Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is on an introductory visit to Bhutan from 31 August to 4 September 2022. He assumed office as the third Secretary General of BIMSTEC on 06 November 2020. The SG called on …
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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 …
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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 »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 …
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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 »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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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