The government in the midst of Rupee crunch is banking upon the long term impacts of mega projects like the Education City, the Amo Chhu Township, among other projects to ease the INR crunches. With the DHI INFRA spearheading these projects, The Bhutanese spoke to its CEO, Kinga Tshering on …
Read More »Final BICMA Act Draft goes to Cabinet
Proposed amendments include new chapters pertaining to broadcasting, cyber security and data protection The Bhutan Information Communications and Media Amendment Bill 2012, after certain major consultations and amendments was submitted to the Cabinet Secretariat by the ministry of information and communication (MOIC) recently this month. The converged ICM Act was enacted …
Read More »USD 70 mn Film City to open Bhutanese film industry’s gates to international market
An amusement park and a film and television institute are part of the plan The gateway for the Bhutanese film industry to the international market is finally unbolting with the ministry of information and communication (MOIC) approving in-principle, the first-ever film city project in the country. Motion Picture Association of …
Read More »Hydropower and mining dominate Canadian business interests on second visit to Bhutan
Financial services, hydropower projects,advanced mining, and construction of international airports dominated the discussions between a top Canadian delegation and local agencies here last week. Led by the Canadian Ambassador, Stewart G. Beck, a 21 member team from 14 world renowned companies were in the country on a five days …
Read More »(Draft renewable energy policy) Pvt Sector can now own hydro projects
This is a key policy change as earlier private sector investment and FDI was not allowed in the hydropower sector. In a departure from its past policy the government will now allow Private firms to construct, own and operate small hydro power projects. This is as per the latest …
Read More »Bringing a legislation for education city project was wrong, says opposition leader
About 18 potential bidders from big and powerful Indian companies like Tata, Mahendra, Lanco, Ambuja and Hindustan Construction were amongst others who had shown interest to start the Education City project, but at the end its just one bidder, Infinity InfoTech Parks Ltd which is now collaborating with Infrastructure Leasing …
Read More »A bridge over a stream delays Education City boundary works
The Department of Roads (DoR) will soon start boundary works for the proposed Education City even while the project is still in its infancy and has not seen any serious interest from developers. Apart from the boundary works, the developer has to bear the costs for technical designing, survey and …
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