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Bhutanese media spotlights democratic institution-building, royal leadership, and flagship development projects like Gelephu Mindfulness City, while flagging social vulnerabilities from suicide and gender-based violence to stray cattle and glacial floods.
  1. Bhutan's Election Commission launches a 10-year roadmap and digital electoral system. (Kuensel, 2026-09-15)
  2. Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck meets with India's Chief Election Commissioner. (Kuensel, 2026-09-15)
  3. Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema presents the Rubin Museum of Art's Himalayan Art Prize to a Bhutanese artist. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  4. Local Government leaders in Zhemgang district of Bhutan petition the government for the transfer of the Dzongda (district administrator), threatening mass resignation. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  5. Dual presidency of the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan and the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital raises questions over oversight. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  6. Land transactions and prices surge in Tsirang district of Bhutan amid expectations surrounding the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  7. Bhutan's revised Gelephu–Tareythang road alignment cuts the distance to 12.6 kilometres. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  8. Bhutan's Super 40 cricket tournament gives domestic cricketers more playing opportunities. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  9. Bhutan's government to tighten weighbridge slip monitoring for aggregate exports. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  10. Bhutan's Thimphu–Paro Regional Strategy to drive major infrastructure projects in the country's western region. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  11. Bhutan strengthens hydropower safety measures against floods and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  12. Bhutan's ageing early warning systems expose gaps as the country prepares for bigger disasters. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  13. An Open Badminton Championship concludes in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  14. Bhutanese stakeholders call for stronger action against online gender-based violence. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  15. Bhutan's Breast Clinic records 1,557 patient visits in its first year of operation. (Kuensel, 2026-09-14)
  16. Bhutan's PEMA initiative calls for stronger, coordinated suicide prevention efforts. (Kuensel, 2026-09-10)
  17. Free-roaming cattle in Bhutan's Samtse district are turning the local landfill into a feeding ground, highlighting waste management and stray livestock problems. (Kuensel, 2026-09-09)
  18. The number of people riding motorcycles without a license in Bhutan has nearly tripled, raising road safety and law enforcement concerns. (Kuensel, 2026-09-09)
  19. The Regional Director of Save the Children says that “children must not only survive, but thrive,” highlighting the organization's call for better child welfare outcomes in the region. (Kuensel, 2026-09-09)
  20. Bhutan becomes the second country in the world to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies, marking a major public health achievement. (Kuensel, 2026-09-09)