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With prices of construction material perpetually rising, local construction contractors say an authority is needed to keep fluctuations at reasonable levels so that contracts do not suffer. “There is constant increase in the prices of cement and steel and contractors are affected because when we put in a tender it …
Read More »Establishment of three colleges in the East to start this year
The establishment of three colleges in the eastern part of country pledged by the present government will begin in July or August this year according to officials of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB). One college will be established in Gyelposhing Central School where the school and college will co-exist …
Read More »Be ready to pay Nu 5000 for speeding
Increased fines for traffic offences are a key addition to the new Road Safety and Transport Bill, which is being drafted to replace the RSTA Act of 1999. “There is a need to increase traffic fines because the current amount has lost their deterrent effect,” a RSTA official said. The …
Read More »Thrompon and Thromde Ex Secretary’s different positions on tracksuit review
Last week there was a curious incident of the Thimphu Thrompon Kinley Dorji and the Thromde Executive Secretary Pasang Dorji giving different views from the same organization over review of the tracksuit notification. The Thimphu Thrompon in an interview to The Bhutanese clearly said that the tracksuit rule would be …
Read More »Off-season chillies hit the market at Nu 700 per kg
Kinley Dendup, who took an interest free loan from the Loden Foundation to start off-season chilli cultivation in Punakha a few months ago, has started selling his first harvest in the Punakha market. As the sole vendor with local chilli produce, Kinley is selling a kilogram of chilli for Nu …
Read More »BOB launches 2 deposit schemes
The Bank of Bhutan has launched two new deposit schemes, the Flexi Recurring Deposit and Simple Recurring Deposit, offering clients greater convenience and flexibility to make savings. Flexi Recurring Deposit allows customers to deposit flexible amounts of money at any time. Depositors can deposit from Nu 100 to Nu 20,000 …
Read More »Three apprehended with drugs
Thimphu police have arrested two men, aged 26 and 29 years, who had in their possession a stash of prescription drugs and a quantity of hashish. The men were arrested from Dechencholing on 16 March following a tip off. Police seized from then 720 capsules of SP and 49.06 grams …
Read More »Ministries pass the buck over ignorance and lack of coordination on EDP
The recently launched Economic Development Policy (EDP) 2017, states that major public procurement works shall have a minimum defect liability period of three years and an inbuilt system of repair and maintenance thereafter, to ensure quality and sustainability of public infrastructure. But officials from Ministry of Work and Human Settlement …
Read More »Bhutan Telecom and Tashi Cell explain their challenges
The two existing telcos, Bhutan Telecom and Tashi InfoComm, maintain that the Bhutanese market is too small to sustain a third operator and that they are faced with numerous challenges in providing efficient and customer satisfactory services at the moment. According to Tashi InfoComm one major impediment is getting loans …
Read More »Hue and cry over parking fee charges at Paro airport
The recently implemented parking fee collection system at the Paro airport has sparked much debate regarding the charges levied on the drivers. Many took to social media to outpour their grievances and disagreement of such charges with many terming the existing rates as ridiculous, open daylight robbery and a very …
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