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Only those who have been awarded honorary Kabney’s  by His Majesty the King are entitled to wear kabney after their retirement but all post-based kabney and patang should compulsorily surrender to the Royal Privy Council on completing their terms according to Royal Privy Council member, Dasho Sangay Wangchug. At the …

With the Indian army’s ongoing operations against NDFB(S) the RBA is intensively patrolling the Bhutan-Assam border to prevent entry of militants   Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, in an interview with The Bhutanese, said that the main reason for putting on hold the 68.3 km Nanglam-Dewathang highway and cancelling the 98 …

A request of around Nu 16 mn is being put up to the government   After two historical wins against Sri Lanka, Bhutan’s national football team is now in the second round of the FIFA World Cup where it will end up playing around eight matches of which around four …

Good performers can replace existing members of the national team Though Bhutan’s current national football team may have won two spectacular games against Sri Lanka the places of its players are not yet assured on the team. This is because the final national team to play in the second round …

The Private sector has received plenty of lip service over the years but little by way of concrete policies and measures on the ground. This has been one of the main reasons why Bhutan’s private sector is so weak and underdeveloped. In an effort to change all this, the government …

His Majesty The King, accompanied by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, visited Gaeddu College of Business Studies on 25th March 2015. His Majesty granted Audiences to the students of the college, as well as the faculty. Their Majesties are on a Royal Tour of the southern dzongkhags On 24th March His Majesty …

One of the biggest issues in Bhutan’s conservation story so far has been the sacrifices made by local communities, farmers and the nation to protect Bhutan’s pristine forests with little or no economic returns. It now appears that the world is starting to ‘put its money where its mouth is,’ …

A survey conducted by the Ministry of Health in July-August 2014 on the orders of the cabinet showed that 16.97 percent of rural households in Bhutan are not getting access to drinking water. The survey was conducted using Dzongkhag and Gewog officials. This means that out of a total of …

Thousands of mainly young Bhutanese supporters roared at the Changlimithang stadium on witnessing the milestone 2-1 victory of Bhutan’s national team over Sri Lanka on March 17th. The match started around 4 pm and five minutes into the game Bhutan scored its first goal when Bhutan’s jersey number 7, Chencho …

The national team’s members that this paper talked to said that more support is required to motivate and promote football in Bhutan. They said sponsorship, training, exposure, and football academies are needed to enhance football skills and raise the standard of the game. Biren Basnet, 21, a midfielder with the …