The Bhutanese

Source profile

Origin:

Bhutan

Region:

Asia

Founded:

2012

Ownership: A privately owned weekly founded and edited by Tenzing Lamsang, who has described himself as a part owner; the other investors named in the 2012 launch issue are not published online. Operates on a media authority licence. No state or party stake identified.

Funding: Advertising, dominated by corporations, financial institutions, autonomous bodies and the private sector. The paper and five other private titles put ministry advertising at roughly three to seven percent of revenue for 2024. No paywall and no working subscription mechanism on the site.

Focus Areas: Investigative and anti-corruption reporting, parliament and the opposition, public finance and taxation, police accountability, migration, business

Language:

English, with some Dzongkha