One normally associates land pooling and Local Area Plans (LAPs) with urban places, like Thimphu and Phuentsholing, but for the first time, in a major exercise, the entire Paro valley area from Shabha Gewog in the south to Zhiwaling in Tsento Gewog in the North will come under 36 LAPs …
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Earlier this week, the Druk Holdings and Investment (DHI) Board approved a proposal by the Bhutan Telecom (BT) board on the data rate cut and sent it to the BT board. The BT board, in turn, has submitted the proposed data cut to the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) …
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The tariff rate for the 1,020 MW Punatsangchu II project has not yet been finalized, and as a result, Bhutan and India have been unable to sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) which in turn has meant that Bhutan has been unable to export its P II power to India. …
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On 14th August 2025, the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee (HRFRC) of the National Assembly (NA) made a special visit to the Changangkha Middle Secondary School (MSS), Bhutan’s first inclusive school. The visit was prompted by an appeal from the school’s Principal, Nyendo, who recently shared with the MPs, …
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In a historic moment for Bhutanese sports, a NBA exhibition match was held on 3rd August at the Jungshina Multipurpose Complex (JMC), marking the first-ever visit by NBA players to the country. The event was not just about slam dunks and fast breaks—it became a celebration of hope, purpose, and …
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The sixth and final unit of the Punatsangchu II Hydroelectric Project (PHPA II) is scheduled to be commissioned by 27th August by which time, the project will be generating 1020 MW or even more, but none of the power can be exported to India. This is because the two governments …
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The earlier Nu 1 million (mn) that MPs got as a lumpsum amount to buy vehicles has been enhanced to Nu 2.5 mn with the additional amount being released in June 2025 to the MPs. A senior government official said the amount was not a monetization of the vehicle quota …
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Plans implementation in schools from next academic year The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has completed aligning Bhutan’s National Education curriculum with the internationally recognized Cambridge curriculum. In a conversation with The Bhutanese, an official clarified that this process does not mean a full adoption or replacement of …
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The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) under the Ministry of Finance (MoF), in a letter addressed to 42 vehicle and bike dealers in the country on 15th July 2025, has come out with a solution on the difficulties faced by them in selling vehicles in 2025 due to the …
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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to Lt. Gen. Raghu Srinivasan, Director General of Border Roads (BRO), Ministry of Defense, India on 29 July 2025. BRO develops and maintains road networks in India’s border areas and some neighboring countries. Project Dantak, established in 1961, is managed by BRO.
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