The Bhutanese Leading the way.
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 …
Read More »MoF: New SOE to sort out fake Indian lotteries
The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Dorji said that the ministry would let the new State Owned Enterprise (SOE) for Bhutan Lottery handle the issue of 17 Indian lottery companies falsely claiming to be Bhutan Lottery and representing the Bhutan government since 2011 onwards. An investigation by this paper showed that …
Read More »Second Local Government Election concludes successfully
In keeping with Section 457 of the Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2008, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) formally declared the results of the three Thromde Tshogdes in Gelephu, Phuentsholing and Thimphu on January 26. Kinlay Dorjee, the lone candidate in Thimphu was re-elected for his second …
Read More »Indian lottery companies posing as RGoB’s ‘Bhutan Lottery’ have been doing billions worth of lottery business since 2011
Responding to The Bhutanese investigation Finance Minister says if proven government will discuss issue at government to government level and also take legal action The government is in the process of forming a State Owned Enterprise (SOE) to start the Bhutan Lottery business, first in Bhutan, and then gradually after …
Read More »The dilemma of reassigning the two secretaries
On 28th February 2015, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in its decision had announced its intention to ‘reassign’ the three government secretaries. Since then the former Cabinet Secretary has already retired completing his term but the question over the former Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs Dasho Sonam Tshering …
Read More »With count down to a critical 27 RSPN to do captive breeding of WBH
The critically endangered bird species, White-Bellied heron, count in Bhutan has dropped down to 27. Last year the count was at 28. The entire world only has around 200 to 250 of these rapidly declining birds left. Despite the numerous initiatives taken by the Royal Society for Protection of Nature …
Read More »GoI has released 39.06 % of 11th plan fund commitments
With a recent installment of Nu 1.997 bn the Government of India (GoI) has released a total of Nu 17.576 bn to RGoB which is 39.06 percent of total committed allocation of Nu 45 bn in the 11th Five Year Plan Period. The GoI has committed a total of Nu …
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