This paper in the first week of February wrote that in the last six months of 2022 from 1 July to 31st December 2022 a total of 6,497 Bhutanese got visas to go to Australia. However, when one includes the updated figures for January, February and March 2023 then the …
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The RCSC in notification dated 22 April 2023 has increased the retirement age for all civil servants including support staff. Executives who retired at 60 now can retire at 63, professional and management category who retired at 58 now have till 60, SS1 to SS4 who retired at 58 get …
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The Prime Minister’s Office shared it plans to improve the foreign reserves of the country. One is mobilisation of additional grants of 9 billion from GoI and other donors. As per the 12th FYP plan projection, the grant mobilisation is only about Nu. 63 billion but as of today, it …
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The Prime Ministers Office (PMO) said that like migrants from other countries to Australia, Bhutanese have also been leaving for educational purposes and in search of better economic opportunities. It is a case of people from low-income society leaving for one of the highest paid in the world. This it …
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A total of 40,665 tourists have arrived in Bhutan from 23rd September 2022 until 15th April 2023. Out of this figure, 23,944 are Indian guests who have paid Nu. 1,200 per person, per night, while 16,721 are other international guests paying USD 200 per person, per night. Out of the …
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The Embassy of Canada to Bhutan will offer Biometrics Collection Service in Thimphu, Bhutan from Monday, June 5 to Friday, June 9, 2023. This biometrics collection service is being offered to those people who will meet the following criteria. They live in, or can legally enter, Thimphu, Bhutan; applied for a visitor …
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His Majesty The King with the President, Droupadi Murmu His Majesty The King was in Delhi on a 3-day official visit to India on the invitation of India’s President. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, received His Majesty at the Prime Minister’s official residence on 4th April. His Majesty …
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Project Dantak and the State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited (STCBL) on 31st March 2023. Under the MoU, STCBL will supply petroleum products required for constructional activities in Bhutan to Project Dantak. The signing of the MoU is expected to pave the …
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Starting from October 2021 The Bhutanese ran a series of investigative stories on many sexual harassment allegations and complaints against Sherubtse Assistant Lecturer Dorji Phuntsho. Based on the stories and complaints the RBP conducted an investigation on the Sherubtse cases and charge sheeted him to court in December 2021. The …
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In a major land mark decision, the Supreme Court reversed the judgments of the High Court and the Trongsa District Court in the Taktse wrongful termination civil suit case by upholding the decision of Taktse College to terminate the 7 lecturers over sexual harassment complaints brought forward by female students. …
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The Bhutanese Leading the way.
