Wangdue to have first honey-processing unit
Wangdue is in the process of constructing the first honey processing unit at Phobji gewog centre to help farmers of Phobji and Gangtey to extract honey in a clean way. The processing unit is expected...
View ArticleMulti-drug resistant TB is increasing
Although Bhutan is low tuberculosis (TB) burden country in the South-East Asia Region, TB is still considered a priority public health problem in the country TB is mostly prevalent among the productive...
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As part of its Golden Jubilee celebration, Bank of Bhutan supported the installation of five Sachu Bumter (A treasure vase for fertile earth), an initiative of Jigten Wangchuk Tshogpa . The tshogpa...
View ArticleIMF to support GST implementation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is willing to support Bhutan’s efforts to reform its taxation system and implementing goods and services tax (GST) in the country. The ministry of finance is also...
View ArticleNineteen tour operators apply for SDF refund
Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) has received 19 applications for refund of Sustainable Development Fee (SDF). Tour operators who have already taken groups in the six eastern dzongkhags after the SDF...
View ArticleEducation and challenges
Textbooks ridden with mistakes are a problem. And we are talking about the declining quality of education. The real problem, however, seems to be that we are so uncomfortable accepting our flaws. Such...
View ArticleMoEA launches National Intellectual Property Policy 2018
Almost three years after the formulation, the National Intellectual Property Policy (NIPP) 2018 was launched yesterday in Thimphu to provide intellectual property (IP) rights to promote creativity and...
View ArticleCases forwarded by the PM won’t be prioritised: ACC, RAA
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed that it has received a letter from the cabinet secretary requesting the commission to investigate corruption allegations in the construction of a...
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More than 432,000 people eligible to vote on April 20
About 51 percent of the total eligible voters are women A total of 432,030 people are eligible to vote in the third National Council (NC) elections, which will be held on April 20. The number of...
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On behalf of His Majesty The King, Zimpon Wom Tashi yesterday offered Tashi Khadar to Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan, Jishnu Roy Choudhury on the occasion of Bangladesh’s 48th independence and...
View ArticlePCAL’s cement export increasing
Following the impact from the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July 2017, Penden Cement Authority Limited’s (PCAL) cement export is gradually picking up the pace. In February and March...
View ArticleBurey business thrives across border
Many commuters who pass by Samdrupjongkhar town feel that their journey is incomplete if they didn’t buy at least a piece of burey (raw silk) cloth from the border town of Daranga in Assam. Known by...
View ArticleAmbiguous employment
Bhutan’s problem is not only with unemployment. With much attention and resources spent on giving work to jobless, we have overlooked the problems the employed face. Penden Cement Authority, the...
View ArticleBAC’s degree recognition process questioned
Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) is reviewing the case of alleged double standards in the recognition process of university certificate by Bhutan Accreditation Council (BAC). Tshokey Dorji was among...
View ArticleYangtse municipality to build flood protection wall along Serkang stream
Residents of Choeten Kora town in Trashiyangtse can now heave a sigh of relief, as the dzongkhag municipality decided to build a flood protection wall along the Serkang stream. The dzongkhag tshogdu...
View ArticleShift to the non-subsidised LPG
Of over 70,000 non-subsidised Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders that were made available from February 9 this year, people availed of about 291 LPG cylinders in Thimphu as of yesterday....
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Know Your NC Candidate: Punakha
Dechen Thaiye Dorji Age: 34 years Village: Siluna Gewog: Toepaisa Qualification BA, LLB, Post Graduate Diploma in National Law Work experience Advisor and practicing lawyer. Why should the people vote...
View ArticleContaminated water in Motithang now safe to consume: Thromde
The contaminated water that affected the residents of 17 buildings in Changangkha and Motithang area is now safe to consume, according to Thimphu Thromde officials. A thromde official said the water...
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Bhutanese men’s team bag bronze
India dominates the first South Asian Cross-country Championship Bhutan’s men team secured third position in the first South Asian Cross-country Championship of the region that was held in Thimphu...
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