Bhutan News » Trashigang News Bhutan » Trashigang » Economy: Bhutan’s Tourism Dilemma: Balancing Economy and Sustainability
In a significant decision to attract more tourists to its serene land, Bhutan has done away with the mandatory travel insurance for tourists applying for a visa. The Royal Bhutan Government’s move is ...
News Bhutan » Trashigang » Economy: Bhutan ‘open for business’ as voters choose former PM Tobgay to rebuild economy
“Bhutan is open for business,” wrote Prime Minister-elect Tshering Tobgay on X, after the people of the tiny Himalayan kingdom returned him to power in parliamentary elections this month. Analysts say ...
News Bhutan » Trashigang » Economy: Can Bitcoin save Bhutan’s struggling economy?
For years, Bhutan has measured its economic and social development using uncommon currencies: happiness and sustainability. But amid growing economic pains and a brain drain, the small, landlocked ...
News Bhutan » Trashigang » Economy: Bhutan's eastern districts are so remote even Bhutanese travellers avoid these roads
The permit officer in Jakar will tell you the drive to Trashigang takes eight hours. He is being optimistic. The road east of Bumthang is paved in ambition and repaired in sections, and somewhere past ...