Josh Shepherd, the Englishman who has previously managed in the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division and the Gambian First Division is now the manager of Thimphu City FC. The coach had also previously done some coaching in Spain and Thailand but to coach at an elite level was a no brainer …
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The Basketball Federation of Bhutan sets up training camps during students’ breaks to try and get the interested participants involved with the game of Basketball. Training camps were previously only held in Thimphu but last winter, the Basketball Federation set up training camps in Paro, Wangdue Phodrang, Gelephu, Samtse and …
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Bhutan’s national football team currently ranks 186th in the FIFA World Rankings. Disappointment in the second leg of two-legged preliminary qualifiers against Guam on the 11th of June had left supporters saddened and alarmed by the defeat to the Micronesian side but with the start of the BOB Bhutan Premier …
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More investments needed in the sector On 9th July 2019, the Journalist Association of Bhutan (JAB) held its first Monthly Dialogue for this year on Tourism where different stakeholders of the tourism sector were asked to discuss on where tourism in Bhutan is heading to. Dorji Dhradhul, Director General of …
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The 25th edition of the Coronation Cup, a basketball tournament held every year in Thimphu, draws to a close on 17th July. The tournament that started on June 15th has been one of the best in terms of quality said coach and referee Dechen Phurba. “The quality of players and …
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The 2019 BOB Bhutan Premier League boasts the arrival of numerous foreign footballers and Jay Hart, from Accrington in Lancashire, England now playing for Thimphu City FC is one of the premier acquisitions made for the season. The former non-league forward was a prolific goal-getter for a number of clubs …
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The Opposition party came out criticizing various aspects of the government’s pay revision decision but kept silent on the MPs own hikes and allowances and particularly its Prado Quota and Nu 1 mn to buy a vehicle with each term. This is until The Bhutanese asked on how appropriate it …
Read More »In response to a question Opposition leader (OL) Dr Pema Gyamtsho said that various experts from all over including Europe had been consulted on the Punatsangchu I project. The OL said that if the experts are not able to say anything different about the geological stability and it is going …
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Thorthomi Lake stabilized as of now but risk of GLOF still high According to the team of experts from the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) who went to Lunana to do a rapid assessment of the Thorthomi Lake, the excessive melting of Thorthomi glacier due to the increasing …
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RBP to decide if it can take the case or not Lawyers in Japan get ready to sue BEO’s Japanese partner SND on behalf of Bhutanese families Around 100 youth and parents who claim to be the victims of the ‘learn and earn program’, an employment scheme started the Bhutan …
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