The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has written to the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) saying that BCCI might consider withdrawing from SAARC CCI if Bhutan’s BCCI is not given its rightful turn to be the President for 2020 to 2021. This letter sent on …
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Bhutan’s largest facebook forum ‘BHUTANESE News and FORUMS’ and also the biggest source of fake news in the country recently had a post by a fake account ‘Kappor Devan’ that announced that the former National Council Chairman Dasho Sonam Kinga had joined DPT. The post was accompanied with the facebook …
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29 May 2018, Thimphu: His Majesty The King granted Dhar to the members of the National Council, in a ceremony that was also graced by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen. The third National Council election was held on 20 April 2018.
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If there is one negotiation to keep an eye on, then it is the ongoing electricity tariff rate negotiations for the 720 MW Mangdechu project scheduled to be commissioned by November 2018. This is because in the ongoing negotiation between Bhutanese and Indian officials the method of setting the tariff …
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In line with sharply increasing international crude prices the Department of Trade announced another hike in petrol and diesel prices effective from the midnight of 1st June 2018. The price of petrol has gone up by Nu 3.23 to Nu 3.28 depending on the region and that of diesel has …
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Namgay Dorji, is the Managing Director of the Namgay Heritage Hotel in Thimphu, Hotel Namgay in Phuentsholing and a beer factory and restaurant in Paro. He said that the loan interest rate reductions from September 2016 has meant that he pays upto Nu 200,000 less per month to the banks …
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The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay will be visiting 20 Dzongkhags to present the final report on the 11th plan which is drawing to a close, and also sensitize the Dzongkhags, local leaders and people on the upcoming 12th plan. This is the first time that such an exercise …
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Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen received the Zhung Dratshang at the Lingkana Palace on 16th May. The central monk body moved to Thimphu, their summer residence from Punakha.
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The grant amount for the first time same could be the same as for the 11th plan Even though the 12th plan revenue projections have been badly hit by tens of billions through the delay of the Punatsangchu I and II projects and the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the …
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Of 13 candidates two have reached their age, four are going on their own and seven had been identified for replacement due to performance The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, who is also the President of PDP, clarified that PDP would be replacing a total of 13 candidates. Of …
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