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… No revision of stipends for APEMS students in Sri Lanka Students pursuing education in Sri Lanka, and the future students will not have to pay a visa of USD 270 for the entire study period, they will only have to pay one-time visa fee. The overall visa fee of USD 270 is also expected to come down. This was …

…The main catalyst for the third internet gateway is Bangladesh The price negotiation for third internet gateway of Bhutan has verbally come to an end, the government is waiting for counterparts to seal the deal soon on papers through proper channels. For the additional price to implement the third internet gateway, Bhutan requested International Long Distance (ILD) in India a …

In line to unlawful dismissal, High Court orders State Trading Corporation Limited (STCBL) to compensate a basic pay for six months, and retirement benefits to its former Chief Executive Officer. This is for harassment and victimization. High Court judgement points at three lapses during the investigation, violation of Civil and Criminal Procedure Code of Bhutan, Labour and Employment Act of …

… Female pass percentage too surpasses males’ by 0.29 percent In both the categories, Bhutan Certificate of Secondary Examination (BCSE), and Language and Cultural Studies Certificate (LCSC), girls are head and shoulders above the boys. The pass percentage is also higher for females, surpassing the males by 0.29 percent. The pass percentage for female is 70.25 percent while the pass …

In the 2021’s Class XII examinations set by Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA) – Karma Academy produced five national toppers. Karma Academy bagged the first position in both commerce and arts streams. It also bagged the second position in each of the two streams. For the science stream, it bagged the third position. The school bagged five …

As the first-ever Drukyul’s Literature Festival kicked-off, the first session to play was of Indian author Ashwin Sanghi. Ashwin is a beloved writer in India and across the world. He has written many best sellers, and he was also included in a Forbes 100 list in India. But it wasn’t just Ashwin’s presence that made the session special. The inaugural …

Puran Gurung Pointing at the negligible intra-regional trade and investment sector developments within the Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states since the inception of the body, promoting it for the seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations will be BIMTSEC’s ‘success story’. At the 5th BIMSTEC Summit hosted in virtual mode, the Summit’s theme “Towards …

… Severity and hospitalization, are manageable Phurpa Wangmo From April 4, the government will ease the ‘strictest quarantine protocols’, the quarantine protocols that always exceeded the World Health Organization’s recommended quarantine period. The change has been brought about for both domestic, and international travelers. Many of the changes have come after observing the protocols for close to two years. The …

Karma Sonam Choden Irked by the slow pace of Khuruthang town development in Punakha dzongkhag, business owners in the area are crying foul that the development activity is dragging on for too long. They said it is affecting their businesses. Residents and business people in the town had written to the Punakha dzongkhag administration about the irregular pattern of construction …

Rinzin Norbu His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, President of Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) and Her Royal Highness Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck, President of Bhutan Paralympic Committee (BPC) offered Karmey and Moenlam at the Samteling Palace lhakhang in Thimphu to mourn the passing away of Yasuo Miyazawa. Late Yasuo Miyazawa passed away on March 23, 2022, in Japan. Miyazawa …