His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu on 14 March after having concluded a weeklong tour of the South. His Majesty travelled to Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar, and visited Gyalsung Academy sites, various ongoing De-suung Water Projects and De-suung Skilling Programme centers, and the Jigme Namgyel Engineering College in Dewathang. …

3 other employees and 1 private individual convicted for other things The Thimphu District Court recently convicted the ATM Custodian of DrukPNB bank Thinley Jamtsho for embezzling Nu 10,474,750 or 10 million (mn) from 9 ATMs in Thimphu. Thinley was embezzling the amounts from machines and replenishing them from other …

The Thimphu District Court recently gave its verdict on the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) case against the former Minister of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) Ngeema Sangay Tshempo, the former Director General Sherab Tenzin and five others. Of the total seven accused in the cases four were acquitted while of …

An Industry Outreach Program was conducted by Project Dantak at Phuntsholing, aimed at encouraging local industries of Bhutan to participate in the country’s development by supplying construction and other materials to Dantak. The conference was co-chaired by Brig Jaswinder Singh, Chief Engineer of Project Dantak and Dasho Ugen Tsechup, President …

His Majesty The King granted an Audience to participants of the 56th Batch DeSuung Training Programme, ongoing at Pelrithang, in Gelephu on 8th March 2023.   The 56th DeSuung Training Programme is special, as it is a three-and-half-months long programme which pilots a part of the training designed for Gyalsung, …

The Ambassadors of Bangladesh and Japan presented their credentials to His Majesty The King on friday. The Presentation of the Credentials ceremony was held in the Throne Room at Tashichhodzong. Mr Shib Nath Roy is the 18th Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan with residence in Bhutan. The Royal Government conveyed …

De-suung marked its 12th Raising Day on 14 February, with around 8,000 De-suups from across the country joining the celebrations at the Changlimithang Stadium. De-suung was established by Royal Charter in 2011 as a platform for trained volunteers to offer their services to the nation. Since then, 34,939 volunteers have …

The Opposition Party stated that Arts and Humanities courses should be restructured, as a part of larger education and national reforms, to enhance relevance and employability, but not done away with, as they have a critical role and eternal relevance to society and nation. The Press Release from the Opposition …

10 February 2023: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced a prayer ceremony to light a thousand butter lamps for those affected by the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this week. Over 21,000 people have lost their lives, and millions more have been affected by the disaster. The ceremony was …

One of the most significant legislations of the government is the revised Property Tax Act of Bhutan where land and house taxes have been significantly revised. The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering talking about the land tax said a five-acre land in all parts of the country was paying …