The Ministry of Finance (MoF) in a notification issued yesterday said that all books imported during 2015 will be exempted from both customs duty and sales tax. The notification said that this was being done to encourage Bhutanese to read especially in the context of the National Reading Year 2015. …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has welcomed the decision of the government to remove the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Rinzin Dorji but in doing so has asked the government to look into other issues like BOIC and the electric car. The DNT release said, “Any form of corruption is an impediment …

The Thimphu Thromde had earlier informed the public that anybody who informs on an offender dumping waste in areas other than designated area will get 50% of the fine and penalties as a reward. However, despite rampant illegal dumping of waste all over the city and also the attractive cash …

Labourers that work to segregate wastes at the Memelakha landfill need more precautionary measures from risks caused by hazardous wastes, like corrosive glass and metals. A worker with the Thimphu District Municipality (TDM) at Memelakha landfill, Purna Bahadur, 24, said that labourers working in the landfill do not get any …

For those using the Thimphu-Babesa Expressway the past few weeks have been a frustrating and at times even dangerous activity with Thimphu Thromde staff digging up the divider. The resultant mud and stones not only narrowed the road but also slowed down traffic and at times posed a danger in …

According to the General Manager, Network Operations, Tashi Cell, Ganga R Sharma, to lower the cost of mobile internet usage, the regular users should opt for data packages instead of using mobile data on pay per use basis. He said that data packages provide significantly lower per megabyte tariff compared …

The Ministry of Health has detected 29 new HIV positive cases from 1st December 2014 to June 2015.Of the 29 new cases 16 are female and 13 are male. As of now the total detected cases in the country since 1993 stands at 432 cases. 217 of them are males …

Due to the current tourism policy, most of the people in other countries are not aware of Bhutan, they don’t know what Bhutan is and where it is physically located. Those who are aware of Bhutan complain about the USD 250 per day mechanism as they think that it is …

Many corrupt and authoritarian countries around the world have had perfectly educated, competent and even likeable politicians at crucial points in their history. However, more often than not, all that fine exterior fell apart whenever there was a serious challenge to their power or when they themselves or those close …

The Cabinet in a meeting held towards the end of June 2015 asked the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Affairs to study the possible handover of Business Opportunity and Information Center (BOiC) operations to the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL). This could mean the effective dissolution of …