Bhutan is considered as one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the world, a tag  befitting of Bhutan’s large forest coverage, which are both rich and intact. Such a provision provides a safe haven for many floral and faunal species to thrive unperturbed. New and rare species of flora and …

Member of Parliament of Nanong–Shumar constituency, Dechen Zangmo, during the question-hour session of the National Assembly asked the Education Minister on the ministry’s strategies and plans to ensure full employment to the teacher trainees from the two teacher training colleges in Paro and Samtse. She said 562 teacher trainees will …

The closing ceremony of the Sixth Session of the Second Parliament was graced by His Majesty the King on Wednesday. The members of the Royal Family, representatives of the Central Monastic Body, senior government officials and representatives of the international community were also present at the closing ceremony. After expressing …

Thimphu police arrested a 31-year-old man from Lhuntse in possession of hashish at around 17:30 hours on December 9 from Changzamtog, Thimphu, opposite to the call center building. Police said that, based on an information tip off, a police team raided the house that the suspect was living in and …

Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Minister for Agriculture and Forests  and Mr. Miguel Arias Canete, EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy signed the Declaration European Union – Kingdom of Bhutan Cooperation on Climate Change” yesterday in Paris on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP21. The Declaration takes cognizance of the need …

Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA) along with the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) and other stakeholders has collected a fine of Nu 196,000 in surprise three rounds of inspection carried out in different months. Deputy Chief Program Officer, BNCA, Tshering Dorji, said that the first inspection was conducted in June, followed …

Babesa Community Police Centre (CPC) has recovered a dead body on December 6 at 20:30 hours after a complaint was lodged by Mangi-Ap of Dagala Gewog under Thimphu saying that one dead body was found in the forest at Dungna Sekha under Dagala gewog, Chamgang. After reaching the scene with …

DeSuung (Guardian of Peace) Training Programme, started by a command from His Majesty the King, is a value-based personal development course which encourages active citizenry in the wider role of nation building. The candidates that complete the training are known as DeSuups, and they are actively engaged in various volunteer initiatives, …

The estimated budget and the progress of developing all 16 remaining Thromdes was brought up by the Member of Parliament of Dramitse-Ngatsang constituency. Addressing this query, the works and human settlement Minister Lyonpo Dorji Choden said that all the plans for the Thromde are undergoing in full swing. The Dzongkhag …

For some time now, there has been a debate on liberalizing Bhutan’s tourism tariff but most have not given enough attention to the real challenge of the rise of regional tourists. Tariff paying tourists whether they potentially just pay the USD 65 dollar tariff or continue to come as part …