Monthly Archives: December, 0

A 35-year-old woman from Paro has been detained by police possessing tobacco products.

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) will allow exchange of Rs 5,000 per person only instead of 10,000 a month given the depleting stock of INR.

Some 300 Bhutanese living abroad have opened foreign currency accounts through Remit Bhutan. Remit Bhutan, the Central Bank's service, allows Bhutanese abroad to send remittances in foreign currencies to their accounts in local banks.

Some victims and family members of the recent mishap during a fire incident in Paro said precaution by fire-fighters could have prevented the accident.

The Natural Resource and Environment Committee of the National Council recommended the agricultural and forests ministry to promote maximum utilisation of land for crop production.

Bhutan will soon have its ever seismic hazard map in an effort to strengthen seismic building code and infrastructure development planning.

Two men are under Thimphu police custody since yesterday for allegedly possessing over 4,500 piece of controlled substance.

A 29-year-old man died on the spot when the bus he was driving fell off the road, 14 kilometres from Trongsa towards Wangdue Phodrang at 2 PM, today.

The members of the Opposition questioned the government on their 100 percent employment pledge during the National Assembly’s Question Hour, today.

Responding to Bartsham-Shongphu MP, Wangdi Norbu, the finance minister, Namgay Dorji said pre-financing of the donor-committed projects in the country is not from the government’s coffer.