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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the students of Sherubtse College in Kanglung on 14th October. His Majesty shared thoughts on nation building, and our national vision for a common, bright and better future. “To prepare for the 21st century, we have to invest in our children. Bhutanese …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) based on its findings with the BHEL case has clearly found that BHEL’s hiring of a local commission agent is wrong and it has asked for its removal in this and future projects as it inflates the cost of the hydro projects and to also …

The solutions however could push the completion date from 2024 to March 2025 If there is one project that has caused much national worry, then it is the 1200 MW Punatsangchu I project costing Nu 93.7 bn. The main issue has been the stability of its so far volatile right …

Social Media was abuzz on the evening of 17 October with outraged Bhutanese commenting on the picture of an Indian biker standing on the roof of one of the 108 Druk Wangyel Khang Zhang Chortens. People have not only criticized him for his unethical behavior but also blamed the Tourism …

The recent rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Paro and a string of rapes and sexual molestation of children has created a national outrage on the issue. The outrage was so strong that many members of the public including two MPs from DNT even demanded the amendment of …

Decision on RGoB and GoI college students’ stipends to also come soon On 11th July 2019 the Tashichhoeling MP Dil Maya Rai proposed that the stipends of college students be raised from the current Nu 1500 to Nu 2500 and that day scholars be given an additional Nu 1500 for …

Long working hours, coupled with improper diet and living conditions are the main causes of students contracting Tuberculosis (TB), according to students who are in Japan under the Learn and Earn Programme (LEP). In an earlier interview (13 April 2019), The Bhutanese reported 30 cases of TB among the students …

Mother and daughter had moved out of their original home closer to the school around a month ago after a family dispute The eight-year-old deceased girl in the now infamous Paro case and her mother had originally been staying in Jitshiphu, Drugyel in their home with the father of the …

If the land prices and the building frenzy are any indication, then Bhutan’s economy has been enjoying a period of strong growth since the low of 2012-2013. However, the good times may be coming to an end or at least slowing down due to a double whammy of slowing credit …

Two lives were lost in a helicopter crash which took place on 27 September at around 1:30 PM near Younphula Domestic Airport, Trashigang, around a kilometer away from the domestic airport. One of the deceased was a 38-year-old RBA Captain Kalzang Wangdi from Bhutan and one Lt. Colonel Rajneesh Parmar …