TCB submits to the cabinet measures to manage and improve the experience for regional tourists which include mandatory e-permits, hiring only Bhutanese vehicles and guides, etc In what is becoming a matter of increasing concern for Bhutan’s ‘high value and low impact’ tourism policy, the regional tourist numbers for the …
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With only about eight months left before the elections, People’s Democratic Party affirmed during the party’s convention in the capital last week to take forward the rest of the 10 percent works with full dedication like before. Speaking at the convention, education minister Norbu Wangchuk highlighted the party’s success in …
Read More »Recommends administrative action and rescinding of awards The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has found in-transparency and administrative lapses by the Bhutan Film Association (BFA) for the 16th National Film Awards (NFA) in the case of the criteria for best three films that received the Prime Minister’s award along with Nu …
Read More »In what will be welcome additional revenue for Bhutan’s treasury the 1,020 MW Tala project will finally finish paying of its loans by 15th December 2018. This will mean an additional Nu 2.586 bn in annual revenue for Bhutan as that is the current amount currently being paid every year …
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An unprecedented number of people attended the concluding day of the Takar Kuchoe, gathering at the festival to be doubly blessed by the presence of His Majesty The King.An unprecedented number of people attended the concluding day of the Trakar Kuchoe, gathering at the festival to be doubly blessed by …
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The cabinet in a press conference on 10th November announced a drastic cut in the price of petrol and diesel after the government decided to pass on the full benefit of excise duty refund for fuel to the people. With the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by …
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This is would be one of the major initiatives to celebrate and mark the 50 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations When Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay met the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary on 3rd October to discuss, among others things, the celebrations over 50 years of diplomatic ties, the …
Read More »Breaking: Government to cut petrol prices by Nu 10.29 per liter and Nu 7.75 for diesel effective from 11th Nov at 11 am onwards to commemorate the 62nd Birth anniversary of His Majesty The Fourth King. The government is transferring benefit of GST reduction on fuel. The govt said it …
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The success of any visit by a leader to a foreign capital is judged by three counts. The first is on who the leader is meeting, the second is on the nature of the talks and the third is the press coverage. In that regard the Royal visit to New …
Read More »The Thangrong Primary School in Mongar has been closed because of a suspected outbreak of Influenza, which has infected 233 people in the wider area including 115 students. On 30th October, 15 students complained of headache, sore throat, joints pain and vomiting after which the school, on the advice from …
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