A five-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a motor crash near Rurichhu, Wangdue, on 4th May evening died on the way to Bajo hospital according to Wangdue police. The boy and an elderly woman had taken a lift in a truck loaded with stones, which plunged 220 feet below …

Careless, disorganized and unplanned development is the primary reason for the capital city’s parking woes according to urban planning engineers and the situation is destined to get worse as vehicle numbers balloon by the day. According to Development Control Regulation 2016 every building residential and non residential is required to …

Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and psychotropic substances is considered as a serious traffic violation. As part of the consultations on the RSTA Bill the traffic police want’s to not only enhance the fines but also include detention. “During the stakeholders consultation meeting we decided that there is …

The Thimphu Thromde has relaxed the tracksuit rule by a day and decided to allow students in the capital to wear tracksuits on Fridays and Saturdays, but not on other days. According to earlier directives students were allowed to wear tracksuits only on Saturday during their health and physical education …

An old Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Langchenphu gewog, Jomotshangkha dungkhag, in Samdrup Jongkhar, which remained vacant for close to three decades is being repaired to be used as Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) center. Langchenphu Gup, after drawing guidance and support from the villagers, proposed upgrading the old …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) and its stakeholders are working on an Anti Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill, which will be discussed during the 9th session of the second parliament 2017 as an urgent bill. Its stakeholders are Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA), Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), …

The draft road safety and transport bill 2017, has been uploaded on the MoIC website to seek feedback from the public on the proposed changes. So far it has received a number of comments, particularly with regard to penalties. One major feedback is that the bill should stress on streamlining …

Bhutanese tour operators are calling for more stringent regulations to manage regional tourism, which has seen an explosion in numbers in recent years with most coming through tour agencies outside the country or on their own. According to the 2016 Bhutan Tourism Monitor report, a total of 146,797 regional tourists …

Road users have expressed disapproval over the new traffic fines proposed in Draft Road Safety and Transport Bill, 2017, particularly with regard to the speeding fine of Nu 5000. Many expressed that the proposed fine is not to provide safer roads but to make revenue while few suggested fines should …

If Thimphu thromde is unable to resolve the tracksuit controversy, which has not only divided its senior officials and irked many schools, students and parents, the government will intervene to avoid further argument and controversy. “We try not to interfere when the power and authority lies with other entities and …