His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen offered last respects to His Late Majesty King Bhumibol of Thailand, during the Royal Cremation Ceremony at Sanam Luang in Bangkok. His Majesty conveyed messages of condolence to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, on behalf of the people of …
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The Late King, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej served as Thailand’s longest reigning Monarch for a record 70 years since His Late Majesty’s enthronement on 5th December 1927. In this remarkable 70 year rule, despite evolving times with periods of volatile international and domestic circumstances, the institution of the Thai …
Read More »As part of His Majesty’s land reform exercise, His Majesty The King granted land kidu to 1,157 thram holders from 4 gewogs in Gasa Dzongkhag. The beneficiaries received a total of 433.58 acres of land as Kidu, as well as excess cost exemption and refund of Nu. 3.368 million on …
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The Zhemgang Dzongkhag Tshogdu in a post published on its official Facebook page ‘Discover Zhemgang,’ announced that starting from 17th December 2017 it would be compulsory to wear Gho and Kira from 9 am to 5 pm in all areas, including both the town and remote villages. It said that …
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A RBP team from the headquarters is investigating the issue A former inmate of Lungzor prison in Trashigang has alleged being beaten by police duty personnel for no specific reason while serving his two-year term in the district jail. Leki Dorji, 19, from Samkhar, Trashigang, alleged that police personnel beat …
Read More »RBA arrested three suspects, all from Tsento, Paro on September 30 from Paro. The case was then forwarded to Royal Bhutan Police on 5 October for further investigation. RBA seized 15 kgs of gold from the three suspects. The15 kgs of gold were later handed over to Royal Monetary Authority …
Read More »The Association of Bhutanese Industries (ABI) in a letter addressed to the Finance Minister and Economic Affairs Minister has requested to raise taxes on certain imported goods which are already being manufactured by local industries. The letter says that if there is a slight increase in the Bhutan Sales Tax …
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In responding to question on the recent record 8 percent growth the Prime Minister while not spelling it out indicated that the current government’s main platform for 2018 would be the economic recovery and growth from 2013 till date. The PM during the monthly meet the press on Friday said …
Read More »For some time now a theory has gained some traction in the social media that the 2015 deferment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded 68 km Dewathang-Nganglam highway project and the 98 km Lhamoizingkha-Sarpang highway was due to pressure from the Indian government. However, the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho …
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The 2-5th October visit of the Indian foreign secretary Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar saw his call on meetings with Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay and the Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji leading to discussions on an array of mainly economic issues. The Foreign Secretary, according to a senior government official on …
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