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Druk Chirwang Tshogpa’s symbol of a mythical bird with its wings spread and beak surging skyward from a blooming pink lotus from water back-dropped against a jewel represents  the party manifesto, a functionary said.  The symbol, he said is a pre-manifesto of the party. The water represents a life of …

The Office of the Attorney General’s ‘opinion’ that there is no legal basis to pursue the matter through the court and that no laws were broken in the Gyelpozhing case has provoked a strong public reaction. The Acting Prime Minister Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba said,” They (OAG) are the legal experts …

Says no laws were violated and there is no legal basis to pursue the case against anyone Twenty days after the Gyelpozhing land case investigation report was submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), in its ‘opinion’ found no legal basis to pursue the …

Both diseases if not addressed will have a huge health and socio-economic impact on Bhutan   Though HIV, Malaria, Dengue, Cholera etc. may have grabbed the national headlines for decades there is increasing concern over the rise in the number of Hepatitis B and also C cases.  High prevalence of …

With the government yet to respond to their earlier grievances, the private sector representatives proposed a host of solutions saying the economy is going through an unprecedented crisis If the government and the central bank does not address the current liquidity crunch for another few months the whole economy is …

The capital may see a silent protest, if the government chooses not to pay heed to the business community’s proposal Members of the business community said they have waited enough for the government to look into the Pedestrian day policy and declared they will hold a ‘silent protest’ against the …

The private sector since the last few months is faced with a serious issue of loan repayment partly caused by unavailability of additional loans from the commercial banks. The Druk PNB (DPNB) CEO N.K Arora said this should not be used as an “excuse” by the private sector to default. …

A drastic Nu 5 per liter or 12% hike on diesel price in the country starts today Bhutan is directly hit by India’s first diesel price hike, a substantial increase by Indian Rupee (INR) 5 per liter after more than a year. As usual Bhutan felt the pinch today that …

Members said the main highlight will be on the credit crisis and pedestrian day The private sector and Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry will hold a meeting on Monday, September 15 to sort out, discuss and find possible solutions to major issues faced by the members both new and …

However the commission’s arms may not be long or strong enough to enforce its Social Media Rules and Regulations Popular opinions and general worldwide trends dictate Social media will play a crucial role to sweep the tide of election battles. Perhaps the same phenomenon is expected to play a huge …