Concerned with the deterioration in mobile service quality since the latter half of 2015, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) initiated a survey on the Quality of Service Experienced (QoSE) in eight Dzongkhags with the highest mobile users to understand individual user experiences while accessing mobile services. The regulatory authority …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) recently announced the ‘Minimum Lending Rate’ (MLR) policy effective from 1st August 2016 which replaces the earlier 2012 Base Rate system of the RMA which was blamed for the higher interest rates since its introduction. Base rate is the minimum rates below which banks cannot …

Along with upcoming change in English curriculum of including Shakespeare, Royal Education Council (REC) is further working on bringing change, based on extensive research and recommendations and according to what the modern education system demands, to the study of other subjects, like Science, Geography, Math and History. REC Director Kezang …

Thrimshing gewog’s only women candidate contesting for the post of Tshogpa was disqualified from contesting due to her age and the gewog will now have all men as their representatives. Sonam Zangmo, a class X drop out from Tsangpo village who intended to contest in one of the LG seats …

The Phuentsholing Dungkhag court convicted Thinley Dorji only on charges of illegal possession of 25 grams of cannabis and 10 tablets of Nitrosun10 (N10) on 10th May. The convict had also been in possession of 126 capsules of Spasmo-Proxyvon Plus when he was arrested by Phuentsholing police in October last …

World renowned Indian yogi, mystic and author Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev spoke yesterday at the 15th Friday Forum of the Royal Institute of Governance and Strategic Studies at the National Council Banquet Hall in Thimphu. The Prime Minister and Ministers also attended the talk with members of RIGSS and the public. …

Zero Tolerance Friday was introduced not to harass motorists but to make them more responsible drivers by restricting drink driving and to inculcate the habit of carrying up-to-date vehicle documents according to the officiating Superintendent of Police (SP), Traffic Division. Zero Tolerance was introduced last year after motor mishaps showed …

Visitors to the Buli Manmo Tsho (lake) in Nangkhor gewog, Zhemgang, will be charged a fee of Nu 30 that will go into the Gewog Development Fund. The sacred lake, the residence of Buli’s guardian deity, believed to be half woman and lower half snake, recently got a fencing and …

Farmers are now looking forward to growing diverse fruits as the agriculture ministry is in the process of establishing cold storage facilities in places, like Gelephu in Saprang , Nganglam in Pemagatshel and Gyelposhing and Lingmethang in Mongar and Samdrupjongkhar With such facilities in place, the Agriculture Minister, Yeshey Dorji, …

Waste collection in Thimphu, Bhutan’s largest urban sprawl, is now fully outsourced to private operators with Clean City Services handling the capital’s north zone. ThimphuThromde outsourced the north zone, comprising the Taba areas, to Clean City for Nu 435, 290 a month. Collection in the city’s east and south zones …