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Registration for the third cohort of the Pelsung/Innovate for GMC program was announced earlier this week. So far, more than 600 people have joined the Pelsung program. During the registration for the first cohort, more than 1,700 people initially registered, out of which over 300 were selected and began their …

He arrived at the Nyagoe competition as the outsider, the American who had trained alone, watched clips online, and wondered how he would be received. But as soon as he stepped onto the grounds, any worry about belonging faded. Strangers walked up to offer rope, water, and help. By the …

Camp Rural Urban Friendship (RUF), in collaboration with BCMD is organising a camp to empower children to interpret, imagine, and articulate their vision of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) through participatory community mapping, reflection, and foster a sense of civic ownership in the nation-building process. A team from GMC will …

By Khenrab Nima In the theater of global affairs, peace is often a celebrated arrival, a hard-won reprieve that follows the devastation of conflict. The world commemorates treaties signed in the aftermath of war, not the quiet wisdom that prevented war from ever breaking out. Bhutan, under the visionary leadership …

By Kinley Wangmo It was a golden evening in Thimphu, one of those quiet peaceful evenings, when the air was soft, the prayer flags were blowing idly, and the sun was starting to set behind the mountains. I was in the fifth grade, anxious about my midterm examinations. My mother …

By Brian. C Shaw Perceptions matter. Decades ago, on an overnight train from Bangkok to the Lao border, I fell to sharing beers with a Thai army officer. After discussions, he wisely observed: “Without our King, there would be no Thailand”. And without “our” King there would be no Bhutan. …

By Dasho Kunzang Wangdi 11th November 2025 is a very significant and auspicious day.  Buddhist leaders from all over the World are gathered here in Thimphu, Bhutan to participate in the first-ever Global Peace Prayer Festival hosted by the Royal Government of Bhutan, and well-wishers from across the world to …

Bhutan’s tourism policy, known internationally as the ‘High Value, Low Volume’ approach, traces its origins to the early 1970s under the guidance of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. When Bhutan first opened its doors to visitors, His Majesty was at the helm of a young …

Long before the world spoke about climate change or carbon neutrality, Bhutan quietly walked a path of balance between progress and nature, a path shaped by the deep foresight of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. His Majesty did not frame the environment as a matter of policy or political …

The flood that struck several parts of Bhutan on 5th October destroyed homes, washed away bridges, and disrupted infrastructure, leaving many residents in shock and confusion. In the days that followed, questions emerged over whether early warnings were communicated to the public before the disaster unfolded. The National Centre for …