The Tsirang Dzongda, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Damphu Municipal Office, issued a final warning letter to building owner Rajen Tamang on 2nd July 2025, stating that the basement of the building is not being used as per the drawing and occupancy certificate issued. According to the letter, …
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His Majesty The King visited the Gyalsung Academies in Khotokha and Jamtsholing on 25 June 2025to meet with the Gyalsups of the 2025 Batch, who are currently undergoing training. A total of 2,658 Gyalsups who make up the 1st Cohort of Gyalsung 2025 began their training on 1st April across …
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Ordinary people, the government and Parliamentarians may be happy that the Excise Tax Bill 2025 and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Amendment Bill 2025 will lead to a sharp reduction in vehicles prices from a minimum of around Nu 113,000 to a maximum of Nu 660,000 and even Nu …
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One of the interesting aims of the 21st Century Economic Roadmap under Digital Economy is to build Data Centers to meet the global rush to expand data center capacity to support the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing and data storage. As per the 21st Century Economic Roadmap implementation …
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The GovTech Agency sent a letter to the Bhutan Telecom (BT), on behalf of the government, asking it to reduce mobile data charges by 50% from 1st July 2025 onwards. With this order, the public expectation built up that the reduction will happen from 1st July onwards. However, there will …
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The Thimphu District Court has upheld the decision of the Board of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation Limited (BBSCL) to terminate its former Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kaka Tshering, effective 15th February 2025. Kaka was appointed as the CEO of the BBSCL for a three-year term. After completing his first …
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His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, and Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck graced Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology (GCIT)’s 2025 Capstone Tech Innovation Showcase 18 June 2025. At the event, GCIT’s newly completed Multipurpose Hall was inaugurated in the presence of Their Majesties, …
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The National Assembly adopted the Excise Tax Bill of Bhutan 2025 on 17th June with 43 Members of Parliament (MPs) voting in favor and two against, out of the 45 MPs present. The Bill essentially means lower costs for cars for two reasons. The first is that it did away …
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The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) charge sheeted the 24-year-old female driver in the Zilukha accident case on Thursday with two charges of Culpable Driving and Failure to Obey Zebra Crossing rule ,which are listed in the Road Safety and Transport Act 1999 and the Road Safety and Transport regulations. The …
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A combination of the 5% GST applied on electricity and an upcoming three-year domestic power tariff review will mean higher power bills for all Bhutanese households and businesses. Electricity had originally been exempted from the GST, but the Economic and Finance Committee (EFC) put it under the GST. It simply …
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