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…𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔 By Kinzang LhamoParents in the capital are facing uncertainty following the Ministry of Education and Skills Development’s decision to raise the minimum age for Pre-Primary school admission to six years for the 2026 academic session. While the ministry has announced a one-time flexibility for children who are at …

…𝒅𝒖𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒖. 0.202 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑵𝒖. 0.100 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝒖. 4.164 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒂𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒔 By Yeshi DolmaA disturbing pattern of procurement irregularities has emerged from the Annual Audit Report 2024-25, with double payments to contractors representing a significant and recurring vulnerability in Bhutan’s public financial management system. These findings expose systemic weaknesses in …

Tashi Penjor, Paro The steady rise in both food and non-food prices across the nation is no longer an abstract statistic- it is a pressing reality that affects every household. Inflation, when predictable and moderate, can be managed. But when the cost of staples, services, and everyday goods continues to climb steadily, it strains household budgets and exposes the nation’s …

…𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒚, 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒈𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬2𝑩10𝑿 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 By Tashi Tshewang A total of 520 newly recruited officers officially joined Bhutan’s civil service on December 31, 2025, after taking their oath of allegiance at Tashichhodzong. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in the nation’s public service journey following the Bhutan Civil Service …

…𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 By Kinzang Lhamo Inflation in the nation rose to 3.55 percent in November 2025, driven by continued increases in both food and non-food prices, the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) reported. The average inflation from January through November stood at 3.53 percent, signaling persistent price pressures across the country. “Prices rose …