BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

By Sonam Choden On September 27, 2025, Bhutan took its place on one of fashion’s most influential stages. For the first time, the country presented a collection at Milan Fashion Week, marking a milestone that reached far beyond style. The capsule collection, Made in Italy Meets the Kingdom of Bhutan, was co-created by Bhutanese artisans, local designers, and Italian designer …

…𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 By Kezang Choden After successfully completing his nationwide Say No to Divorce journey, which concluded in Lingzhi Gewog, Gasa Dzongkhag, social activist Tashi Dhendup, popularly known as Acho Tashi, has embarked on a new mission with his wife, Tshering Pelden. On September 13, 2025, the …

…𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒖 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏 2025 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒔 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒑 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒎. By Tashi Tshewang On September 27, 2025, with the successful launch of its first internationally certified Thimphu Marathon. The event drew around 2,000 runners, including over 155 international participants from countries such as Denmark, the USA, Singapore, India, China, and Japan. Athletes competed across the Marathon …

…𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆-𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 By Sonam Choki The establishment of the Mini Dry Port (MDP) in Phuentsholing and Alley, Pasakha custom station under Chukha Dzongkhag, coupled with the introduction of the electronic Customs Management System (eCMS), has transformed Bhutan’s border trade operations. What once involved long …

…𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒈𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒊𝒓𝒂 By Kezang Choden The residents of Sershong Gewog under Sarpang Dzongkhag have come up with an initiative to promote Bhutanese culture while creating new economic opportunities. They are offering traditional Bhutanese dresses to tourists at a reasonable charge, allowing visitors to dress up and experience the elegance …