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Common Audit Framework Introduced for ADB and World Bank Projects
Development projects financed by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank will soon be audited under a…
July 24, 2026
Assured Market Drives Fruit Farming Boom in Monggar
Across several gewogs in Monggar, fields once dominated by maize and other traditional crops are gradually giving way…
July 23, 2026
When Rivers Connect Nations: Bhutan–India Cooperation in Flood Forecasting
Rivers do not recognise political borders. They flow according to geography, linking communities, ecosystems and economies across nations.…
July 23, 2026
Strong Indian Demand Revives Samdrup Jongkhar’s Ginger Trade
Ginger growers in Samdrup Jongkhar are enjoying their strongest returns in several years as market prices rise sharply…
July 21, 2026
New Highway Rest Stops to Boost Rural Economy in Tsirang
Travellers using the Thimphu–Gelephu highway will soon have access to safer and better-equipped roadside stopovers, with two recreational…
July 21, 2026
A Lifeline After Dark
It is 8 PM on a quiet Thursday. The neighbourhood has settled into silence, broken only by the…
July 20, 2026
Bhutan-Japan Set New Development Priorities as Ties Complete 40 Years
Thimphu: Bhutan and Japan have agreed to deepen cooperation in public health, education, agriculture, disaster preparedness and other…
July 19, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s Reckoning with China’s Election Meddling
In a prime-time address from the White House on July 16, 2026, President Donald Trump once again thrust…
July 19, 2026
Threads of the Thunder Dragon
In a wooden farmhouse in Lhuentse, in Bhutan’s remote northeast, a woman sits before a backstrap loom lashed…
July 18, 2026
Gongduk Language Fades as Villages Empty and Younger Speakers Turn Away
In the remote villages of Gongdu Gewog, a language passed down for generations is slowly losing its place…
July 17, 2026