A press release from the Foreign Ministry said that the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Sultanate of Oman, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples, have established diplomatic relations with effect from 15 March 2013. The Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations …

This was possible due to the Bangkok hospital offering its services to His Majesty the King  Two doctors from Bangkok are currently in the capital to check children suffering from heart diseases. Moreover three major cases that need open-heart surgery will be sponsored by the Bangkok Heart hospital. The cost …

The Forest Department (DoF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) have conclusively attributed the reason for Forest fires, human and wildlife electrocution reported in various parts of the country till now, to the negligence of Bhutan Power Cooperation (BPC) and its failure for timely maintenance of the transmission …

Sir, This has reference to your news article ‘RCSC says committee members stand to be terminated”, published on 13 March 2013. It is regarding the involvement of civil servants as committee members in the ongoing Gyelpozhing land allotment case. The nation knows that people involved in the Gyelpozhingzhing case are …

In a stretch of about 200 meters of road in Babesa, five to six manholes at regular intervals that are almost two-three ft deep and some which are more than eight ft deep and one meter wide have become a cause of huge convenience for people and vehicles alike. Moreover, …

Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) president Ugen Tshechup Dorji during his five Dzongkhags tour shared his agenda for the country’s private sector and took note of grievances expressed by various business communities. For the first time in its history BCCI office bearers are visiting every business community across …

From art, crafts, language, literature, music and films to spirituality, the government has taken numerous steps to preserve and promote Bhutanese culture, according to the State of the Nation report. The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley in his recent state of the nation report delivery to parliament detailed the …

For the National Council Elections this year, the Office of the Media Arbitrator has asked all the media agencies, cable operators and the social media users to observe the rules and regulations of the elections. During the election no media agencies are permitted to broadcast or publish anything that can …

Ten people including one minor sustained several injuries after the power tiller tractor they were in veered off the road in Khaling town under Trashigang dzongkhag. The mishap happened on 13 March at around 6 pm when the group of people from Monangkhola and Chema village under Khaling gewog were …

The draft RAA report on the construction of Domestic Airports has pointed out several irregularities in the construction of the Nu 81.2 mn Younphula Domestic Airport. These include an irregular bidding process causing additional costs, selection of technically non eligible bidders, overpayments to contractors for works not done, poor quality …