Phuentsholing—A farmer from Mongar recently sold 2,082 kilograms (kg) of cardamom for Nu 1,585 per kg, netting over Nu 3.29 million. But had market conditions been fair, he could have earned nearly Nu 864,000 more.
The Royal Bhutan Police arrested three individuals, including two former monks, for stealing a gold butter lamp worth Nu 12 million from the Takila Guru Lhakhang in Lhuentse.
The 10-year Gelephu Mindfulness City’s Nation Building Bond (GNBB) drew strong interest from Bhutanese residents, suring Nu 2 billion bond value in subscriptions by yesterday a...
Although forests cover nearly 70 percent of the country’s land area, the forestry sector’s share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is disproportionately low, with the sector cont...
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development has no authority to revise the pay structure or entitlements of national contract teachers, according to Minister Yeezang De Thapa.
In response to concerns raised by Lingmukha-Toedwang MP Namgay Wangchuk regarding the scarcity of reliable and permanent vegetable markets in Thimphu and Punakha during yesterday’s National Assembly question hour, Agriculture Minister Younten Phuntsho detailed the ministry’s broader plans to farmers.
Beginning this June, a team of urban planners will travel across all 20 dzongkhags to assess whether building height lim...
In 2003, as part of the U.S. government’s economic sanctions against Myanmar (Burma) funds belonging to Bhutan’s nationa...
The 2025 Rapid Assessment of Bhutan’s media landscape, conducted by the Journalists’ Association of Bhutan (JAB), presen...
In another key step toward full commissioning, Unit 4 (170 MW) of the 1,020MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP) was successfully synchronised with the national power grid yesterday.
Punakha—A complex investigation into the paternity of a newborn in Punakha has taken a significant turn after DNA analys...
The success of Mountain Hazelnuts, Bhutan’s first foreign direct investment (FDI) in agriculture, is solidifying the nat...
The Clock Tower Square in Thimphu came alive over the weekend with the colours, flavours, and rhythms of Thailand.
Bhutan’s senior women’s national football team is determined to beat Malaysia on June 3 in their final match of the ongoing Women’s Tri-Nation Cup at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu.
