Before the 2018 elections the perception in many capitals, including Delhi, was that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government stood a pretty good chance of making a comeback. There was also a good personal equation and chemistry between Dasho Tshering Tobgay and the more elderly PM Narendra Modi. New Delhi …
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The Director General (DG) of the Department of Employment and Human Resources, Sherab Tenzin, had written directly to Bhutan’s Honorary Consul in Japan on 26 July, without informing the Cabinet or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The DG’s letter to Honorary Consul Dr Ryoichi Nagata had come in as a surprise to the Prime …
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As the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bhutan there will be a slew of projects being launched and MoUs signed but silent in all this is the 2,560 MW Sunkosh project which Bhutan has been pushing since the term of three elected governments. The project is important because it …
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The Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) under Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has been receiving ALIVE signal from the CubeSat, Bhutan’s first space borne satellite BHUTAN-1, which was deployed from the International Satellite Station (ISS) on 10th August last year. A CubeSat is a miniaturized satellite for …
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Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, will be on a two-day State Visit to Bhutan from 17-18 August 2019 at the invitation of Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan, according to a release by the Foreign Ministry. Prime Minister Modi will be accompanied by …
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9 August 2019: His Majesty The King Granted an Audience to the Graduates of the Royal Institute of Management on the eve of their Convocation Ceremony. Before the Royal Address, His Majesty spent time interacting with the graduates and hearing their concerns and insights about the trajectory of our progress …
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This is after the Parents and their lawyer filed a more detailed complaint on the 4 charges While the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) arrested Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO) agents Tenzin Rigden and Jurmey Tshewang in Thimphu on 30th July for forging bank statements of students and also got a confession …
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes to MoLHR asking for explanation In what was a major violation of diplomatic protocol, the Director General of the Department of Employment and Human Resources, Sherab Tenzin had written directly to Bhutan’s Honorary Consul in Japan on 26th July without informing the Cabinet or the …
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Dhan Maya Tamang has been visiting her daughter on a daily basis after reaching Japan on 27th July. When The Bhutanese contacted the mother on Friday she said she has no idea about what is happening back in country, but she said for now she is only looking after her sick …
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A NHK Japan investigation uncovers how the ‘Learn and Earn’ program suffers from fundamental flaws that leads to exploitation of foreign students by Japanese language schools The LEP program was originally and mainly meant for Chinese and Korean students who use similar Kanji scripts used by the Japanese A NHK …
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The Bhutanese Leading the way.