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About 2% of Bhutanese men in Thimphu have had homosexual sex and this is a cause of concern for health officials who say unprotected homosexual encounters heighten the chances for the spread of HIV. The rapid assessment on Sexual Behavior Network in Thimphu discovered that 2% men reported their first …
Read More »Royal Manas National Park has world’s highest concentration of tigers
A recent survey in the Royal Manas National Park has shown that the park has the world’s highest concentration of wild tigers. This information was also officially submitted by the government to the UNESCO as part of its proposal to help get a World Heritage Site status for the Park …
Read More »Bhutan may get 50% ownership of Joint-Venture hydroprojects
Earlier Bhutan had only 49% ownership. For the additional 1% the 70% loan may be taken against the project itself instead of the Indian PSU’s balance sheets Earlier a major criticism for the four Joint Venture (JV) hydropower projects was that Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation had only a minority …
Read More »Bhutan submits eight sites for UNESCO World Heritage Sites
This is the first time Bhutan has come up with the list. Wangduephodrang Dzong was one of the sites submitted before it tragically burnt down Bhutan on March, 8th 2012 nominated eight sites to be listed under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The …
Read More »His Majesty grants Nu 200mn for Wangdue Dzong reconstruction
His Majesty the King in a Royal Kasho issued from the sacred and inner reaches of the Punakha Dzong granted a total of Nu 200 million for the reconstruction of the Wangdue Dzong. Of the total, Nu 100 mn is granted by His Majesty from the Armed Forces to the …
Read More »DGPC Engineer invents the poor man’s hydro project
Bhutan is known for its mega hydro projects that involve billions of dollars and years of construction. However, Karsang Dorji an Executive Engineer for Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) has come up with two simple but effective inventions to generate green electricity using a few spare parts. Both inventions are …
Read More »National Land Commission Vs Home Ministry over land dispute
Differences over interpretation of laws are not only confined to politicians in Parliament, it has now seeped into government agencies. While the National Land Commission has asked former Gup Tashi Thinley to demolish a temporary structure and move out of what they say is a 10 decimal area encroached by …
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His Majesty the King granted an audience to the family members of Late Gopa Tenzin Dorji – the RBA soldier who was killed in an ambush in Sarpang last week. His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen spent over an hour with the bereaved family. His Majesty spoke …
Read More »ACC to review Trowa Theater case
ACC committee to check if Trowa case has an element of corruption to merit an investigation The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said it will review the Trowa Theater case. A formal resolution calling for an ACC investigation into the Trowa Case will be forwarded by the National Council (NC) to the …
Read More »Business Community considers a silent protest against Pedestrian Day
This they say will be a last-resort if the government does not listen Some members of the Business Community in Thimphu and other Dzongkhags representing Industries, Hotels, Shops and other business outlets have decided to close shops for a day as a silent and peaceful protest against the Pedestrian Day. …
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