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The Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Limited (RICBL) CEO Namgay Lhendup and Executive Director (ED) Sonam Dorji on Wednesday had claimed they are stepping down from their post taking ‘moral responsibility’ for what they said were ‘alleged operational lapses’ under their tenure. They said that they submitted their resignation in …

The 1,146 acres Amochu Land Development and Township Project (ALDTP) estimated to cost around Nu 14 bn, and create a new township for Phuentsholing has been scaled down for now due to loan concerns. Though the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was interested to be the main financer for the project …

Zhemgang Dzongda now says DT resolution on dress code must follow national policy With the Zhemgang Thrizin, Sangay Letho and Dzongkhag Tshogdu still determined to enforce the 9 am to 5 pm compulsory ‘Gho and Kira’ dress code despite a national controversy, moves are afoot to try and contain the …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, met the people of Dzomi Gewog, Punakha Dzongkhag on Friday morning. Dzomi is the last of the 205 Gewogs in the country Lyonchhen visited to present his report on the gewog’s development progress and activities; and learn the concerns of the people. In Dzomi, …

We ring in the New Year with this photograph of Their Majesties and HRH Gyalsey on the January calendar, taken during the National Day Celebrations of 2017 in Haa. Courtesy: yellow.bt

Labour Minister takes leave until investigation is over In a press release issued on Friday evening the government said that it has requested the office of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to undertake an immediate and full investigation into the various training programs of the Ministry of Labour and Human …

Bhutan decided to go for abstention in the recent United Nations resolution against the decision of the USA to establish an Embassy in Jerusalem, for carefully calculated national interest reasons. This is according to two senior government figures one of whom is in the Foreign Ministry but they did not …

The Prime Minister has written to the Office of the Attorney General to investigate the Tsirang Cooperative issue and to prosecute it if anything is found. Around 400 villagers in Tsirang have been raising the issue of Nu 300 each collected from them to form an Agro Cooperative to avail …

Dismissing speculation of a strategic civil service pay hike before the 2018 polls, the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay said these are just rumors and have no truth to them. “A civil service pay hike before the 2018 polls would be one driven purely by political interests and not …

The Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT) of the central district of Zhemgang will re-deliberate its earlier decision to make it compulsory to wear the national dress in the district, in its upcoming fourth DT meeting. However, from an early indication it looks like the DT may decide to uphold its previous decision …