The Heads of the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO), Hotel and Restaurant Association of Bhutan (HRAB) and Guide Association of Bhutan (GAB), though all surprised with the transformation exercise in the tourism sector, welcomed the overall reforms. At the same time, they had suggestions to ensure it is a …
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With the monsoon season at the doorstep again, one of the oldest but inaccurate pieces of news of floods in some districts of Assam being caused by water released from the 60 MW Kurichu project is doing the rounds in newspaper and social media in Assam and Delhi again. The …
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On the Royal Command of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, the Pema Center Secretariat, an agency to spearhead our national response for mental health, has been established. Her Majesty graced the inauguration ceremony of the Secretariat on 16 June, where prayers were performed for an auspicious start to the initiative. …
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Board Director appointed by Govt despite Nu 1 mn bribery case trial The Board Director of the National Cottage and Small Industries Development Bank Limited (NCSIDBL) Tshewang Tashi, who is the Deputy Chief Planning Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) was detained last week by the Anti …
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Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) have been doing research and having meetings on what can be done to change the current fuel pricing modality that will help bring down prices. Now, the main proposal from Bhutan’s side is to have …
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On the evening of 13 June, 2022 Thimphu and other places started witnessing long lines of vehicles and even people carrying containers lining up outside fuel pumps as a rumor spread that fuel would soon not be available. The rumor started when fuel trucks were held up at Jaigaon customs …
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has detained three immigration officers in Phuentsholing over the embezzlement of government funds. The fund was a mix of regular fund and some COVID related fund. The fund involved may range from Nu 3 mn to Nu 5 mn. One of the officers detained is …
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His Royal Highness The Gyalsey inaugurated the Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck Super FabLab (SFL) at the TechPark in Thimphu, and the FabLab network in Bhutan. The FabLab network consists of three additional FabLabs located at Druk Gyalpo’s Institute in Pangbisa, Paro, Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute (JWPTI) inGelephu and the Bio FabLab at the …
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Bhutan is witness to the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, which is a combination of excessive government spending via loans, decline in revenue and depleted reserves. Nepal is also facing a crisis of depleting reserves and has restricted imports. Pakistan is looking for an IMF bailout. India’s growth has …
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Bhutan, which is still seen as a deeply traditional country across the world, will be sending a Miss Bhutan to the Miss Universe Pageant, who is openly Gay, is of mixed ethnicity and despite losing both her parents at a young age, has achieved so much on her own terms. …
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