According to reliable sources, the Druk Air board is considering a proposal to reduce airfares for tourists and especially Indian tourists. However, while the board is open to a reduction it is likely that Druk Air will ask for subsidies from the government to avoid losses as per its calculation. …

In a press release the government announced additional incentives and policy measures to boost the tourism sector. This is in view of the important role of the tourism sector in generating employment; earning foreign exchange; realizing the potential for spillover benefits for ancillary industries; and in boosting overall economic growth. …

The World Bank will soon be providing USD 50 million (mn) or around Nu 4 billion (bn) budgetary support to the government. The budgetary support will come in the form of soft or concessional loan as part of the concessional loan window to Bhutan. The interest rate will be minimal. …

17 August 2023: His Majesty The King granted an Audience to Her Excellency Ms Rabab Fatima, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs, who is on a visit to Bhutan ahead of Bhutan’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category this year.

The Attorney General Lungten Dubgyur of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) submitted his voluntary resignation letter to the Office of the Prime Minister today. Multiple sources who did not want to be identified confirmed his resignation letter. The AG after submitting his letter even packed his office and …

Upon the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, a 3-day prayer ceremony is being performed at Namdroling Dratshang in Autsho, for the 23 people who lost their lives in Lhuntshe last month. The prayers are part of the funerary rites for the victims of the flood and landslide incident …

A press release sent from the Supreme Court said that the Judiciary of Bhutan has suspended Justices Pema Rinzin and Tshering Dorji of Bench I, of the High Court with immediate effect for a deliberate miscarriage of justice in a drug case involving two defendants, one of whom is a …

The Construction Association Of Bhutan (CAB), under President Trashi Wangyal, in collaboration with officials from Project Dantak, led by Chief Engineer Brigadier Jaswinder Singh, recently conducted an impactful interaction session. The primary objective of this session was to encourage and foster increased participation of local Bhutanese firms and agencies in …

The literary festival Bhutan Echoes honored the late author Patrick French. A citation was presented by Her Majesty The Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck to Patrick French’s wife Meru Gokhale and their son. A release by the festival said Bhutan had a special place in Patrick French’s heart. Those closest to …

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) achieved a major milestone as it formally launched its High Definition (HD) television service on 26 July 2023 in the BBS head office in Thimphu. The General Manager of the News and Current Affairs Department (NCAD) of BBS, Thinley Yangchen Dorji, on behalf of the …