The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Bhutan is all ready to offer Bangladesh the opportunity to invest in a 1,024 MW run of the river Dorjilung hydropower project. This is once India agrees to a three country memorandum of understanding (MoU) on hydropower development, which has so far been endorsed by both Bhutan and Bangladesh. The …
Read More »India allocates INR 54.90 bn for Bhutan in 2016-17 budget
The Union budget of the Indian government once again allocated the lion’s share of foreign aid and loans to Bhutan, in its 2016-2017 annual budget, presented a few days ago to the Indian Parliament. Under the title of ‘Grants and Loans’ to foreign governments India allocated a total of INR …
Read More »Amochu Township expected to kick off by early 2017
First draft of Integrated Project Development Report to be ready by mid May 2016 as DHI works to get international funding There is good news for both Bhutanese residents residing in Jaigaon and Bhutan’s business community as the Amochu Land Reclamation and Township Project (ALRTP) is expected to take off …
Read More »Seven secretaries due for retirement by June 2016
The senior levels of the government bureaucracy will see far reaching changes by June 2016 when seven top government secretaries head into retirement. This is because secretaries can only have a one five year term or retire at the age of 60. The only exceptions will be Ministry of Economic …
Read More »DNT and DPT criticize Govt over Rising East
The so far cool political climate of Thimphu started heating up in the last two weeks with charges of regionalism and violation of the Constitution as both the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) criticized the government’s Rising East program. The DNT on Thursday issued a …
Read More »Celebrations across the country as His Majesty turns 36 on Sunday
His Majesty the King is turning 36 from 21st February 2016 and to mark the day, celebrations will be carried out around the country. The main celebration will be in the Changlimithang stadium on Sunday with a variety of cultural programs by various schools and other organizations within Thimphu Thromde. …
Read More »Thimphu and Paro in a haze with a mega forest fire
Tourists alighting from Druk Air in Paro hoping to get a gulp of fresh air instead got some fresh air tinged with a smoky flavor of forest fire. This week alone, three cases of forest fire has been reported in three different places, Haa, Chuzom and Wangdue, out of which …
Read More »New Frog species found in Bhutan
The presence of a new frog species named the Leptobrachium bampu was sighted in Pakhola under Jigmecholing gewog under Sarpang dzongkhag by a team of researchers from College of Natural Resources during the Himalayan Bull frog survey towards the end of 2015. According to the research team member from CNR, …
Read More »Nation celebrates the birth of The Gyalsey
Most Bhutanese woke up to a pleasant Saturday morning last week as an official announcement early in the morning broke the much anticipated news of the successful birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey on the night of 5th February 2016 . Soon following this news a sense of national …
Read More »86% of Bhutanese carry a H Pylori strain comparatively more susceptible to Gastric Cancer
A 2012 study by the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in collaboration with foreign experts found that around 86 percent of Bhutanese carry the Heliobacter Pylori. H Pylori is a bacteria that enters the body and lives in the stomach and digestive system and has a high co-relation …
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