Monthly Archives: December, 0

A CCTV camera made the job of Police in Trashigang much easier, after a burglar was caught on camera trying to break into a shop. For the first time, the Trashigang police used the CCTV footage to identify and arrest the suspect.

Elephants have been uprooting teak trees in Sasboti forest plantation area in Sibsoo. They are feeding on the bark of the trees. Every year about 50 trees are uprooted by the wild Elephants.

The Semjong Bridge in Tsirang district opened to traffic yesterday. The bridge was built by the government at the cost of Nu. 13.9 million. The 33.4 metre long bridge has a carrying capacity of 18 metric tons.

His Majesty the King granted an audience to a 86-member Japanese delegation who are in the country to thank the royal couple for visiting Japan in November last year.

The government says the land compensation paid to people who own land in Denchi in Pemagatshel was in keeping with the laws. The statement comes after one of the newspapers, The Bhutanese, reported that the cabinet has violated the laws by giving unusually high rates to the land owners. People who own land in Denchi were paid Nu.9,000 per decimal.

Reality shows of various kinds have gained popularity in the country over the years. But the shows have a deglamorised side to it too, such as the winners being denied the promised prizes.

Bhutan’s Senior National Cricket team will leave the country tomorrow to participate in the ICC World Cricket League Division Eight at Samoa Island, in the South Pacific Ocean. The team consists of 14 players and two officials.

Bhutan has established diplomatic relations with Swaziland. The Joint Communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two Kingdoms was signed at the Permanent Mission of Bhutan in New York on Tuesday.

Built in the late 1950s, the Cinema hall in Samdrup Jongkhar is one of the first and the oldest movie halls in the country. Located in the heart of Samdrup Jongkhar town, the cinema hall today wears a deserted look.

The Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley met with 82 Japanese monks, who arrived in the country yesterday to convey the appreciation of the Japanese people to the people of Bhutan for the good wishes and compassion towards the people of Japan when multiple disasters hit their country in the spring of 2011.