The Royal Thimphu College and Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan (KGUMSB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, 8 September, 2015. The MoU will focus on promotion of education and academic exchanges, direct contact and research cooperation between their faculty members, departments, and research institutes etc. Speaking …

The 2015 National Graduates Orientation Program (NGOP) will see 2,730 graduates participating compared to the 2,308 last year. There will be 1,408 males and 1,322 females from 13 countries and around 177 different courses. The NGOP this year shows the ever growing numbers of graduates who will be looking for …

The sixth edition of the annual Mountain Echoes which has now become an institution in itself was this year dedicated to the 60th birth anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King. The festival itself from August 19th to 22nd is a part of the 60th birth anniversary celebrations. The festival …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, who is on a 4-day visit to Tsirang Dzongkhag, met with the people of Damphu town, Kilkhorthang and Tsholingkhar gewogs today. Meeting residents of Damphu town and the two gewogs, Lyonchhen said that he would be visiting all gewogs in the country to interact and hear from …

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) in a pres s conference on Friday evening countered the Opposition Party’s assertion that the Tax exemption granted on books by the MoF was in violation of the Constitution and the Supreme Court’s tax verdict of 2011. Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Dorji said that the …

His Majesty granted Dhar to officially appoint the new Home Minister, Lyonpo Dawa Gyaltshen, who is the Bongo-Chapcha constituency member of parliament in the National Assembly. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan Article 17.3 states that a minister of the government is appointed by the Druk Gyalpo from among …

The Minister for Economic Affairs Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk said that the PHPA has submitted an action taken report to the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) on the joint audit report of the RAA of Bhutan and Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on PHPA – I from 1st April 2012 …

It was a special day for the people of Wochu and other villages in Paro’s Lungnyi Gewog, who welcomed His Majesty The King to their homes and fields, before enjoying a Public Tokha granted by His Majesty, together with their friends, neighbours, and their King. His Majesty on 29th July …

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) in a notification issued yesterday said that all books imported during 2015 will be exempted from both customs duty and sales tax. The notification said that this was being done to encourage Bhutanese to read especially in the context of the National Reading Year 2015. …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has welcomed the decision of the government to remove the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Rinzin Dorji but in doing so has asked the government to look into other issues like BOIC and the electric car. The DNT release said, “Any form of corruption is an impediment …