By Tashi Tshewang, Thimphu Do we truly deserve to call ourselves concerned citizens when our actions or silence contradict the very principles our King has entrusted us to uphold? This is not a question of loyalty alone or of respect in formality. It is a question of conscience, integrity, and the kind of society we aspire to be. His Majesty …

….. 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang Bhutan has been ranked 18th out of 182 countries in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, achieving a score of 71, according to the Anti Corruption Commission. The ranking places Bhutan among the top 20 countries globally, the highest ranked country in …

… 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒁𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 By Kinga Choki As anticipation builds for the Winter Manas Festival, communities across Zhemgang Dzongkhag are preparing for what many describe as one of the most important economic opportunities in the region. Despite being frequently labelled as one of Bhutan’s least developed dzongkhags, residents argue …

As countries chart their path toward sustainable prosperity, the role of strategic investment in shaping economic trajectories cannot be overstated. Mobilizing capital, particularly in sectors that align with national development priorities, is central not only to increasing output but also to generating meaningful employment opportunities and improving quality of life across regions. Economic growth that emerges from investment-led initiatives offers …

… 26 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒐, 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 By Yeshi Dolma With Nu. 55 billion in capital sought, 26 curated investment-ready projects, participation from more than 200 delegates and 71 foreign investors representing 12 countries, the Invest Bhutan Summit 2026 has emerged as one of the country’s most ambitious economic …

… 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 By Tashi Namgyel With a renewed focus on safe motherhood and healthy childhood, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the JICA Bhutan Office, organized a one-day Mother and Child Health (MCH) Fair at the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital on February 13, …

… 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 By Tashi Tshewang The Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (BCSE) Class X examination 2025 recorded an overall pass percentage of 82.67 percent, with a total of 12,316 students appearing for the national examination this year. According to the results, seven schools across the country achieved a 100 …

… 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Tashi Tshewang The Class VI Board Examination 2025 recorded an overall pass percentage of 87.79 percent, reflecting strong performance by students across the country. A total of 13,899 students appeared for the national-level assessment, with 113 schools achieving a 100 percent pass rate, highlighting continued progress …

….. 𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 13𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 By Kinga Choki The nationwide Dzongkhag roads improvement programme is progressing under the Department of Surface Transport as part of the Government’s broader efforts to strengthen rural connectivity during the 13th Five Year Plan. The programme focuses on the improvement and blacktopping of roads formerly known as …

… 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝑪𝑪𝑫 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Yeshi Dolma The Royal University has launched a two-year pre-service Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), a significant step toward building a professional workforce to support the nation’s youngest learners. The first cohort of graduates is expected by mid-2027, marking a …