On 17th and 18th April, the Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay welcome home the first and second group of volunteers sent from Bhutan to Myanmar to extend humanitarian assistance. The PM said, “Guided by the leadership of His Majesty The King, you carried out your duties with courage, compassion, and …
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In recent times there has been much discussion of a Nu 40 mn figure of subsides allegedly given to the private media in the past decade. However, the Department of Media Creative Industry and Intellectual Property (DoMCIIP) clarified that the 40 mn subsidies figure is not just for the private …
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His Majesty The King graced the final day of the Paro Tshechu at Rinpung Dzong on 12 April 2025. The five-day Paro Tshechu concluded with the sacred unfurling of the Guru Thongdrol. His Majesty offered prayers before the Thongdrol and met with the people gathered for the occasion.
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His Majesty The King is on a Royal Tour of the eastern Dzongkhags, meeting with the people and dzongkhag officials across the region. On 10th April, His Majesty travelled to Tashigang, and granted Audiences to the dzongkhag officials of Tashigang and Tashiyangtse. His Majesty granted Audiences to the dzongkhag officials …
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An official involved in the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project said there are conversations going on with an array of potential investors and interested companies in India, Asia, America, Europe and the Middle East. He said the focus right now is in finalizing the framework like taxation policy and laws, …
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There is some movement on the rectification measures for the right bank of the 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I project being discussed between Bhutanese and Indian experts. For some time now, Bhutanese engineers and geologists have worked with P I project consultants, like Central Water Commission (CWC) and Central Electricity Authority …
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Bhutan has extended humanitarian assistance to Myanmar in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the region on March 28, 2025. A 40-member advance team comprising medical professionals and multi-sectoral specialists were deployed to Myanmar on April 1, 2025, along with relief materials, upon the Royal Command of His …
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The 1,020 MW Punatsangchu II project tariff has been under discussion between officials from Bhutan and India for a while. While the Indian side is amenable to a P II tariff above Nu 5 per unit, going up to Nu 5.25 as proposed by the Bhutanese side last year, a …
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The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on 17th March charge sheeted the Nu 7.9 million (mn) embezzlement case by the former Paro BNB Bank teller to the Paro District Court. According to the OAG, the former teller had left for Australia despite being told not to do so by …
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On 23 March 2025 His Majesty The King graced the Passing Out Parade ceremony of the Second Cohort of the 2024 Batch of the Gyalsung Training Programme at Jamtsholing, Samtse. Addressing Gyalsups across all four Academies—Jamtsholing, Khotokha, Pemathang, and Gyalpozhing—from Jamtsholing, His Majesty said that our aspirations for Bhutan’s lasting …
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