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  • Years of waiting for promised funding and support leave Galem House Owner watching his ancestral home deteriorate
  • One man’s mission to clear Laya’s Lungtas and how he co-created an art piece with VAST Bhutan
  • Petrol and Diesel prices stay the same but RAF burden shifts to petrol users
  • Sonam Tobgay’s family fall on tough times and want justice
  • Ministry admits gaps in ropeway safety standards after Denchukha tragedy
  • Design and agreement approval for P I right bank pending since April
  • How to tell a genuine Bhutanese banknote from a counterfeit
  • How climate hazards affect Bhutanese children
  • Health camp shows high burden of hypertension and infectious diseases in Merak and Sakteng
  • ICCR Scholarship 2026 awarded to Bhutanese Students
Petrol and Diesel prices stay the same but RAF burden shifts to petrol users
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Petrol and Diesel prices stay the same but RAF burden shifts to petrol users

The petrol and diesel prices from 16 July have been kept effectively the same as before. For example…

Sonam Tobgay’s family fall on tough times and want justice
2 days ago

Sonam Tobgay’s family fall on tough times and want justice

It has been a year and a half since Sonam Tobgay (43 at the time) was arrested by border guards at t…

Ministry admits gaps in ropeway safety standards after Denchukha tragedy
2 days ago

Ministry admits gaps in ropeway safety standards after Denchukha tragedy

Govt says no investigation planned with focus instead on national safety standards and restoring per…

Design and agreement approval for P I right bank pending since April
2 days ago

Design and agreement approval for P I right bank pending since April

Work on the much-delayed 1,200 MW Punatsangchu-I Hydropower Project (P I) resumed on 10th April 2026…

Absconding patients, aggression against staff, and patients fighting top incidents list at JDWNRH over last 12 months
1 week ago

Absconding patients, aggression against staff, and patients fighting top incidents list at JDWNRH over last 12 months

Earlier this year, around 2 pm on March 5, a person drove in wildly with his Hyundai i10 car, entere…

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

  • New Thrompons declared for Thimphu and Phuentsholing amidst high female voter turnout

    2 days ago

    The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) declared the official results for the Fourth Thromde Elections …

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  • Bhutan’s cultivated area shrinks as food supply faces growing pressure

    2 days ago

  • Merak students to stay longer in their community as the school expands to Grade VIII

    2 days ago

  • Wangdue Court sentences man to 3.6 years for molesting two stepdaughters

    1 week ago

  • 47,343 tourists in May mark highest monthly arrival of 2026

    1 week ago

BUSINESS

  • GST collections reach Nu 4.9 billion in first six months

    2 days ago

    More than 4,100 businesses registered The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collected Nu 4.9 billion …

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  • Dorjilung Project advances with key works underway as financial closure expected by December

    2 days ago

  • El Niño could impact Bhutan’s agriculture, hydropower, tourism and increase chances of GLOF

    1 week ago

  • Land tax collection reaches nearly Nu 660 million in FY 2025-26

    1 week ago

  • Bhutan records highest retail egg prices in the region

    1 week ago

ABOUT TOWN

  • Former Nepal Deputy PM, Home Minister, Home Secretary and others convicted in fake ‘Bhutanese Refugee’ scam

    2 days ago

    According to reports by l The Kathmandu Post, Nepal News and NEPSEtrading the Kathmandu District …

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  • Health officials warn of mercury dental fillings in border clinics

    2 days ago

  • Ecopha DrukBees Pvt Ltd: An Australia-Bhutan collaboration targets sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production

    2 days ago

  • Business Income Tax collection reaches Nu 1.73 billion as compliance measures strengthen revenue

    1 week ago

  • New inventory reveals new glacial lakes and disappearing glaciers in Bhutan

    1 week ago

THE NATION

  • New Thrompons of Thimphu and Phuentsholing chart ambitious course for Bhutan’s two major urban hubs

    2 days ago

    Thimphu and Phuentsholing are set for a period of significant urban transformation. The newly elected …

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  • The Hands Behind the Khathrid

    2 days ago

  • Knee surgeries in JDWNRH save time and hard currency

    2 days ago

  • DHI posts record profit and highest-ever contribution to Govt

    2 days ago

  • DGM says adequate coal reserves available in the country

    1 week ago

EDITORIAL

  • Sonam Tobgay and justice

    2 days ago

    For one and a half years, Sonam Tobgay has remained in detention in Shigatshe with …

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  • Safety and wellbeing for all

    1 week ago

  • The first front in the war on drugs

    2 weeks ago

  • Troubling Signs

    3 weeks ago

OPINION

  • The Mother of All Economic Shocks Is Chinese Mercantilism

    2 days ago

    By Arvind Subramanian WASHINGTON, DC—In the long sweep of history, China’s economic performance over the …

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  • Your love could kill you

    1 week ago

  • The Right Way to Tackle Developing Countries’ Cancer Crisis

    1 week ago

NEWS

  • Years of waiting for promised funding and support leave Galem House Owner watching his ancestral home deteriorate

    2 days ago

    For seven years, 40-year-old Passang Dorji waited for the restoration of Changyul Bum Galem’s ancestral …

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  • Health camp shows high burden of hypertension and infectious diseases in Merak and Sakteng

    1 week ago

  • ICCR Scholarship 2026 awarded to Bhutanese Students

    1 week ago

  • Designated smoking areas to be established by year-end to strengthen enforcement: BFDA

    2 weeks ago

  • Nu 1 bn spent on BITS including GST and Nu 100 mn on capacity building and outreach

    2 weeks ago

LOCAL NEWS

  • One man’s mission to clear Laya’s Lungtas and how he co-created an art piece with VAST Bhutan

    2 days ago

    For years, the traditional practice of hoisting Lungtas (prayer flags), meant to carry blessings on …

    Read More »
  • How to tell a genuine Bhutanese banknote from a counterfeit

    1 week ago

  • How climate hazards affect Bhutanese children

    1 week ago

  • Bhutan’s hydropower sector remains resilient despite El Niño forecasts: MoENR

    2 weeks ago

  • Candidates pitch competing manifestos for Phuentsholing

    2 weeks ago

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