ACC committee to check if Trowa case has an element of corruption to merit an investigation The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said it will review the Trowa Theater case. A formal resolution calling for an ACC investigation into the Trowa Case will be forwarded by the National Council (NC) to the …

This they say will be a last-resort if the government does not listen Some members of the Business Community in Thimphu and other Dzongkhags representing Industries, Hotels, Shops and other business outlets have decided to close shops for a day as a silent and peaceful protest against the Pedestrian Day. …

“Bhutan’s growth rate ranked second in the South East Asia with 8.1% and held the 11th position in the world by real GDP growth rate for the year 2011,” said the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley who presented the state-of-the-nation report to parliament on Monday. The growth rate (8.1%) …

The National Council (NC) has decided to summon the central bank Governor to attend the proceedings of NC following discussions yesterday. This NC decision comes after the NC’s economic affairs committee reported to the house that the committee failed to submit a complete Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall review report of …

The National Environment Commission (NEC) is to soon send a letter to the Department of Roads (DoR) notifying them to stop the road widening works commissioned next to the Paro Airport immediately. Adding on, the NEC is planning to impose fine. According to an official from NEC, they had written …

Yesterday’s National Council (NC) session saw all the NC MPs outraged with the National Assembly (NA)’s letter directing the upper house to withdraw the national flag bill. The NC has refused to with draw the national flag bill. The bill was passed by the NC during the eighth session but …

The National Council (NC) unanimously supported a proposal to recommend that the government immediately initiate negotiations with the government of India (GoI) for a long overdue revision of the Chukha Hydropower Plant (CHP) power tariff. Head of the Special committee, Karma Yezer Raydi along with other members said the increase …

The Druk Holdings and Investment (DHI) has said that it along with its companies will render all help in the reconstruction of the Wangdue Dzong. “DHI companies will play a major role in the reconstruction process within the framework of the government’s plan. We want to play a central role,” …

Only two people remain who speaks the language The Ole language which belongs to the Olep people is on the verge of extinction with only two Oleps who can speak the language. Currently there are only two old ladies, Choday and Mindu Gyem both in their 70’s who can fluently …

The Bhutanese academic training grounds in the fullness of time has become a repeat-monologue of ‘teacher-led chalk-and-talk’ session which stretched from inception till date. The results of a researched study conducted by iDiscoveri, a social enterprise in India, in collaboration with education entities in Bhutan revealed that performances of most …