The Bhutanese Leading the way.
New Year Eve is just around the corner and the capital is filled with vibrant aura of festivity. “What are you going to do this New Year Eve? Which club are you visiting? Please buy the tickets from me if you’re planning on clubbing! Oh! I have last year’s New …
Read More »2nd Children’s parliament by ECB
The second session of the Bhutan Children’s Parliament will be held from January 3 – 6, 2017, at the Democracy House in Thimphu, which is the office of the Election Commission of Bhutan. The pre session orientation began on Monday for the 67 student members from all across the country, …
Read More »Where the RCSC selected graduates will go
Tshering Delma/ Thimphu A total of 489 graduates of the 2,487 who appeared the civil service common examination, the results of which were recently declared, will be absorbed into various government agencies. The education ministry will absorb the highest number with 398 graduates (119 PGDE and 279 B.Ed), followed by …
Read More »BTI launches Bhutan Corruption Barometer Report for 2016
Favoritism and nepotism in recruitment processes, promotion and transfer of employees, and deliberate delay in making decisions with corrupt motives were found to be the most prevalent forms of corruption according to the Bhutan Corruption Barometer report for 2016. The report also says that citizens having paid bribes to officials. …
Read More »134 arrests in Phuenstholing for controlled substances in 2016
Police made 134 arrests in connection with illegal trafficking of controlled substances since January this year in the border town of Phuentsholing. Police in total seized 17,479 pieces of SP, 1229 tablets of N10, 1051.2311 kgs of Marijuana, 9 Diluters, 389 bottles of corex, 21.37 grams of hashish, 126,330 sticks …
Read More »His Majesty grants Land Kidu in Thimphu
Coinciding with the auspicious Anniversary of the 10th year of His Majesty’s Reign, His Majesty The King granted land kidu to 2,703 beneficiaries from 8 gewogs under Thimphu Dzongkhag at the Simtokha Dzong on 9th December 2016. The recipients, residing in the rural parts of Thimphu, received a total of …
Read More »Annual Kidu Mobile Medical Unit in Bodhgaya
Upon the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, His Majesty’s Kidu Mobile Medical Unit will set up a medical camp to treat Bhutanese pilgrims in Bodhgaya. The medical camp will be operational during the peak months when Bhutanese travel to Bodhgaya, and will be set up annually henceforth, so …
Read More »Retired armed force personnel to build Chortens across country
His Majesty The King granted Nu. 10m to ex-armed force personnel of Thimphu Dzongkhag, on 9th December with the Command that the fund be used to build a lhakhang in Thimphu Dzongkhag, for the benefit of all armed force personnel who have served successive Kings, as well as for the …
Read More »A King for a Modern Time
His Majesty The King is revered as The “People’s King”. He is a “Big brother figure” to our young children and youth. His Majesty ascended the Golden Throne at a time of historic change, a different era. Within a span of ten years, His Majesty with extraordinary intelligence and vision …
Read More »King Jigme and Thailand
Jigme is the most well known Bhutanese name in Thailand When His Majesty the King, then the crown prince, visited the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 60th anniversary in November 2006, Thailand noticed. Dubbing him “Prince Charming”, the Thai media ran story after story about the dapper, young bachelor with …
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