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The diplomatic storm in Asia over Chinese passports printed with Chinese maps showing disputed territories with its neighbors like India, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia and Philippines as its own may now affect Bhutan. This paper has found that Bhutanese Immigration and Visa officials for the past few months have been …

On November 26, His Majesty the King granted separate audiences to recruits at the Royal Bhutan Police Training Center at Jigmeling, Gelephu and the staff of the Renewable Natural Resource Research and Development Center in Samteling, Gelephu. His Majesty said to the recruits that the police have the great responsibility …

The High Court yesterday upheld its decision to sustain its interim stay order issued against the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) suspension order for the Home Minister and the Speaker. ACC’s suspension order for the minister and speaker for the alleged offence committed prior to the current posts has been found to …

With a high score of 68.33%, a student from Gaeddu College of Business Studies (GCBS) is this year’s civil service exam topper. The country’s oldest and prime college, Sherubtse had to settle for the second and third ranks consecutively. The overall topper in General category and the 2012 Royal Civil …

There is a growing debate on the criminal charges framed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) with varying views from legal experts, the ACC and also the Mongar Dzongkhag court. Though proven as a land scam the ACC has so far filed criminal charges only against the Speaker, the Home …

Elections for chamber President and executive committee to be held on the 19th of next month. The elections was marked by a poor voter turnout The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in collaboration with Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) elected 40 representatives, two from each Dzongkhag meticulously aimed …

The organization will propose to the business community for a total amount of Nu 1.8mn as support for the campaign The youth political group Druk Me-ser Nazhoen Tshogpa (DMNT) are in discussions to organize a ‘youth march’ in the capital and conduct a ‘cleaning campaign’ to create awareness on climate …

The Bhutanese impact The Dzongkha language teacher Tshokey, of Budhashi Community Primary School under Goshing gewog, Zhemgang, has been sent on compulsory retirement effective from November 20, 2012 after an internal investigation by the Ministry of Education confirmed that he had used a syringe to poke students. The decision was …

ACC questioned the very legal basis of OAG to appeal against the suspension and said the suspension was legal while the OAG said it was illegal Traditionally, on the same team with the ACC investigating cases and the OAG prosecuting them, the two government organizations went head to head in …

Forming around 60% of the population and 30% of the voting population (18 yrs to 25 yrs) political parties across the board including the Prime Minister himself acknowledged the strong role, youth would play in the 2013 elections. Of late the dissolution of Druk Mitser Tshogpa party and its reformation …