His Majesty has granted citizenship to nearly 10,000 individuals to date His Majesty The King granted Citizenship Kidu to 287 individuals. The recipients of the Citizenship Kidu took part in a ceremony at the Tashichhodzong to offer their Oath of Allegiance to the Tsa Wa Sum as Bhutanese citizens. As …

The Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) announced that it now has 47 candidates to compete for the 2018 polls. The last two candidates were Dorji Tshering from Nubi-Tangsbi constituency and Karma Wangzom Dorji from Bartsam-Shongphu constituency. Dorji Tshering has a Masters Degree in Educational Management and Planning from the University of …

Except for the beer bottles, the other glass bottles do not have any market value and end up in the landfills across the country, which only adds to more degradation of environment. Considering the amount of waste generated from such bottles that has no value in the market, Clean Bhutan, …

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn Chan-o-cha arrived in the country on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss on the bilateral relationship and a wide range of cooperation to further strengthen the ties between the two nations. The visiting Prime Minster …

Thimphu’s main hope for more parking space for vehicles and reducing traffic congestion are the Thromde’s two Multi level Car Parking (MLCP) projects which are expected to provide additional parking for 550 cars. However, on the other hand the Thromde and to an extent the JDWNRH are also planning to …

From the dark days of 2012-2014 when even ongoing construction was frozen and loans were not available for the housing and construction sector, Bhutan is now experiencing a big construction boom in the last few years with this year seeking peak construction. A big part of this construction boom is …

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) held a press conference on Friday to formally introduce the party’s slogan to the people of Bhutan for the 2018 elections, which is: ‘Narrowing the Gap’. “The ‘Gap’ in DNT’s slogan explicitly implies income inequality between the different sections of Bhutanese society. The word ‘Narrowing’ suggests …

The biggest harbinger of development in Bhutan was the Phuentsholing-Thimphu highway which, even today, is the main commercial lifeline for Bhutan. In that sense, the Damchu-Chukha bypass inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 18th July is a major project that will save a lot of money and time and bolster …

A week-long Jana Chidey Kurim, for the peace and prosperity of the country and the well being of all sentient beings, is an annual religious ritual conducted at Pangrizampa College of Astrology in Thimphu. The annual Kurim was presided over by the former Dorji Lopen Sangay Dorji with over more …

One word that has always intrigued me that every news media in Bhutan – whether print or visual – used unfailingly: COMPENSATION. I have always been bewildered why anyone would write or say that the farmers, who had suffered occasional natural calamities, would be compensated by the Dzongkhag or that they are …