Yearly Archives: 2015

Eminent traditional medicine master bows out to new rules

I, Dungtsho Sherub Jordan, a practitioner of traditional Sowa Rigpa medicine, in Hongtsho would like to make the following statement to all patients with whom I have a longstanding connection. Since the age of eight in 1943, I was admitted to the Lhodrak Monastery and at the age of 17, …

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Economics, English I, Dzongkha I & II papers also leaked but only English II went beyond one student: RBP Report

Govt completes BCSEA paper leak investigation The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) investigation into the English paper II leak during the class 12 Bhutan Higher Secondary Examination Certificate (BHSEC) board examinations has found that more papers were leaked then initially assumed. In addition to English II the other papers leaked were Economics, …

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National team gets an interim coach in Pema

The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has replaced the national football team coach Norio Tsukitate, with a new head coach Pema. Tshering Chophel will be the assistant coach. This was after the Norio walked out in the second half of the Bhutan-Maldives game after an argument with the team manager. The …

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Thimphu police arrests four people for drug possession

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has arrested four people including one woman in connection with drug possession in September. All the four arrested are their mid 20s. In total, Thimphu police has seized 2880 Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) capsules from the woman from her house on September 19. According to RBP, from the …

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His Majesty Grants audience to 16th batch of DeSuung

His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the DeSuung volunteers who completed the 16th batch DeSuung integrated training programme in Tencholing from 3rd August to 5th September, 2015. Addressing the DeSuups, His Majesty shared the vision for DeSuung and how it should continue to act as the guardians of …

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PM back after a high powered trip to the UN

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay and the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damchoe Dorji arrived back in the country yesterday after nearly two week trip to Europe and the United Nations in New York.  The main aim of the trip was to attend the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit  in the 70th session of …

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Gyaltshab inaugurates bridge and dairy plant

His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, accompanied by Ashi Yeatso Lhamo, graced the inauguration of the newly built bridge, 50 meter Singye Thegchhog Zam, at Bodeydrang under Kanglung Gewog, Trashigang on the Samdrup Jongkhar-Trashigang highway in the morning on 24th September 2015. Later HRH visited Sherubtse College where the …

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High demand and breakdowns push demand for Buses

Bhutan Post puts up proposal for 18 more buses Bhutan’s Post’s City bus services are facing a paradox of increasing demand and usage by commuters but also an unusually high number of breakdown of its mainly Chinese Golden buses which consist of the bulk of the City Bus fleet. At …

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