A 17-year-old minor was raped by a 23-year-old man in the night of March 11 in Haa. The suspect was well known to the victim and her elder sister as he was a daily customer in the elder sister’s bar. The victim had stepped outside the bar to wash dishes …

Sending workers abroad to work is one of the strategies adopted by most countries to ease unemployment issues, which in turn, helps to increase the flow of remittance into the country, transfer of knowledge and experience, and instill a positive mindset among workers. An official from the Labour Department of …

A9-member Bangladeshi delegation led by Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Mahbub Ahmed met with the Bhutanese delegation led by Secretary, MoEA, Dasho Sonam Tshering for a two- day annual consultation meeting on trade and transit, held on April 9 at Taj Tashi in Thimphu. The meeting explored ways to further facilitate …

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) opened the 4th Bhutan International Education Fair at Changlimethang Stadium parking area in Thimphu yesterday. In his welcome note, Secretary General, BCCI, Phub Tshering, said the education fair is an annual event which provides people, especially those in the private sector, with …

Over 30 countries gathered for a conference in Thimphu to strengthen and consolidate international steps towards “Organic Himalaya”, as inspired by Bhutan. The Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Yeshey Dorji, graced the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) conference on organic and ecological agriculture in mountain eco-systems in Thimphu. …

The opposition party conducted its own meet the press session for the first time on 27th February in Thimphu to share their views on the performance of the government. Opposition leader Dr. Pema Jamtsho said, “Now that the present parliament has finished its second session and the new government has …

The Opposition party in a press conference on Thursday claimed that if the Education city was established, it would solve various issues like out flow of money, unemployment and provide quality of education. MP Kinga Tshering said that the main aim of Education city is to provide territory education. He …

During the question hour session of the National Assembly, MP Choida Gyamtsho of Nganglam constituency questioned MoEA Minister Norbu Wangchuk on lifting the ban on alcohol and furniture due to bilateral trade agreement, and also raised concerns over how such agreements will impact Bhutan, especially with Bhutan planning to join …

In the question hour session of the National Assembly held on February 18, the MP of North Thimphu constituency, Kinga Tshering, questioned what the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) was doing to include Bhutan in the top 100 list of countries in the ranking of ease of doing business in …

Nissan LEAFs, an electric car, was launched coinciding with the birth anniversary of His Majesty the King by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and the CEO of Nissan Company, Carlos Ghosn, in the Clock Tower Square February 21 in Thimphu. “As you can see, I am veryexcited, we have story to …