For a country and society where ‘everyone is related’ or where ‘everybody knows everybody’, conflict of interest becomes an important and pertinent issue. While it is good that family and other social ties in Bhutan are strong, it is also important to see that these ties are not misused to …

The camera traps set by the Wildlife Conservation Division (WCD) under the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) have captured the most elusive and rarely-sighted marble cat. According to the WCD’s section head of biological corridor, Sangay Dorji, the cat has been captured by the camera-traps set as part …

The presence of Royal Bengal Tiger in Royal Botanical Park in Lamperi, Thimphu is evident. And what stands proof is live video footage captured with camera traps set up in the park provinces, by the Royal Botanical Park (RBP) of the Nature Recreation and Ecotourism Division (NRED) under Department of …

A recent research by the Public Health Laboratory shows that inadequate Fluoride content in drinking water could be attributed as the reason for high number of tooth decay (cavity) cases in the country. Fluoride is a chemical that is known to protect teeth. The findings of the Water Quality Section, …

A Shigella-like dysentery outbreak has affected some 25 people in Chungkha community under Chhukha Dzongkhag. Shigella is a class or category of bacteria closely related to Salmonella. It causes disease in primates, but not in other mammals and is only naturally found in humans and apes. During infection, it typically causes dysentery. In Chungkha, people started to …

A 28-year old male was killed on the spot when the truck he was travelling in met with an accident at Taksha farm road which is about five kilometers away from the Taksha Baazar in Wangduephodrang on the morning of 25 March. The victim had sustained head injuries and multiple …

In what some are already calling a case of conflict of interest, the former Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation, Phala Dorji, who is held accountable in the RAA report on domestic airports, has permitted an arbitration on the RAA report. He has done this in his new …

The RAA report has not only stopped at the massive financial, legal and procedural irregularities in the construction of the airport but has also pointed out the environmental lapses in the construction of Younphula and Bathpalathang airports. This includes the probability of flooding in the Gelephu and Bathpalathang airports which …

BCCI says the new system will not mean loss of revenue to government and will also enhance the private sectors competitive edge  The Bhutan chamber of commerce and industry (BCCI) has proposed to bring about a complete change in the current excise tax system and thereby modify the trade agreement …

Bhutanese mining companies with stone quarries under Wangduephodrang supplying materials to the Punatsangchhu hydropower project I and II (PHPA), have raised concerns over foriegn contractors operating mines in the project areas. While some referred to national laws which don’t allow foreigners to operate mines in the country, some cited  economic …