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- Sep 17, 2026
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Bhutan’s regional infrastructure offices run at half strength, facing critical engineer shortage (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – The seven Regional Offices for Infrastructure Development (ROID), established by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) to ease engineering workload in the dzongkhags, are operating with just 83 of their 156 approved staff positions filled. The offices, located in Punakha, Paro, Phuentsholing, Mongar, Samdrupjongkhar, Tsirang and Trongsa, provide specialised services that dzongkhag engineering sectors are not equipped to handle alone, including complex design work, scrutin
Hidden commissions and fake crafts endanger Bhutan's tourism brand (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Almost every craft retailer in Thimphu and Paro pays undisclosed commissions to tour guides for customer referrals, driving up souvenir prices for foreign visitors and eroding trust in Bhutan’s handicraft sector. According to a study by the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) titled “Bhutan’s Craft Sector: Building Fair Competition, Protecting Consumers”, paying commissions in exchange for directing tourists to specific shops is practiced by 94 percent of surveyed retaile
Foraging Bhutan’s prized Sangay Shamu mushrooms (opens the original)
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GENEY – It is 3:30am. The village of Geney, south of Thimphu, is still wrapped in darkness. A single torch flickers on inside Tandin Dorji’s home. Somewhere beyond the window, the forest waits. Tandin Dorji, 41, moves through a routine he has repeated countless times: washing his face, brushing his teeth, and stepping into the kitchen before the rest of his household stirs. For Tandin Dorji, and collectors like him across Geney Gewog, this is the height of Sangay Shamu season – better known inte
Bhutan capital's city bus drivers overworked and underpaid, breaching labour laws (opens the original)
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THIMPHU – Despite legal provisions for overtime, night-duty, and public holiday compensation under Labour and Employment Act of Bhutan 2007, city bus drivers in the capital continue to work long hours with low salaries, with many clocking in more than 72 hours a week while receiving limited overtime benefits. Drivers on the day shift begin at 7am, but their working day effectively starts around 5. 30am or 6am and does not end until 6.30pm, with only an hour’s break–a shift of more than 12 hours.
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