RBP launches own investigation on actual cause of death including looking at others involved Earlier this week, the Bangkok police found a dumped bag with a human body inside it in a canal in Bangkok. The deceased was identified by the Bangkok police and media as a 45 year …
Read More »Open mic session takes students outside the classroom
Changzamtog Lower Secondary School has an interactive learning session that takes learning out of the classroom and not just limited to the books. It is called the ‘open mic session’ where guest speakers and students interact with each other on various topics. Introduced last year, the program is aimed at …
Read More »Man damages eight cars in one night
On 28 March, Thimphu police arrested a 23 years old man from Lhuentse for damaging eight different types of car, parked near the Mothithang fuel depot. Upon receiving a complaint, the police reached the scene and though the suspect fled away the police using the description given by the complainant, …
Read More »MoLHR introduces contracts to ensure oversea jobseekers do not squander opportunities
With the challenges faced by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, with regard to the overseas employment in the past, the ministry has now added some additional rules to make it work. The ministry will make a legally binding contract for jobseekers to sign. This is aimed at avoiding …
Read More »5 cops and one monk released on bail for distributing obscene picture of 15 year old boy
Upon a complaint made by a 15 year old victim’s brother on March 6, Thimphu police arrested a 29-year-old from Dagana on March 9 for computer pornography. The suspect is a monk of Tashichhodzong, Thimphu. Along with the suspect, police also arrested six more people (five police personnel and one …
Read More »RBP launches child friendly policing to celebrate HRH The Gyalsey
Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has started a new program called Little Police Partnership (LPP) to celebrate the birth of His Royal Highness the Gyalsey, with a theme to promote child friendly policing with primary school level children in Thimphu. It will be launched by the Education Minister at Kuensel Phodrang …
Read More »Handicapped man arrested for smuggling tobacco products
A 23-year-old handicapped man was arrested by Phuentsholing police on March 22 at around 21:40 hrs from main gate which is 1 km away from the police station. He was caught during the daily routine checking by the police. The suspect is from Ugyentse, Samtse. The tobacco product was found …
Read More »Student detained for hitting a teacher
On 21st March at around 9 am, the Vice Principal of Dechencholing Higher Secondary School lodged a complaint against a student who hit an expatriate teacher during the morning assembly. Based on the complaint, police have arrested the class nine student who is from Lhuntse. During the morning assembly, a …
Read More »Unaware Bhutanese travelers get caught up in visa violation in Thailand
Most Bhutanese people travelling to Thailand travel on the tourist visa, which as per the Thai Consulate issued visa shows a validity of three months. However, unknown to most Bhutanese, the actual validity of the visa is only for two months after which a fine of 500 Bhat per day …
Read More »Second highest seizure of brown sugar
Phuentsholing police arrested two men in possession of brown sugar based on a tip off by an informer. They were arrested from Saheel hotel on March 17 at around mid-night. Phuentsholing police seized 30.83 grams of brown sugar from the two men. The drug was packed in small packets wrapped …
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