DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Thimphu police arrested two men for carrying contraband substances in a Bolero pick-up. They had attempted to mix the contraband with vegetables on 10th February. The Bolero was travelling towards Wangdue carrying vegetable. There were two passengers including the driver and the vegetable vendor. Officers were travelling to Hongtsho with …

A 46-year-old man from Punakha was apprehended by Thimphu police in Changzamtog last month. He is suspected of being involved in 8 different burglary cases that occurred in Taba, Changjiji, Motithang and Chubachu. He was under the close watch of the police. A police team led by an officer was …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) initiated has come out with a Bhutan Civil Service System (BCSS) reform that is expected to benefit 12,000 civil servants serving in the Supervisory and Support (S&S) category. The benefit will be faster promotions and less career stagnation. Bhutan Civil Service System (BCSS) reform …

The next time someone insists on paying you with a cheque, think about it. The last thing you want is have the bank teller tell you that the cheque cannot be cashed in as there is an insufficient balance in the bank account of the cheque issuer. Royal Bhutan Police …

One police official was found to be involved in aiding a convict escape from a detention center on 4 January 2015. Police also apprehended his 78 year old father and a friend who were involved in aiding the convict to escape from the detention center. The police personnel is 25 …

Despite ranking last in the 12th edition of the South Asian Games, Bhutanese athletes could bring home 16 medals in three different sports disciplines making it the highest number of medals that Bhutanese athletes have ever won. The last time that the Bhutanese athletes won many medals was in the …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay left for Canada on Tuesday morning to attend the TED 2016 in Vancouver. Lyonchhen is scheduled to speak at the TED Conference on 19 February and return to the country by 21 February 2016. En route in New Delhi, Lyonchhen met with the Indian Minister of External …

During the 22nd meet the press, Lyonchen Tshering Tobgay said that Drugyel Dzong will be rebuilt in the same way as the original former structure. The reconstruction announcement comes after the birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey. Upon the Royal Command of His Majesty; Lyonchhen graced the Salhang Tendrel …

Dry forest foliage, strong wind force, and add to that human carelessness, well, most of the time, and you get a roaring forest fire. The painful fact of forest fires is that precious flora and fauna is lost to the fire. It takes years to re grow a forest back …

Thimphu Thrompon Kinlay Dorjee before becoming Thimphu Thrompon in 2011 was a general manager in the customer services division in the Bhutan Power Corporation. This will be his second term in office. How do you feel on winning a second term? Kinlay Dorjee – I am overwhelmed by the support …