The domestic tourism avenue in Bhutan, which has equal, if not more potential, compared to international tourism remained largely untapped for years according to the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB). An official at the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) said people who traveled and toured within the country has definitely …

The PM focused on Denchi, Education City, Trowa Theater, and Gyelpozhing at the graduates Orientation Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley made an impassioned defense of several alleged corruption cases against his government giving a virtual clean chit to himself and some of his colleagues. Denchi The PM said that the cabinet …

Procurement rules on the other hand does not allow bias of any sort Raging infernos from last week’s allegations has subsided between bid winners and losers, but its embers have left seething Ministry of Education (MoE) officials with a bad after-burn. Post-clarifications all parties are quiet on the issue but …

The Vice Foreign Minister of China Ms Fu Ying, who lead an eight-member delegation for the 20th round of boundary talks, called on the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshokhang last Thursday. The boundary talks between Bhutan and the government of the People’s Republic of China …

In the latest on the alleged unfairly awarded printing works of the education ministry worth almost Nu 35mn, winning bidders have stepped-up to defend themselves. Previously, accusations were made against the companies who won the bid for the printing works in which one of the strongly mentioned point was that …

Water contamination is a problem which pops its head every year in Thimphu but it is not hazardous, to say the least, as many residents in Thimphu have speculated. Monsoon brings with it water contaminated with dirt particles and tiny wooden debris which eventually flows through the taps of Thimphu …

Of late tender-issues seem to have set the norm for finger-pointing and allegations. The most recent to join the bandwagon involves the invitation of quotations by the Education ministry to print text books worth almost Nu 35mn. The tender was awarded to Rigpa printing press and Galing printers. Post-tender process …

People in Wangduephodrang won’t have to travel all the way to the Capital anymore, to appeal for land kidu. On Thursday His Majesty the king granted land kidu to individuals for 8211 land cases amounting to 1989 acres. It included 5,077 cases of excess land which accounted to 782.5 acres …

The Nu 44.6mn city bus tendering process was alleged unfair by the Samden vehicles last week. The issue when raised at the recent Meet the Press was dismissed as “too petty an issue to be raised at this level” by the Prime Minister. The PM said ministers do not deal …

The education city bill was passed amid much skepticism during its deliberations especially in light of its unconfirmed nature which was deliberated in parliament, whether private or public? During discussions the NA MP Damcho Dorji and NC MP Karma Donnen Wangdi said that the education bill was technically ‘more of …