From 16th March 2026 onwards, there has been a major hike in fuel prices in petrol and diesel. Before that, the price for petrol in Bhutan was Nu 63.29 per liter in Thimphu and diesel was Nu 70.18 per liter, and it is now Nu 102.40 per liter for petrol …

PM asks MoF to explore privatising pool vehicle system During the Mid Term Review of the Finance Ministry, the Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, said that recently the Cabinet, in a meeting, had discussed that ministers should use electric duty vehicles within Thimphu and keep some 3 or 4 good …

The Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, said that the government has asked the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) to relook at its domestic power tariff proposal, keeping affordability in mind. Lyonchhen said that the cost of building future projects cannot be billed to consumers right now, as future projects should be …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) did an intensive review  of all the Medium Sector Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) loans (ranging from Nu 10 million  to Nu 100 million) coming to 37 accounts excluding the 4 already investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The RMA found that there was only one …

The Royal Monetary Authority  said it has completed its inspection involving a client of the Bank of Bhutan (BoB)and the findings indicate that the incident is the result of fundamental gaps in governance, risk oversight, internal controls, and change management practices. RMA said the matter cannot and must not be …

The main question in the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) account case is how around Nu 1.5 billion (bn) was credited to the account of the businessman, who then used Nu 191 mn for paying loans, a land transaction and for paying suppliers. According to a source, it took around two …

The patient at the heart of the MRI scanning and brain surgery controversy that led to neurosurgeon Dr Sonam Jamtsho submitting his resignation passed away on 12th  March 2026. The 70-year-old patient, Chandra Maya Ghalley, underwent a total of six brain surgeries and passed away finally due to a multi-drug …

The cabinet has given clearance to explore doing the 768 MW Punatsangchu III project with the JSW Group of India. The location of the project is just below the current 1,020 MW P II site and it can go up to 900 MW  once the Detailed Project Report (DPR) is …

When the government gave the last fuel subsidy of Nu 16 per liter of diesel on 21st March, it was expected to cost around Nu 5 million (mn) a day, and Nu 1 billion (bn) was kept aside till 30th June 2026. From the introduction of the National Fuel Price …

More details have emerged in the Yarab Consultancy case, in which 49 people were reportedly cheated out of Nu 38 million (mn) between September 2023 and July 2025. The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) received the first complaint on 9th July 2025, from a participant in a Canadian work program. On …