The Royal Visit to Australia was supposed to be a normal one with His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel, Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, and Gyalsem Sonam Yangden Wangchuck meeting with Bhutanese there. However, the visit turned out to be an extraordinary one. The …
Read More »‘GMC Nation Building Bond’: An opportunity for Bhutanese to invest in GMC
More details on economic activities, potential investors and TER As a part of the Royal Visit to Australia, the Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) CEO, Mun Leong Liew, and his team delivered a presentation on the GMC Master Plan, and discussed how the Bhutanese living abroad could contribute to the project. …
Read More »MoH & RCSC working on alternate career pathway for Doctors
Plans to decongest JDWNRH and reorganize Health Sector also underway The Ministry of Health (MoH) as a part of its retention efforts of medical professionals through the National Medical Services (NMS) is developing an alternative career pathway for medical doctors and specialists in consultation with the Royal Civil Service Commission …
Read More »Water to building in Damphu cut over unauthorized religious gatherings in a karaoke club
On 15 October at around 10.30 am in the morning, the Damphu Municipality cut the drinking water supply to a building in Damphu town, Tsirang on the instructions of the Dzongda who is also the Chairperson of the Municipality. The water was cut for two reasons, as detailed out in …
Read More »His Majesty Arrives in Sydney, Australia
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 …
Read More »Former Director Technical of PHPA I & II blames blunders by WAPCOS and CWC for failures in P I and P II projects
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 …
Read More »MoESD and Thimphu Thromde identify 5 new inclusive schools within Thimphu – Part 1
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 …
Read More »Stepfather arrested for sexual assault of stepdaughter and impregnating her
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 …
Read More »After initial differences tough negotiations on between Adani Group and DGPC
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, …
Read More »Their Majesties, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries at day one of the BIF
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.
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