BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

The steady rise in sexual offence cases, particularly in the capital, is not merely a troubling statistic. It is a warning that social change, technological advancement, and institutional preparedness are no longer moving at the same pace. When the seat of governance, education, and opportunity records the highest number of such cases, the issue demands deeper reflection beyond law enforcement …

…𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔, 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaSince the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on January 1, ordinary citizens and businesses across the nation have faced widespread confusion over which services are taxed and which are exempt. Concerns about double taxation, proper receipts, and compliance obligations prompted …

…𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒇𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaThimphu has emerged as the dzongkhag with the highest number of reported sexual offence cases in the country, according to official police data, raising serious concerns among citizens about safety in both physical and digital spaces. Records show that reported …

…𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒕 By Sonam ChodenThe implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was rolled out on January 1, 2026, has generated a range of public responses, particularly around how the tax is being applied in everyday transactions. While the reform is intended to establish a more …

…𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒃 𝒊𝒏 2025, 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 By Kezang ChodenBhutan recorded 18,404 tourist arrivals in December 2025, an increase of 4,690 visitors compared to the same month in 2024, according to the Monthly Tourism Bulletin released by the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment. The latest …