This National Day is especially meaningful as we celebrate the 70th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, at a time when, in the nearly twenty years of my own reign, we are engaged in a national endeavour of profound significance which will shape the future of Bhutan. …
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After a lot of delay and back and forth, the Cabinet has taken a final decision on the mobile data cut by rejecting Bhutan Telecom’s (BT) modified proposal, and so BT will be asked to implement the full mobile data charges cut of 50 percent for the Nu 49 to …
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The main eyewitness in the death of 33-year-old detainee, Biren Kumar Kafley, is Pema Thinley (34) from Gelephu who had come to Thimphu for the Global Peace Prayer Festival (GPPF). The Bhutanese revisited Pema Thinley again with more detailed questions as the last time around Pema was busy and distracted …
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A 37-year-old man detained in connection with a drug case reportedly died by suicide inside the Haa police detention facility in the early hours of 16th December 2025. Sources shared that the deceased had been under detention at the Haa police station for nearly two months. The police did not …
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While Bhutan may have done mega hydro projects in the past, Bhutanese contractors, engineers and technical staff have largely been bystanders doing some minor works, as foreign construction companies do the main works and develop their capacity in the process. There have been instances in the past, where foreign contractors …
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The family of 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley, who was taken into police custody late at night on 12th November 2025 and later brought to JDWNRH in a brain-dead condition before passing away on 23rd November, is calling for an external investigation into the incident, saying they remain unconvinced by the …
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The Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) has found that Sandeep Rai Chamling engaged in Unfair Trade Practices, according to its report reviewed by the Internal Review Committee. Not only did Sandeep not have a licence for his crypto mentoring and trading business, he also failed to provide the promised …
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The basement of the Damphu building had been in the news since last year in a stand off between the building owner, Rajen Tamang, conducting religious gatherings in the basement of the building, and the Tsirang Dzongkhag Administration and municipality under the Dzongda saying the basement was only cleared as …
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His Majesty The King is in Gelephu, where over the past two days His Majesty granted Audiences to the first and second cohorts of Pelsups, as well as to the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) teams. On 4th December His Majesty met the first cohort of Pelsups, who are in the …
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A key eyewitness in the death of a detainee, 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley, has come forward with a detailed account of what he saw on the afternoon of 14 November, when the incident unfolded not far from the Lungtenphu Viewpoint. The eyewitness, who was in Thimphu to attend the Kalachakra …
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