Rampant increase in illegal fishing in J
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SCE to offer B.Ed Secondary in IT for Class XII Arts graduates
In a move to support arts students affected by the discontinuation of regular arts programmes, the education ministry of Bhutan has announced 140 government scholarships for a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) Secondary in In…
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Govt. to continue prohibiting import of non-essentials
The government could continue prohibiting import of non-essential items in the wake of dwindling foreign currency reserves.
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304 rural households to benefit from solar PV system
To diversify energy and empower rural households, the Department of Energy (DoE) is preparing to install three-kilowatt (Kw) grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in 304 households in 11 villages
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Climate change threatens Bhutan’s water security
As change in climate affects the natural environment, 1,856 water sources in Bhutan are drying up and 69 sources have already dried up, according to the Department of Water.
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The national language and International students
At the Royal Thimphu College (RTC), a group of foreigners from the USA, France, Hungary, and Australia, dressed in Kira, greets visitors with the traditional Bhutanese greeting “Kuzuzangpo la.”
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PDP declares 21 more candidates
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) announced 21 candidates from 15 dzongkhags for the upcoming elections, yesterday. Out of 21 candidates, six of them are new candidates and the rest are old candidates who contested in…
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Bhutan formally conveys intent to join WTO
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MFAET) sent a formal communication to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Secretariat in Geneva in April end expressing Bhutan’s desire to join the organisation.
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Bailey bridge connecting Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam collapses
The Gyalpoizhing-Nganglam highway is expected to be closed to traffic for at least three weeks after the 180ft Bailey bridge over Drangmechu at the Kuri-Gongri confluence in Mongar collapsed yesterday.
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Period products inaccessible in remote schools
In remote schools such as Sonamthang Central School in Zhemgang, the lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, particularly alternative period products, presents a significant challenge among other hardships.
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No headache for mandarin orange and apple boxes this season
Mandarin orange and apple exporters can expect a better export season this year after saw millers agreed to supply the required demand for packing boxes.
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Bhutan reaffirms commitment to conserving biodiversity
The National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) reaffirmed Bhutan’s commitment in building back biodiversity and increasing the understanding and awareness of biodiversity loss and conservation, coinciding with the International…
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Menstrual movement helps to break taboos
A girl’s first menstruation, the symbol of womanhood, is exciting. But, if they are not equipped with all the right information to manage their first menstrual cycle, it comes with a lot of mental, physical, and emotion…
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GNH Survey: Citizen’s well-being and happiness touch 93.6 percent
The Gross National Happiness (GNH) Survey for 2022, launched yesterday at the Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies, unveiled an impressive finding: 93.6 percent of Bhutanese report feeling happy.
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Seven ECCD centres in Sarpang await facilitators
Seven newly-established Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres in Sarpang are awaiting approval from the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) to recruit facilitators.
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Bhutan’s economy should focus on economic efficiency: UN DESA Chief
For long-term economic growth, Bhutan’s economy should focus on efficiency gains, the Chief of Global Economic Monitoring, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Hamid Rashid (PhD) said.
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66 Bhutanese students awarded Singaporean Nursing Scholarship
The students will join the college in Singapore in April next year. As part of the bond, they will be working for Singaporean hospitals upon completion of their three-year diploma course.
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Wangdue police forward suspected murder case to Office of Attorney General
The Wangdue Police have forwarded a suspected murder case of a 34-year-old individual to the Office of the Attorney General on May 17, marking a significant development in the ongoing inquiry.
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Bhutanese students awarded Asian Nursing Scholarships
Sixty-six Bhutanese students have been granted fully-funded scholarships under the Asian Nursing Scholarship (ANS) programme in Singapore.
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MoU to enhance aviation safety
Singapore and Bhutan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday between the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT) and the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) of Singapore to enhance aviation …
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Three women sentenced to prison for human trafficking
The court also ordered them to pay restitution to the victims.
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Ferrosilicon export records all-time high of Nu 16.22B last year
Last year, Bhutan’s top export product, ferrosilicon, reached an all-time high of Nu 16.22 billion (B), a 6 percent rise from 2021, almost 30 percent of total exports. This was equivalent to 113,277 metric tonnes (MT).
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NA to table Tax reform, pay revision in summer session
The government has indicated that two substantial money Bills will be submitted during the ninth session of the third Parliament, which have been keenly anticipated.
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Australia commits to remain with Bhutan post-LDC graduation
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts, MP talks with Kuensel’s Choki Wangmo during his visit to Bhutan. Bhutan-Australia celebrates 20 years of bilateral relations this year.
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Ferrosilicon export records all-time high of Nu 16.22B last year
Last year, Bhutan’s top export product, ferrosilicon, reached an all-time high of Nu 16.22 billion (B), a 6 percent rise from 2021, almost 30 percent of total exports. This was equivalent to 113,277 metric tonnes (MT).
