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India-backed monastic infrastructure projects launched in Bhutan’s Trashigang
New infrastructure projects aimed at strengthening monastic education and religious institutions were launched in Trashigang on Sunday, with…
Bhutan’s largest dry port set to open in Pasakha
Bhutan is preparing to operationalise its largest dry port, a Nu 1.2 billion facility in Pasakha designed to…
Bhutan Adds Nature to the National Balance Sheet
Bhutan has long argued that a country’s progress cannot be understood through economic growth alone. Now, the Himalayan…
Spinning Nettle into New Livelihoods
For women trying to rebuild their lives after domestic and gender-based violence, economic independence can be an important…
Solar-powered irrigation brings new hope to Tshangchutham farmers
For farmers in upper Tshangchutham, the problem was never the absence of water. A river flowed below their…
Scientists Turn to Bhutan’s Dream Yoga to Explore the Sleeping Mind
Can people learn to remain conscious inside their dreams — and could doing so reveal something about how…
Gelephu plans 1,000-bed workers’ dormitory as construction workforce expands
A 1,000-bed workers’ dormitory is being developed in Gelephu as authorities prepare for a sharp increase in the…
A School Kitchen, a Village Market
In the fields of Gongthung village in Trashigang, vegetables grown by local farmers are increasingly finding their way…
Bhutan Museum Professionals Build Skills in Cultural Heritage Management
As Bhutan works to safeguard its cultural legacy, attention is increasingly turning to how museums can not only…
Khoma’s Looms Find a New Route to Buyers
For generations, the women of Khoma in Lhuentse have turned silk threads into intricate Kishuthara, preserving a weaving…