On 6th February 2024, the helicopter crash survivor Gyem Gyeltshen, his relative who is a lawyer, RICBL, the Druk Air and the Bhutanese legal representative of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), a legal firm in Singapore hired by the two international reinsurance companies QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited and Best Meridian International …
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Even before Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay received the Dakyen from His Majesty The King the PM visited the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) to meet the doctors, nurses and medical staff and he also asked them to submit recommendations from their side. Lyonchhen said, “There are many sectors …
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The Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that in the first two weeks of his government he has been focusing on creating a map that will clearly outline what his deliverables are at the end of five years. “I need to know now what I can deliver in five years …
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His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to the new Prime Minister, Lyonchen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Lungten Dorji, and Cabinet Ministers in a ceremony held at the Golden Throne Room of the Tashichhodzong on 28th January 2024. The cabinet ministers of the 4th democratically elected …
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Last week The Bhutanese brought out the story of how 42-year-old farmer Gyem Gyeltshen from Lunana had lost his 38-year-old wife Dresang Dema and 4-year-old daughter Nima Peday in a helicopter crash on 3rd March 2023 and even 11 months later he was still yet to get the insurance amount …
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On 3rd, March 2023 a helicopter crashed in Wachey Lunana killing two passengers. The final investigation puts the blame on human error with contributing factors like a senior pilot not adhering to the roster, bad attitude of the senior pilot, working environment, relations between pilots and no supervision by seniors …
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The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has charge sheeted the owner of the Amen Arts/Prints and Rubber Stamps in Thimphu (not to be confused with Amen Tours and Treks) under several counts of forgery on Thursday to the Thimphu District Court. The issue all started last year when there …
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Nu 3 bn lesser than in 2022 but Nikachu and PII to improve generation in 2024 In what is bad news for the government treasury, poor hydrology has ensured that 2023 has seen the lowest ever power and revenue generation since 2019. In 2023 a total of Nu 25.115 bn …
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Insurance papers show USD 400,000 insurance due for death of wife and child but international companies only offer USD 20,000 for the two deaths The victim says Druk Air has also not been helpful On the afternoon of 3 March 2023, a Druk Air helicopter carrying 42-year-old Gyem Gyeltshen, his …
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In January 2023, The Bhutanese published an investigative story on the Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services (RBHSL) which pointed out the mistreatment of Bhutanese helicopter pilots by expat pilots, safety issues being overlooked, break down in relations between the pilots and more. The Druk Air (which took over RBHSL) instead of …
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