To help strengthen the government’s effort in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of USD 2 million (M) from its Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF)

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

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

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

Should the COVID-19 pandemic continue beyond 2020 the government could be forced to take desperate measures such as cutting down on the allowances

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

When next influenza (flu) season, October and November, sets in, the government would be ready to provide the influenza (flu) vaccine to all Bhutanese

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

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.”

Bhutan is energy-rich, but ironically, the country also imports energy, especially in winters when the country’s river systems ooze less water

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

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

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

When tourism reopens after Covid-19 pandemic, the government will have to take measures to promote tourism as a year-round activity

When Ugyen’s father expired in 2018, family members had fallout before hoisting the mani prayers