There has been much outcry after large numbers of brand-new Euro 6 diesel vehicles across different companies were failing or requiring repeated maintenance. The main suspect was the quality of fuel coming in from fuel companies in India, as the fuel were all supposed to be Euro 6 but some …

A group of pensioners have approached the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Good Governance Committee (GGC) of the National Assembly (NA) on the need for a Pension Act with the main aim being to link civil service pay hikes to pensions too. GGC, in line with the request of …

The Motithang Higher Secondary School (HSS) from classes 9 to 12 was declared an inclusive school from 2023 onwards by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) and Thimphu Thromde. The main intention was it being a continuing school for Changangkha Middle Secondary School, including for students with disability. …

Pema, 36, from Wangdue was one of the students who went on the Japan Learn and Earn program (LEP) through Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO) after taking a Nu 600,000 loan from RICBL. Of the around 700 students sent to Japan, around 73 were first sent at Nu 600,000 with the …

The Jigmeling Industrial Park will host a 500 MW capacity Bitcoin mining data center operation, currently under construction as announced by Bitdeer on 7th November.  It will start operation in phases from the first quarter of 2025 or mid 2025 onwards going to December 2025 or latest by the first …

Increasing sickness and deaths in Australia and how ABPI is helping in Perth In a tragic incident, a young Bhutanese student studying in Perth, Australia, has been found dead, with authorities suspecting suicide as the cause. The student’s body was discovered on 1st November 2024, and local police have reported …

Out of the five inclusive schools identified in 2024 by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) and Thimphu Thromde, this issue focuses on Loselling Middle Secondary School. The school is from class Pre-Primary (PP) to class 10 and has 1,486 students of which 11 are differently abled, according …

Around three months ago on 8th August 2024 the Cabinet approved the new Thimphu Design Code submitted by the Royal Commission for Urban Development and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The design code will result in far reaching changes in not only how future structures are built but also …

On 28th October, Monday afternoon, at 2pm the Tsirang Municipality under the Chairmanship of the Tsirang Dzongda cut off the power supply to the building of Rajen Tamang, 48, for not using the Karaoke in the basement for the intended purpose. Rajen had been holding religious gatherings of 30 to …

Out of the five inclusive schools identified in 2024 by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development  (MoESD) and Thimphu Thromde, this issue focuses on Taba Lower Secondary School (LSS) and Changzamtok Middle Secondary School. Taba LSS The school has classed PP to 8 and while it was identified as …