The Thimphu Thromde said that water from Dodena has reached treatment plant at Taba but it might need another one month or more to commission the project. Nakphel Drukpa, Head of Water Supply Division under Thimphu thromde said, “While supplying water to treatment plant, as we could not maintain normal …

There is already an oversupply of hotels but a herd mentality has overtaken logic and the inevitable crash is awaited In addition to many residential buildings and budget hotels that are being converted into tourist standard hotels, the numbers of service apartments are also increasing in Thimphu. There are also …

Not happy with his former job, 38-year-old Christopher Boyce, a researcher from Scotland quit his job, left his home and travelled to Bhutan on a bicycle journey covering 20,000 kilometers as part of a personal journey to find happiness and give a new meaning and purpose to his life. Before …

Bhutan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and is already facing the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather and changing rainfall patterns. The most significant impact of climate change in Bhutan is the formation of supra glacial lakes due to the accelerated retreat of glaciers …

During the Friday meet, the Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering, in response to a question said that that the number of hotels in the country has increased over the years because of a flaw in the policy where fiscal incentives were provided to hotels indicating people should invest more …

This is as the peak tourist season comes up Hotels in Norzin lam are facing an acute water shortage because water sources in Motithang that supply water to Norzin Lam areas are drying up. The other cause is also due to the fact that water from the Motithang treatment plant …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) , concerned with the rapid rise of loans to hotels touching around 27.935 bn in November 2018, did a comprehensive study on the issue led by the Department of Financial Regulation and Supervision (DFRS). The RMA report recommends that RMA in consultation with the Tourism …

As the government completed120 days in power, the government during the recent meet the press informed that out of the five pledges on agriculture, it has achieved two and three are on track. The government informed the press that the government’s pledge on the establishment of water agency, stray dog …

With the drastic increase in the number of hotels- low occupancy, selling rooms at lower rates and difficulty in repaying the loans are some of the major concerns for the hoteliers today, according to the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bhutan (HRAB). Today there are about 397 hotels in Thimphu …

The Agriculture Minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjore said that the government cannot do anything to stop private people from opening slaughter houses but it can impose a tax on such meat to discourage them. He also said that while Samrang is currently not a slaughter house it can become one in …