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The four men accused of smuggling seven kgs of Chinese gold have changed their pleas to guilty of all charges except smuggling. At the evidence hearing at the Chukha District Court on July 11, their legal counsel Ugyen Dorji submitted the criminal conspiracy was only to transport and not smuggle. …
Read More »His Majesty awards Patang equivalent Gyen Tag to women Parliamentarians
During the closing ceremony of seventh session of second parliament, His Majesty the King awarded Gyen Tag (badge) to all the women parliamentarians. The Gyen Tag, a medal is equivalent to a Patang for men. Lyonpo Dorji Choden during meet the press session said that, “It was a great day …
Read More »Thailand Health Minister agrees to help Bhutan with monk patients and traditional medicine
Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay met with the Thai Health Minister H.E. Clinical Prof Emeritus PiyasakolSakolsatayadorn on friday at Gyalyong Tshogkhang. After exchanging pleasantries, Lyonchhen shared that many Bhutanese preferred to go to Thailand for medical treatment – some funded by government and mostly on their own expenses, and requested the Health …
Read More »PM addresses International Conference on Vajrayna Buddhism
Bhutan is host to the International Conference on “ Tradition and Innovation in Vajrayna Buddhism: A Mandala of 21st Century Perspectives” at Royal Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, Motithang in Thimphu. The conference is being organised by Central Monastic Body and Centre for Bhutan Studies. The three days conference is …
Read More »M-BoB users not happy with the nominal fee
Bank of Bhutan (BoB) has started charging Nu 10 for its mobile banking service, M-BoB. This has not gone down well with many of the M-BoB users, with many taking to the social media to voice their frustration. M-BoB was launched in May 2015, based on a sustainability model from …
Read More »Police on the lookout for culprit who dumped 100 dogs
Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) are attempting to catch the culprit that dumped no less than 100 dogs below the road in Gaiguri, 13 km away from Phuentsholing towards Thimphu on June 11. People in the locality where the dogs were dumped suspect that the dogs were brought all the way …
Read More »Minor detained for cannabis possession
On June 16, Wangdue police arrested a 16- year-old boy, an ex student of Wangdue primary school, who is from Marlung, Thedtsho, Wangdue. Along with him, the police arrested a 19- year-old man and a 21-year-old man. However, after investigation, police have released the two after taking their undertaking letters. …
Read More »Drayang employee drowns herself in Phuentsholing stream
Phuentsholing police recovered the body of a 21-year-old woman from Bebari, India on June 16 at around 1 pm. The deceased had committed suicide by jumping into Dotikhola (Omchu) in Phuentsholing. The incident was reported to Phuentsholing police on June 15 by the manager of Norzang Builder. The incident took …
Read More »Regulating the unregulated regional tourists
The ever increasing number of regional tourists, was discussed in the National Assembly. Member of Parliament of Chhumig Ura, Tshewang Jurmi, asked the Economic Affairs Minister for an update on the number of regional tourist arrival in the country as of now, and also if regional tourism is governed by …
Read More »Govt requests RMA to help reduce bank interest rates to lighten loan burden and strengthen economy
On the issue of lowering the interest rate on bank loans, Finance Minister Namgay Dorji said that, as of now, the status is that the World Bank has completed a study saying it is possible and the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) is in the process of studying the report. “Thorough …
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