The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Chandra Bahadur Gurung gave a comprehensive analysis of road closures in Bhutan and what is being done about it. Five-year road closure duration analysis Comprehensive analysis of road closure data across five fiscal years reveals a deeply concerning trajectory of increasing closure durations. This …
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Finance Minister Lekey Dorji said the ministry welcomed informed public discussion on the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). “As with any major structural reform, the Government remains committed to transparency, accountability and continuous improvement while ensuring that the reform is assessed objectively and against its intended long-term …
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There have been issues of access to information, senior officials not talking and even media focals in agencies taking too long to respond due to lack of cooperation from within agencies. There are even reports of ministers shying away from the media. The Minister for Industry Commerce and Employment Namgyal …
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The Foreign Minister D.N Dhungyel responded on the issue of the trade route between Trashijong/Duarpani in Samtse not being reopened after COVID. This has led to severe traffic congestion in Samtse at its main Integrated Check Post (ICP), where heavy vehicles often take three to four hours to pass through …
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It has been learnt that due to the massive response from within the country and also from friends of Bhutan outside the funding so far is enough for more than 90 chortens. The aim is to now have funds for the remaining chortens come from outside Bhutan, friends of Bhutan …
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On 24 June 2026, Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC) and Carbon Resources Private Limited (CRPL) signed the Shareholders’ Agreement for the joint development of the 104 MW Dangchhu Hydropower Project in Bhutan. The Shareholders’ Agreement (SHA) was signed by DGPC Managing Director Dasho Chhewang Rinzin and CRPL Managing Director …
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His Majesty The King graced the 17th Convocation of the Royal University of Bhutan at the Royal Institute of Management, Simtokha, on 17 June 2026. His Majesty The King spoke to the graduates about Bhutan’s overarching goals as a nation: to survive amidst global challenges and hand over a more …
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His Majesty The King, His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, Her Majesty Gyalyum Tsheyring Pem Wangchuck, and Members of the Royal Family offered prayers and one thousand butter lamps at the Grand Kuenrey of Tashichhodzong on 13 June 2026 for Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen are in Thailand for the Royal Funerary Rites for Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati and to offer condolences to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the Royal Family of Thailand on the passing of Her Royal Highness. Their Majesties visited …
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A 38-year-old Bhutanese man has been extradited from Perth, Western Australia after failing to appear in court on assault and property damage charges. The case dates back to April 2025, when police were called to a disturbance at a home in Scullin in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Following initial …
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