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According to the records maintained by the Royal Monetary Authority there has been around Nu.8 million in remittance from the youths working in Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Israel from September 2016 till June 2017 after launching Remit Bhutan in the Middle East countries. Records maintained by the Bank of Bhutan …

Kazhi Gewog under Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag saw an increase in cordyceps yields comparing to the previous year. The auction, which was held a week ago, saw participation of 30 households from the Gewog with around 90 people involved in the collection of the fungus. Three people a household can venture …

The first ever disable-friendly pedestrian walkway in the country, which is being built in Thimphu, is expected to be completed by September end this year. The six km versatile walkway extends from Lungtenzampa till Babesa roundabout with an intended width of 2 meters. However due to presence of some already …

Four grant assistance projects funded by Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation will commence this month with the grant agreement between BTFEC, GNHC and the grant recipients signed yesterday. The total budget of Nu 28.955 million will be used for the Samarzingkha Agro-forestry Project, Building Socio-Ecological Resilience, An Adaptation to …

The construction of a Wangchhu Zam over the Thimpchu, which was scheduled to start from the beginning of the year, has finally begun. The 54 metre long bridge with a seven-metre carriageway will connect Chugo Lam and Dechhen Lam below the Tarayana building. Project Manager Koncho Tempel said that since …

Thimphu city’s two underused pedestrian underpasses on the Royal Boulevard road is getting a major facelift to encourage pedestrians to use it as a safe crossing rather than an unsafe stinking basement to urinate and defecate. According to a Thimphu thromde official with the engineering department, the underpasses has been …

ADB granted a total amount of USD 4.26 million for Thimphu roads improvement project, which consist of IV Lots aiming to improve about 70 percent of existing road within Thimphu city. Of the four Lots, lot II under this project will soon start in the capital. The locations under Lot …

The state of the nation report detailed the conservation efforts put forth in conserving the natural environment. With 72 percent forest cover Bhutan is the only country that is carbon neutral and Bhutan is beginning to be recognized as the only carbon negative. “These are the reasons why Bhutan is …

Senior justices from the judiciary, legal professionals, and journalists from different media houses attended a two-day workshop earlier this week where the two essential pillars of a democracy – a free media and an independent judiciary – shared expectations of the other among other things. Journalists were briefed on the …

The 18th national HIV/AIDS commission (NHAC) meeting held yesterday inaugurated the reconstituted national HIV/AIDS commission, after almost 14 years of its existence. The commission now has 15 core commission members from the health, education, home and labour ministries, Dratshang Lhentshog, RENEW, Thimphu Thromde, National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC), …