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While the government has allowed street vendors to ply their trade again it comes with conditions. The cabinet has identified the need to bring up a structured regulation for the vendors who sell fast foods in the street. While not allowing such practices could have been the solution but recognizing …

This paper counted more than 200 new articles in various prominent international media outlets covering the birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey in Bhutan. The news of the birth coupled with a Royal picture became one of the top trending news on the BBC website. Britain’s Prince William and …

Figures with the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) show that the crime numbers in country has decreased by 312 in 2015, which rounds up at 13 percent. The crime rate in 2014 was recorded at 2,367 whereas in 2015 it has decreased to 2,055. The trends show that the national crime …

An increasing population in the urban areas has now become a major housing setback for those who wish to settle and to those already rooted in the town areas. As people look for houses, the rents seem to be on the rise. As per the Tenancy Act of Bhutan, it …

Four women’s teams and twelve men’s teams from Paro, Gelephu, Thimphu, Phuentsholing and a women’s team from Sikkim, Phoenix, are taking part in the Winter Basketball Championship in Phuentsholing. The men’s team are divided in Pool A: Puenchas, Cousins, Garudas, Unameus, Tie Breakers and Mazakos, and Pool B: AWPL, Slow …

The blackout period calls for campaigning restriction on all candidates contesting for any kind of Thromde posts. The blackout period will begin from 8 am Saturday or 48 hours ahead of the poll day in the thromdes in Gelephu, Phuentsholing and Thimphu. January 25 will be declared as public holiday …

The Phuntsholing Sports Association (PSA) office in collaboration with Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) has organised a youth oriented winter coaching camp cum tournament for under sixteen boys and girls which includes games like football, lawn tennis, table tennis, badminton and basketball. The camp started from 20th of December 2015 and …

According to a press release by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on 14th of January in Thimphu between the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF), College of Natural Resources (CNR) and Hirosaki University, Japan to implement a project aimed at capacity …

Bhutan Education Blueprint 2014-2024, highlights a speech by His Majesty the King on the importance of education, “…Education is empowering- it’s a social equalizer and facilitates self-discovery, which leads to realizing one’s full potential. Good education gives a child a fair shot at success and ensures that a person’s achievement …

A weather forecast from the Department of Hydromet Services has predicted severe weather of strong, gusty winds of more than 30 metres per second, over the northern and some northwestern parts of Bhutan from Saturday night to Sunday morning with the possibility of light rainfall or snow over western, central …