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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This is after amendments to the RMA’s money lending rule Starting from 1st April 2017 till date, the Judiciary, as per the Private Money Lending Rule and Regulation (PMLR) 2016, declined to accept any money lending cases for loans made above Nu 500,000. Under the PMLR rules only money lenders …
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The Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) under the instruction of the Vice Chancellor Nidup Dorji has sent its own team to Sherubtse to conduct its own investigation and collect any additional information and facts. The VC said that the team was supposed to go on 17th October but was delayed …
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Farmers may have lost heavily due to the unseasonal rains from 16th October onwards, but the hydropower sector has earned an additional Nu 289 mn due to the rains. Before the rains, the river levels were going down and all projects were not operating at full capacity, however, the non …
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His Majesty granted DasainTika to representatives of the Hindu community of Gelephu at the Shivalaya Mandir in Gelephu ON 15th October. DasainTika granted by elders and parents convey special blessings and protection. Dasain marks the victory of the Dharma King Rama, who was an emanation of Vishnu, over the demon …
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New chat evidence shows same assistant lecturer had dated and kissed a student in ILCS Two Sherubtse lecturers had been terminated earlier for sexual harassment After The Bhutanese published news of the harassment complaint of 10 Sherubtse girls against Assistant Lecturer Dorji Phuntsho, two girls from two prior institutions of …
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On the 8th of October, the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering met the Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) Secretariat and asked them to do a review of the five year planning cycle on whether it should continue as it is or if there are any alternatives and improvements that …
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