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Although selling sex is illegal in Bhutan, however, the number of sex workers (SW) is on the rise in Thimphu, and while there are a variety of reasons for people entering this field the main cause at the moment is the economic impact of the pandemic where people have lost …

Bhutan’s thriving boulder exports business is stuck since the 1st of September as Bhutanese trucks from Phuentsholing and Samtse are not being allowed to move in West Bengal, while for Gelephu the Meghalaya routes have not been allowed for Bhutanese exporters to go into Bangladesh. The General Secretary of Bhutan …

The appointment of the new Labour Minister Karma Dorji has brought a unique situation of a first ever elected minister whose company (eDruk) is still executing a government tender from the flagship project of Digital Drukyul. While the business license for eDruk is owned by Karma Dorji’s mother the minister …

DNT MPs openly criticize selection process of new Labour Minister The former Home Minister Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen’s resignation was accepted on 6th May 2021 and the by elections for Nanglam and Mongar was done by 29th June, but the decision on the new Labour Minister in the form of Karma …

Bhutan has recorded more than 4,200 cases related to mental and behavioral disorders in 2017 and 6,858 cases in 2020. Depression Incidence in Bhutan per 10,000 population has risen from 6.0 in 2017 to 10.4 in 2019. Suicide ranks among the top six leading causes of deaths. There was a …

While the Thimphu District Court has convicted Khandu Wangmo for sedition, for planting seditious documents on Pemagatshel Drangpon Yeshey Dorji, his sister who works in the BNCA, and on the Drangpon’s ex-wife’s brother’s car, however, her victims feel that she got away lightly for such a grave crime. The sister …

The recent death of a 16-year-old girl, who was studying at Dechencholing Higher Secondary School (DHSS) in class X lead to much controversy on social media with a viral facebook post by an anonymous user saying the deceased teen was three months pregnant at the time of her death. It …

The Court has deferred the case against the three defendants who distributed the seditious letters, while the charges against the other four defendants were dropped Thimphu District Court’s Criminal Bench, on 1 September 2021, convicted Khandu Wangmo to five years in prison for her involvement in the sedition case. Though …

The last Bhutanese in Kabul, Gurung (name changed) working in the UN compound said that initially he wanted to leave as he was due for his annual leave and rotation and he was also unsure as to what would happen once the Americans pull out. However, now he said that …

Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced an event to inaugurate Waste Management Facilities in Thimphu. The event was held at one of 9 new facilities, in Dangrina on 27th August.  The event is a step in the government’s Waste Management Flagship Program to achieve Zero Waste Bhutan by 2030, which is, …