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 …

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 …

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 …

Bhutan is set to celebrate the first-ever National Voters’ Day across the country on September 15, coinciding with the International Democracy Day. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has decided to celebrate the day as part of the resolutions of the Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia held …

In response to questions on the performance of the government which completed a year in office, the Prime Minister and other ministers highlighted various activities and successes in the past one year. The Home Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji said the government has done ‘fairly well’ in the last one year …

The Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Dorji confirmed that the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) would be opening up housing, car and vehicle loans from mid August. Lyonpo said that his ministry had a series of meetings with the RMA on the opening up of loans and that loan guidelines were in …

The Labour Minister Lyonpo Ngeema Sangay Tshempo said that the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has ensured employment for 3,724 youth till date. He said that the ministry was working to employ more of them in the 2014-2015 financial year. He said, “The government pledged to give full …

It has been almost three months since the National Environment Commission (NEC) Secretariat successfully implemented its strategy to reward informants who report to NEC on illegal waste dumping. The informant receives 50% of the penalty amount collected from the offender. Talking to NEC’s Chief Environ-ment Officer, Thinley Dorji, he said …

An inflation report of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA prepared re¬cently by the Office for Consumer Protection under MoEA and the National Statistics Bureau titled ‘Report on Price Increases & Inflation Management’ tracks among other things inflation trends in the last four years. It says that headline inflation in …

The SAARC Secretary General, Commerce Ministers and Heads of delegation from the SAARC member countries who are attending the Eighth SAFTA Ministerial Council Meeting made a joint call on to Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay . During the call on which was on 24th July , Lyonchhen and the heads of delegations …