Her Majesty the Queen Mother Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the Royal Patron and Founder of RENEW graced the ceremony for the transfer of the Bhutan Board for Certified Counselors (BBCC) Mandate from the RENEW Secretariat to the Bhutan Qualification and Professional Certification Authority (BQPCA) under the Ministry of Education and …

Bhutan bracketed along with Taliban controlled Afghanistan In what is both an inconvenience for skilled Bhutanese workers working in USA, and also an embarrassment, it has been found that the validity of H-1B visas given to skilled Bhutanese workers going to USA to work is only for three months. This …

Chukha Dzongkhag has four candidates participating in the upcoming National Council election. Of the four candidates, three are new candidates while one is an incumbent candidate. All the four candidates have pledged and emphasized on the importance of reviewing the existing laws and policies which would benefit public and country …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) has come up with a notification that will now allows professionals like teachers, doctors, engineers and others to apply and compete for the relevant executive positions. This had been restricted in 2016 by the RCSC where professionals could only apply for positions related to …

During the live public debate organized by the BBS, the two aspiring candidates for the National Council election 2023 from Bumthang shared their pledges. Kencho Tshering, 40 years old, contesting from Chhokhor gewog, Bumthang has studied Bachelor’s degree in commerce and has an advanced diploma in Eco-tourism management. He has …

According to Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan Limited (RSEBL), Bhutan National Bank (BNB), Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL), T-Bank and Bhutan Ferro Alloys Limited (BFAL) has all declared dividends for the shareholders. Dividends in simpler terms means a sum of money paid regularly (typically annually) by a company to its …

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 …