The vegetable vendors at the Centenary Farmer’s Market (CFM) have appealed to the Prime Minister in regard to the recent increase in the rental and store charges by the CFM management board. The CFM board with the aim to improve the facility in the market has recently approved the revised …

The labour minister Lyonpo Ugyen Dorji, since the first day after assuming the responsibility has emphasized that his top priority for the 12th FYP is to reduce youth unemployment issue in the country by bringing the number down to 9 percent from the existing 12.3 percent. In order to realize …

Mandate for surface collection of sand and stones under review by OAG Representing Lyonchhen during the Friday meet the press session on Friday, the agriculture minister Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor shared three important outcomes from the 6th session of the Lhengye Zhungtshog which includes total budget outlay for the first year …

Camp Rural Urban Friendship (RUF), currently on its fifth edition this year, is gearing up to host students from rural and urban areas at Darla, Chhukha on 21 December. The person leading the camp since last year, Namgyel Wangchuk, said that the weeklong program aims to engage students in inclusive …

Responding to a question on the BBIN (Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal) motor-vehicle agreement, the foreign minister, Dr Tandin Dorji, during the government’s first Meet-the-PM session with the press on Friday, said that the government has plans to reconsider the agreement after intensive consultations with all the stakeholders involved. The BBIN …

Earlier studies had said that chances of a major quake in Bhutan are minimal Bhutan, for a while, had been resting easy due to some earlier studies that said that the likelihood of a major earthquake of magnitude 7 or 8 hitting Bhutan was minimal after the seismic active zone …

The construction of the once highly acclaimed and anticipated ‘ultramodern hospital’ in Wangduephodrang finally reached completion and is ready to be handed over to the government by the management of Punatshangchhu hydro project. The official handing-taking over ceremony of the hospital is expected to be take place early next year. …

The very recent indemnity issued by the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) to access their mobile banking app raises the question of consumer rights with regard to the protection of consumers and safety of consumer services. Not even a week ago, in order to log into the mBoB app, a mandatory …

According to the latest records published by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB), import of diesel grew by 10 percent in 2017, compared to 4 percent increase in 2016.  Import on petrol also increased by 8 percent as compared to 6 percent in 2016. Bhutan’s diesel import accounts for 78 percent …

With the strong urge to give back to the Bhutanese society and put her learning into practice for a greater cause, Dr. Tashi Zangmo, 55 returned back home from the States after her studies and headed the Bhutan Nuns Foundation (BNF) in 2009 as its Executive Director. Dr. Tashi, who …