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Dorji Lopen Kinley was awarded the Druk Wangyal in recognition of his exceptional services to the Nation. Dorji Lopen entered the monastic order at the age of 7, and throughout his career in the religious order, received important Wang Lung from some of the most important religious figures in the …

Parents and students who defaulted on loan payment are under tremendous pressure Out of 760 students of the Learn and Earn Program (LEP) in Japan, who availed themselves of Nu 700,000 loan from Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL), some 320 students who have defaulted on their loan received text messages …

The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is being held in Madrid, Spain from 2-13 December 2019 under the Presidency of Chile. The Bhutanese delegation to the High-Level Segment of the COP25 is led by Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, Minister of Agriculture and …

The medical depot in Phuentsholing is facing space constraint as the annual supply, an average of 95 percent of medical supplies for all the dzongkhags, gets delivered to the depot. Another issue is that the depot is not located in a safe place. The tendering process for the medical supplies …

According to Agriculture Minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjore, climate change will ultimately result into drying up of water resources and this will impact the production of agricultural resources. Lyonpo said that if we go by the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and research publication of Intergovernmental Panel on …

The Foreign Minister Lyonpo Tandi Dorji who is also the TCB Chairman confirmed that the final draft Regional Tourism Policy and Guidelines would propose a daily Sustainable Development Fee instead of a one time one. The TCB looked at various formulations including a one-time entry fee based on the suggestion …

Though the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) initiated the project on electric vehicle (EV) with the intent to provide safe, reliable, accessible and affordable transportation system, however, the ministry received several criticisms, from the public, dealers and taxi drivers as the project encountered problems in the very beginning of …

Bhutan’s Financial Institutions have lent out Nu 130.519 bn till July 2019 which is on the back of unprecedented credit growth in the last few years. By comparison in July 2013 the total credit was only Nu 58.117 bn. However, a slowdown is in effect with FI’s either turning away …

The Board of the Druk Holding and Investments will a meeting in the first week of December to decide the pay and allowances of the 7,725 DHI staff working in 14 DHI companies including DHI itself. The expected outcome of the pay hike is that it will maintain the 15 …

As per the report from Communicable Disease Division (CDD), Ministry of Health (MoH), a total of 4,300 dengue positive cases in the nation was reported as of 15 November. A dengue outbreak was declared in Phuentsholing, Chukha in July 2019. Dengue cases were reported from 19 dzongkhags. Lhuentse was only …