By Suhasini Haidar By the time His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck ascended to the throne in 1972, the roots of the India-Bhutan relationship had already been planted firmly. The relationship in the early years since India’s Independence, built primarily between the Third King (1952-1972) and …
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Excerpts from the forthcoming book “The Contractual Monarchy: Modern Buddhist Kingship in Bhutan” By Dasho Sonam Kinga Even as Bhutan was grappling with the security threat posed by illegal immigrants and ngolops, another severe threat emerged. This came in the form of Indian militants from the Northeast Indian states of …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen were in Thailand on 29 October to pay respects to Her Late Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother of Thailand, and to convey personal condolences to His Majesty The King of Thailand. Their Majesties offered a wreath and signed the book …
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So far, The Bhutanese has investigated how Sandeep Rai Chamling of PandoraBiz and ‘SRC Mentorship Plans’ has not kept his promise to train mentees in trading, promoted online crypto gambling sites under the guise of earning Bitcoins, and also collected referral commissions without his mentees knowing. A large part of …
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Back in 1st August, the Minister for Industry Trade and Commerce (MoICE), Namgyal Dorji, had assured that the ministry will help Entrepreneur, Jangchub Dorji, of Kuen-Gha Potato Fingerling. In line with that promise, MoICE tried to push for the Nu 10 million (mn) ESP loan of Jangchub that had earlier …
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Sandeep Rai Chamling of PandoraBiz was detained by the South Thimphu police towards the end of last week based on a complaint by Kezang Choden who had given him Nu 9,162 for USDT 10 tether and promises to teach her trading, which did not happen. The police have taken a …
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The Thimphu District Court on 29th October, 2025, sentenced Lekden D. Dorji to life imprisonment for the murder of a 25-year-old women in March 2024, at Changangkha, Thimphu. The Context The mother of Lekden D. Dorji claimed that he had schizophrenia like symptoms from a young age imagining voices and …
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This year’s edition of the Royal Highland Festival was all the more special with the presence of Their Majesties The King and Gyaltsuen, and Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel, Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, and Gyalsem Sonam Yangden Wangchuck. The Royal Highland Festival was initiated in 2016 upon Royal Command, to …
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Sandeep goes full steam ahead as Regulators discuss what to do A total of 28 complaints has now been filed against Sandeep Rai Chamling of PandoraBiz with regard to his ‘SRC Mentorship Plans’ in the Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA). This is up from 4 complaints last week, and …
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Two victims, break their silence after being targeted and blackmailed through AI-generated images A growing number of women are speaking out against a Telegram group accused of circulating digitally altered, sexually explicit images and videos of them without consent. The controversy came to light after a TikTok user known as …
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