His Majesty The King graced the consecration ceremony of a new Palden Lhamoi Lhakhang in Tenchey village, Lunana on 6th July 2018. The consecration prayers were presided over by the Dorji Lopen of the Zhung Dratshang. The lhakhang was built after restoring an old derelict village house, in accordance with …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay clarified on the issue of fuel prices reduction in his State of the Nation Address. With fuel prices rising internationally and also in Bhutan, there has been some confusion on the issue. Lyonchhen said that last year, the government took the decision to …

The ACC in 2013 received a case in 2013 from the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) about the suspected bribery and collusion between the government engineer Gyem Dorji, Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) and the contractor M/s T-Kunzom Construction and Hiring Ltd in relation to …

His Majesty The King offered a statue of Tertoen Dorji Linga to Busa Wangdue Goenpa of Sephu gewog in Wangduephodrang on 30th June. Busa Wangdue Goenpa was founded in the 17th century by Tashi Tenzin, the Heart Son of Tertoen Dorji Lingpa. His Majesty granted Tokha to people of give …

With less then a month left in the government’s term and with the 2018 general election approaching; the Bhutan-China boundary talks and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit will both have to wait. According to a source, both the major diplomatic events will take place only sometime after the 2018 polls …

The Government of Japan handed over seven medical equipments for the national and regional referral hospitals to the Ministry of Health on friday. The total cost incurred for the equipment is around 4.5 million USD (Nu 306 million) inclusive of insurance, installation, operational training and maintenance service for four years. …

Lyonchhen in his State of the National Address talked about the marked improvements in addressing the shortage of health workers. The total number of doctors increased from 203 in 2013 to 345 in 2018 and except for Gasa and Haa, all the district hospitals now have a minimum of 3 …

The President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dasho Tshering Tobgay, introduced three new candidates on 23 June. The party has declared 27 new candidates for the 2018 National Assembly elections so far. Former deputy Secretary General of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kesang Wangdi, 50, is PDP’s new …

It all started when the Opposition Leader Pema Gyamtsho asked the Prime Minister- why the government had not been able to achieve an average growth rate of 10 percent. The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay replied saying that the delay in the construction of the Punatsangchu I project was …

29 June 2018: His Majesty The King graced the closing ceremony of the 11th session of the Second Parliament.