A study by the Ministry of Health found a high level of lead in children in a sample of children in Thimphu. This has raised alarm bells in the Ministry which is conducting more research on this and is also looking at finding the source of the lead exposure for …

The Rongthong Dungkar Choling community forest committee under Kanglung Gewog found some of its timber that had been offered free for the construction of a local Shedra was being diverted for private construction in Mongar. The diversion was done by Langnag Dorji who handles the wood work for the Shedra. …

The two High Court Justices Pema Rinzin and Tshering Dorji of Bench I, who were suspended for deliberate miscarriage of justice in a drug smuggling and possession case have an uncertain fate after their six-month suspension. This paper, after talking to a senior official in the Judiciary, initially said the …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) confirmed that the Opposition Leader and current party President Dorji Wangdi will lead the party in the 2023 polls. The Bartsham Shongphu MP Passang Dorji said, “When we elected the OL we elected him on the condition that if we get a new Presidential candidate …

The tenure of the current third National Assembly and government will come to an end on 31st October 2023 after which the race of the Primary and General elections will start. In the lead up to the big race, The Bhutanese asked all five party Presidents on what they see …

In the 2008 general elections an unfortunate impact of the electoral process was that the nation, communities and even families got divided along party lines. However, it has been observed that as Bhutanese democracy matures over time, its elections have also become more matured with each election being less venomous …

The Finance Minister Namgay Tshering confirmed that the National Cottage and Small Industry Development Bank Limited (CSI) will be merging with the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL). One of the biggest concerns of the merger is that the collateral free loans given by CSI to rural farmers and cottage and …

The 66-room Taj Tashi hotel was launched as the first five-star hotel in Bhutan in 2008 as a joint venture between the Tashi Group of Companies and the Taj Leisure Hotels under the wider Tata Group. The Taj Hotels were given a management contract under which it sent senior staff …

After losses for seven straight years the Food Corporation of Bhutan Limited (FCBL) has managed to make some profit in its first two quarters or six months. In the last seven years from 2016 to 2022 FCB made a total loss of Nu 153 million. From January to June 2023 …

Recently, the Department of Macro-Fiscal and Development Finance under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) sent out an email to the various State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) under the MoF to find out what are the expectations and plans of the SOEs over the pay hike and whether SOEs can adjust the …