Recently there was some hype in the Indian media about seven additional entry and exit points for trade between Bhutan and India at a secretary level meeting, however, a senior official, on the condition of anonymity said these are not new and have been approved in principle and have been …
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Close to 12,000 Bhutanese are staying in Australia, with about 5,000 being registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While some go for jobs, others go to become permanent residents, many go for studies and some go on vacations or visits there to be with family and friends. “There is …
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The last date to file nominations are on 22nd November 2021, but as of now more than 100 incumbent Gups are yet to get their Audit Clearances to either resign or take part in the local government elections. It is understood that the majority of these 100 plus Gups from …
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With around 80 percent of Bhutanese expected to be fully vaccinated soon, there is increasing pressure on the government from large sectors like Construction and Tourism to open up or lighten restrictions. However, the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering in an interview to The Bhutanese said that whatever is …
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Thimphu District Court accepted the case today The entire country had assumed that the ‘Penjore Penjore’ sedition and defamation case against Penjore had come to an end on 18th June 2021, after the OAG’s sedition case against Penjore was dismissed by the Thimphu District court. This was further confirmed when …
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NPL expected to jump from current 14% to 29% after June 2022 The Finance Minister Namgay Tshering, who is the Chairman of the National High Level NPL Committee said that in order to deal with the higher Non Performing Loans (NPL) that are expected after the loan deferment and Interest …
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Recently, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) started its investigation into tax evasion, bribery and smuggling allegations at the Phuentsholing Mini Dry Port (MDP) with the involvement of Bhutanese officials including customs. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg as The Bhutanese found that this is just a part …
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TCB has stopped tourism for now until it can come up with Tourist Standard Quarantine Hotels On Tuesday 26th October, more than 50 tour operators attended a meeting with Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), where they discussed about the opening of tourism in the country. Karma, a tour operator, asked …
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No communication on Sunkosh since October 2019 The 2,560 MW Sunkosh hydro project is the largest and also the sole reservoir project in the 10,000 MW by 2020 commitment by the Indian government, but from all indications so far it looks like this large project is headed nowhere. Bhutan has …
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His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu after a Royal Tour of the South on 21 October, and entered quarantine. During the tour, His Majesty visited Gelephu, Samtse, Lhamoyzhingkha and Phuentsholing. While in Samtse, His Majesty met with the De-suups training in the 46th Batch De-suung Training Programme in Tendruk, …
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