First business newspaper celebrates anniversary

October 24, 2010: Country’s first business newspaper Business Bhutan has marked its first anniversary this week. The weekly paper had entered market last year amidst speculation of survival when existing papers were suffering out of advertisement shortage and government subsidy. Editor of the paper Tashi Dorji, in his special editorial on anniversary issue, mentioned that … Read more

First private Dzongkha weekly launched

A brand new newspaper with a reader-friendly language 30 August, 2010 – At a time when the quality of Dzongkha is being questioned and discussed in every possible medium comes an opportune attempt to apprise Bhutanese of their national language. Beginners can take a plunge into the language, starting with the alphabets illustrated in elementary … Read more

Two more newspapers ready to hit the market

December 14, 2009: Come this December, the country will have two more newspapers in its credit after the launch of Drukpa and The Journalist. On December 17, the 102nd National Day, a brand new monthly news magazine, called Drukpa,  will hit the newsstand. According to the owners, the monthly magazine will work towards bridging the … Read more

New chief for Bhutan Times weekly

New chief for Bhutan Times weekly October 10, 2009: As the financial crisis deepens in the first private newspaper of the country, Bhutan Times, its managing director and deputy managing directors have resigned from the post last week. Giving farewell to MD Tenzin Rigden, the publication house has received Wangcha Sangey as new MD. The … Read more