem House Owner watching his ancestral home deteriorate

    2 weeks ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • Bhutan ready to shine as Eurovision Asia finalists announced

    2 days ago

    Bhutan is preparing to make musical history as the nation identifies its first-ever representative for …

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  • Government allocates Nu 7.1 billion for road infrastructure in 2026-27

    2 days ago

  • Support parents for children’s wellbeing

    1 week ago

  • Drug-related offences drop in first 6 months of 2026

    1 week ago

  • One man’s mission to clear Laya’s Lungtas and how he co-created an art piece with VAST Bhutan

    2 weeks ago

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