BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

By Tashi Tshewang As the Bhutan Premier League (BPL) 2025 gears up for kick-off on April 19, anticipation is building among players, clubs, and football fans across the country. The Changlimithang Stadium will once again host Bhutan’s top footballing talent as ten teams vie for supremacy in one of the nation’s most anticipated sporting events. Paro FC, five-time BPL champions, …

…𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 By Sonam Choden The 2025 BoB Bhutan Women’s National League is set to begin on April 19, with ten teams from across the country vying for supremacy. This year’s competition promises a new level of intensity as clubs implement fresh …

…𝒇𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 By Kezang Choden Metakha Gewog is preparing to become self-sufficient in mustard oil production, with a new oil extraction machine set to arrive by the end of April 2025. This initiative, led by the gewog administration in collaboration with local farmers, is expected to …

The recent directive from the Ministry of Education and Skills Development has, quite expectedly, stirred a national conversation. Whenever significant reform touches education, the foundation of any nation’s future, it naturally invites scrutiny, praise, and disagreement. Yet beneath the rising debate lies something deeper- an effort to restore the values and direction of Bhutan’s education system. This is not merely …

Tashi Namgay, 39, is Executive Director of Bhutan Kidney Foundation (BKF) who was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Failure (CKD) at the age of 21. He recollected how his life changed drastically as he began undergoing dialysis in 2006, a treatment he endured for over two months while waiting for a kidney transplant.Tashi Namgay has become a public figure beyond his …