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A Bhutanese government delegation led by the secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dasho Yeshi Wangdi along with other relevant officials from the MoEA and Foreign Ministry, had talks with an Indian delegation of a similar composition on 22nd June in New Delhi. The three main items for discussion …

The much publicized legal case between Tandin Bidha and her daughter Dr Shacha Wangmo versus Sonam Phuntsho was considered to be closed in early April 2017. However, the Supreme Court is doing a final review of this last judgment which has given some hope to Tandin Bidha and BNB that …

FIFA has selected two women from Bhutan to serve as referee and assistance referee from the handful of women referees in the country. Choki Wangmo, 25, a graduate from Gaeddu College of Business Studies, will take the post of a referee while Tshering Choden,  23, a class XII student will …

The Bhutanese Embassy and the Ambassador in Kuwait rescued the four remaining girls from United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman from their jobs as housemaids. These Bhutanese girls were sent by Drupthub Education Consultancy as housemaids to UAE and Oman. The Labour Ministry in Thimphu had alerted the embassy. Of …

After arriving in Kuwait they were immediately taken out of public sight, locked in a room and ‘distributed’ late at night to different households The girls felt they escaped additional harassment or abuse in their respective work places only due to the timely and frequent visits made by the Bhutanese …

The infamous AK-47 bullets case earlier this year has taken a new turn with the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport police informing Bhutan’s Foreign Ministry that they have closed the case. The IGI police which had filed an FIR against school teacher Sonam Choden and put the case in a …

The attention of the media in the last few weeks has been on BKP but the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), which was the third largest party in 2013, announced this week that it has already selected 40 out of the 47 candidates for the 2018 polls. DNT General Secretary Tenzin …

Two Education Consultancies in Thimphu had illegally sent the Bhutanese girls as maids Recently a Facebook post written by a brother about the duping and ill-treatment of his cousin sister in Dubai along with other Bhutanese girls went viral on the social media generating public anger and concern. The Ministry …

Mothithang and Phuntsholing BOD fined Nu 36,775 for violations A joint investigation by the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP), Department of Trade and Regional Trade and Industry Office (RTIO) found underweight LPG cylinders, leaking cylinders, lack of proper weighing machine and careless handling of LPG cylinders by staff in the …

The Bhutanese Editor Tenzing Lamsang had an open question and answer session with the new BKP President Dasho Neten Zangmo on her entry into politics and the future plans ahead for her and her party. Editor: You successfully served as the ACC Chairperson and after retirement you famously left Thimphu …