Bhutanomics.com, a satirical website has been blocked by Druknet, one of the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country. This was confirmed by a Druknet employee though he and his colleagues did not share who gave the instructions to do so. Nobody is really sure whether the website is operated …

The party president of Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT), a cancer survivor, the Gynecologist with the Thimphu National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) Dr. Ugyen Tshomo and Dechen Wangmo who lost her mother and grandmother to cancer are the names of individuals who have formed the Bhutan Cancer Society (BCS) with an objective …

  Apart from being the Chief Guest at the  symbolic and prestigious Republic Day, His Majesty the King and the Indian Prime Minister had important delegation level talks that focused on support for Bhutan’s 11th plan, expediting the 10,000 MW projects and strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. A …

With the entry of a new wild rice species discovered in Lhamoizingkha under Dagana dzongkhag, Bhutan is richer by one more species of rice. This wild relative in the rice family scientifically called Oryza Officianalis Wall.ExWatt locally known as ‘Jungali dhan’ (wild rice) with the local people is a perennial …

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) kicked-off what it hopes will be a year of recovery for the business community with the swearing-in of a new president and two vice presidents. Amidst a grand array of luminaries including members of the Royal family, chamber members, CEOs, government officials, …

As part of its bilateral foreign policy Bhutan has now established diplomatic relations with the 50th country of Tajikistan. A release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of Tajikistan, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples, …

“We are blessed as truly cleaver, good looking, and mentally and physically fit people – Happy – this is because we worship our Pholha Tashi Gyeltshen, a local deity of Nasiphel,” said Pema Lhazom from Nasiphel, Choekhor, Bumthang. The deity is very sacred for the people of Nasiphel. People in …

The first meeting of the International Expert Working Group (IEWG), established by Royal Kasho is in session since 28 July, 2012, in Thimphu to work on a New Development Paradigm, a mandate given to Bhutan during a high-level meeting on 2 April, 2011, at the United Nations in New York. …

The need for more tshogpas, and merging the chiwogs of Tshatse and Dagor into one gewog have been people’s repeated plea to Lyonchhen since the first time he visited this place. Lyonchhen told the people once again, “this has been a serious concern for a very long time but we …

Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley visited Khenadang, a resettlement area that has 44 households resettled from 9 villages of Nanong and 35 villages of Shumar gewogs in Pema Gatshel. During the brief interaction, Lyonchhen reminded the people that despite being originally from different villages, they are now folks of …