Monthly Archives: December, 0

The annual forum for Election Management Bodies of South Asia has appointed Bhutan’s Chief Election Commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi, as the Chairperson of Election Management Bodies.

The Royal Textile Academy (RTA) will host the World Premiere performance of a new original production of GF Handel's opera "Acis and Galatea," next Saturday.

Bhutan Airlines Airbus 320 landed, this morning, in Paro. The Airbus was inaugurated by Ashi Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck and the MoIC Minister, D.N.Dhungyel.

The motion to review and amend the National Assembly, National Council, and Local Government Acts happened in the 1^st Sitting of the 2^nd Parliament, which concluded on October 1, 2013.

The first sitting of the second parliament concluded today. His Majesty the King graced the closing ceremony. Parliamentarians gathered around the golden throne and offered Tashi Moenlam for the health and long life of His Majesty the King, the security and sovereignty of the country, and peace and prosperity for the people.

The second parliamentary elections were yet another milestone on the path of democracy that Bhutan chose to undertake five years ago. This was asserted by the Foreign Minister Rinzin Dorje in the 68^th session of the UN General Assembly, in New York, yesterday.

Bhutan deposited the instrument of Ratification for the Nagoya Protocol at the 2013 Treaty Event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, yesterday.

In the preliminary report prepared by the Dzongkhag disaster management focal group on the windstorm in Zhemgang on the night of the September 28, it is pointed out that seven gewogs have been affected.

Beginning today, parking fees has been introduced in Gelegphu. For every 15 minutes, a vehicle owner will be charged Nu.5.