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The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has imposed a temporary sanction on the commercial banks in making Rupee denominated transactions. This is in light of the Bhutanese economy grappling with Rupee crisis. The governor of the central bank, Daw Tenzin, said: “Bhutan is selling less and importing more. It is important …
Read More »66 students withdraw from Orong School after last year’s deaths
Following the death of two students in Orong Higher Secondary School in Samdrup Jongkhar due to nutritional deficiency last year, 66 of the 167 Class X students have withdrawn from the school. The 66 students reportedly have withdrawn from the school because their parents did not want them to study …
Read More »4 years later Phobjikha land case still stuck with the High Court
One of Anti Corruption Commission’s first controversial corruption cases, the Phobjika land transfer case is still in the High Court since November 2007. The high court is yet to come out with any judgment on the case which was forwarded to them from the Wangdue Phodrang District Court in November …
Read More »Prisoners need “cooling period” before they get security clearance, employment a problem
Phuntsho N Dorji was released a month ago after serving a three-year prison term. He wants to resume a normal life and is seeking employment, there being nobody to support him since he lost his parents a couple of years ago. The only hitch is he has to acquire a …
Read More »Father rapes daughter
On February 27, a 12-year old girl in Chumey, Bumthang alleged that she had been raped by her 45-year-old father thrice in the absence of her mother. She was raped on January 24 for the first time when her mother was in her village, Surey in Gelephu for a …
Read More »Three cute little takins born at Motithang Takin Preserve
The Water Male Dragon Year arrived with not less than a roar at the Motithang Takin Preserve when three takin calves were born. This comes as good news to conservationists as the takin population at the preserve started deteriorating between the year 2002 to 2006. Inbreeding depression due …
Read More »Holes in PM’s defense of Chang Ugyen
The Bhutanese finds several errors and holes while fact checking the Prime Ministers defense of DPT Vice President, Chang Ugyen on the 10 acre Thimphu land scam The Prime Minister accused ‘The Bhutanese’ of selective reporting and playing with the truth to show the DPT government in a bad light …
Read More »Fourth party promises top woman leader, symbol to be finalized today
The fourth party, whose cadre include former dzongdas, judges, armymen, senior civil servants and ex-councilors, is meeting today to finalize whether it would be called Bhutan National Party or Druk Mister Thogpa. Members will also revisit the manifesto, symbol and possible candidates for the 2013 general elections. The spokesperson said …
Read More »Bhutan’s biggest industrial estate will intensify human-wildlife conflict
The 700-acre Jigmeling Industrial Estate in Gelephu slated to be the country’s first special economic zone could seriously question Bhutan’s conservation credentials as it falls along the Dolongang elephant corridor. This high profile poster project, supported by international financial organizations and could possibly have top investors like Tata, will further …
Read More »At Athang, the last frontier of education, a school is downgraded
The lazy, sleep-all-you-want holidays of the winter approach, sadly, an end and the hustle and bustle of students gearing up for another academic year stretch country wide. Athang Community School, the last frontier of education in Bhutan, will wake up to classes, albeit a bit dampened. Easier urban lives, the …
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