According to the Department of Home Affairs of Australia a total of 25,339 Bhutanese were granted education visas to Australia in the last two financial years (FY) of 2022 July to 2023 June and 2023 July to 2024 June end. This is comparable to two full Changlimithang stadiums during events …
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This paper last week reported on how large numbers of Euro 6 engine diesel vehicles are breaking down across different companies and vehicle dealers feel that the quality of fuel is a major factor. When asked about the issue, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) minister Namgyal Dorji …
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The four-storied Wangdi Plaza sitting opposite the Post Office on the Chang Lam road is one of the landmark buildings in the core Thimphu area. This building has now achieved a different kind of fame among the mainly tenant business community in town as its landlord increased his rent by …
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Accused is a BTP MP The mother of a 16-year-old girl who accused a Bhutan Tendrel Party (BTP) Member of Parliament (MP) of molestation has provided an account of the traumatic incident. This exposure sheds new light on the events and the profound impact on her daughter’s mental health. Two …
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The Head of Bhutan Cancer Society, Karma Tobgay, was delighted to receive a brand-new Toyota Hilux as a grant from Japan. He planned to use the vehicle for official work, including extensively travelling around the country for advocacy and awareness work on cancer. However, barely a year after using the …
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After years of negotiations the Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) are agreed on building the dam for the 1,200 MW Punatsangchu I project. Both sides have also agreed that along with the dam, protection measures for the troubled right bank will also be constructed at the same time as the dam. …
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The Ministry of Home Affairs recently issued a notification on the use of the popular social media platform TikTok by users in Bhutan. While the ministry welcomed and appreciated the talent, creativity and entertainment aspects of the content, it said it is concerned with the physical, emotional and social damages …
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71 are resigned civil servants The recent announcement by Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay in April 2024 underscored the government’s commitment to bringing back Bhutanese overseas workers. The program is to facilitate and reintegrate Bhutanese coming back from abroad. As of now, 177 individuals have registered for National Reintegration Program …
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The Punatsangchu II project is aiming to start commissioning its first unit of 170 MW on 15 August 2024 and the second unit of 170 MW by the end of August. Then the other units will be commissioned subsequently until all 6 units of 1020 MW capacity are commissioned by …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel and Gyalsey Ugyen Wangchuck, attended the Naadam celebrations at the National Stadium in Ulaanbaatar as the Guests of Honour on 11 July 2024. Naadam is Mongolia’s biggest and most important festival, held in …
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