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The Chairperson of the Legislative committee, Bongo-Chapchha MP Tshewang Lhamo introduced the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2019 and asked for the third reading to be conducted in this session. The most significant amendment proposed to the Penal Code bill 2019 was the reduction of age of consent for …

Action to be taken against violating operators if suspicious deduction is found The MP from Jomotshangkha-Martshala, Norbu Wangzom questioned the government on recent excess data charges for internet usage by Bhutan telecom. MP Norbu Wangmo said that in the recent times, people have been clamoring about Bhutan telecom’s deduction of excess data usage and she …

The Central Water Supply Scheme project funded by World Bank was taken up by M/s Nima construction co Pvt. Ltd and M/s Fine INC from Korea for construction of intake, transmission main from Dodena to Taba and distribution mains with CWR at different locations including Care takers quarters and M/s East west construction and Fine …

As if the rise of regional tourism and undercutting is not bad enough, Bhutan’s tourism Industry is seeing the rise of a new kind of challenge which is fronting in the tourism Industry -where foreign tour companies use Bhutanese tour licenses to run their business in Bhutan. The result is …

50 students from Tang central school got infected by chicken pox. Several symptoms like redness scattered across the body was noticed, along with complain of fever and nausea. The BHU health assistant said although the number of cases are seen each day, various precaution measures are taken by the schools …

Given the historical importance of the Jigme Namgyel Naktshang in Dungkar—the ancestral home of Wangchuk Dynasty, works are underway by the Lhuentse Dzongkhag administration to turn the 16th-century structure of immense historical importance into a museum within the 12th FYP. According to Jambay Wangchuk, the Lhuentse Dzongda, there are many …

According to the hoteliers in Phuentsholing, low occupancy resulting from the increasing number of hotels and rented apartments being converted into hotels, shortage of labor and immigration issues are common concerns. The increase in the number of hotels is so high that even the high the number of tourist arrivals …

The annual implication of the pay commission’s pay hike is Nu 4.238 bn a year and 17.913 bn in the next four years. However, if increased salary hike grants to be given to the autonomous Royal University of Bhutan and other institutions and increased student stipends are included then the …

The Third International Conference on Vajrayāna Buddhism began yesterday in the capital with the theme—Techniques in Vajrayana Buddhism. The two-day conference was organized by the Centre for Bhutan and GNH studies (CBS) in collaboration with the Central Monastic. As per the CBS, the conference, in essence will address issues of …

The Basic Pay Hike The Cabinet released the fourth pay commission report which recommends a 14% to 29% pay hike. For civil servants the pay hike recommendation is 14% to 21% hike. It has a higher hike of 21% for O4 to O1 level, 18% for S5 to S1 level, …