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 …

Even before Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay received the Dakyen from His Majesty The King the PM visited the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) to meet the doctors, nurses and medical staff and he also asked them to submit recommendations from their side. Lyonchhen said, “There are many sectors …

Last week The Bhutanese brought out the story of how 42-year-old farmer Gyem Gyeltshen from Lunana had lost his 38-year-old wife Dresang Dema and 4-year-old daughter Nima Peday in a helicopter crash on 3rd March 2023 and even 11 months later he was still yet to get the insurance amount …

On 3rd, March 2023 a helicopter crashed in Wachey Lunana killing two passengers. The final investigation puts the blame on human error with contributing factors like a senior pilot not adhering to the roster, bad attitude of the senior pilot, working environment, relations between pilots and no supervision by seniors …

Insurance papers show USD 400,000 insurance due for death of wife and child but international companies only offer USD 20,000 for the two deaths The victim says Druk Air has also not been helpful On the afternoon of 3 March 2023, a Druk Air helicopter carrying 42-year-old Gyem Gyeltshen, his …

In January 2023, The Bhutanese published an investigative story on the Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services (RBHSL) which pointed out the mistreatment of Bhutanese helicopter pilots by expat pilots, safety issues being overlooked, break down in relations between the pilots and more. The Druk Air (which took over RBHSL) instead of …

The Namgay Dolkar (24) case which had been charge sheeted to court on 1st December 2023 by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) as a murder case against 38-year-old Sonam has undergone at least three hearing so far. A key evidence to prove it was a murder case with …

While the General Election results are 30 seats for Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and 17 seats for Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP), the fact that BTP won 16 of its 17 seats in the eastern region has led to some discussions and also questions. It is clear that the eastern region …

The Bhutanese talks to the Prime Minister elect Dasho Tshering Tobgay Your reaction to the win? TT: We are really grateful for the trust and confidence the people of Bhutan has given us. This is a big mandate and we now have to get to the serious business of not …

The Bhutanese talked to the Opposition Leader elect Dasho Pema Chewang Your reaction to the results? PC: It was expected in fact to be very frank. We expected more seats but we have to respect the public sentiment.  What kind of Opposition Party will the BTP be? PC: The main …