Generally, there is a prejudice that students who study humanities usually have trouble getting employed. Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) will be doing away with humanities subjects in government colleges and is replacing it with more technical courses to make students more employable and relevant to the job market. However, …

Samuh in collaboration with Bhutan National Bank (BNB) launched Saya Dakpo- The Bhutanese Millionaire. Saya Dakpo is a reality show which is essentially a quiz game where one can participate to earn money. Inspired by other similar games, it is a unique show incorporating the uniqueness of Bhutan. It will …

With lower numbers of incoming tourists, guests staying over at hotels have decreased largely with some hotels claiming to have decreased occupancy rate by 50 percent, and some are running on a loss. Department of Tourism certified hotels like Park Hotel in Phuentsholing claims that with lower numbers of guests, …

In the month of January 2023 figures from Australia’s Home Affairs Department shows that exactly 2,000 Bhutanese got education visas. Prior to that in six months from 1 July to 31st December 2022, 6,497 Bhutanese got education visas. This means that a total of 8,497 Bhutanese got education visas in …

The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has announced the date for the commencement of election campaigns for National Council, which will be from 14 March, and the Polls will be counted on 20 April for the Fourth Parliamentary Elections for 2023. The notification shared by ECB was on election schedules, …

During the National Council election period, any abnormal transaction of money, including in the account of the candidate should be reported to ECB by the banks or financial institutions. The candidate will have to bear the responsibility for the conduct of his/her representatives and supporters. Candidates for the NC Elections …

The country is currently facing a high attrition rate due to the trend of employees leaving their jobs for Australia or other countries. Many private sector employees have gone to Australia, Canada, US, UK and the Middle East in search of better economic opportunities.  Due to the tight economic situation …

Majority went to Australia The Australia rush has also struck the Financial Institutions (FI) as Bank of Bhutan (BoB), Bhutan National Bank (BNB), Druk PNB, T-Bank, Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL), National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF), Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICBL), and Bhutan Insurance Limited (BIL) have …

The Indian Rupee (INR) has been depreciating against US Dollars (USD) and with Bhutanese Ngultrum (Nu) pegged with INR, the Nu has been depreciating too. 1 USD is equal to Nu. 82.50 currently. This will impact the country’s economy in terms of loan repayment, foreign reserves and inflation.  Bhutanese Ngultrum …

Bhutan’s music industry is mainly driven by passionate young singers and musicians, composing and producing their owns songs and music. There is a limited scope to earn and make a career out of it. The music streamed in the international platforms, like Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube, has not made much …