During the National Tourism Conference, various stakeholders of the tourism sector like Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO), Hotel  and Restaurant Association of Bhutan (HRAB), Guide Association of Bhutan (GAB), Civil Society of Bhutan (CSO) and Non Government Organizations (NGO) submitted to the Tourism Council of Bhutan that lack of …

The new design of the two decade old Lungtenzampa Bridge will determine the relocation of fuel depot in the capital to locations outside the core town limits, according to Thimphu Thrompon, Kinlay Dorjee. The Thrompon said, “Thimphu thromde is planning to come up with the new bridge design, which will …

One major source of worry for Bhutan’s high value and low impact tourism has been the huge explosion in the numbers of regional tourists coming to Bhutan and its related side effects. However, the figures from the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) shows that in 2018 there was only a …

Hoteliers engage in price wars with empty rooms and loan repayment pressures According to the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), the service and tourism loan, comprising mainly of hotel construction loans amounted to Nu 27.935 bn as of November 2018 with the growth rate of 27 per cent over 2017. This …

Thromde says it will be addressed after the commissioning of Dodena water plant this month Thromde Pipes to be buried under ground The residents of Motithang and Changangkha have been facing acute water shortages due to drop in production capacity from ice formations at the intake point, valve and distribution …

Although National assembly during the first session of the third parliament endorsed entry and exit of regional tourists through the border towns of Samdrup Jongkhar, Gelephu, Samtse, Nanglam and Pangbang, the government and relevant stakeholders said it can be implemented only if it is feasible. Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering said, …

Though the government has pledged that it will develop Suung Joen app, provide free WI-FI and free access to online data in the country and solve the problems of taxi drivers within 120 days which started from November 7, 2018 and ends in March 2019, the government could just begin …

Illegal vendors will see their vegetables being confiscated Thimphu Thrompon, Kinlay Dorjee said that street vendors selling vegetables or any food items on the street without a legal business license will be deemed illegal. “If one passes by the street in Norzin lam, one may notice people selling vegetables by …

According to the minister of agriculture, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjore, the government has fulfilled its pledge on Sonam Gongphel—which was one of the 25 pledges in 120 days made during the campaign period. The agriculture minister informed that the ministry started working and has fulfilled the pledge within four months from …

The Friday question hour session of the National Assembly discussed the need to do away with minimum qualification for taxi drivers. Member from Khatoed Laya constituency informed the house that according to the Road Safety and Transport Act 1999, taxi operators does not require any qualification to operate a taxi. …