The ACC in 2013 received a case in 2013 from the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) about the suspected bribery and collusion between the government engineer Gyem Dorji, Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) and the contractor M/s T-Kunzom Construction and Hiring Ltd in relation to …

Majority of the handicraft shops in and outside Thimphu have been promoting and selling products that are imported from neighboring countries like India and Nepal to the tourists by branding them as ‘Product of Bhutan.’ Although this, according to the Department of Culture is illegal, there hasn’t been a strong …

Thimphu police re-arrested an escaped convict on 5th July 2018 from Khasadrapchu at around 10:30 AM. The 45-year-old convict who is from Paro was initially arrested on 2nd December 2013 for illegal transaction of controlled substances. The convict managed to escape on 27th January 2014 when he was taken to …

The Office of Attorney General (OAG) presented all its evidence and witnesses in the child molestation involving one 39-year-old vice principal of charity school in Bjemina on 28 June. An official from OAG said that they also presented a definition of child molestation to the court as it is not …

A workshop on horticulture by the Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (AFACI) was held in Thimphu on 4 July.  A total of 14 AFACI member countries; Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Bhutan and Korea participated in the workshop, aimed at …

With the completion of mid-term exams in schools, the time has once again come for our children to take a well-deserved break from routine academic works. While the school vacations are a festive season for many students, it is also the time when they are exposed to risks. It is …

If anything is constant – it is the process of education and learning. I got to realize this, on my way back from Paro. A young girl flagged me down at Chuzom looking for a ride home. I was all alone and so I stopped and told her to hop …

His Majesty The King offered a statue of Tertoen Dorji Linga to Busa Wangdue Goenpa of Sephu gewog in Wangduephodrang on 30th June. Busa Wangdue Goenpa was founded in the 17th century by Tashi Tenzin, the Heart Son of Tertoen Dorji Lingpa. His Majesty granted Tokha to people of give …

Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay is on an official visit to India from 5th to 7th July 2018 at the invitation of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Among a host of bilateral issues, the three top issues from Bhutan’s side was seeking a broad Indian commitment for the 12th plan, …

This includes 586 current vacancies in State Owned Enterprises Imagine an unemployed graduate declining to apply for a government corporation job where his minimum starting pay would be Nu 15,000 along with job stability, provident fund, increments and all the benefits that government employees get. Yet, this is the ground …