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  • Thimphu tshechu-the season for Sales
  • August data confirms clean air in Thimphu
  • His Majesty graces Passing Out Parade of Gyalsung
  • “The SSB soldier slapped me twice in front of everyone, forced me to sign documents and then seized my truck”: Bhutanese scrap truck driver
  • Mediation efforts fail as Kalu Rinpoche vs Couple dispute moves toward legal action
  • RTC ‘Rap diss’ battery case to be forwarded to OAG as new details emerge
  • District Court sentences BCCI President to two years’ imprisonment for battery and sexual harassment
  • Govt spend on fuel reaches Nu 2.169 bn
  • Prime Minister Signs Annual Performance Agreements
  • Their Majesties and Royal Family members grace consecration ceremony of Pelri Dorjidhen Tsulakhang
His Majesty graces Passing Out Parade of Gyalsung
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His Majesty graces Passing Out Parade of Gyalsung

default His Majesty The King graced the Passing Out Parade of the Gyalsung Training 2026 Batch (Coho…

“The SSB soldier slapped me twice in front of everyone, forced me to sign documents and then seized my truck”: Bhutanese scrap truck driver
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“The SSB soldier slapped me twice in front of everyone, forced me to sign documents and then seized my truck”: Bhutanese scrap truck driver

Pema Dorji (23) was driving his truck loaded with hollow blocks into Bhutan through the Bow Bazar ga…

Mediation efforts fail as Kalu Rinpoche vs Couple dispute moves toward legal action
3 days ago

Mediation efforts fail as Kalu Rinpoche vs Couple dispute moves toward legal action

Attempts to resolve a dispute between Kalu Rinpoche and a Bhutanese couple in Perth, Lhaki Dema and …

RTC ‘Rap diss’ battery case to be forwarded to OAG as new details emerge
3 days ago

RTC ‘Rap diss’ battery case to be forwarded to OAG as new details emerge

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) will forward the alleged Royal Thimphu College (RTC) battery case to t…

District Court sentences BCCI President to two years’ imprisonment for battery and sexual harassment
3 days ago

District Court sentences BCCI President to two years’ imprisonment for battery and sexual harassment

The Thimphu District Court on 30th September 2026 sentenced the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Indus…

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • 143 Cambridge-aligned school textbooks being tested before mass printing

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    Students in Classes IX and XI are piloting Bhutan’s revised school curriculum this year using …

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  • Tackling open burning in Thimphu and monitoring industries in the South

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  • 13-year-old allegedly stabs classmate while playing football at a school in Wangdue

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  • Fact-finding underway as Zhemgang LG leaders seek Dzongda’s transfer

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  • “We Are Only at the Beginning”: German Ambassador Dr. Jasper Wieck outlines vision for economic, climate and other ties with Bhutan

    2 weeks ago

BUSINESS

  • New BNB CEO pledges to strengthen financial services

    3 days ago

    Dorji Namgyal Rinchhen has taken over as the Chief Executive Officer of Bhutan National Bank …

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  • Nu 480 million project to upgrade infrastructure in seven dzongkhags’ urban centers

    3 days ago

  • Prime Minister to address UN General Assembly and host various meetings

    2 weeks ago

  • Bhutanese users can now make payments at Indian merchants through domestic mobile banking applications using UPI

    2 weeks ago

  • ABI calls for reforms to turn bank liquidity into affordable credit

    2 weeks ago

ABOUT TOWN

  • Monsoon rain exposes drainage problems in busy Changzamtog areas

    3 days ago

    During heavy rainfall, particularly during the monsoon season, drains along the stretch from Changzamtog school …

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  • Where FIFA’s annual budget for Bhutan goes and a possible hike coming

    3 days ago

  • Two mothers recount how silence and financial dependence kept them trapped

    2 weeks ago

  • Health workforce highest in seven years as doctor numbers rise to 463 and nurses reach 1,869

    2 weeks ago

  • Govt acknowledges conservation gap after Changyul Galem House collapse

    3 weeks ago

THE NATION

  • Metakha steps up local mustard oil production

    3 days ago

    Gewog initiative aims to reduce reliance on imported oil as farmers expand mustard cultivation Metakha …

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  • How Bhutan Ecological Society is bringing e-cookstoves and efficient space heating to rural homes

    3 days ago

  • More than 227 kgs of cordyceps withdrawn as collectors seek better prices

    3 days ago

  • The growing dilemma for air quality in Norbugang’s Industrial Hub

    2 weeks ago

  • Four detained over alleged assault of RTC student and security guard

    2 weeks ago

EDITORIAL

  • A scrappy trade

    3 days ago

    There is something  wrong with a system in which an informal trade is tolerated for …

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  • Australia dream broken

    2 weeks ago

  • Gunda Tax on scrap

    3 weeks ago

  • Accountability and Audit

    09/05/2026

OPINION

  • Beyond Employability: Are We Ready for the Jobs of Tomorrow?

    3 days ago

    By Dorji Dhradhul Bhutan is talking about jobs more than ever. We talk about unemployment, …

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  • Cultivating a mindful mindset: Balancing academic rigor and student well-being in the modern classroom

    2 weeks ago

  • Who Is Responsible for Nepal’s Tragedy?

    3 weeks ago

NEWS

  • August data confirms clean air in Thimphu

    3 days ago

    Air quality in the capital remained well within prescribed national environmental standards throughout the month …

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  • Govt spend on fuel reaches Nu 2.169 bn

    2 weeks ago

  • 2.74 million health service cases in 2025

    3 weeks ago

  • RBP identifies suspect in online harassment case involving minors, investigation underway

    3 weeks ago

  • USD 100 SDF concession review recommendation to be submitted next week

    3 weeks ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • Thimphu tshechu-the season for Sales

    3 days ago

    By Kinley Tenzin Wangchuk Its September again, a graceful bridge between the vibrant energy of …

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  • Prime Minister Signs Annual Performance Agreements

    2 weeks ago

  • MoESD clarifies limited Dzongkha teacher vacancies

    3 weeks ago

  • Public school teachers not allowed to provide private tuition

    3 weeks ago

  • Country might experience fluctuating rainfall and temperature swings this month amid El Niño

    3 weeks ago

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