Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay around two weeks ago wrote to the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) to revisit and look into the grievances of the Supervisory and Support (S&S) category of civil servants. “These S&S civil servants would know what is good for them,” said the PM. The main complaint of …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay has written to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) asking them to refrain from criticizing the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), and to not challenge the ACC in the court of law on the Trongsa land case. The OAG after reviewing the Trongsa Land …

As per the Royal Command, 30th May to 1st June 2017 is declared as the National Census Holiday. A release from the Prime Minister’s office says the second Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (2017 PHCB) is an important national undertaking. In view of this, the PHCB will cover both …

Fenesta, India’s biggest brand in Doors and Windows, is now in Bhutan with Ugen Trading house as its authorised dealer. Works and Human Settlement minister Dorji Choden and the Vice President of Fenesta inaugurated the showroom in Babesa, Thimphu, yesterday. The 125-year-old brand takes pride in bringing unplasticized polyvinyl chloride …

The Prime Minister met with the teachers of  Tendu Central School on 1st April 2017  to talk about the recent incident involving alcohol and tobacco during a party that was organized in the school campus. The PM informed the teachers that the principal is being transferred because of this unfortunate …

The Prime Minister delivered the keynote address at the First Meeting of the 7th Replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund this morning in Paris. Lyonchhen appreciated the good work done by GEF and its partners in the past 25 years. He acknowledged that the GEF is a …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay completed the gewog tour for Trongsa Dzongkhag today after visiting Korphu gewog today afternoon. Talking to the people of Korphu gewog, Lyonchhen highlighted about the importance of health and education . Lyonchhen explained that the free health services provided should be efficiently used and urged the people to complete …

The 13th Round Table Meeting (RTM) held in Thimphu on 15th and 16th March came to a successful close with development partners reaffirming their commitment and support to Bhutan’s development. Expressing appreciation for the GNH approach and early integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the national planning framework, …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) recently took a decision to drop its case against the current Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji in his capacity as the Mongar Drangpon in 2002. This was after the ACC investigated the case for six months based on an anonymous letter alleging that the Drangpon …

Surjey Dhungyel, 25, is one of the few graduates who has taken up farming after completing college. The 25 year old who has a Bachelors degree in Life Science from Sherubtse College is today a proud owner of a semi commercial dairy farm in Penjorling village in Samtse. After college …