The Royal Academy is a visionary initiative of His Majesty the King where full support is provided to meritorious students from economically disadvantaged family backgrounds. The schools was established on 21st of February 2016, coinciding with the birth anniversary of His Majesty the King and commemorating the 60th birth anniversary …
Read More »DHI: A Corporate game changer
One of the most important reforms carried out by His Majesty The King was the formation of the Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) in 2007 under a Royal Charter. At the time of its formation DHI had total assets of around Nu 51 bn but today that has more than …
Read More »The Stories of a Friend King
Stories abound around the country and, thanks to social media, around the world about the humbling deeds proffered by a humble King. His Majesty The King has cooked at a community school in Mongar for children undergoing the trauma of an earthquake that left their homes in ruins, slept in …
Read More »A King cooks dinner for school kids
On October 18, 2009, the children of Thangrong Primary School in Mongar had their best supper of their lives; it was cooked by their King. On that day His Majesty the King visited the school where he met with the children and later cooked a six dish dinner. Pema Tenzin …
Read More »Bhutan has clean air, Thimphu does not
Since 2004, the concentration of PM 10 has more than doubled In his TED talk earlier this year, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay famously stated that Bhutan is not only carbon neutral it is carbon negative. While it is true for the nation as a whole, urban centers like Thimphu have …
Read More »The Realities of some Guide training institutes
Today there are 3,375 registered tour guides in the country who are trained from different guide training institutes. As of now there are nine such training institutes with courses accredited by the Department of Occupational Standards (DoS). However, there is now increasing questions on the quality of some of these …
Read More »His Majesty appoints Chief of Police and confers rank of Colonel to others
His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint Colonel Chimi Dorji as the Chief of Police on 19th November. Colonel Chimi Dorji has been serving as the Deputy Chief of Police of the Royal Bhutan Police. The post of the Chief of Police has been vacant since the superannuation of …
Read More »A disabled man stands up as a trainer
Pema Dorji, 51-year-old disabled man from Damphu, Tsirang, is a single father of six children. He owns a tailoring shop in Babesa and because of his tailoring skills; he can make an honest living. He stands as an example for the rest of the disabled people in the country Currently, …
Read More »Minister says 650 power tillers distributed and 86 Farm Shops established
During the Question-Hour session held in the National Assembly yesterday, Member of Parliament (MP) from Khamed-Lunana, Pema Drukpa, asked the agriculture minister to update the House on the power tiller distribution and farm shops across the country and its benefit to the people. In response to the question, Agriculture Minister, …
Read More »NA turns down MoF proposal for separate agency to manage seized properties
Based on the resolution of the 7th Session of the National Assembly (NA), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) carried out a comprehensive study on division required, under the Department of National Properties (DNP), to manage seized goods and properties by the law enforcement agencies. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had suggested that …
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