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His Majesty The King with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn, AC. His Majesty The King arrived in Sydney, Australia, on the morning of October 10, aboard a special Drukair flight, accompanied by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel …

So far, the delays and failures in the 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I and 1,020 MW Punatsagnchu II projects have all been laid at the floor of ‘Geological Surprises,’ which basically means that whatever happened was not known in advance and so it could not be prevented. The P I project …

The 2023 Health Survey found 48,325 cases of people with disabilities in age group 5 years and above in the country. The Population and Housing Census of Bhutan 2017 found that 80 percent of children with disabilities (6 years to 18 years) are not in school. While school admission time …

A 27-year-old man, a former monk, has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of his 16-year-old stepdaughter resulting in her pregnancy.  The abuse is said to have happened in the absence of the girl’s mother. The distressing incident came to light when family members began inquiring about the father …

The proposed joint venture between the Adani Group and Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) over the 570 MW Wangchu project got off to a rough start at first. Initially the Adani Group indicated that it wanted a 70% majority stake in the project and not just a 30-year concession period, …

His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, Members of the Royal Family, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries at day one of the Bhutan Innovation Forum held from 1st to 3rd October at the Dungkar Dzong in Pangbisa, Paro.

Bjarke Ingel’s slide and video presentation on the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) at the Bhutan Innovation Forum spelt out some additional details on the infrastructure, monuments and layout of the GMC. The presentation showed that a traditional Dzong will be built on the current Gelephu viewpoint, with a traditional stupa …

During the Bhutan Innovation Forum session, ‘Harnessing Bhutan’s Renewable Energy Resources,” the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) Managing Director Dasho Chhewang Rinzin was asked by the moderator how the government plan’s to raise 51% financing if it plans to own 51% of all projects. The DGPC MD said that the …

The session, ‘Gelephu Mindfulness City: From Vision to Action,’ at the Bhutan Innovation Forum (BIF) offered some details on the potential businesses and investment opportunities in the GMC. TER The big reveal of the session was by HoBeng Lim, Managing Director, Finance, GMC who talked about a new currency for …

During the session ‘Investments in Innovation and New Ventures,’ at the Bhutan Innovation Forum the issue of Bhutan’s Bitcoin mining came up. The question from the audience was how safe is Bhutan’s crypto investment and how does bitcoin contribute to financial inclusion, raising financial consciousness and driving innovation, especially in …