The Special Audit Report on the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS) was recently discussed in Parliament, and one of the main points of the report was Audit memos issued against former Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering, former Finance Minister Namgay Tshering, and the current Cabinet Secretary Dasho Kesang Deki. …
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About half have applied from Australia Average visa grant rate at 80% in 12 months The figures are in and the latest data shows that from Financial Year July 2025 to June 2026, a 12-month period, a total of 10,167 Bhutanese students and their dependents were granted visas. This makes …
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As of 29 July 2026, the total Excise Tax collected amounts to Nu 3.343 billion (bn). This comprises excise tax collected on both imported excisable goods and domestically manufactured excisable goods. Excise tax on imported goods amounts to Nu 2.362 bn, which constitutes about 70.65% of the total collection, whereas …
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It has been learnt that the government has allocated Nu 1 billion (bn) for domestic airports in Yoeseltse in Samtse Dzongkhag and Samrang in Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag. This does not mean the money is the final size of the two projects, which are expected to be well over Nu 1 bn, but the money is allocated so that some works can start until the final estimates come in later. …
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The Gelephu International Airport (GIA) has been the hub of national volunteerism led by His Majesty The King, members of the Royal Family, Cabinet members, high Lamas, officials, the armed forces and tens of thousands of volunteers, showing the critical importance of this airport to the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project. Talks on securing the two key air routes through India for landing and takeoff for the Gelephu International Airport (GIA), …
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Before 2023, knee replacement surgeries had to be referred to Kolkata, India with the cost per knee coming to around Nu 200,000 plus and two knees coming to around Nu 500,000. In Vellore it can cost Nu 600,000 per knee. After the successful first total knee replacement surgery in Bhutan …
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The petrol and diesel prices from 16 July have been kept effectively the same as before. For example, petrol prices in Thimphu, which were Nu 97.46 per litre earlier, have been kept at Nu 97.46 per litre. This is the same in the case of diesel in Thimphu, where prices …
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Work on the much-delayed 1,200 MW Punatsangchu-I Hydropower Project (P I) resumed on 10th April 2026, with concrete pouring work on the dam. As per the understanding between Bhutanese and Indian officials engaged in long talks and discussions over the P I project, the dam construction was supposed to be accompanied …
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There were some reports last year and this year claiming that Bhutan’s coal reserves are depleted, and the reports are mainly based on the Environmental Accounts Statistics 2024 and 2025. However, the Department of Geology and Mines (DGM) under the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources disputed this claim and …
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Earlier this year, around 2 pm on March 5, a person drove in wildly with his Hyundai i10 car, entered the triage area of the Emergency Department at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), nearly hitting a nurse. After stopping the vehicle, he broke the car window using …
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