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His Majesty The King granted landKiduto 6,718 households including those who were eligible for land substitution in Zhemgang on 16th September 2014 in Zhemgang The Kidu is part of His Majesty’s ongoing Land Reform across the country. Addressing the people from various parts of Zhemgang Dzongkhag, His Majesty said that …
Read More »Bhutan to start participating in UN Peacekeeping Missions
A release from the Foreign Ministry said that Royal Government of Bhutan has decided to participate in UN Peacekeeping missions. It says that as a long standing and responsible member of the United Nations, the Royal Government of Bhutan attaches high importance to the principles and purposes enshrined in the …
Read More »Govt expresses concern over JAB report on poor state of Media
The Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and the Minister for Information and Communications D.N Dhungyel expressed concern over the poor state of the Bhutanese media. The Prime Minister said, “I read the JAB report and I am more concerned about the financial aspects of the media and its sustainability.” Lyonchhen said …
Read More »JAB study finds poor state of Media in Bhutan
A Journalists Association of Bhutan (JAB) study on the situational assessment of Journalists in Bhutan showed that the current media situation in the country is ‘very bad.’ The survey covered 90 journalists working in 16 media organizations and 29 former journalists. The primary objective of the study was to identify …
Read More »His Majesty asks graduates to never give up and to strive for excellence
His Majesty addressed the graduates on issues of nation building, education, employment, 11th plan, sovereignty, culture, unity, democracy and equitable development His Majesty began the Address by sharing two stories: a senior red-scarf official labored for many years with the objective to achieve success, and refused to be deterred even when …
Read More »Supreme Court Judge Honoured by Law College in Delhi
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Rinzin Penjor of the Maja (Peacock) bench was honoured by the Campus Law Center in Delhi University with the Distinguished Alumnus award on 12th August. The function was attended by the Bhutanese Ambassador in Delhi V. Namgyal, professors, students and dignitaries from other Universities. Campus Law …
Read More »High taxes ensures moderate interest even after vehicle ban is lifted
In a sign of the times the bulk of the few buying vehicles after the lifting of the vehicle ban have been civil servants using their vehicle quotas. Car dealers in Thimphu and Phuntsholing told this paper that even though the vehicle ban had been lifted after two years the …
Read More »Lyonchhen addresses UNESCAP as its Chairman
The Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay conveyed to the Commission the warm greetings of His Majesty the King, as well as his best wishes for the success of the 70th Commission Session of ESCAP. The PM ESCAP in its 7th decade of existence, continues to utilize its convening power to address …
Read More »B-mobile ‘promises’ to improve congested and slow 3G internet services by year end
While the telecommunication services go on upgrading, however, the service delivery remains poor, especially the 3G internet service. The unreliable service has left many subscribers in Thimphu and other dzongkhags frustrated, especially when important work needs to be done online and the network is moving painfully slow or not working …
Read More »Bhutan takes precautionary measure after Encephalitis outbreak in North Bengal
After the recent outbreak of Encephalitis was reported in North Bengal and Assam killing at least 150 people, the Department of Public health (DoPH) has set precautionary measures for Bhutanese traveling in the border areas close to the place of the disease outbreak. The Director General, DoPH, Dr Dorji Wangchuk …
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