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28 August 2026: His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Her Majesty The Queen, and Members of the Royal Family lit a thousand butter lamps at the Grand Kuenrey of Tashichhodzong for the victims of the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and China.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today officially handed over 11 Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) to the Ministry of Health to strengthen healthcare outreach across Bhutan.

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27 August 2026: His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen upon the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Home Minister, and the Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, formally appointing them to office. His Majesty also granted the Liwang Kabney to the Opposition Leader.

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Is the PDP President losing the political grip? | https://t.co/N5xclW7aRo

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As Speaker, I understand that the Office is above party politics: NA Speaker-elect Tempa Dorji | https://t.co/B1N1moipq0

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Thimphu meat market shows signs of stronger price competition | https://t.co/Nyw5xRW7Fr

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Online abuse emerges as growing gender-based violence threat in Bhutan | https://t.co/rtUp9NqrBr

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LG candidates face uncertainty ahead of revised FLT | https://t.co/uykj1BfTWG

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Bhutan’s craft sector faces import pressure, authenticity concerns and tourism dependence | https://t.co/6Boy9mRRUy

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Wider treatment options in sight for Bhutanese patients | https://t.co/M9VXhXaWHM

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DANTAK and The Green Road sign MoU for plastic-based road construction | https://t.co/E9RiYGkOde

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Tsirang looks to tap emerging tourism opportunities around GMC | https://t.co/EVRwZTRjBF

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Maenbi-Tsenkhar MP Tempa Dorji of the opposition party has been elected Speaker of the National Assembly, securing 24 of the 47 votes cast. Health Minister Tandin Wangchuk received 23 votes in the closely contested election

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Project 108: Volunteer Update

We are pleased to share that the volunteer registration for 1 November 2026 is officially open.

In addition, a number of volunteer programmes and activities will be organised in the lead-up to the main event on November 01, 2026..

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The National Assembly will be convening an extraordinary session tomorrow at 10 am to elect the new Speaker.
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A memorandum of understanding was signed between Project Dantak and Green Roads to use shreeded plastic waste for road construction in Bhutan.
The initiative will cover roads under Phuentsholing -Thimphu highway and is expected to use 20 metric tonnes of plastic waste.

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From a frontier town to an industrial hub https://t.co/sUsADw5jJu

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MoICE achieves 99.5 percent of annual performance targets in FY 2025-2026 | https://t.co/gv8o5pP8Tq

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Pemagatshel businesses seek better market access amid rising costs and labour shortages | https://t.co/SX7HkrNHWA

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OAG handled more than 1,000 cases in 2025–26 amid growing demand for legal services | https://t.co/W9MRZPosVl