A record breaking 5831 % return is being provided to shareholders Jigme Mining Corporation Limited (JMCL) which managed the Chunaikhola Dolomite mine from 2005 to 2020 is set to liquidate its company by distributing its bid money war chest of Nu 1.2 bn to its shareholders. In addition, it will …
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The State Mining Corporation Limited (SMCL) took charge of the Chunaikhola Dolomite mines from Jigme Mining Corporation Limited (JMCL) in September 2020 and started operations from 7th November 2020. It did not have the right to sell until 9th January 2021 as SMCL has to wait for JMCL to clear …
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470,627 people have registered for the COVID-19 vaccination as of 15th March The Ministry of Health (MoH) is holding discussions on when to start the COVID-19 mass vaccination. The tentative date is set for 18 March according to the MoH but this is not finalized and may change. Currently, health …
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A complainant has sent The Bhutanese a copy of his complaint letter to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) alleging large scale corruption in the sale of Gypsum to Nepal from the State Mining Corporation Limited’s (SMCL) Pemagatshel mines and also in its transportation from the Samdrupjongkhar SMCL depot to Nepal …
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In a complainant’s letter to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) alleging large scale corruption in the sale of Gypsum to Nepal from the State Mining Corporation Limited’s (SMCL) Pemagatshel mines (see main story on pg 1) one important and related aspect is also alleged corruption in its transportation from Bhutan …
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Court did not grant bail to all four defendants Office of Attorney General (OAG) called for maximum sentencing and the award of consecutive terms as the offenses committed by the defendants are highly sensitive, egregiously grievous, most serious in nature and extremely detrimental to the very core of national security, …
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In 2015 the same ACC had taken a different stance to another similar letter On 18th September 2020 the National Council had sent a letter to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to validate if there were any contraventions of sections 54, 58 and 63 of the ACC Act (ACAB) over …
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Second consignment of 400,000 vaccines to come by second or third week of March The Ministry of Health (MoH) has started listing people for the COVID-19 vaccine and with help from the local governments, people in the rural parts are also registering. Similarly, people in the urban areas are also …
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Since the launch of Build Bhutan Project (BBP), the BBP department under Ministry of Labor and Human Resources have registered 5, 831 candidates seeking for jobs at construction sites. Of the total registered candidates 2,045 are women of which they could engage only 175 women so far. Of the 175 …
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The Bhutanese, over the week, was contacted by a source with information on the case pertaining to the detention of the Supreme Court Judge Kuenlay Tshering, Pemagatshel Drangpon Yeshey Dorji, RBG Commandant Brigadier Thinley Tobgye and Khandu Wangmo also known as Bumden Khandu Wangmo. The source, who is an ordinary …
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