Monthly Archives: December, 0

Former members of Royal Advisory Council (RAC) offered Ku-Sung-Thug Mendrel to His Holiness the Je Khenpo at Kuensel Phodrang in Thimphu today.

There are only two rehabilitation centres in the country with each centre housing around 20 people. On the other hand, the national referral hospital detoxifies more than 300 drug and alcohol dependent people every year.

If you thought smoking inside your car in a a public place is legal, you thought wrong. The Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) says the act is punishable by law.

Charging of parking fees at the Paro International Airport has been waived off for a time being. The Department of Air Transport terminated its contract with service provider, USD Enterprise, after it failed to pay the agreed rent.

Representatives from six SAARC countries gathered in Thimphu yesterday to discuss the progress of a post harvest crop management project initiated in 2013. The six countries are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

When Orange is still green and Cardamom is on the drier, it is the Banana that is dominating the business along the Thimphu-Gelegphu highway. However, the Banana business doesn't do well compared to Cardamom and Orange businesses.

Gewog offices of Sarpang can soon enjoy faster internet connectivity. TashiCell, the service provider will upgrade its internet speed in all 12 gewogs in the dzongkhag. The matter was highlighted during the recent Dzongkhag Tshogdu (DT)

Age is just a number for 63-year-old Gyem Dorji from Paro who is taking part in the ongoing open Yangphel style archery tournament with other archers who are much younger than him.

The Dzongkhga Tshogdu (DT) chairpersons from across the country met in Thimphu over the two-day DT chairpersons Coordination Meeting.

Bhutan’s car imports have soared rapidly in the recent years with close to 9,500 vehicles imported last year alone. More vehicles obviously mean more traffic. It also means a spike in fuel imports.