Around four weeks ago in December 2025, the Bhutan Telecom (BT) proposal for data cuts was not received warmly by the Cabinet, and instead an order was expected to be sent to the GovTech Agency and BICMA to enforce the 50 percent data cut. However, that initial stance has now …

Aum Deki from Changangkha in Thimphu, on the morning of 1st January, went to her usual shop to buy her packet of Doma priced at Nu 50. She gave Nu 50, but the shopkeeper shook her head and asked for an additional Nu 3 as ‘GST Tax.’ In the evening, …

In what will come as bad news for Bhutanese students hoping to study in Australia, the Australian Department of Education has sent out a notification dropping Bhutan’s student visa Assessment Level (AL) from the current AL 2 to AL 3. This essentially means stricter scrutiny of Bhutanese student visa applications, …

As expected, vehicle prices have come down across all categories from 1st January 2026 with the implementation of the 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the Excise Tax which combined together is lower than the Sales Tax and Green Tax of the past. At the same time the price …

PM says no corruption found and asks for concrete proof or allegation FM hints ESP client list leak came from EFC Committee of NA Opposition Leader Dasho Pema Chewang (right) and MP Rinchen Wangdi (left) The Opposition Party Member of Parliament and current Chair of the Economic and Finance Committee …

The main crisis facing Bhutan’s health sector is the loss of medical professionals like doctors, nurses, technologists and technicians. The JDWNRH, which is the only central referral hospital of the country, has seen 92 resignations of medical professionals in 2025. This includes 1 specialist, 6 MBBS Doctors, 74 nurses, 4 …

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) and the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) will assess if the Board exams for class 6 and 8 should continue from 2027 onwards. The initial idea was to remove Board exams for these two classes  from 2026 itself given that …

It has been found that Sandeep Rai Chamling of PandoraBiz collected more than Nu 10 mn in mentorship fees from hundreds of members over the years. Fees for which he promised to teach them trading and how to earn cryptocurrency, but he did not deliver. Sandeep collected this large amount from …

The 4% loan interest subsidy for hotels under the Reinvigoration Fund (RGF) of the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP)  has been approved by the ESP Steering Committee. The ESP Secretariat is now working on presenting it to the Cabinet for final approval. The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) had initially given until …

Their Majesties The King and Gyaltsuen were conferred honorary doctoral degrees by Chulalongkorn University, Thailand at a ceremony held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok on 22 December 2025. His Majesty was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy in International Development Studies in recognition of visionary leadership in advancing peace, inclusive development, …