As of Monday evening, 2nd March today, around 5 pm, 2,585 business entities out of 3,308 GST registered business entities have filed their Goods and Services Tax (GST) for January 2026. This represents 78.14 percent of total filers with another 7 hours remaining till the 2nd March deadline expires at …

Bhutan is targeting 25,000 MW of electricity by 2040, comprising 20,000 MW from hydro projects and 5,000 MW from solar projects under the National Energy Policy. An underlying assumption among many Bhutanese is that the country will continue to enjoy relatively cheap power tariffs (compared to the region) as more …

An accountant at a small company was shocked when he went to deposit the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) for staff salaries and January rent around 16th February, only to discover he had accrued nearly Nu 4,000 in fines for missing the 10th February deadline. He was charged Nu 300 …

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has assigned two lawyers to handle Sandeep Rai Chamling’s (of Pandora Biz) case, given the number of people and issues involved. The OAG is currently reviewing various documents, evidence, and possible charges submitted by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP). In particular, certain documents …

According to import data, Bhutan saw Nu 815 million (mn) worth of tobacco in various forms and e-cigarettes being imported in 2025 with a break up of  766.56  for tobacco and Nu 48.447 mn for e-cigarettes. In 2024 tobacco products worth Nu 745 mn were imported and e-cigarettes worth around …

And also maintain the electromechanical equipment In the first week of February 2026, the Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) held its authority meeting in Delhi, where one of the key agenda items was the stabilisation measures for the weak right bank. However, given the major slides at the 1,200 MW …

The domestic power tariff is supposed to be reviewed every three years and usually goes up due to higher cost of generation, cost of operation and maintenance, cost of power supply and inflation. The last revision was supposed to happen by July 2025, but at the time the National Energy …

PME expected to come up in upcoming Parliament session again In the Annual Executive Forum organized by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in Gelephu in January 2026, with around 90 executives, one of the topics that came up was the forced ranking Bell Curve methodology and Partially Meeting Expectations …

But another attempt to be made again One of Bhutan’s biggest looming natural disasters, building up with every summer season, is the huge Thorthormi Glacial Lake in Lunana one day breaking the shrinking moraine dam that separates it from the huge Raphstreng Tsho below. If it breaks, waters from Thorthormi …

In the Financial Year (FY) 2024–25, a total of 6,186 students and dependents from Bhutan were granted visas to Australia, indicating that the “Australia rush” had slowed compared to the previous two financial years. This figure was lower than FY 2023–24, when 9,787 visas were granted, and the peak of …