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At the recent Bhutan Innovation Forum, experts explored how artificial intelligence and augmented reality can benefit sectors such as agriculture, tourism, education, and health. Experts said that there is a need to balance the use of cutting-edge technologies with ethical...

A wave of excitement is sweeping through the Bhutanese community in Australia. For many Bhutanese who have been away from home for years, His Majesty The King travelling all the way to Australia, especially to meet them, is a dream...

The Thimphu District Court has sentenced 26-year-old Choten Tshering from Monggar to life imprisonment today for the murder of a 13-year-old girl at Pamtsho in Thimphu. The incident occurred in May this year. Additionally, the court has ordered the convict...

To strengthen the country’s private sector, a Parliament-Private Sector Collaboration Strategy document was launched today in the Parliament of Bhutan. The initiative, funded by the European Union, aims to enhance the private sector’s contribution to the country’s development, to achieve...

At a recent WHO workshop on strengthening interventions for non-communicable diseases or NCDs in the country, alcohol consumption was highlighted as a major contributor to Bhutan's NCD burden. The percentage of people consuming alcohol increased by around 10 per cent...

Traditional archery was once a widely played and preserved sport in the country. However, with the introduction of compound bows, the popularity of traditional archery gradually declined. Today, it is rare to see people playing traditional archery compared to the...

Bhutan's Thimphu United delivered an impressive performance against two teams from India at the inaugural Indo-Bhutan Friendship Women's Club Basketball Games held in Thimphu for the last three days. Thimphu United faced the Sikkim women's state team in the last...

Continuous rainfall in the northeast parts of the Himalayan range over the past few days has caused devastating floods in the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim, as well as in parts of Nepal. Although the Department of Surface...