In the past three years, about 4,000 forest crimes were reported in Bhutan from which illegal activities related to timber and wildlife poaching topped the list
Bhutan aims to become free of stray dogs by 2030
Last year, authorities launched the Accelerated Dog Population Management and Rabies Control Programme (NADPM and RCP) with the twin aims of achieving 100 percent sterilization of stray dogs, register, and vaccinate all pet dogs, and control feral dogs.
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Two soldiers die, two missing in rescue operation
Two soldiers of the Royal Bhutan Army in Gelephu drowned in the Maokhola and another two went missing yesterday while attempting to rescue five people who got stranded in the middle of the river
People continue to breach protocols and illegally enter the country
We are lucky this time, but for how long? This is a question that has surfaced after a series of incidents where people have illegally entered the country
We have just about enough recurrent and capital budget: Bhutan's PM
Should the COVID-19 pandemic continue beyond 2020 the government could be forced to take desperate measures such as cutting down on the allowances
Tourism will never be the same
Director-General of Tourism Council of Bhutan, Dorji Dhradhul, who was awarded the best professional- destination marketing award talks to Kuensel’s senior reporter Yangchen C Rinzin on the future of tourism
Flu vaccines for all Bhutanese
When next influenza (flu) season, October and November, sets in, the government would be ready to provide the influenza (flu) vaccine to all Bhutanese
Bhutan to become a high-income GNH Society by 2030
The 21st Century Economic Roadmap is still in a preliminary stage almost six months after its high-level roundtable was formed under the chairmanship of the Bhutanese prime minister on January 24
“COVID-19 will go; relationship will stay”
The general secretary (GS) of Jaigaon Hardware & Electrical Merchant’s Welfare Association (JHEMWA), Rakesh Pandey said the relationship of Phuentsholing and Jaigaon is that of “blood and flesh.”
Besides hydropower, Bhutan looking at renewable energy
Bhutan is energy-rich, but ironically, the country also imports energy, especially in winters when the country’s river systems ooze less water
Perceived corruption has remained same in the last four years
Even as Bhutan is ranked the 25th cleanest among 180 countries with a score of 68 in the last two years, the perception on the prevalence of corruption in the country has substantially increased over the years, according to the Anti-Corruption Commission’s chairperson Kinley Yangzom
Bhutanese teachers distribute teaching aids to remote schools
Boots deep into slushy mud and fighting off leeches, teachers of Thimyul Lower Secondary School in Gangzur, Lhuentse walk the long and treacherous paths to reach Self-Instructional Materials (SIM) to the students
Indian workers leave Bhutan in hordes; hydro-project to employ locals
More than 460 Indian workers of Punatsangchhu hydroelectric projects (I&II) have returned home within a fortnight. The latest batch of workers left on July 9
Bhutan's draft tourism policy calls for all-season tourism
When tourism reopens after Covid-19 pandemic, the government will have to take measures to promote tourism as a year-round activity
Winds of change saves trees in Bhutan
When Ugyen’s father expired in 2018, family members had fallout before hoisting the mani prayers
3,386 vehicles imported in Bhutan during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic battered the economy, affected businesses and livelihoods to the extent that people applied for the Royal Kidu
