According to the information provided by the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), the provisional total tourist arrival, as of September 2019, was 208,457 with a growth of around 13 percent compared to 2018 for the same period. Tourist numbers increased by 25,652 tourists till September 2019 compared to the same …

The Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji who is also the TCB Chairman confirmed that the final draft Regional Tourism Policy and Guidelines would propose a daily Sustainable Development Fee instead of a one time one. The TCB looked at various formulations including a one-time entry fee based on the suggestion …

A 15-member group of young Bhutanese journalists representing the spectrum of the audio-visual and print media of Bhutan have embarked on a familiarization visit to India (Delhi, Bodh Gaya and Mumbai) from 17-23 November 2019. During this visit, which coincided with the visit of  Foreign Minister of Bhutan to India, …

Marking the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Child, which was celebrated on November 20, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering signed the voluntary global pledge, renewing the government’s commitment to the full implementation of the Convention. The signing of the global pledge expresses the government’s renewed commitment …

The Board of the Druk Holding and Investments will a meeting in the first week of December to decide the pay and allowances of the 7,725 DHI staff working in 14 DHI companies including DHI itself. The expected outcome of the pay hike is that it will maintain the 15 …

ACC writes to the PM recommending need to institute a system of declaring Conflict of Interest in Cabinet meetings The Anti Corruption Commission has dropped the ‘Le Meridian’ (Thimphu) Fiscal Incentives case finding no policy corruption against former Minister Lyonpo Dasho Yeshey Zimba. The ACC said that 25 January 2018, …

It says ambiguities of Security Protocol for VVIPS 2014 must be fixed The Anti Corruption Commission dropped the ‘Wall Case’ of the former Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay finding no corruption or violation of the ACC Act, misuse of resources or any other wrong doing. The ACC said on 12 …

World Prematurity Day is observed on 17 November every year, with November month being the ‘Prematurity Awareness Month’. The day is observed to create awareness on the prevention and management efforts of prematurity and to provide support to families with preterm birth. The theme is “Born too Soon: Providing the …

The Department of Cottage and Small Industry (DCSI) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs will be organizing the annual Cottage and Small Industries (CSI) Fair from November 22-24, 2019 coinciding with the Global Entrepreneurship Week. The main objectives of the fair is to showcase CSI products, exchange ideas and to …

The Opposition Party in a recent press release (pg 8) had criticized the government’s one-year performance on several fronts in response to the government’s own one-year report. One criticism was on the issue of transparency with the Opposition asking the government to publicize the names of shareholders of Rigzom Academy, …