Sometime back, may be a month or two ago, the media announced the availability of the post of Vice Chancellor for the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB). Interested eligible candidates were invited to apply for the post. We now assume that the university will soon have more vibrant replacement. The …

The Lhakhang Karpo case involving the Foreign Minister in his former capacity as the then Haa Dzongda will not be the first time that a serving minister has some past issues haunting him. This was also observed in the Gyelpozhing land case where several former ministers of the previous government …

The Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay conveyed to the Commission the warm greetings of His Majesty the King, as well as his best wishes for the success of the 70th Commission Session of ESCAP. The PM ESCAP in its 7th decade of existence, continues to utilize its convening power to address …

Environment conservationists say the population of Golden Mahaseer will decline by 80 percent if the mega hydro projects continue to come up.  It is reported that the population has already declined by 50 percent due to habitat disturbances caused by the ongoing construction of mega hydropower projects in the country …

A woman was arrested by the police in Trashigang yesterday morning in connection to the abandonment of her newborn baby boy near Trashigang town.  It is reported that the woman has confessed to the crime. The newborn was found abandoned in a bush, few metres away from Trashigang town towards the …

The Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) is looking at making the government to citizen (G2C) services more user friendly for citizens.  An official, DITT said the initial aspect of the G2C service was focused on the technical aspect and on availabilty of the services relevant to the agency. …

Following the recent pay hike for civil servants in July, most workers in the private sector were hopeful of a pay hike as well. But most of the private companies that this paper interviewed said that they are not in the position to increase the pay for their workers due …

Car dealers in Bhutan are busy taking vehicle orders after the two-year ban on import of vehicle, which was placed in July 2012, was lifted. They have been receiving enquiries and bookings from customers for mainly the Indian manufactured vehicles. The Deputy General Manager, Bhutan Hyundai Motors, Pema Lodey, said …

The tourism industry is growing at a steady rate, with 116, 209 tourist arrivals in 2013, a record high for inbound visitor arrivals in the country. It is growth rate of 10.25% over the previous year. The Bhutan Tourism Monitor Annual Report 2013 states, “Majority of 83.84% were tourist that …

Eyewitnesses say about 30 unidentified men, well-armed with guns and khukuris (machete like knives), abducted four people from Norbugang village in Shomphangkha gewog, Sarpang at around 8 pm on August 7. According to a reliable source, no person in the village was physically hurt. There were no theft of material …