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Local leaders concerned about fake news
The man, who captured the 1.48-minute video, says seeing the tsholang swimming more than a kilometre across the lake is amazing. “It is gifted for the people like us to see such a mythical animal,” he says.
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Tribute to Life and Legacy
An exhibition titled, “A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Her Majesty the Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck” opened at the Royal Textile Academy (RTA) on May 13 to commemorate Her Majesty’s 60th Birth Anniversary.
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All that visa grant notice is untrue
A father asking his son to go out and play in the parking lot was left shocked with this response from his 8-year-old. He was not wrong. Only two of his five playmates from the same building they reside are left. The nex…
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Khengpas gearing up for Watermelon Festival
At the crack of dawn, Leki Wangmo descends into the vast watermelon fields in Berti village, Zhemgang covering them with hay.
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Is Bhutan heading for trouble?
With a large number of people going abroad for study and work, and the dropping fertility rate, many are beginning to worry that the nation with an ageing population will de-growth its economy.
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Rampant increase in illegal fishing in Jigmechhu
Illegal fishing activities along Wangchhu in Jigmechhu, Chukha, have become rampant in recent years.
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From upper to lower house?
With the National Council (NC) elections over and the third NC coming to an end, former MPs provide a happy hunting ground for the political parties who are yet to finalize all the 47 candidates.
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Rebooting online potato market
Bhutan Commodities Exchange Initiative (BCEI), a commodities market for agri-products, will resume in July this year, two years after the pandemic stopped its operation.
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Govt. raises bond to meet fiscal gap
To meet its growing fiscal deficit, the government had raised Nu 17.8 billion (B) from the issuance of bonds in less than three years.
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NC elects Sangay Dorji as its chairperson
The first sitting of the fourth National Council (NC) yesterday elected the Member of Parliament from Chukha, Sangay Dorji, as its Chairperson and Dago Tsheringla from Haa as Deputy Chairperson.
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Tobacco import trebles in 2022
Bhutan imported tobacco and tobacco products worth Nu 1.59 billion (B) in 2022, three times more than the import figure for 2021.
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Livestock sector threatened by emerging disease outbreaks
Experts from South Asian countries are charting out a plan to prevent and control Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) to reduce their impacts on livestock and livelihoods of farmers in the region.
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ECB makes stringent rules for elected representatives
The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has imposed strict rules on candidates for elective office who resign without reasonable necessity before their term is completed.
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Their Majesties attend King Charles III’s coronation
His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen attended the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom, in London on May 6 morning.
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National debt rises by Nu 19.72B in over a year
The country’s national debt grew to a record Nu 267.4 billion (B) by the end of March this year. It saw an increase of Nu 19.72B or about 8 percent over the last one year.
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Government launches Naykap Gokab for innovators
Naykap Gokab is designed to be an inclusive platform that is accessible to everyone—from farmers to students, entrepreneurs to policymakers, and grassroots innovators to tech innovators.
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Police take up where the judiciary left
Even as the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) dismissed a complaint against what is known as “loan sharks,” the Royal Bhutan Police implicated two women and four men in similar cases where various levels of courts ruled i…
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Punakha ECCDs await approval for more than three years
More than years ago, Punakha dzongkhag requested for deployment of facilitators at Punakha’s Early Childhood Care and Development Centres to the previous Ministry of Education.
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Land prices shoot up in Sarpang
Price of land in Sarpang has risen significantly in the past two months. The surge is seen mainly within a 40-kilometer radius of Gelephu town along the Gelephu-Sarpang highway.
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DTT declares three candidates from the east
Druk Thuendrel Tshogpa (DTT) introduced three more candidates from Lhuentse, Trashigang, and Trashiyangtse at its headquarters in Trashigang yesterday.
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Govt. offers Nu 5B bond for public subscription
The government is offering a nine-year bond worth Nu 5 billion (B) for public subscriptions, making it the eighth bond-offering to the public in less than three years.
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DHI and Bitdeer to jointly develop green digital asset mining operations in Bhutan
Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) announced yesterday a strategic partnership with Bitdeer Technologies Group, a world-leading, Nasdaq-listed technology for the cryptocurrency mining community
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Govt. considering incentives for tourists: PM
The government is planning to introduce incentives for tourists to visit the country, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said at a monthly meeting with the private sector last Friday.
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Residents of Samtse town upset over delay in water supply project
Residents of Samtse town complain that the delay in the completion of a six-kilometre water supply project is posing risks to motorists and pedestrians.
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Govt. launches new SOP on sharing information to media
With the implementation of a standard operating procedure (SOP), the government has increased the scrutiny of sharing public information with the media.
Source:Kuensel2023-5-31 -
Investments in digital assets, part of diverse national and international investment portfolio: DHI
The Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) in a statement to the media said that it has invested in diversified future-looking investments in local and global assets including digital asset (mostly Bitcoin) mining and invest…
Source:Kuensel2023-4-301
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