His Majesty the King graced the opening session of the fifth session of the second Parliament yesterday. His Majesty was accompanied by Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen and Members of the Royal Family. His Majesty and Her Majesty were received in traditional chipdrel ceremony by the Prime Minister, National Council Chairperson, …

During the 16th Meet-the-Press session, the Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Norbu Wangchuk, said the economy is beginning to show signs of robustness. He said that the government had inherited an empty coffer, made worse by a debt of INR 5.4bn. He further said that they had inherited a growth …

As one of the current government’s austerity measures is to control chadri expenditure the Ministry of Home and Culture Affairs was directed to examine the chadri protocol. The Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, said that protocol has been revised, approved and already been implemented. He confirmed this at the 16th meet-the- …

Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said at the 16th meet-the-press session held on 7th that although the employment issue was not on the upcoming parliament’s agenda it doesn’t mean that the government understated the situation. Ministries have been spending a lot of time on the issue and what the achievement will …

Setting up an IT park is one of three components of the Bhutan Private Sector Development Project, which was initiated by the Royal Government of Bhutan. Its main objective is to support the private sector-led economic growth that is capable of combating youth unemployment and to help to diversify the …

The records maintained with the Public Grievances Redressal Division, as of March 28, show that there have been 77 Meet-the-People program with about 770 people having attended the meetings. The program sees the highest number of appeal for employment search at 205 cases, and it is followed by the census …

Even with the garbage pickup service provided by Greener Way, some of the residents in Thimphu are illegally dumping their garbage along roadsides, backyards, and streams and river. The Chief Operational Officer, Greener Way, Dorji Wangchuk, said 90 percent of the people residing in Thimphu are segregating wastes and disposing …

The Opposition Party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), wants to withdraw an entire lawsuit it filed against Dasho Paljor J Dorji (also known as Dasho Benji), stating that it is being done in the greater interest of the nation, to Bench V, Thimphu District Court on April 23. The legal representative …

Many special and exciting events are planned to take place throughout the country in 2015 to celebrate the 60th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The ‘Visit Bhutan 2015’ has a series of tourism events planned across the country to attract regional and international tourists. …

The Minister for Economic Affairs, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk graced the opening of the 29th annual general meeting of Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) on 16th April at the BCCI conference hall in Thimphu. Senior Government Officials, business representatives from dzongkahgs as well as business people attended to the …