Crime/Legal
Months after suspension, clients of overseas placement firm still await redress
Nearly seven months after the Bhutan Qualifications and Professionals Certification Authority (BQPCA) suspended an overseas placement firm for serious violations,...
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Thimphu District Court orders WWF Bhutan to compensate former employee for contract termination
The Thimphu District Court has ruled in favour of a former communications manager of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Bhutan...
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Paro installs over 100 CCTV cameras to curb crime and environmental offences
Paro is now one of Bhutan’s most monitored districts, with more than a hundred CCTV cameras watching over eight of...
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Eight police personnel including three officers face disciplinary action in custodial death
In the latest development in the custodial death of 33-year-old Biren Kumar Kafley in November last year, the police inquiry...
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Drug cases decline
Over the last three years, drug cases have been decreasing in the country. Police attribute the decrease to public awareness...
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Sexual offence cases rise steadily over four years, Police data shows
Sexual offence cases have increased steadily over the last four years, rising from just over 100 cases in 2022 to...
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Scam cases continue to rise, police recover nearly half of Nu 40 M
Just two weeks into 2026, four scams have been reported to the police. According to the police, victims often fall...
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Former BIG regional manager sentenced to nine years for embezzlement
The Phuentsholing Dungkhag Court sentenced the former regional manager of Bhutan Industrial Gas (BIG) to nine years in prison for...
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Drug-related cases in Phuentshogling rise by nearly 14 per cent
Phuentshogling, the commercial hub and the country’s primary trade gateway, saw nearly a 14 per cent increase in drug-related cases...
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Paro District Court sentences two individuals for attempting to smuggle large amounts of US dollars
In two separate cases, the Paro District Court has sentenced two individuals to five and six years in prison for...
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