The Election Commission of Bhutan’s (ECB) ‘Rules on Elections Conduct in the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2022’ does not talk about just requiring five and 10 years work experience for National Assembly and National Council candidates or asking for how pledges will be funded, but it also has strong provisions against candidates …
Read More »His Majesty grants audience to first ever Bhutanese contingent going for UN peacekeeping operations
His Majesty The King granted an Audience at Paro Shaba on 9 August 2022 to the first ever Bhutanese contingent of 180 personnel from the Royal Bhutan Army, being deployed for United Nations peacekeeping operations. The contingent is expected to begin their assignment in September. At the request of the …
Read More »Former CSI Bank Board Director Tshewang Tashi and CEO of SAI Trading get 3 years and 6 months in bribery case
The former Board Director of the National Cottage and Small Industries Development Bank Limited (NCSIDBL), Tshewang Tashi, and the Chief Executive Officer of Sai Trading Partner, Samten were sentenced to three years and six months each in prison on Monday by the Thimphu District Court. The sentence was to do …
Read More »Indian Ambassador Presents Credentials
The new Ambassador of India to Bhutan, His Excellency Mr. Sudhakar Dalela, presented his credentials to His Majesty The King at the Throne Room of the Tashichhodzong on 20 August. The Ambassador was escorted in a Chipdrel ceremony to the Dzong for the ceremony. The Ambassador, his wife Ms. Namrata Dalela, …
Read More »3 years 6 months sentence for former CSI Bank Board Director and SAI Trading CEO in Nu 1 mn bribery case
The former Board Director of the National Cottage and Small Industries Development Bank Limited (NCSIDBL), Tshewang Tashi, and the Chief Executive Officer of Sai Trading Partner, Samten were sentenced to three years and six months each in prison on Monday by the Thimphu District Court. The sentence was to do …
Read More »International Eye Camp at Wangdue Phodrang and Thimphu
Under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck, the Ministry of Health and technical team from JDWNRH with Dr. Sanduk Ruit, the world-renowned Ophthalmologist, and the team from the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu, Nepal conducted the International Eye Camp at Wangdue Hospital from 12 – 14 …
Read More »Historical Artifacts Gifted to the Wangduechhoeling Palace
With the structural restoration of the historic Wangduechhoeling Palace completed, the Bhutan Foundation, in collaboration with the Department of Culture, is now working on the gallery plans, narratives, and exhibits for a world-class Palace Museum and Cultural Centre with the help of professional teams from Bhutan, India, and the United …
Read More »2 King’s Scholarships in Cornell University
The King’s Scholarships of Bhutan at Cornell University were established on 16 August through an exchange of letters between Ambassador Doma Tshering, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations, on behalf of the Royal Civil Service Commission, and Mr. Jonathan Burdick, Vice Provost of Enrollment and …
Read More »Govt restricts import of vehicles as reserves decline
Late on Thursday night the Facebook page of the Finance Minister Namgay Tshering released a notification placing a moratorium on the import of vehicles to preserve the depleting foreign currency reserves of Bhutan. The release quoted Article 14, Section 7 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan which states …
Read More »RAA asks operations of all Karaoke and Live music outlets to be suspended
The charge is that they are either operating like Drayangs or do not have proper licenses The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) recently did a review of the 7 January 2022 executive order closing the operation of all Drayangs in the country. It also looked at the extent of monitoring of …
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