The Thimphu District Court on 29th August 2025 awarded Nu 57.36 million (mn) or USD 641,592 (1USD = Nu 89.41) in economic and punitive damages to Gyem Gyeltshen and his two surviving daughters Kinley Pelden and Kinley Wangmo in the Druk Air helicopter crash case. On the afternoon of 3rd …
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Narcotics, Drugs and Other Vices Division (NDOVD) of the Royal Bhutan Police The Narcotics, Drugs and Other Vices Division (NDOVD) of the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) said that they did not foresee the accident that led to the death of 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley, who was being escorted in a …
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As a part of a new initiative for the 118th National Day, there will be an online lottery draw called ‘Lucky Pem’ where participants can win a prize of up to Nu 15 million (mn), Nu 10 mn, Nu 5 mn and even Nu 100,000 each. The condition, however, is …
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A major measure that the Tourism Industry was looking forward to was the reintroduction of duration discounts. Their hopes were up, especially after the Ministry of Industry Commerce and Employment (MoICE) asked the Bhutan Innovation Lab (BIL) office under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to study the issue of duration …
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Ani Pema Deki, with her ‘A Woman with Altitude,’ campaign has completed her heartfelt walk across Bhutan, carrying with her the prayers, stories, and hopes of children with disabilities to whom she dedicated her entire journey. As part of her preparation for the campaign Ani Pema Deki (Emma Slade, 59) …
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Their Majesties The King and Gyaltsuen received the newly ordained Gelongmas on the morning of 20 November 2025 and offered the first auspicious alms to mark their ordination. The nuns, who have been receiving full Gelongma ordination from His Holiness the Je Khenpo over the past several days, then proceeded …
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The future of the entire Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project depends on the Gelephu International Airport (GIA) getting the two key routes through India for landing and takeoff. Bhutan formally placed a request for the two routes, Igay and Taray in the east and west, to directly fly out and …
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A police van where detainees or prisoners are taken around in The family of a 33-year-old man is pleading for answers after he was first declared brain dead at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) on 14th November 2025 and then dead on 23rd November at 2 pm, …
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People may have started wondering why the promised mobile data price cut is still not happening despite a GovTech letter to Bhutan Telecom (BT) asking it to slash mobile data by 50% from 1st July 2025 onwards. This is because so far neither BT nor the regulator BICMA are budging. …
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Dozens of Bhutanese have fallen victim to a growing wave of Australian Dollar (AUD) exchange scams, with 45 cases reported in Thimphu alone as of 17th November 2025 involving a total loss of Nu 4,196,035. The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) shared that while all victims are Bhutanese, it remains unclear …
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