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 …

With the breakdown of Euro 6 diesel vehicles across different car companies, the main suspect, pointed out by the vehicle dealers, is the Euro 6 diesel fuel in Bhutan, which they say is not up to the mark. Last week, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Employment, Namgyal Dorji, ruled …

According to the Department of Home Affairs of Australia a total of 25,339 Bhutanese were granted education visas to Australia in the last two financial years (FY) of 2022 July to 2023 June and 2023 July to 2024 June end. This is comparable to two full Changlimithang stadiums during events …

The four-storied Wangdi Plaza sitting opposite the Post Office on the Chang Lam road is one of the landmark buildings in the core Thimphu area. This building has now achieved a different kind of fame among the mainly tenant business community in town as its landlord increased his rent by …