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In response to a question the Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr) Tandin Dorji who is also the Chairman of the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) said that there is 100 percent political will to preserve Bhutan’s high value and low impact tourism brand. He said that he is working closely together …

Nu 4.530 bn allocated for revision of pay and allowance in 2019-20 budget The 2019-20 budget has a total expenditure of Nu 61.197 bn and repayments to be made of Nu 3.306 bn bringing it to a total of a Nu 64.826 bn budget. Of the Nu 61.197 expenditure the …

For many years, Bhutan has been making it to the top of international destinations and it has also been used to getting rave reviews from international news outlets, travel magazines, blogs, celebrities and tariff paying tourists. However, the edges are starting to fray as Bhutan’s exclusive tag is now increasingly …

The administration of the College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS) in Taktse, Trongsa officially lodged a complaint to Trongsa police against the nine lecturers and one supporting staffs who were compulsorily retired earlier this week for sexual harassment. The case was registered yesterday on 17 May 2019. Trongsa police …

While the parents and students of the ‘learn and earn’ program are geared up to file a case against the agent, Bhutan Overseas Employment (BEO), the case will now also drag in the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource (MoLHR). The committee lawyer Ngawang Tobgay said that while the actual battle is in getting justice for the …

The new Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Ruchira Kamboj, presented her credentials to His Majesty the King, on 17th May. Ambassador Kamboj is the first woman Ambassador of India to Bhutan. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987 and served in the Indian Missions in the U.S., and France …

According to National center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), short spells of rainfall, thunderstorm and gusty wind is expected in isolated parts of Southern, Central and Eastern parts of the country till 15th May, 2019. This is due to isolated convective clouds which has formed over South-West Bhutan on 12th …

It brings up need of home loan for private sector too and opposes fuel tax and use of domestic help by ministers  The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in a 10-point letter addressed to the Cabinet made various comments and alternative suggestions to the Government on the recommendations of the 4th …

Before the Education City project was cancelled by the PDP government in 2014, due to the National Land Commission pointing out violations of the Land Act 2007, the Education City project had been awarded by the DPT cabinet in April 2012 to a consortium of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services …

To delay Commissioning of project by around a month The 720 MW Mangdechu Hydroelectric Project was supposed to spin its first turbine and export power from its first 180 MW turbine on 10th May 2019. The second turbine was supposed to start from 24th May with the third turbine coming …