T he Thimphu Dzongkhag Court has ruled that the dismissal of a former employee by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was unlawful, ordering the organisation to pay six months’ salary as compensation, along ...

Gawa Zangpo, a 31-year-old runner from Mongar, is forging a remarkable path in Bhutanese athletics. As an elite athlete (silver category) in the Bhutan Elite Athlete Support and Training (BEAST) ...

The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) has temporarily suspended the collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on parking fees in Thimphu to implement a proper invoicing system. The suspension, ...

Cerebral palsy is the world’s leading cause of childhood physical disability, yet in Bhutan, no comprehensive national data tracks the condition. For families in remote villages, the absence of ...

The government has approved a four percent interest subsidy under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) for hotel loans through the Business Reinvigoration Fund, a move aimed at easing financial ...

Bhutan’s copyright law, enacted before the country had access to the internet, is increasingly viewed as incapable of protecting creators from the scale and speed of modern digital piracy, leaving ...

The Department of Industry under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment approved 14 FDI projects last year with a combined value of Nu 73.76 billion.

Interest in entrepreneurship among Bhutanese youth is rising sharply, but most young-led businesses remain small, short-lived ...

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee submitted an action taken report to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on January 16, corrective measures were initiated after irregularities ...

According to the Foreign Workers Management System, 600 foreign workers were approved between January 2023 and October 2025, most being women from Indian border towns, many school dropouts and mothers ...

Kuensel is the national newspaper of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It was the only local newspaper available in Bhutan until 2006 when two more newspapers were launched. The government of Bhutan owns 51% of ...

Bumthang—For many Bhutanese living abroad, physical distance from home has only deepened their sense of belonging and their ...