ADB downgrades Bhutan’s 2023 growth forecast to 4.3 percent
July 26th, 2023
In the latest Asian Development Outlook, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down Bhutan’s economic growth forecast by 0.3 percentage points, projecting a growth rate of 4.3 percent for the current year.
Disputes and lack of irrigation water have led to fallowing of land
July 25th, 2023
The once lush and productive paddy fields along the Indian border...
Punakha grapples with rising wage rates and fallow land concerns
July 24th, 2023
PUNAKHA — As the “valley of rice”, Punakha enters the peak...
Seventeen still missing in Ungar flash flood
July 22nd, 2023
Dechen Pelden, 28, and her husband in Ungar village in Lhuentse...
Govt. approves facilitators for ECCD centres to open soon
July 21st, 2023
The 132 vacant Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres which...
INR reserves plummet by 44 percent in last one year
July 20th, 2023
The country’s growing imports and declining exports have depleted Bhutan’s rupee...
DHI and group’s revenue rose by 13.77 percent last year
July 19th, 2023
The Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) and the group’s revenue grew...
Govt. will take in returnees on contract
July 18th, 2023
The government would welcome Bhutanese who emigrated to Australia and other countries for further studies or better...
No end to Trongsa Viewpoint Resort case, BOB worried if it would recover its loan
July 17th, 2023
The Bank of Bhutan (BoB), which financed the construction of the...
Downsides of the popular dream?
July 15th, 2023
As the wheels of the Airbus gently hit the tarmac, folksy...
Stranded couple rescued from middle of Kalikhola river
July 14th, 2023
After more than five hours, rescuers evacuated the couple who were...
Sephu hosts Bhutan’s first mega solar power plant
July 13th, 2023
The groundbreaking ceremony for the country’s first mega solar power plant...
Commercial land transactions in Sarpang temporarily frozen
July 12th, 2023
SARPANG — With the exception of families engaged in dividing land...