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  • MoESD clarifies limited Dzongkha teacher vacancies
  • Public school teachers not allowed to provide private tuition
  • Country might experience fluctuating rainfall and temperature swings this month amid El Niño
  • Thimphu Structure Plan enters implementation phase with new infrastructure projects
  • 2.74 million health service cases in 2025
  • RBP identifies suspect in online harassment case involving minors, investigation underway
  • USD 100 SDF concession review recommendation to be submitted next week
  • Venture fund being restructured to align with GMC opportunities
  • Bhutanese contemporary artist wins Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize
  • New Gunda Tax, legal status and ignorance threaten to upend scrap business
Bhutanese contemporary artist wins Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize
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Bhutanese contemporary artist wins Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize

Bhutanese contemporary artist Pem Lham is the recipient of the 2026 Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize…

New Gunda Tax, legal status and ignorance threaten to upend scrap business
2 days ago

New Gunda Tax, legal status and ignorance threaten to upend scrap business

A small but important economic sector in Bhutan is the scrap business. Thimphu alone is estimated to…

NCWC Media Directive: Protecting children or schools ?
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NCWC Media Directive: Protecting children or schools ?

The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) sent a media directive to all media houses on …

Trashigang Hospital doctor appeals rape conviction to Supreme Court
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Trashigang Hospital doctor appeals rape conviction to Supreme Court

Trashigang Hospital doctor Tshering Norbu has appealed his rape conviction before the Supreme Court …

Search continues after two people jump from bridges in Thimphu and Paro
2 days ago

Search continues after two people jump from bridges in Thimphu and Paro

Search operations are continuing in Thimphu and Paro following two separate incidents in which a gir…

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • School Discipline Policy 2026 to strengthen safeguards against corporal punishment

    2 days ago

    The Education Minister said corporal punishment is prohibited in schools and that allegations of such …

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  • GLOF risks and EWS monitoring ongoing for years: PM

    2 days ago

  • Thimphu District Court orders diversion for 10 school children in conflict with the law in viral case

    2 days ago

  • Gelephu-Tareythang road construction shortened by 1.5 km as new greenfield alignment finalized

    2 days ago

  • Iran war costing Bhutan as fuel price support crosses 2 bn

    1 week ago

BUSINESS

  • BRPR consultations identify 399 regulatory issues across 19 dzongkhags

    2 days ago

    Nationwide consultations also roll out Tourism Minimum Facility Initiative to improve standards at tourist destinations …

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  • Bhutan to maintain rabies surveillance despite WHO validation

    2 days ago

  • Govt’s plans to revive dying or stagnant border towns

    2 days ago

  • Government to review weighbridge system amid concerns over aggregate export monitoring

    2 days ago

  • New MoENR Minister outlines plans for hydropower, energy security and sustainable resource development

    1 week ago

ABOUT TOWN

  • Govt acknowledges conservation gap after Changyul Galem House collapse

    2 days ago

    The government has acknowledged a conservation gap that left the Changyul Galem House vulnerable to …

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  • Tourist arrivals rise only slightly in August, reaching 10,486

    2 days ago

  • No appeal by deceased’s mother as 10-day window passes

    2 days ago

  • Rapper Cutie appeals to Supreme Court, says evidence insufficient

    2 days ago

  • Four Higher Education Institutions Receive Institutional Accreditation

    2 days ago

THE NATION

  • Bhutan’s power demand set to double as domestic consumption rises

    2 days ago

    Rising household, EV and industrial consumption expected to reshape electricity demand over the next decade …

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  • Paro’s shrinking springs and MoENR’s mitigation strategies

    2 days ago

  • Are Bhutan’s hydropower giants ready for the next big flood? MoENR answers

    2 days ago

  • MoICE says 65,000-job target hinges on growth of 10 priority sectors

    2 days ago

  • Private sector must step up as government reforms: MoICE

    2 days ago

EDITORIAL

  • Gunda Tax on scrap

    2 days ago

    The scrap business may be small, but what is happening to it at the Bhutan-India …

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  • Accountability and Audit

    1 week ago

  • A lesson for us

    2 weeks ago

  • The Speaker election

    3 weeks ago

OPINION

  • Who Is Responsible for Nepal’s Tragedy?

    4 minutes ago

    By Nischal Dhungel KATHMANDU—In the wake of Nepal’s devastating floods, which killed at least 1,300 …

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  • He Helped Build Powerful AI at OpenAI and Anthropic. Now He’s Afraid It Could Kill Us

    4 days ago

  • The Power of Belief: How Teacher Expectations Shape Student Potential

    1 week ago

NEWS

  • 2.74 million health service cases in 2025

    2 days ago

    TB remains a concern among young adults, while respiratory and diarrhoeal illnesses account for most …

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  • RBP identifies suspect in online harassment case involving minors, investigation underway

    2 days ago

  • USD 100 SDF concession review recommendation to be submitted next week

    2 days ago

  • Venture fund being restructured to align with GMC opportunities

    2 days ago

  • Bhutan contributes INR 100 million to Nepal flood relief effort

    1 week ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • MoESD clarifies limited Dzongkha teacher vacancies

    2 days ago

    Only 10 vacancies for B.Ed Primary Dzongkha graduates have been announced for the Bhutan Civil …

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  • Public school teachers not allowed to provide private tuition

    2 days ago

  • Country might experience fluctuating rainfall and temperature swings this month amid El Niño

    2 days ago

  • Thimphu Structure Plan enters implementation phase with new infrastructure projects

    2 days ago

  • CCAA study compares prices between Phuentsholing and Jaigaon

    1 week ago

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