Bhutan will be hosting the eight meeting of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) ministerial council in Thimphu on 24th July 2014 at the convention center. This will be the first time that Bhutan will be hosting the SAFTA ministerial council (SMC) meeting. Some issues like reduction of sen¬sitive …

His Majesty The King on 10th July installed Sachu Bumter at the site of the Wangduephodrang Dzong, where theUtse and the Kuenreyof the Dzong will be built. The installation of the Sachu Bumter signifies the re-sanctification of a site and restores blessings to it. The reconstruction of the Wangduephodrang Dzong …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay went on a working visit to Japan at the invitation of the Government of Japan from 30th June to 3rd July. He had a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 30th June and held wide ranging discussions on bilateral relations, on regional and international issues of …

During the last session of the Parliament, the government informed the House that they were working with the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) on doing away with the preliminary examination (PE), a pledge made by the government. RCSC has not entertained the letter from the Ministry of Labour and Human …

According to the Department of Hydro-Met Services under Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA)  the forecast for monsoon rainfall from June to September is to be 5.1% below the normal rainfall range. This would also mean that the annual total rainfall is forecast to be below normal. For June and July, …

According to a release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan accompanied by Aum Tashi Doma will be on a four day Working Visit to Japan from 29th June-3rd July 2014 upon the invitation of the government of Japan. Lyonchhen’s delegation will include Lyonpo …

Addressing the members assembled for the event on Thursday, Lyonchhen reiterated that the performance agreements signed between the Prime Minister and the respective agencies meant that the Government lead by Prime Minister himself would fully support the performance agreement which is comprised of a defined set of objectives, mandates and …

The first ever RUB (Royal University of Bhutan) Inter College Literary Meet will be held at Gaeddu College of Business Studies (GCBS) from 28th – 30th June 2014. The meet will see six college participate which includes host GCBS, co-organizer Sherubtse College, Samtse College of Education, Institute of Language and …

The two suspects who were arrested and detained for vandalizing two chortens at Athang gewog in Wangduephodrang on the night of January 1 were slapped with a prison term of 15 years each by the Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag Court on June 20. The convicts are a 27-year-old man from Dangchu gewog …

In a strong statement the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) has condemned both the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Opposition Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) party over the large pay hike and entitlements given to Politicians during the recent Parliament session. The DNT statement said, “The issue per se is …