This was the main issue raised during DPT’s AGM and the final press conference The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held last week at RIM saw a full house after previous full house AGMs by BKP and DNT before it. The party president, Dr Pema Gyamtsho …

The country’s four upcoming major industrial parks- Jigmeling Industrial Park in Sarpang, Dhamdum Industrial Park in Samtse, Motanga Industrial Park in Samdrupjongkhar, and Bondeyma Industrial Park in Monggar are all expected to be complete within the 12th FYP, whereby the investors will develop and invest in business ventures once the …

Apart from that Japan and Canada are the new overseas destinations being explored by the Labour Ministry The much coveted job vacancies in the civil service is not enough to meet the massive number of youth graduating each year. There are only 589 civil service vacancies up for grabs for …

With the former Managing Director of Bhutan Power Corporation, Gyem Tshering, 59, joining as the People’ Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from Dogar-Shabha constituency, Paro, PDP has finally filled the 47 seats requirement. Welcoming the party’s final candidate from Dogar-Shabha constituency during a formal arrangement, the Party President, Dasho Tshering Tobgay …

The rampant mudslinging, smear campaigns or defamation of candidates and political parties on the social media platforms is a cause for concern, especially as the election period draws near. Such posts are intended to either divide the voters or to influence them. This concern is being taken seriously by the …

Except for the beer bottles, the other glass bottles do not have any market value and end up in the landfills across the country, which only adds to more degradation of environment. Considering the amount of waste generated from such bottles that has no value in the market, Clean Bhutan, …

The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn Chan-o-cha arrived in the country on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss on the bilateral relationship and a wide range of cooperation to further strengthen the ties between the two nations. The visiting Prime Minster …

Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) held a press conference on Friday to formally introduce the party’s slogan to the people of Bhutan for the 2018 elections, which is: ‘Narrowing the Gap’. “The ‘Gap’ in DNT’s slogan explicitly implies income inequality between the different sections of Bhutanese society. The word ‘Narrowing’ suggests …

Deadline of 20th June 2019 to resolve irregularities audit issues The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conducted a public hearing this week with seven ministries and nine autonomous agencies in Thimphu, with the aim to expedite and seek update on the audit irregularities that remained unresolved as per the Annual Audit …

A 23- year- old Bhutanese woman, Tara Devi Ghalley, from Pemaling gewog in Samtse, committed suicide in Delhi on 5 July. The deceased first left for Delhi more than a year ago through the overseas program by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources. After the ministry found that the …