Till now, both the government and the RMA have put the bulk of the blame for the rupee shortage on private consumption, private sector and credit expansion while shirking any blame themselves  The two main causes cited for the rupee crisis by the government and the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) …

Times when people involved in court cases had to travel miles to attend court proceedings will now be talk of olden times with e-litigation to be introduced any time this year in the country’s judicial proceedings. Pioneered by Chief Justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgay, e-litigation will save time through high-quality video conferencing which will be used in all the courts in Bhutan provided that the witnesses have …

The Steel Community Bins (SCB) which were placed at strategic locations around the city by the Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) have been removed since they failed to serve their purpose. Currently, only places like the hospital area, the IMTRAT compound in Babesa and the vegetable market continue the use of …

With the domestic airlines, Bhutan’s air service industry took a leap forward but bigger plans are reportedly in place. Sources told The Bhutanese that the state-owned Air India is planning to operate in the country and dialogue is on between the Royal Government and the Government of India (GoI). The …

  The shortage of LPG cylinders occurring currently, according to managers at some stations, is due to the fact that since the Regional Trade and Industries Office (RTIO) took over the issuance of cylinders from private distributors, the office is issuing new connections indiscriminately. The RTIO issues 15 new connections …

The Tshogpas from Wangchang, Lungnyi  Hungrel, and Shapa will gather at the gewog conference hall in Wangchang geog today for a discussion with the Department of Local Governance (DoLG). They will be joined by their Gewog Administrative Officers. The tshogpas will be briefed about their responsibilities towards their respective chiwogs. …

Repair works on the road which leads to Dago Phug goenpa has led to damaged irrigation channels and hume pipes which were at the sides. These irrigation channels and hume pipes fed water to the fields of around 20 village households. The people in the village have taken the matter to the dzongkhag but no response was received.

Within a span of a week, many motorists have paid a penalty of Nu 750 by parking between the craft bazaar and Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC) building, not knowing that they are violating traffic rules. This stretch is a much awaited parking zone but incomplete and though it will be open only from July 1, motorists …

The happiness and well-being conference hosted by Bhutan and led by the Prime Minister, Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley is expected to bring more than happiness in Bhutan. In his most recent address to the nation, the Prime Minister said,”For a small country like ours, the appreciation we are getting from …

Bhutan needs to focus on two things: the governance which includes the security and sovereignty of the nation, and the other is the economic development through balancing its imports and exports, stated the Prime Minister in a nation-wide address broadcast on the national television on April 12. Owing to these …