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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A Bhutanese citizen has been deported from Perth, Australia by Australian authorities on 18th March 2025. When the paper asked about the case to the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Australia, the embassy said, “Regarding this case, we were informed of a Voluntary Escorted Removal of a Bhutanese citizen from Perth …
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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the participants of the 17th Golden Youth Award (GYA), an annual flagship programme of the Bhutan Youth Development Fund (YDF) on 21 March 2025. The week-long programme, held from March 17 to 23 in Thimphu, brings together 80 students—two boys and two …
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The Industry Census Report 2024 found that out of the 12,197 establishments surveyed, 86 employed a total of 133 individuals with disabilities only. This is after the National Council’s Social and Cultural Affairs Committee in June 2024 submitted a review report on the state of persons with disabilities, noting that …
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It has now emerged that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MoFAET) failed to alert or inform the Department of Immigration (DoI) to stop the former BNB Bank teller charged with embezzling Nu 7.9 million (mn) from leaving for Australia via Paro Airport. The Office of the Attorney …
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A 43-year-old Sonam Tobgay from Haa was apprehended on 17th December 2024 by Chinese border authorities while trying to smuggle in a tightly packed consignment into Tibet (China). It now appears that the consignment was around 900 grams or almost a kilo of ‘brown-sugar’ or heroin. The type of drugs …
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