BUSINESS

In steps to further promote travel and tourism in the country, the national airline, Drukair, is offering new fares and schemes with higher flexibility and lower rates to suit the tour operators. The scheme was revealed at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators on …

For those using the Thimphu-Babesa Expressway the past few weeks have been a frustrating and at times even dangerous activity with Thimphu Thromde staff digging up the divider. The resultant mud and stones not only narrowed the road but also slowed down traffic and at times posed a danger in …

The government may have given up collecting Business Income Tax from small rural businesses but rural shopkeepers in the Dzongkhags were surprised to find local Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) officials coming to collect the annual membership fees. Similarly in Thimphu when businessmen and women went to renew …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay was called on by the Ambassador of People’s Republic of China, Mr. Le Yucheng at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang this morning. Lyonchhen extended a warm welcome to the Ambassador on his first visit to Bhutan and conveyed that such high level visits provide an opportunity for Bhutan and …

The Annual Performance Agreement (APA) 2015-2016 was signed between the Prime Minister and the ministers of the 10 ministries yesterday in Thimphu. Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (MoWHS) took the top rank with a score of 94.95 out of 100 in APA 2014-2015. Minister of Works and Human Settlement, …

Greener Way a waste management company has alleged that Thimphu District Municipality (TDM) has chosen USD for the collection and disposal of waste of the North Zone at Nu.445,000 per month for a period of 5 years, while Greener Way was offering it at Nu.231,000 per month. Greener Way has …

Bhutan Telecom (BT) will improve 3G services in three months time, announced the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Tshewang Gyeltshen, during the DHI’s Annual Press conference on 15th of June. It hopes to provide satisfactions to customers with planed investments in the mobile service. The CEO emphasized it is essential to …

The State of the Tsa-Wa-Sum 2015 shows that the government is doing its best in addressing youth unemployment. The Ministry of Labour and Human Resource (MoLHR) registered 5,869 job seekers last year and 3,842 have been placed in government offices and corporations. The annual report states, “A key ongoing initiative …

The Annual Budget Report for the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 was referred to the Finance Committee of the National Assembly (NA) for the first time in the Bhutan’s history. The step is in accordance to the Section 240 of NA (Amendment) Act 2014, which states the budget and the appropriation bill …

The joint sitting of Parliament endorsed the Dzongkhag Thromdes for 15 Dzongkhags. The proposals for Dzongkhag Thromdes was put to vote one after the other with 15 of 16 proposals securing three fourth of the votes as required by the Constitution. However, voting on the Pemagatshel Dzongkhag Thomde, neither Nganglam …