Bhutan

Why Bhutan’s plastic ban isn’t working

The dominant plastics in the country’s waste stream come from single-use plastic bags, PET bottles, and packaged consumer goods.

Bhutan pledges nearly $1.3b in cryptocurrency to develop ‘mindfulness’ city

Bhutan, squeezed between giants India and China, champions a policy of prioritising “Gross National Happiness” over growth.

Liza Wang and Law Kar Ying take long-overdue wedding photos in Bhutan

Liza Wang and Law Kar Ying had their wedding photos taken in Bhutan.

India to build first cross-border railway with Bhutan

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways of India waves to media outside a tunnel completed as part of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project in Navi Mumbai, India, September 20, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

More than nature and ancient culture: Bhutan develops adventure and music tourism

Visit the revered Tiger’s Nest Monastery in Bhutan or plan a mountain biking holiday as aims to attract 3,500 travellers from Singapore in 2025.

Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay leans on Singapore to grow his country’s economy

Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay is the author of Enlightened Leadership: Inside Bhutan’s Inspiring Transition From Monarchy To Democracy.

Travel News: Ed Sheeran is first international artiste to hold concert in Bhutan

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performing in Bhutan on Jan 24.

Plucky Bhutan seeks to reinvent its economy

Billed as the world’s happiest country, Bhutan is all set to reinvent its landlocked economy.

Build a city for the future? Bhutan’s plans could inspire the world

It was only in the 1970s that the fourth king of Bhutan introduced the concept of Gross National Happiness, which takes a holistic view of development.

Buddhist Bhutan to build ‘mindfulness city’ to woo investment, create jobs

Bhutan is set to build a "mindfulness city", with the launch of a US$100 million bond.

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