His daughter points out several lapses in the forensic evidence and procedure used for his conviction On the 6 March 2024, the Supreme Court passed a verdict convicting a 63-year-old man named Legola to three years in prison in Chamgang jail for forging the English signature of a Kelzang Dolkar …
Read More »When bank employees turn into bank robbers
The earlier trend of bank heists by bank employees in Bhutan was giving unauthorized loans or fattening up loans, but now there is a new shift in the trend with bank employees directly taking money from the accounts of clients or the banks own cash for the day. The first …
Read More »Druk Air and Bhutan Airlines explain the ungodly morning flight hours
We have all been there. Trying our best to catch a wink of sleep before the dawn flight from Bangkok or Delhi and softly cursing the two airlines under our breath as we head sleepless to the airport at least three hours before the take-off time. While waiting on the …
Read More »What surging Bitcoin prices mean for Bhutan
After hitting a low of USD 16,452.20 on 25 November 2022 Bitcoin has seen a continuous mostly upwards rally from January 2023 with an even sharper rally from mid-October 2023 onwards that has only gone up and up reaching its highest ever price of USD 67,558 as of 8 March, …
Read More »Saturday holiday or not decision to come by end of May after an assessment
Last week there was a huge social media storm and outrage after the Education Minister Yeezang D. Thapa and Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay revealed that a Committee set up to study the Saturday off pledge had recommended not to give Saturday off. The disclosure lead to a strong reaction …
Read More »More than half of Property Tax collection to come from urban areas as tax is expected to cross well over Nu 675 mn forecast
Tax collection could be under Nu 1 bn The initial projection of the Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) was that the total property tax on land and buildings expected to be collected is Nu 675.59 million (mn), however, the latest estimates show that if everyone pays their share then …
Read More »ORO Bank: Asia’s first Full Reserve Digital Bank launched for the Gelephu Mindfulness City
In a major development for the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project Asia’s first Full Reserve Digital Bank called ORO Bank has been launched to serve the GMC project. The bank also aims to help global startups and innovative emerging businesses. While the website was launched recently there is not much …
Read More »Australia Rush starts to slow down but huge numbers still going
Bhutanese applicants facing rejection since they would earn more in part time work in Australia The financial year 2022-23 saw the largest ever number of Bhutanese getting Australian visas at 15,552 people. By comparison, the first six months of the 2023-24 from July to December 2023 saw 6,585 Bhutanese getting …
Read More »How the government will raise Nu 512 bn for the 13th plan and the Nu 15 bn ESP
PM to visit India soon at the invitation of the Indian PM PM says in tourism first task is to increase numbers of visitors PM also talks of foreign reserves and what will happen after loan deferral period ends A major task and the biggest challenge for the new government …
Read More »Gyem to file for insurance claim after finally getting insurance policy document
On 6th February 2024, the helicopter crash survivor Gyem Gyeltshen, his relative who is a lawyer, RICBL, the Druk Air and the Bhutanese legal representative of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), a legal firm in Singapore hired by the two international reinsurance companies QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited and Best Meridian International …
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