The Economic Affairs Minister, Khandu Wangchuk, inaugurated Radio High 92.7 MHz FM on Thursday. The radio station is located at the Clock Tower Square in Thimphu. Owned by Ugyen Dorji, Radio High is the fifth station in the country. The same name and frequency radio

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Upon completing a four-day visit to Nepal, the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Haruhiko Kuroda, reached Bhutan Friday to inquire activities of the projects funded by the bank. While in Bhutan on his three day official visit, Kuroda will speak to various top official and some cabinet ministers. He took an audience with [...]

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Schools in Samtse district which remained closed following an emergency order from district administration since June 15 still wait to reopen. The administration issued an order to shut down all school in the district to control spread of H1N1 virus causing human influenza. The order was issued when nine students of Taba Dramtoe Community

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Mar 17: Over a dozen civil society organizations (CSO) have spoken against the strict provisions in the CSO Act. Despite the fact that CSO has significance role in good governance and democracy, Bhutan has remained tight on allowing them function openly. CSOs are of two types mainly public benefit organization (PBO) and a mutual benefit [...]

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Mar 17: Illegal drug trafficking from across the border continue to rise despite government efforts to control. The police generally seize such drugs that are brought through Phuentsholing main gate but major trading activities are carried out from other border points. In January this year, a total of 45 arrests were made in the country [...]

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Mar 17: The government has tightened the security situation ahead of the scheduled 16th SAARC summit in Thimphu next month end. The security personnel have be stationed in alert in major check points. Details of all people entering the country from borders are kept. The foreign workers are restricted to travel to Thimhu until May [...]

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Mar 10: A forest fire in the eastern district of Trashigang has burnt down an automobile workshop, three cars and 25 two-wheelers kept for repair there. The fire started on Tuesday and is yet to come under control. Further the wild fire burnt down a sawmill, a house, makeshift labor camps at Kheri and damaged [...]

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Jan 31: Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley congratulated Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on his victory at the presidential election. In a personal message sent to Rajapaksa, Thinley said, “I am most delighted to hear of your landslide victory in the recent elections and return to the Presidency of your great country.” He said, “The people [...]

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Jan 20: Eldest Queen mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck held interaction with the members of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in New Delhi on Tuesday. She expressed happiness for being able to interact with the womenworkers. the women workers were also excited and showed her variety of their products. “Today I’m very happy to be [...]

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Jan 18: An eight-member delegation of Health Ministry led by Health Minister Zangley Dupka is currently in visit to Andra Pradesh to study the innovative health scheme Arogyasri and 108 and 104 services. On Monday morning, the delegation called on state’s Chief Minister K Rosaiah. State chief minister Rosaiah on the occasion informed the Bhutanese [...]

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