Club has not lost a single game this year   By Tshering Thimphu City FC defended the Pepsi Thimphu League title in style. They beat Transport United yesterday at Changlimithang stadium becoming the first team to have won a league title without a single defeat. Thimphu City FC lifted their first Thimphu A-League title last year with a staggering 44 …

Something is not going right in the country today even as our attention is distracted by the war of words between our two giant neighbours in the northern boundary. While many are engaged or closely following the developments that is sensationalized by the regional media, it is good to take stock of what is happening within the boundary. We will …

By Kinley Yonten The ministry of health conducted a training to make parents of children with disabilities to repair wheelchair and their maintenance. The initial five-day training was held in Thimphu Referral Hospital with 13 people including biomedical engineering, physiotherapy staff and parents of children with disabilities participating. They were also taught how to assemble and de-assemble complex postural wheelchairs …

By Kinley Yonten Despite the ban of tobacco sales in the country, Bhutan has the highest number of adolescent tobacco users in South-East Asia. This was highlighted in a World Health Organization regional report on mental health status of adolescents. Bhutan has 24.6 percent smokers and 29.3 percent of adolescents using other tobacco products in the region. According to the …

By Tshering A total of 80 youth, 40 male and 40 female along with eight escort teachers from 20 dzongkhags are in the capital Thfor the 10th Golden Youth Award Camp. Organised by the Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF), the weeklong Golden Youth Award camp started from July 5. The participants are the representatives from 20 dzongkhags who will be …

Dechen Wangmo, a-24-year-old from Yoeseltshe, Samtse is a cricketer and a goalie. She started playing cricket in 2007. She is a National Cricket team captain and the first Bhutanese woman to score a half century in an international tournament. She is a all rounder and played matches in Kuwait, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and India. She is currently playing as a …

By Tshering The Bhutanese National Football team lost to Maldives 2-0 in the second game of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers on Tuesday at the Changlimithang Stadium. Bhutanese fans were yet again disappointed with some raising eyebrows at the authority. Speaking to Bhutan Today, a resort manager in Paro, Sangay Dendup said we always see the same players against …

Tandin Lhamo a 19-years-old from Thomgang, Dagana, studying in class 12 in Pelkhil school is talented boxer. Tandin joined boxing in 2015 and participated in National Boxing Championship organized by Bhutan Olympic Committee and Bhutan Boxing Federation. She represented Bhutan in Ulaanbaatar Cup 2017 held in Mongolia but lost to a Philippine boxer by two points.

  By Kinley Yonten The judge will not be sitting on a high raised throne intimidating the litigants. The judge will be able to see the litigants through a glass partition, but not the litigants. The court room is filled with books and toys. This is the child bench at the Thimphu district court. To provide care and safeguard the …

The health minister Tandin Wangchuk sent a very important message at the most appropriate time when calling on parents to help curb the drug problem. The country is overwhelmed with the rising drug problem. We may not be talking about hardcore drugs, but the substances that Bhutanese- young and old- abuse is bad enough to spoil life. It is increasingly …