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31/10/2025

Eleven designers present their collection at Royal Textile Academy

31/10/2025

Eleven designers present their collections at the grand finale of BFW 2025,, at Royal Textile Academy

๐‘๐“๐€ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒAfter months of love and labour, Bhutan Fashion Week 2025 reaches its peak at the Royal Textile Academy (RTA...
31/10/2025

๐‘๐“๐€ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ

After months of love and labour, Bhutan Fashion Week 2025 reaches its peak at the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) as it draws to a spectacular finale today.

Eleven designers will showcase the works woven through long hours of hard work and passion. Their skilful hands, passionate hearts and creative vigour come on display, just as the nine other colleagues flaunted theirs at the Paro street that hosted the first successful show day before.

Paused by exciting performances of both local and international artists in between, the show begins at 2.45pm, which will also be aired live on BBS and BFW Facebook.

Exhibition and sales will also open alongside the show. Join us!

Royal Textile Academy

The Passing Out Parade (POP) for the Second Cohort of the 2025 batch of Gyalsung was held today, with simultaneous cerem...
30/10/2025

The Passing Out Parade (POP) for the Second Cohort of the 2025 batch of Gyalsung was held today, with simultaneous ceremonies taking place at the four Gyalsung Academies in Pemathang, Gyalpozhing, Khotokha, and Jamtsholing.

His Majesty The King addressed the across the four Gyalsung Academies from Thimphu.

His Majesty congratulated the Gyalsups and their families who were there to support them and celebrate with them, and said that this was a proud and emotional moment for everyone.

His Majesty said that the purpose of Gyalsung is to build strong foundations for the future. Our success as a nation will be by and for the people of Bhutan, and Gyalsung will strengthen generations of Bhutanese.

His Majesty then outlined three keys that would unlock Bhutanโ€™s success as a nation โ€” the hive strategy, which encourages collective strength and collaboration; building a trust economy, where integrity and reliability are the foundation of national prosperity; and leveraging our small size to be agile, enabling Bhutan to adapt swiftly and effectively in an ever-changing world.

His Royal Highness Gyaltsab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, His Excellency Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay, the Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering, and the Chairperson of the Privy Council Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandin Dorji presided over the Passing Out Parade ceremonies at Gyalpozhing, Jamtsholing, Khotokha, and Pemathang respectively.
His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฆ๐ญ. ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐š ๐’๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐˜ฝ๐™๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„...
30/10/2025

๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฆ๐ญ. ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐š ๐’๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง

๐˜ฝ๐™๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™– ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™งโ€™๐™จ ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is leading the Indian delegation from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on an official visit to Bhutan from 30th October to 2nd November 2025.
The Union Finance Minister will begin her official tour with a visit to the historic Sangchen Choekhor Monastery, established in 1765 and home to over 100 monks engaged in advanced Buddhist studies, later today.
As part of the visit, Smt. Sitharaman will visit and observe several key projects being implemented with support of the Government of India. These include the Kurichhu Hydropower Plant Dam and Powerhouse, the Gyalsung Academy, the Sangchen Choekhor Monastery and Punakha Dzong. She will hold a bilateral meeting with the finance minister Lyonpo Lekey Dorji, to discuss avenues for further strengthening Indiaโ€“Bhutan economic and financial cooperation.
As part of the official programme, Smt. Sitharaman will attend presentations on key developmental initiatives, including: the energy sector of Bhutan by Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC); Bhutanโ€™s 21st Century Economic Roadmap, Banking/Financial sector in Bhutan by Druk PNB and the Bank of Bhutan; and The Gelephu Mindfulness City project

The Union Finance Minister will also visit the Cottage & Small Industries (CSI) Market, where she will witness a transaction using Indiaโ€™s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), reflecting the growing digital and financial connectivity between the two nations.
In the last segment of her official visit, Smt. Sitharaman will visit the Punakha Dzong โ€” Bhutanโ€™s second oldest and second-largest dzong. On the way to the Punakha Dzong, Smt. Sitharaman will also interact with Bhutanese farmers to understand their agricultural practices, challenges, and opportunities.
The visit underscores Indiaโ€™s enduring partnership with Bhutan, rooted in mutual respect, trust, and shared commitment to progress and prosperity in the region.
Ministry of Finance, Royal Government of Bhutan
India in Bhutan (Embassy of India, Thimphu)
India in Bhutan Consulate General of India, Phuentsholing

30/10/2025

Bhutan Fashion Week

THE JOURNEY TOWARDS

Julia Booth, Jillian Division
And

Karma Tshering Wangchuk (Mr. Lhari)

The Journey Towards Bhutan Fashion Week reflects the nationโ€™s evolving creative identity, blending traditional craftsmanship with modern design sensibilities. It marks a new platform for designers to showcase their innovation and cultural pride. The session gives Bhutan's growing presence in the global fashion landscape while staying rooted in its heritage.

