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The QED Group and Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry organised the forum on “The Great Climate Change Debate” from 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM on April 28th, 2014 at Taj Tashi, Thimphu. The Great Climate Change Debate is the fourth in the series under the Bhutan Development Forum banner …

The Royal Government of Bhutan presented its second National Human Rights Report under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism to the 19th Session of the Working Group of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on 30th April. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister for Home and Cultural …

Every year, May 3rd is observed as World Press Freedom Day to celebrate press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend attacks on media’s independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives while carrying out their journalistic profession. Journalists Association of Bhutan (JAB) …

Mountain Echoes Literary Festival, which turns five this year, aims to bring together writers, biographers, historians, environmentalists, scholars, photographers, poets, musicians, artists and film-makers to engage in cultural dialogue and share stories for three blissful days in the mountains. The festival is being held on May 22- 24 in Thimphu …

The four women arrested from Khenpajochu under Tshogom Gewog, about seven kilometers from the Wangdue town, for selling and possessing tobacco products were convicted on April 15 by the Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag Court. Of the four women, three have been slapped with the prison term of a year, which is a …

The 17-year-old minor who was raped by a 23-year-old man in the evening of March 11 at around 9 pm in Haa has reached the Haa Dzongkhag Court on April 3 after the completion of investigation by the police. The suspect was slapped with the offence of raping a child …

The dominance of large investment and government spending made in hydropower projects where a minimum number of Bhutanese workforce are employed, and in contrast the less investment and spending made in the agriculture and livestock sector where a vast majority of Bhutanese derive their livelihood, was the point of discussion …

Dasho Sangay Khandu who previously served as the Secretary of National Land Commission is appointed as the Chairman of Druk Holding & Investments Ltd in accordance with the Royal Kasho issued on 5th March 2014. In the career spanning more than 36 yrs, Dasho Sangay Khandu served both in the …

Despite increased surveillance and deploying qualified and experienced staff in combating wildlife crime, the trade of wildlife, both flora and fauna, is on the rise. Experts in the wildlife field are meeting to discuss ways to prevent wildlife trade in Bhutan. A four-day long workshop saw delegates from the Department …

The search for the body of a 23-year-old woman, who drowned in the Punatsangchhu on the morning of October 24, is still ongoing. Sources in contact with this paper said police personnel and army soldiers volunteered to search for the body along the Punatsangchhu and nearby areas including check-post in …