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In the last five years during the time of the incumbent DPT government’s time there is no denying that Bhutan has been very active on the foreign policy front increasing diplomatic relations from 22 countries in 2008 to around 53 countries now. Bhutan based on its philosophy of GNH moved …

A Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) proposal for revision of tariff rates shows that the completion cost for the three ongoing mega projects ,   1200 MW Punatsangchu I (P I) , 1020 MW Punatsangchu II  (P II) , and  720 MW Mangdechu,  will all rise significantly, thereby, increasing the tariff …

In what may come as a bolt out of the blue, especially for those contesting as candidates in the 2013 elections, the Mongar District Court Judge Gyembo Dorji told The Bhutanese that even those who received plots in Gyelpozhing are criminally charged. He said this was because the case of …

The Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) has filed an official written compliant with the Media Arbitrator, Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) against anonymous users on social media on charges of being attacked online and criticized. The letter says, “These users are resorting to character assassination, defamation, personal attacks with the use …

The High Court on Thursday affirmed or upheld the Mongar District Court’s verdict on the Gyelpozhing Land Scam case. Talking to The Bhutanese the High Court Acting Chief Justice Sangay Khandu said, “The Mongar district court verdict has been affirmed based on three main points.” He said, “The first was …

The High Court in a full bench verdict upheld and affirmed the Mongar District Court verdict on Thursday afternoon. The Acting High Court Chief Justice Sangay Khandu told The Bhutanese that the Mongar Court verdict was up held on three main points. The first was that the High Court found …

The beneficiary was his Social Secretary who is a mid level protocol officer in the Foreign Ministry The Bhutanese has found that the Prime Minister using his own prerogatives allotted a Prado as a ‘special case’ to his former Social Secretary Ugyen Wangchuk. The year 2000 model Prado was allotted …

A senior official with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told this paper that though a request for information and evidence for the Bhutan Lottery case was sent last year in around November 2012, the Bhutan government has not cooperated with the investigation. The letters from CBI was directed to …

Architects, consultants, hardware dealers, contractors, sawmills, and many other sectors struggle as the situation exacerbates day by day The incumbent government’s term ended with claims of having achieved economic growth and stability, but the fact remains that the Indian Rupee (INR) situation continues to have a major and escalating impact …

Representatives of the four political parties, Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT), Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), Druk Phunsum Tshogpa (DPT) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) met again yesterday evening to speak on their pledges and strategies to address various issues. Speakers emphasized on economic development, strengthening democracy, promoting media freedom and zero …