As per a Ministry of Finance compilation of Fiscal Incentives (FI) in the Hotel Sector, Nu 286 mn was given as incentives for Sales Tax (ST) and Customs Duty(CD) exemption to hotels from 2008 to 2018. Of this the top five companies that are beneficiaries are Bhutan Hotels Pvt Limited …

Around half the FIs have gone back to government companies or the government The Finance Ministry has compiled the detailed list of the Fiscal Incentives (FI), including the beneficiary companies from January 2008 to February 2018. The cabinet recently authorized the list to be published in its entirety on the …

The issue of grammatical and even factual errors in academic textbooks such as in Bhutan Civic and History textbooks among others have been pointed out. This issue was discussed during the Education Dialogue organised by the Ministry of Education and where journalists were invited. The Curriculum Director of the Education …

The Minister of Economic Affairs (MoEA) Lyonpo Lekey Dorji launched the National Intellectual Property Policy (NIPP) 2018 in the Ministry on March 23. Lyonpo said that some may wonder why they are launching a new policy when the government has only afour months in office. “The officials of the Department …

Samsung Electronics, the country’s biggest consumer electronics brand, today introduced the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ in Bhutan on 18th March. Made for an age in which consumers increasingly communicate and express themselves more with images, videos and emojis, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ drives innovation with Samsung’s advanced camera. …

1. Tharchen The incumbent National Council member, Tharchen, 38 from Langthel gewog holds Masters in Educational Management and Administration. He has served as a principal in Trongsa for 10 years and NC member for 5 years. He was also a chairman of Public Accounts Committee, member of Special Education Committee, …

1. Pema Tenzin Pema Tenzin, 39 is an incumbent candidate from Chapcha gewog. He did Masters in Business Administration. For 10 years, he worked in Management and Operation of luxury hotels and travel companies and has served as an incumbent NC member for the past 5 years. He is also …

Kencho Tshering, 36 from Chamkhar Thromde has 10 years of work experiences as a Gewog Administrative Officer at Department of Local Government (MoHCA). He did an advanced (post graduate) diploma in Ecotourism Management as well. “I have encountered many problems with law and policies affecting the communities. If elected I …

There are 11 local area plans under Phuentsholing Thromde, of which only few of the local area plans have been implemented, like in a core town, Kabreytar and Pasakha industrial estate. The rest 8 local area plans are somehow under developed and includes Toribari, Pasakha lab, Amochhu lab, Toorsa Tar, …

A Royal Bengal Tiger was spotted by residents of the Yangphel Real Estate while going to their offices on the morning of 21st March. The tiger, at the outset, speculated to be an old displaced male, was later identified as a female who was also captured in remote cameras at …