PME expected to come up in upcoming Parliament session again In the Annual Executive Forum organized by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in Gelephu in January 2026, with around 90 executives, one of the topics that came up was the forced ranking Bell Curve methodology and Partially Meeting Expectations …
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But another attempt to be made again One of Bhutan’s biggest looming natural disasters, building up with every summer season, is the huge Thorthormi Glacial Lake in Lunana one day breaking the shrinking moraine dam that separates it from the huge Raphstreng Tsho below. If it breaks, waters from Thorthormi …
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A mysterious ‘Sonam Dema’ and ‘Tsering Dolma’ appear repeatedly in the recent Epstein files. These names appear numerous times in the email exchanges between them and their employers. The US Department of Justice released the last largest collection of the files on 30th January 2026, saying it included some 3 …
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The Bhutan Higher Secondary Education Certificate (BHSEC) examinations saw its worst pass percentage in 10 years for Class 12 at 77.84 percent in 2025, down by about seven percentage points from 2024. This triggered both students and parents to ask questions on why the performance was so poor this time …
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In the Financial Year (FY) 2024–25, a total of 6,186 students and dependents from Bhutan were granted visas to Australia, indicating that the “Australia rush” had slowed compared to the previous two financial years. This figure was lower than FY 2023–24, when 9,787 visas were granted, and the peak of …
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MoICE Minister says Cabinet had to reject an earlier version The much-discussed, anticipated, and widely criticised Bhutan Telecom (BT) data cut is expected to be announced soon, as the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is in the final stages of internal review and decision-making of the promised data …
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The value of Bitcoin saw a high of USD 126,000 in early October 2025 but since then has seen a steady decline in value briefly going to a low of below USD 61,000 on Thursday before making a strong recovery to USD 71,309 as of late Friday evening. The first …
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There are currently 22 inmates at Chamgang Central Prison diagnosed with mental health conditions, including mixed anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and bipolar disorder, according to the Home Minister. The Home Minister, Tshering, in response to a question from The Bhutanese during the 24th Meet-the-Press session said the inmates …
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With the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the main focus has been on the prices of goods, with some like vegetables, beef, fruits, cereals, medicines, etc., going up by 5% and some like packaged food, cars, poultry, pork, etc., going down, and a lot of debate in …
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The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) is currently reviewing all the Medium Sector (ranging from Nu 10 million to Nu 100 million) Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) loans coming to 37 accounts excluding the 4 already investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The RMA has done a preliminary round looking at all …
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