As large numbers of Euro 6 or BS 6 diesel vehicles break down in the country, the prime suspect is the fuel quality in the country, and this suspicion was confirmed when two lab results obtained by vehicle dealers showed the fuel was contaminated in two affected vehicles. The next …

The Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay has been making a number of foreign visits in the last few months to multiple countries with the latest being Thailand. The Prime Minister said that there are three purposes for the visit. He said the first is to reconnect and nurture Bhutan’s friendly …

Karma studied in Ura primary school till class three and after that moved to Jakar school where he studied till class eight. In Dr (Phd) Karma Phuntsho’s seminal work, “The History of Bhutan”, the back jacket of the book has Dasho Karma Ura, writing about the book, saying, “Unmatched in …

As Gyalsups started arriving at the four Gyalsung Academies from 31st August to 4th September the emotion of many of the new Gyalsups was a mix of nervousness and curiosity. However, the nerves were soon assuaged as army officers and cadets received the Gyalsups and carried their luggage to the …

The Bhutan Travel Bureau (BTB) tour company website is like that of any other tour company in Bhutan with tourism related content, images, itineraries and contact details including its email address targeted at foreign tourists. However, an unscrupulous foreign hacker took down the same email address, and hacked it in …

On 14 August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Mpox to be a ‘public health emergency of international concern.’  Mpox has been around since the 1970s limited to a few countries in Africa, but in 2022 there was a global outbreak of the mpox Clade II virus which came …

Of Nu 15 bn ESP Nu 10 bn for credit support and Nu 5 bn for fiscal projects So far, the exact break-up of the Nu 15 billion (bn) Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) has been a mystery in part due to the fact that the programs were still being formulated …

In the wee hours of Sunday on 15th June 2024, Gautam Adani, the Chairman of the Adani Group in India sent out a tweet saying that he has signed an MoU with the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) for the 570 MW Wangchu Hydro Plant in Chukha.  This was during …

A contractor named Tshering Chophel, owner of Tshering Samdrup Construction company is raising questions over how the Supreme Court changed its full bench verdict, passed in his favour on a construction payment dispute against the Royal Bhutan Police Engineering office, 6 months later with another full bench verdict. The contractor …

A group of mainly 35 nurses and some technicians recently approached the National Medical Services (NMS) in JDWNRH saying that they would like to pursue BSc courses in either nursing or public health at the Faculty of Nursing and Public Health (FNPH), but proposed if it can be considered a …