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A World Bank report “Bhutan Development Update” projects the country’s economic growth to be at 7.3% in 2014. The growth would be on the basis of ongoing construction of four hydro-projects, the work of the Dagachu project to be completed by mid 2014, production by Dungsam Cement, the possible lift …

Records with the Royal Bhutan police reveal that cases of rape against minors have been increasing despite stricter laws. In 2011, a total of 27 cases of rape against those below the age of 18 were recorded. The figure increased to 29 in 2012. The number further increased to 35 …

Rationalization policy of small unsustainable schools was started during the 10th FYP and it is not a new idea, Education Minister Mingbo Drukpa told journalists yesterday. He said the ministry already has a road map on rationalization of small and unsustainable schools based on information gathered from local governments and …

Bhutan will set up a Better Business Council to improve the economy and ease of doing business, the economic affairs minister told journalists yesterday. Sharing the importance of the body, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk says that it would be chaired by the Prime Minister and members from the government and private …

The numbers in all probability do not reflect the actual magnitude of the problem due to either non reporting or gaps in data collection but even the available numbers show that Bhutan cannot afford to ignore Cancer any more. For a country with a population well under 700,000 Bhutan saw …

With the 17th Asian Games happening in September this year, the Bhutanese boxers set to compete in the games are generating quite the buzz as two leading newspaper journalists, Choi You Tak, deputy head of department of culture and sports at the Kiho Daily paper and Ahn Jae Gyun, a …

A report released by the ECB titled “Report on Expenditures of the Second Parliamentary Elections in the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2013” showed that Nu 426.871 mn was spent on the 2013 Parliamentary elections. The Second Parliamentary Elections in 2013, inclusive of the Bye-Election to Nanong-Shumar National Assembly Demkhong had a …

The Ministry of Finance, in a meeting with the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) on 4th April 2014 proposed that housing loans, under certain conditions, be opened up again. The Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Dorji said, “In the meeting with the RMA we discussed the possibility of opening up loans to …

Bhutan’s air quality may not be as pristine as you would think according to a study by the National Environment Commission (NEC). Data with the NEC shows that the air quality in Bhutan is getting worse by the year across the country and more so in urban areas like Thimphu. …

The initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests to enhance local agricultural production to meet domestic demand seems to have paid off as farmers around the country have taken to growing vegetables on a large scale. There are more home grown vegetables on sale at the Centenary Farmers’ Market …