Weeks after a Shaba Higher Secondary School teacher was charged with child battery after assaulting many students with a rubber pipe, The Bhutanese reached out to the parents of the two students at the center of the case to understand how the children have been coping in the aftermath of …
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The online fight over the AUD 261,000 in funds for the Druk Community Center Australia (DCCA) will likely move from the online space to the courts, regulators, and even the police in Australia. It has been learned that, as promised, the couple has sent Kalu Rinpoche initial paperwork for a …
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When the Home Minister Tshering, resigned from office, he said it was mainly due to a campaign by an anonymous Facebook page against him that threatened not only his image but of the government and country. He said that while in office, his position constrained him from taking legal action, …
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You may have recharged your mobile data, but before you know it, the data is over and you are left shaking your head. The telecom regulator, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) may have just found out why. For the last few months, BICMA has been working with some foreign …
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Bhutan always knew it had Tungsten, as earlier ground-based surveys had indicated the presence of the high-value metal in Dholpani and Bhurkhola in Sarpang, but this was a small area. However, Bhutan’s first nationwide airborne geophysical survey has found that valuable mineral in a much wider area than previously identified. …
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A TikTok post by Kalu Rinpoche on Thursday, accusing a Bhutanese couple in Australia of not handing over AUD 261,000 in funds for setting up a Community Center in Perth, went viral and drew a lot of strong reactions online. The accusation Rinpoche said that the funds of around half …
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A teacher at Shaba Higher Secondary School in Paro has been charged with child battery after allegedly subjecting students to corporal punishment for scoring below a benchmark set by the teacher in the subject he teaches. According to Paro police, the teacher was charged on 26th July following an investigation …
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The latest change in the fuel prices effective from August 1, has seen a significant increase in diesel and petrol prices for Bhutan. The actual price of diesel in Thimphu at the pump should be Nu 123.13 per liter, but after a Nu 18.63 price support per liter from the …
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His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, and Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck and Gyalsem Sonam Yangden Wangchuck were on a Royal visit to Gelephu. On 25 July 2026, Their Majesties and Their Royal Highnesses visited Sarpang Dzong, and offered prayers. Laytshog Lopen, who …
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The Special Audit Report on the Bhutan Integrated Taxation System (BITS) was recently discussed in Parliament, and one of the main points of the report was Audit memos issued against former Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering, former Finance Minister Namgay Tshering, and the current Cabinet Secretary Dasho Kesang Deki. …
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