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In deep appreciation and as a mark of respect and goodwill to His Majesty for the prayers following the passing of His late Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Thailand Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon Foundation (PCSF) offered heart surgeries for 99 children in Bhutan suffering from congenital heart disease. The first surgery …
Read More »Rebuilding homes and lives after a disaster
His Majesty’s presence during disasters has always been a source of hope and relief torebuild homes and lives. In the recent times Bhutan has witnessed atleast six major disasters since 2009. This includes earthquakes, Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), floods or flash floods, landslides, forest fires and structural fires and …
Read More »PM says Cabinet Ministers cannot keep Prados
Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay in a Facebook post today clarified that Cabinet ministers are not allowed to keep their duty vehicles after the completion of their tenures. He said, “Duty vehicles belong to the government – they are provided to us to help fulfill our official responsibilities and serve our people …
Read More »Route permit for regional tourists to go online
The government is studying the possibility of issuing route permits online as a means to make it more convenient for regional tourists visiting Bhutan. This response came up to a query by the Dremetse-Ngatsang MP to the home minister on the huge backlog of route permit applications at the immigration …
Read More »Man convicted for 21 years for raping a 2 year old toddler
The Royal Court of Justice has convicted a 39-year-old farmer from Jigmicholling Sarpang for the rape of a 2-year old girl toddler. Thimphu police arrested the rapist on January 23, 2016. The convict has confessed to the crime in his first statement to the police, whereby later he claims to …
Read More »Missing Bhutanese student found unconscious in West Bengal
A Bhutanese student who was reported missing since November 26 was found unconscious in Malda, Kolkata, West Bengal. Nima Tshering, 23, studying in Indo Asian Academy, Bangalore, was travelling to Bhutan in Bangalore-Guwahati Express with his friends on November 25. When the train stopped at Malda station for about 10-20 …
Read More »RTI provisions to be incorporated into ICM Bill
The Minister for Information and Communications Lyonpo D.N Dhungyel introduced the Information, Communication and Media Bill 2016 to the House for the first and second reading, however, the Opposition instead demanded that the Right to Information (RTI) Bill should be tabled first. “Unless the Bill covers provisions pertaining to right …
Read More »North Thimphu MP raises question on pledges
Raising the first question in parliament the North Thimphu candidate Tshering questioned the government about the enhancement of water supply in Jungshina, Dechencholing, Taba, Hejo, Zilukha and Kawajangsa and road condition in Begana. The Work and Human settlement minister, Lyonpo Dorji Choden, said that solving the water crisis is a …
Read More »Dead infant discarded in Changzamtog
Thimphu police recovered the body of a newborn baby, discarded near the Kuensel office in Changzamtog, Thimphu, on the evening of November 22. A joint investigation with the forensic department could not identify whether the baby was a boy or a girl, as a stray dog had mutilated the body. …
Read More »Bhutan to now get a Red Cross Society
The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed the Bhutan Red Cross Society Bill 2016 after all 44 Members present voted in favour of the Bill to be passed. The Speaker of the House expressed appreciation to all parties involved in drafting the Bill which he said would benefit the country …
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