Back in October 2022, The Bhutanese featured a promising young entrepreneur, Jangchub Dorji, who had started a startup called Kuen-Gha Potato Fingerling that was selling frozen fries, and in fact, he was the first Bhutanese to do so. Jangchub’s plan, at the time, was to replace the import of foreign …
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The Director of Compliance and Enforcement at the Governor’s Office of the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), Yeshi Choki, was a Director in the Audit and Assurance team in the prestigious international company, Deloitte in Australia. She could have stayed on in her job in Australia with a much higher pay …
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A total of 908 civil servants have separated from the civil service in the last six months from January to June 2025. Out of the 908 who got separated, 634 voluntarily resigned, which means a majority of them would have likely gone for studies or personal opportunities abroad. 103 completed …
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The Chamgang Prison in Thimphu is currently operating at nearly 50% over capacity, with 653 inmates housed in a facility built to accommodate only 400. Despite efforts to address the overcrowding through skilling programs for further deployment OAP programs, the rising number of inmates continues to persist. Chamgang is Bhutan’s …
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Their Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Volunteers from across Sarpang Dzongkhag, along with many others from different parts of Bhutan, have come to the Gelephu International Airport site to take part in the ongoing work preparing for the construction of the airport. …
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Price of Ferro Silicon is currently below the cost of production For many years, ferro silicon or ferro products have been Bhutan’s top export item, and also one of the most profitable industries with huge highs seen in 2022 and 2023 with record breaking profits. The revenue and the profits …
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As per the original plan the Third international Internet Gateway for Bhutan should have been operationalized in January 2025 but it is stuck once again, and this time it is due to Bhutan Telecom’s partner Airtel unable to get right-of-way clearance in Bangladesh. A GovTech official said that they have …
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After sending the police to Rajen Tamang’s building basement in Damphu, Tsirang on 6th July to stop a Sunday religious gathering, the Tsirang Dzongda on 8th July replied to the 4th July letter of Rajen Tamang challenging the 2nd July final warning letter of the Dzongda, stating that the basement …
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The Bank of Bhutan (BoB) was ranked as the best performing bank in 2024 with a record Nu 1.526 bn profit. This is important as other banks did not fare as well in the same year. Only the National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF) did better with a record Nu …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, graced a ceremony to mark the start of construction work on Gelephu International Airport (GIA) on 8 July 2025. Their Majesties were joined by over a thousand Desuup and …
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