29 October 2025: His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen are in Thailand to pay respects to Her Late Majesty ...
29/10/2025

29 October 2025: His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen are in Thailand to pay respects to Her Late Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother of Thailand, and to convey personal condolences to His Majesty The King of Thailand.

Their Majesties offered a wreath and signed the book of condolences before the Royal Urn at the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the Grand Palace.

Later in the evening, Their Majesties joined His Majesty The King and Members of the Royal Family of Thailand for the royal merit-making and prayer ceremony for the late Queen Mother.

Her Majesty Queen Sirikit passed away on 24 October 2025 at the age of 93. The Kingdom of Thailand is observing a period of national mourning to honour Her Majesty, whose lifetime of service and compassion earned her the deep love and reverence of the Thai people.

Their Majestiesโ€™ presence in Bangkok reflects the close friendship between the Royal Families of Bhutan and Thailand, and the enduring bonds of respect and goodwill between the two nations.
His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

๐Ÿ” Hold It, Tilt It, Feel It โ€” Is Your Banknote Genuine? ๐Ÿ’ตLearn how to quickly spot the difference between real and fake ...
29/10/2025

๐Ÿ” Hold It, Tilt It, Feel It โ€” Is Your Banknote Genuine? ๐Ÿ’ต

Learn how to quickly spot the difference between real and fake currency!
From watermarks and raised ink to color-shifting features โ€” every note reveals its authenticity when you hold it to light, tilt it, or feel it.

โœ… When in doubt, always check more than one feature.
Trust your eyes, hands, and light!

๐Ÿ“˜ Read more in the RBP Quarterly Newsletter (Volume 1 | Aprilโ€“June 2025):
๐Ÿ”—https://rbp.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VOLUME-1-OF-THE-2ND-QUARTERLY-BULLETINJOURNAL-FOR-APRIL-TO-JUNE-2025.pdf

Source: Bhutan Police

๐”๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ KINZANG DORJI TSHERING | Thimphu Despite ...
29/10/2025

๐”๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ
KINZANG DORJI TSHERING | Thimphu

Despite repeated interventions by the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA), meat prices across Thimphu continue to show near-perfect uniformity, raising concerns that informal coordination among vendors still dictates the market, leaving little room for genuine competition.
A new analysis by the Consumer Empowerment and Economics Division has revealed that 17 vendors surveyed in Thimphu Thromde maintain almost identical prices across most meat categories. The study, โ€œMarket Competitiveness Analysis: Meat Pricing in Thimphu Thromde,โ€ found that even after the CCAA instructed the Bhutan Meat Vendors Association (BMVA) to stop coordinated pricing, patterns of price uniformity remain deeply rooted.

https://bhutantimes.bt/uniform-meat-prices-raise-questions-over-market-fairness-and-regulatory-power/

๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ซโ€™: ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐‚๐’๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌKINZANG DORJI TSHERING | Thimphu The Bhutan Civ...
29/10/2025

๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ซโ€™: ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐‚๐’๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ
KINZANG DORJI TSHERING | Thimphu

The Bhutan Civil Service Examination (BCSE) 2025 has drawn strong reactions from graduates after the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) introduced key changes this year, including a higher Preliminary Examination (PE) cut-off and exemptions for healthcare graduates. Compared to 2024, this yearโ€™s examination has been described as tougher, more competitive, and more selective, with candidates expressing both appreciation for higher standards and frustration over communication gaps.
The most striking change was the increase in the PE passing mark from 50 percent to 55 percent, resulting in a noticeable decline in the overall pass rate from 65.48 percent last year to 49.02 percent in 2025. Candidates say the new cut-off pushed them to study more seriously but also added additional pressure.

https://bhutantimes.bt/tougher-but-fairer-graduates-share-mixed-reactions-to-bcse-2025-changes/

๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญNGAWANG...
29/10/2025

๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
NGAWANG JAMPHEL | Thimphu

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay unveiled Bhutanโ€™s Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) during the 8th Royal Highland Festival in the presence of government officials, the people of Laya, UNICEF, Embassy of Germany, international guests, and agencies. The unveiling reaffirmed Bhutanโ€™s unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and global climate action. As a small, landlocked, mountainous developing nation that has not contributed to the global climate crisis, Bhutan continues to lead by example, pledging to remain carbon neutral for all time and strengthening its ambition to build a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future.

https://bhutantimes.bt/bhutan-reaffirms-carbon-neutral-commitment-in-ambitious-3rd-nationally-determined-contribution-to-paris-agreement/

๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐›๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ƒ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐šKINZANG DORJI TSHERING | Thimphu Despite s...
29/10/2025

๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐›๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ƒ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š
KINZANG DORJI TSHERING | Thimphu

Despite significant increases in tuition fees, visa costs, and living expenses, Bhutanese students continue to pursue higher education in Australia, drawn by its globally recognized universities, high academic standards, and multicultural environment. Official data shows that migration for education remains strong, reflecting both academic and economic motivations.

https://bhutantimes.bt/rising-costs-abroad-do-not-deter-bhutanese-students-from-studying-in-australia/

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