The question of Bhutanese officials endorsing Chinese claims of Bhutanese territory on the basis of an outline of a Chinese map in their passport does not arise at all, foreign minister in-charge Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk told The Bhutanese yesterday. “The total Chinese territory is over 9.6 mn sq km and …

The diplomatic storm in Asia over Chinese passports printed with Chinese maps showing disputed territories with its neighbors like India, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia and Philippines as its own may now affect Bhutan. This paper has found that Bhutanese Immigration and Visa officials for the past few months have been …

The High Court yesterday upheld its decision to sustain its interim stay order issued against the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) suspension order for the Home Minister and the Speaker. ACC’s suspension order for the minister and speaker for the alleged offence committed prior to the current posts has been found to …

A Review of projects progress and issues pertaining to the Government of India (GoI) Project-tied Assistance (PTA) in Bhutan’s 10th Five year plan was discussed between the various concerned ministries and agencies of Bhutan and delegation from Ministry of External Affairs, India during the fourth project monitoring committee (PMC) meeting, …

Elections for chamber President and executive committee to be held on the 19th of next month. The elections was marked by a poor voter turnout The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in collaboration with Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) elected 40 representatives, two from each Dzongkhag meticulously aimed …

The organization will propose to the business community for a total amount of Nu 1.8mn as support for the campaign The youth political group Druk Me-ser Nazhoen Tshogpa (DMNT) are in discussions to organize a ‘youth march’ in the capital and conduct a ‘cleaning campaign’ to create awareness on climate …

ACC questioned the very legal basis of OAG to appeal against the suspension and said the suspension was legal while the OAG said it was illegal Traditionally, on the same team with the ACC investigating cases and the OAG prosecuting them, the two government organizations went head to head in …

Taj Tashi welcomed the festive season with a traditional ‘Christmas Cake Mixing’ ceremony Festivities are in the air and as the year draws to an end, Christmas and New Year’s Eve are the major celebrations people look forward to. But not many of us know that there is one more …

In a move to enhance preservation of traditional handicrafts and help national artisans in the industry sharpen their skills, a five day training for local artisans, organized by Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) is underway here in the capital. The training has also been intentionally scheduled at this time …

Petrol price in India was cut by 95 paise per liter yesterday, the second reduction in rates since October, on account of fall in international oil prices which shall have direct inevitable impact on the prices in Bhutan as well. This means a drop of almost Nu 1 in Bhutan …