KuenselOnline Bhutan's Daily Newspaper

Local rice instead of the variety of scented imported rice at government conferences, local dried fruits instead of Bangkok sweets as desert or even chuggo instead of candies inside the aircraft.

In what would come as a relief to commuters along the Sunkosh-Damphu highway, about Nu 20 million (M) has been approved for blacktopping of the road.

The third session of the third Parliament will commence on January 15 next year. The National Assembly secretary Sangay Duba said that the winter session of the Parliament has to be deferred to give the government adequate time to prepare for the National Day celebrations that would be held in the capital. 

Electric vehicles (EV) will carry green number plates hereon. The government vehicles will have yellow font, private vehicles will bear white font and taxis numbers would be written in black. 

Proper signage, street furniture designed to allow free movement, wide footpaths, tactile tiling, ramps, and outdoor parking not more than 50 meters away from the accessible building. 

The national airline, Drukair, has added a new destination to its international flight operations.Starting today, Drukair will start operating chartered flights to Dili in East Timor from Singapore. The flight operates upon the arrival of the scheduled flights to Singapore.

When Zhemgang was excluded from the focus group of tourism flagship programme, it became controversial. Some saw the move as being politically motivated. 

About 54 per cent of South Asian youth leave school without the necessary skills to get a decent job in the next decade, an international study states. 

Thousands of devotees received blessings from the kusungthukten (relics of body, speech and mind) including the robes, rosary, and hat of the third Zhabdrung Thuktruel (mind incarnation) Jigme Drakpa at his birth place, the 200-year-old Wengkhar Lhakhang in Mongar on October 28. The relics were displayed on the 30th day …

Art and craft products that housewives, physically-challenged individuals and women in difficult conditions from Bumthang and Thimphu made from recycled paper, plastic and textile waste were displayed for sale at Namgay Heritage in Thimphu yesterday.

Youth unemployment, substance abuse, suicide, rape, mental health and domestic violence are among the growing issues facing the country today.

His Holiness the Je Khenpo yesterday conferred Dhar to five lams of the central monastic body at the Tashichhodzong. Lopen Sha Thinley from Ruebisa, Wangdue was conferred Dhar for Toedsey Jim, Lopen Sherub Tharchen from Haa was appointed the new Chief Administrative Officer of Punthim Dratshang, Lopen Pelbar from Khelakha, …