The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Kinley Dorji for Radhi-Sakteng constituency, Trashigang A former Director of Department of Human Resources, under Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR), he resigned to join Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT). The 61-year old has a Masters in Educational Administration from the University of New England, NSW, Australia and …
Read More »Chenda Tobgye detained for Bangkok embezzlement case
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) detained Chenda Tobgye on 3 March, 2013 in the Thimphu city police station in connection with the ongoing investigation of the Bangkok embezzlement case which first came to the light in late 2010. The ACC had received the case from the Foreign Ministry in November …
Read More »Figures show Bhutan exported huge volumes of Cordyceps in last five years
Bhutanese collectors and exporters have reaped substantial benefits from the government’s legalized collection and export of the Cordyceps (Cordycep sinensis), a high value medicinal plant found growing and thriving in high altitude areas of the Country. The plants better known as Yartsa Goenbub or Chinese Caterpillar is collected by the …
Read More »ACC submits its Rebuttal after the first hearing
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during the first hearing in the high court’s full bench said that the Home Minister was found guilty of not abiding by his Majesty’s Kasho of 1987 and was charged for official misconduct of allotting plots to those who were not eligible. However the legal counsel …
Read More »Road cutting threatens live and properties
Lives of people in Monangkhola in Khaling, Trashigang have become difficult after the recent road cutting was completed but left hazardously without a concrete wall to protect it from landslides. The road-cutting in the middle of human settlements and cultivation, left without any fortification, turned the place into a frequent …
Read More »Surprise inspections on highways seizes controlled substances in large quantities
The officials of Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA), Royal Bhutan police (RBP) Customs and Royal Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) in a jointl surprise inspection on 22 March this year seized large quantities of numerous banned substances. Fines and penalties were also imposed on the defaulters. According to a BNCA …
Read More »Young American helps establish READ center
A 15 year old Californian school girl Claire Thomsen from USA, donated a generous US$ 50,000 to help build a READ center in Chuzagang village under Sarpang She was in Bhutan sometimes in 2010 and when she left for her country she decided to come back with funds to help …
Read More »MoIC Engineer admits to lapses and overpayment in airport construction
On the first day of hearing at the Construction Development Boards arbitration committee the Ministry of Information and Communication Deputy Executive Engineer, Gyem Dorji admitted that there had been lapses and overpayment in the construction of the Gelephu airport. As per the Royal Audit Authority report Nu 78.27 mn had …
Read More »Making snow leopards more the asset than liability to communities
If recent images and videos of three snow leopards acquired last week by Wangchuk, a 24 years old yak herder, on his camera trap in the Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) is any indication of felids breeding well in the area, a buy-in conservation program and ownership of the local …
Read More »Camera traps capture the most elusive Marble Cat
The camera traps set by the Wildlife Conservation Division (WCD) under the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) have captured the most elusive and rarely-sighted marble cat. According to the WCD’s section head of biological corridor, Sangay Dorji, the cat has been captured by the camera-traps set as part …
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