Kuensel

Bhutan's national newspaper, tracing its origins to a government bulletin started in 1965 and published as a newspaper since 1986. Kuensel appears in English and Dzongkha, in print and online, and remains the country's paper of record, covering government, the monarchy, development and rural life. The state retains a majority shareholding.

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Kuensel at a glance

Country: Bhutan
Region: South Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Kuensel

Crosswire groups Kuensel as Centrist for comparisons within Bhutan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Kuensel sits in Bhutan's press

Kuensel is one of 4 outlets tracked in Bhutan, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being The Bhutanese and Business Bhutan. By outlets tracked, Bhutan ranks 26th of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Kuensel outside Bhutan, starting with South Asia, are The Hindu (India), Dawn (Pakistan), Prothom Alo (Bangladesh) and Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Opening one of them beside Kuensel is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.