The much awaited moment for all the political parties has finally arrived as the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has given the green signal for political parties to start familiarization. This most definitely comes as a timely blessing for the new parties who feel that they need all the time …

Tour operator, Dorji Tshering, 39 accused of assault and sexual harassment of a 29 year old tourist, a foreign national of Melbourne, Australia received a prison term of four years and two months of imprisonment. The verdict was passed on 5 February by the Paro dzongkhag court. At the time …

Response to ‘Bhutan’s press freedom index ranking drops by a record 12 places’ The dramatic drop in Bhutan’s press freedom ranking should come as no surprise especially this year. The DPT government in many ways has turned away from its original commitment to ensure a free press and strengthen the …

Losar is upon us and as we leave an old year behind and start a new Water Female Snake Year, it is  time for reflection of the past and renewal for the future. As we are about to start the New Year, Bhutan is in the midst of important economic, …

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the sixth batch of Desuups. 125 teachers underwent the Desuung Training from 21 January to 2 February. His Majesty the King told the Desuups that the Desuung training programme was initiated as a result of repeated requests from graduates who wanted to …

Following the successful state visit of His Majesty the King the Prime Minister will be travelling to Delhi on an official visit to India from 7-9 February 2013. A press release from the Foreign Ministry said, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley will be accompanied by Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Minister-in-Charge for Foreign …

The Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Library has experienced a decrease in the number of members within the last five years. The Librarian in the National Library said “This year the Library has 1,500 members unlike previous years when we used to have around 2,000 members.” He said the fashion of …

After the destruction caused to the Dagapela dzong by an earthquake, the people of the dzongkhag eagerly awaited completion of renovation works on the dzong. The renovation which started in 2009 was slated for a June 2013 deadline by the people and officials who took a most keen initiative to …

Developmental activities almost complete in the Gewog Five kilometers of Rural water supply scheme (RWSS) from Bjacho to Tashigatshel has been completed in the Gewog with a budget of Nu. 700,000. Ten kilometers of farm road in Bjacho, Wangkha, Tashigatshel and Tsimakha has been completed with the budget of Nu …

Though the government is actively promoting the Education City Project, in part, to address the need of domestic students, three private colleges proposed to be established in various parts of Bhutan are stuck in red tape. The promoters of these colleges alleged that the red tape was taking longer than …