Poverty rate has been halved in Bhutan during the past five years, according to a senior World Bank economist who presented the finding in the Bhutan Living standard Survey 2012 and the...
Eighty-seven bikers took part in the 100-km Dantak bike race along the Thimphu-Paro highway on April 27. The race was held as part of Dantak’s 52nd raising day celebrations.
Bhutan will go to the polls again for its first-time primary round of the National Assembly elections on May 31 following which general elections polling will be held on July...
Two new rhododendron species were discovered in Bhutan by officials of the royal botanical park at Lamperi – R. khochii and princenamgiae. The flowers were found at Dochula between 2,600m...
Bhutan elected 20 National Council Members on April 23. However, most former council members and women candidates lost. This was the country’s second National Council elections. 171,564 of the 379,819...
Bhutan and Thailand have entered into negotiations towards formalising a bilateral trade agreement between the countries. It is hoped that the agreement can be finalised by the end of the...
National airline Drukair is launching a a new route connecting Kolkata, India to Dhaka, Bangladesh. There are presently very few flights between the two cities, but Drukair believes there...
National Council elections are scheduled in Bhutan for April 23. The election commission has accepted the nomination of 67 candidates. They represent a variety of backgrounds. Some are university graduates,...
