THE NATION

The Finance Minister Namgay Tshering said that the government is looking at designing special government backed securities called Green Bonds to encourage and attract foreign remittances and investment. The minister said that currently when Bhutanese send money through the banking route the RMA does give them a 2 percent incentive …

Bhutan is renowned for its Gross National Happiness Index where happiness has a value. Various international magazines and online publications have described Bhutan as a happy place without any beggars. However, recent developments have compelled local authorities and residents to acknowledge the presence of beggars in the capital Thimphu that …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has registered 20 cases of crime against children from January to April 2023. Of the total registered cases, rape of a child above twelve years of age contributed the highest with 13 cases followed by child molestation with 4 cases. There were two cases of criminal …

In the latest Diversity Visa (DV) lottery results of USA, Bhutanese applicants have shown a notable increase, with 115 individuals being selected for potential immigration to the United States. According to the State Department of the US, the figure marks a steady rise from previous years, with 114 Bhutanese selected …

Upon arrival in Thimphu from Tsirang, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering met Mr Simon Wong Wie Kuen, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to Bhutan this evening. Submitting updates from his last visit to Bhutan in 2022, the ambassador shared that cooperations between our two countries have been progressing. He …

By Dr Brian C. Shaw My considered advice: If you haven’t already, Buy these books!   True, they are not cheap, the present edition is paper-bound, and the many illustrating photographs (over 80 in the first 100 pages of text alone) are reproduced in black-and-white (otherwise the offering price would …

The Japanese government and the people contributed garbage trucks, which are leased by Thimphu Thromde to Greener Way at Nu. 20,000 per each waste truck per month, however, its unclear on what the terms and conditions they have to pay the rent. By establishing reuse and recycling programs, Greener Way …

Starting this Saturday and Sunday (weekdays), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) will increase the number of clients for medical examinations for Australian visa applications to reduce the backlog. In the past, medical examination for visa purposes was done only twice a week with only eight clients or lesser …

In February 2013 an interesting transaction took place when the RICBL invested Nu 100 mn at 9 % interest rate in the private investment firm Nubri Capital, but three days later Nubri reinvested Nu 108 mn back in RICBL at 11.75 %. The senior most person involved in this transaction …

A video of an engineer on a site visit where she points out the poor quality of road maintenance progress work to the contractor went viral on Facebook. The site location was at Dranadingkha in Katsho Gewog, Haa. The video which was meant to be for evidence purposes but was …