Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay who is on a 9-day visit to the United States of America from 15th to 24th March 2015 to raise awareness for the ‘Bhutan for Life’ initiative met with the Bhutanese Community in New York on the day he arrived the United States. Speaking to hundreds of …

Paro, Haa, Wangdue, Punakha and Gasadzongdags presented their mid-year evaluations of the annual performance agreements (APAs) signed between the Prime Minister and the dzongdags last year. In lieu of the Prime Minister, Lyonpo Dorji Choden, Minister for Works and Human Settlement chaired the meeting in Paro today. Commending the dzongkhags …

For the first time ever, Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Ministers, Secretaries, Dzongdas and Planning Officers sit down together at a meeting to share and discuss the plans and programs of ministries (central government) with the dzongkhags (local government). Thanking the cabinet ministers, secretaries, dzongdags and dzongkhag officials assembled for the event, …

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) has asked the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for support to start a “chiwog grant assistance for farm mechanization and services” project The project aims to provide 1,450 power tillers at the chiwog level. The Programme Director of Agriculture Machinery Centre, Karma Thinley, …

His Majesty The King granted an Audience to 174 students who received scholarships to study abroad after excelling in their Class 12 examinations on 11th March 2014. His Majesty The King congratulated the students for their achievements so far, and said that they must now compete and excel among students …

Annually celebrated on 8 March, the International Women’s Day (IWD) the theme “Make it Happen.” Bhutan joins the global community this year to celebrate women’s achievements while calling on for greater gender equality in Wangdiphodrang. Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck will grace the occasion as the chief guest, joining …

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 …