BUSINESS

His Majesty The King, visited Dawathang village in Jomotshangkha, where 31 families have begun a new life, and granted land kidu. The beneficiaries of the Kidu have received a plot of land on which they have built homes, as well as agricultural land on a user-right basis. The Secretary of …

His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen arrived in Dungkhar, the ancestral home of the Wangchuck Dynasty, on the immensely auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Rinpoche, with His Royal Highness The Gyalsey on 15th June. Numerous propitious tendrel imparted supreme significance to the occasion of …

During the Question Hour session of National Assembly yesterday, Opposition Leader Dr Pema Gyamtsho asked the government on how many new farms have been established to meet the sheer rise in the production of various agricultural and livestock products, as reported during  Prime Minister’s Mid Term Review (MTR) meetings. OL …

A main mission of the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) is to ensure that food is of good quality and safe for consumption. Its vision is to safeguard the farming system and ensure safe food through science-based regulatory approaches. To ensure food safety, several activities are seen to …

Nu 16 million was recently remitted by the Bank of Bhutan (BoB) to the three different accounts in India, Malaysia and Thailand, upon a fake email from a Royal Audit Authority (RAA) employee whose account had been hacked. In this connection the BoB and RAA said that the case is …

Govt says change is overdue and it can make up for revenue loss  The Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Dorji said that that the government’s Personal Income Tax reforms will cost the government Nu 484 mn a year. It will also mean that 31,692 people earning less than Nu 200,000 a …

Most highly perishable food items on sale, like baked goods, homemade pickles and sweets do not carry a computerized manufacture date and expiration date. Therefore, it is easy to tamper with the dates and sell the items long after its expiration date. Many food consumers in Thimphu are complaining about …

For quite some time it has been a virtual open secret that some Bhutanese hold bank accounts and even assets outside Bhutan. This is especially so in the border regions where a lot of trade and movement take place. Now, the National Council under the purview of ‘policy review issues’ …

The recent field test on a few vegetables by the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) has confirmed high pesticides and chemical level contained in vegetables, like beans and cauliflower whose import has been stopped. While importa Chillies also had high pesticide levels their import has not yet been …

More than 50 representatives and owners from across the country attended the furniture makers stake holders meeting on Tuesday this week. The event was graced by Minister of Labour and Human Resourse (MoLHR) Minister Lyonpo Ngeema Sangay Tshempo. The main objective of the meeting was to study the employment prospects …