BUSINESS

Majority of the handicraft shops in and outside Thimphu have been promoting and selling products that are imported from neighboring countries like India and Nepal to the tourists by branding them as ‘Product of Bhutan.’ Although this, according to the Department of Culture is illegal, there hasn’t been a strong …

Thimphu police re-arrested an escaped convict on 5th July 2018 from Khasadrapchu at around 10:30 AM. The 45-year-old convict who is from Paro was initially arrested on 2nd December 2013 for illegal transaction of controlled substances. The convict managed to escape on 27th January 2014 when he was taken to …

It all started when the Opposition Leader Pema Gyamtsho asked the Prime Minister- why the government had not been able to achieve an average growth rate of 10 percent. The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay replied saying that the delay in the construction of the Punatsangchu I project was …

The Druk Holding and Investment (DHI) held its Annual Press conference on Friday at the capital. The Chief Executive Officer of DHI and the Directors and representatives of the 12 DHI Companies also launched their annual reports and presented summary on the performance of their respective company. “Such Annual Press …

A 2-day film festival titled “Bhutan Film Festival” will be organized from 23 – 24 June 2018, in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, as a part of the celebration to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Formal Diplomatic Relations between Bhutan and India. The event is being organized by the Ministry of Information …

Lobneykha Chiwog under Chapcha Gewog, Chukha, initiated the construction of a private Shedra (monastic school) to retain monks in their village. A committee member of the building committee, Kado Dukpa, said, “We came up with this idea thinking that we can keep and preserve our culture as before,” he said. …

The completion of 10 MLD (Millions of Liters per Day) Water Treatment Plant at Taba and the construction of Intake, Transmission main line from Dodena to Taba with further trunk lines and distribution reservoirs aims to solve the water shortage problem in Thimphu. The project funded by World Bank is …

Bhutan received a total of 254,704 visitors in 2017, of which 71,417 are international arrivals and 183,287 regional arrivals. The overall growth in arrival is 21.5 % over 2016, according to the Visitor Arrival Statistics 2017. Of the total 71,417 international arrivals, 62,272 were international leisure arrivals and 9,145 were …

The Bank of Bhutan (BoB) with both present and former employees, partners and shareholders gathered together to mark the 50th anniversary of BoB, with the theme ‘Embracing Happiness’, on 28 May. The event was celebrated in the convention centre in Thimphu, with the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay as …

Coinciding with Lord Buddha’s Parinirvana, His Majesty The King graced the installation of the Serto (golden pinnacle) on the Utse (central tower) of the Wangduephodrang dzong on 29th May. On June 24, 2012, the dzong was severely damaged by fire. While most of the sacred relics and artifacts were recovered, the structure was …