The government has allotted a budget of Nu 5 billion (bn) for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) for Thimphu Thromde where the main priorities are roads, water and sewage. Nu 200 million (mn) out of the total budget is to be spent in the fiscal year 2018-2019. Thimphu Thromde  …

The completion of 10 MLD (Millions of Liters per Day) Water Treatment Plant at Taba and the construction of Intake, Transmission main line from Dodena to Taba with further trunk lines and distribution reservoirs aims to solve the water shortage problem in Thimphu. The project funded by World Bank is …

Bhutan received a total of 254,704 visitors in 2017, of which 71,417 are international arrivals and 183,287 regional arrivals. The overall growth in arrival is 21.5 % over 2016, according to the Visitor Arrival Statistics 2017. Of the total 71,417 international arrivals, 62,272 were international leisure arrivals and 9,145 were …

The Bank of Bhutan (BoB) with both present and former employees, partners and shareholders gathered together to mark the 50th anniversary of BoB, with the theme ‘Embracing Happiness’, on 28 May. The event was celebrated in the convention centre in Thimphu, with the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay as …

With three water sources drying up, in large probability due to climate change, the residents of Motithang are facing an acute ongoing water shortage. Although the residents of Changzamtog, Zilukha, and Jungshina also face water shortage from time to time, those living in Motithang are the hardest hit as Motithang …

Pema Chozom, 28, a young entrepreneur from Trashigang intends to revolutionize menstrual health and hygiene for women and girls by designing a simple environment friendly sanitary pad called Chechay Sanitary Napkin. Pema Chozom has been working on this project for about 7 months and is determined to provide affordable sanitary …

Thimphu Thromde has finalized its plans to relocate the interstate bus terminal at Lungtenzampa to Simtokha LAP (Local Area Plan), opposite to the Damchen petroleum station in Olakha. This is also being done to start an effective transport system. Thromde’s Urban Planner, Ugyen Dorji said that a modern transport terminal …

Bhutan Standard Bureau (BSB) has exposed two oil mill companies based in Phuentsholing, namely Karten Oil Mill and Kenpa Private Limited, for supplying poor quantity refined oil in the local market. The issue of the quantity of refined oil was raised during a consultation workshop on rules and regulation that …

After a series of unsuccessful discussions and consultation with property owners and the stakeholders, Thimphu Thromde will now submit the proposal on the relocation of the two fuel depots in core Thimphu area to the Cabinet. Thimphu Thromde said traffic congestion in Thimphu has skyrocketed and risk of accident will …

Mongar chose Sonam Pelzom from Dramangling village in Tsamang gewog as their National Council member in the Third Parliamentary Election, National Council. While some believe that Sonam Pelzom won because she was the only woman candidate among 12 male candidates, still there are others who say she won because she …