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…𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden Pangolins, often called the world’s most trafficked mammals, are facing an alarming decline in population. Out of the eight known species of pangolins, three are now listed as critically endangered. Bhutan is home to two of these rare species, the Chinese Pangolin and the Indian …

…𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo Consumers across the country continue to pay uneven prices for everyday essentials, according to the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CCAA) October 2025 market surveillance report. The report highlights notable price differences in basic commodities, including rice, onions, cooking oil, and …

…𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆-𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Yeshi Dolma & Tashi Tshewang The three-day Kalachakra (Wheel of Time) Empowerment concluded at Changlimithang under the guidance of His Holiness the Je Khenpo, marking the completion of one of Bhutan’s most significant spiritual events. The empowerment offered deep teachings …

…𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 ByYeshi Dolma Winter has arrived later than usual across the country this year, drawing attention from local leaders who have observed unusual weather patterns in their regions. Frost, which normally appears by October, has yet to set in, with temperatures remaining …

…𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒓𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒊𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 2026, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓. By Kinzang Lhamo The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has unveiled a new series of polymer Ngultrum banknotes in commemoration of the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth …

…𝒂 𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒊𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒉𝒘𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang & Yeshi Dolma From November 12 to 17, 2025, Bhutan hosted the exhibition of the sacred relics of Lord Buddha, offering visitors a rare opportunity to witness objects of historic and spiritual importance. The display formed part of an international …

…𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Kezang ChodenGakiling Gewog under Haa Dzongkhag continues to struggle with major road disruptions following the heavy rainfall on October 4, 2025, and the impact of Cyclone Montha later that month. The unexpected disasters caused widespread damage across the gewog, cutting off both internal …

…𝑵𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒍, 𝑷𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆-𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Sonam Choden Rising temperatures, melting glaciers, and increasingly erratic monsoon rains are turning the Hindu Kush Himalayan region into one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world. Landslides, floods, avalanches, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are no longer rare events; they are …

…𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑻𝒂𝒙 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 (𝑩𝑰𝑻𝒔) 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 2026 𝑮𝑺𝑻 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒕. By Kinzang Lhamo Bhutan has taken a significant step toward implementing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with the introduction of the Bhutan Integrated Tax system (BITs), a modern digital platform that will …

On this auspicious day, I am deeply happy that we are all gathered here at Changlimithang to pay tribute to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuck, to express our everlasting gratitude, and to pray for His Majesty’s eternal wellbeing on His Majesty’s 70th Birth Anniversary. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to His Majesty the Third …