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The crime or offence against Ku-Sung-Thuk-Ten is becoming a serious national concern especially with many blatant Chorten vandalization cases. There were 230 cases reported against Ku-Sung-Thuk-Ten in 2014, while 129 cases were reported in 2015. Although there is a decrease in the number of crime against Ku-Sung-Thuk-Ten, the RBP has …
Read More »HIV Commission recommends penalty provisions for those intentionally spreading HIV
In December 2015 the Chithuen Phendey Association, a Civil Society Organization without revealing any names or identity talked of three destitute HIV positive women in Thimphu, who at different points were being exploited by men on the streets and bars, unaware of their HIV status. The women were also going …
Read More »Department of Industry hires consultant to study health of industries
For some time now Bhutan’s industrial sector has been complaining of various problems from electricity tariff issues to excise duty refund to reduced demand for their goods. The Department of Industry (DoI) has now hired a local Bhutanese consultant company to study the heath of Bhutan’s Industrial sector across the …
Read More »Weavers and shopkeepers get affected by Ada Rachu rule
The recent ban on women wearing patterned rachu (scarf for women) other than only Ada Rachu by the culture officers of the Home Ministry has not only drawn criticism, but has also affected the businesses of those who depend on weaving and selling rachus as their livelihood. Hundreds of textile …
Read More »Non Performing Loans touch a high of Nu 4.1 bn in 2015
Bank advertisements announcing the auctioning of land, buildings and vehicles of lenders unable to pay back loans is an increasingly common occurrence. This is because the average Non Performing Loans or NPL touched a high of Nu 4.1 bn in 2015, which is the highest till date in terms of …
Read More »Upper Wangchu turning into a garbage dump
Tons of garbage, enough to fill a few football sized grounds are being dumped into the Wangchu river flowing below Dechencholing town. Also, the direct outflow of sewage into the river has exacerbated the problem. Garbage tied in plastic bags and sacks, polystyrene food containers, discarded mattresses, broken bottles, human …
Read More »Drying water sources causes much hardship in Dagana
The five gewogs of Goshi, Gesarling, Nichula, Tashiding and Tshendagang under Dagana are suffering from acute drinking water shortages. They also do not have enough water for their cardamom plants, a main source of income, which needs plenty of water supply and shade. It has been more than four months …
Read More »An auspicious Tendrel greets His Royal Highness Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
The weather was on a lot of practical minds before the 16th April Zhabdrung Kuchoe and naming ceremony of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey. This was because rain was forecast for Punakha on 16th April 2016 with a real possibility of the gathering in the Punakha Dzong and the public …
Read More »His Majesty’s Address On The Naming Tendrel Of HRH The Gyalsey
It is most auspicious for all of us to have gathered here today to observe the sacred occasion of Zhabdrung Kuchoe at Pungtang Dewachenpoi Phodrang, the principal seat of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel. All the people of our country were joyously united in offering prayers when our son was born in …
Read More »Royal visit and meeting puts positive international spotlight on Bhutan
Bhutan is normally in the news with one or two articles in a few days to a week, but the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 14th April and their meeting with His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen saw around 3,000 plus international news …
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