Bhutan bagged 3 gold, 1 silver and 7 bronze medals in the 50th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Championships held from September 2-7 in Thimphu, Bhutan’s best performance so far in an international competition. Bhutan was also ranked second in the men’s team competition behind Iran. Iran led the scoreboard with …

Dagpa chiwog under Gealing gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag has remained cut off from the country for more than two months with the massive slide on the connecting farm road yet to be cleared. The chiwog is reportedly facing a shortage of essentials like rice, grocery items and vegetables with most …

The Prime Minister’s statement that India has agreed to the trilateral cooperation on the 1024 MW Dorjilung project between Bhutan and Bangladesh is very welcome news for several reasons. India’s consent to the project was critical as the power infrastructure for transmission lines have to be built and sent through …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay drive towards Trongsa yesterday and on the way Lyonchhen stopped at various points to inspect the progress and the quality of East -West Highway. Lyonchhen commended the site supervisors and the contractors for the job well done. Core cutting for the road which was already blacktopped between Thimphu and …

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) decided to appeal against the Chukha district court’s judgment, passed earlier this week, on the case of the four men accused of smuggling 7kgs of Chinese gold. The judgment that the Chukha district court passed Wednesday, 7th September 2016 convicted Chundu Wangchuk and …

Civil servants who say they are affected by the Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSC) reforms have refused to accept the commission’s stand of addressing the issue of stagnation and have suggested reverting to the old system or consider revisiting the current system to make it agreeable to both parties. “In …

Thimphu Police, while searching a house in Changzamtog for a stash of restricted prescription drugs, ended up seizing four foreign breed canines from the same location. On the afternoon of September 3 Thimphu police, based on a tip off, apprehended two men, aged 26 and 29, from Changzamtog. On searching …

Two men aged 38 and 32 from Kahgochen and Khebisa were admitted to the Dagapela hospital as both of them were bitten by snakes on their left hand. The type of snake has not been identified. Both of them were bitten while working in the Cardamom field. The case was …

The rapid growth of tourism has increased economic, environmental and social effects. Recently the attention has concentrated on the economic impacts and not on the environmental and social consequences of tourism. Tourism, both international and domestic, brings consequences and has an impact on tourist destinations. Economic Impact One of the …

In a first, Bangladesh will be the first country apart from India to invest in a major hydropower mega project in Bhutan, in the form of the 1125 MW Dorjilung project. This comes after India recently and informally agreed to the investment from Bangladesh in Bhutan. India’s assent is important …