DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Thimphu, Bhutan – In this momentous celebration of legacy, leadership, and profound national reverence, the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan will introduce a new series of currency banknotes on November 12th 2025 to commemorate the 70th auspicious Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the …

In 2006, when His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo travelled across the country to personally speak to the people about Bhutan’s transition to democracy, every gathering became a moment of profound emotion and inspiration. For many Bhutanese, those words were more than a royal message, they were a call to …

When His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck first introduced the idea of Gross National Happiness (GNH) in the early 1970s, His Majesty was just a teenager. Even as a young Monarch, he questioned the conventional belief that economic growth alone could guarantee the well-being of a nation. …

By Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye On 4th September 2001, His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck commanded the Council of Ministers, the Chief Justice of Bhutan, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Chairperson of the Royal Advisory Council to initiate the drafting of a Constitution for the Kingdom of Bhutan. …

Former Prime Minister, Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, who served in various key portfolios including Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs, recalls how His Majesty The Fourth Druk Gyalpo laid the foundations for Bhutan’s modern health and education systems. Under His Majesty’s reign, Bhutan saw tremendous progress in health care accessibility and education …

Gedu College of Business Studies (GCBS) hosted its inaugural Professional Internship Drive on 7th November. The event was to connect 355 undergraduate students with leading organisations, offering hands-on experience across six specialised fields: Accounting, Business Intelligence, Finance and Economics, Marketing, Human Capital Management, and Business Management. The internship drive marks …

During the meet-the-press The Bhutanese asked the Home Ministry (MoHA), Ministry of Finance (MoF), and Ministry of Industry Commerce and Employment (MoICE) on how they plan to tackle increasingly complex scams spreading much faster, especially through social media, with the latest being crypto-based scams. The paper asked that while various …

As of the morning of 31st October, 1,020 MW Tala project is operating at full capacity. Tala managed to fix two of its five gates which could open in time for the increased river volume. 1020 MW, P II is running four of its units from the total six, generating …

Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) reaffirmed that the safety, dignity, and fundamental rights of Bhutanese workers overseas remain non-negotiable. Speaking at the 21st Meet-the-Press session, MoICE Minister, Namgyal Dorji, said the government’s overseas employment initiatives are guided by the National Strategy for Overseas Employment 2022, which ensures that …

Despite years of policy efforts and rural programs, farming in Bhutan continues to lose its young hands. Many youths still see agriculture as a path of hardship rather than opportunity. But Sonam Pelgen, the Senior Planning Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) says this image is changing, …