Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay met H.E. Mr. Jan Luykx, Ambassador of Belgium to Bhutan at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang yesterday morning. Congratulating the Ambassador on having presented his credentials to His Majesty the King today, Lyonchhen expressed that he looked forward to working with the ambassador and build closer ties with Belgium …

As part of the commitment of the Prime Minister towards enhancing accountability and efficient public service delivery, the G2C Office under the Prime Minister’s Office today launched the “PM’s eDesk” – a web based online monitoring tool for the Prime Minister. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay stated that delivering public services at …

The mandarins and denizens of Thimphu would have found that there were no ministers in Thimphu on Thursday and Friday. This was because the entire cabinet led by the Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay had shifted base to the border town of Phuntsholing for two days. The main reason for the …

The Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) said the overall Class X pass percentage in the Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Education (BCSE) examination has dropped by 2.20 percent this year. The BCSE 2015 pass percentage is at 93.73 percent while it was 95.93 percent last year. 11836 candidates …

Bhutan’s largest and oldest Education Exhibition the 9TH Career Fair, is set to take place in the city of Thimphu on the 14th & 15th February 2015 at Clock Tower, Thimphu. The event is organized by Nukareer Education Consultancy a major educational consultant in collaboration with SAPE event organizer and …

With the DPT Vs Dasho Benji case now entering the evidence stage the DPT presented a set of seven documentary ‘evidences’ to prove its alleged case of defamation against Dasho Benji. MP Nidup Zangpo and MD Duptho from DPT represented the case for DPT. The plaintiff said that the seven …

The first hearing of the Lhakhang Karpo case was held on 9th February in the Haa district court where the Office of the Attorney General listed out the various charges against the seven defendants in the case. The Foreign Minister who is on authorized absence was charged with two cases …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay and the members of the government performance and management system (GPMS) completed the mid-year review of annual performance agreements (APA) of six eastern dzongkhags in Mongar on 31st January 2015. The Dzongdags of Trashi Yangtse, Pema Gatshel, Lhuentse, Samdrup Jongkhar, Trashigang and Mongar presented their achievements of …

The Business Opportunity and Information Centre (BOiC) launched its regional office in Trashigang on 5th February 2015. The Minister of Trade and Economic Affairs, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, graced the event as the chief guest at the Trashigang Middle Secondary School 2015. The office is located at the ground floor of …

Lucky Ali and band, The Vinyl Records, and The Koniac Net are some popular names of musical bands from India that will be performing live during the first Bhutan International Music Festival, an event running as part of the first annual Bhutan International Festival (BhIF) from January 14-23 this year. …