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A long time speculation of Sangay Ngedup’s return to politics has ended on Saturday evening as the national gathering of the opposition party People’s Democratic Party (PDP) names Tshering Tobgay as the formal president of the party. Of the 150 party members gathered in Thimphu, 134 voted. Out of...

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF) is constructing better building facilities for the preserve officials of Motithang who are currently putting up in dilapidated and ramshackle structures, for their offices and residential purposes. The construction is in full swing and is slated for completion in June this year. Currently,...

The big business companies are not interested for investment in Bhutan due to limited market expansion possibilities. However, the government and the donors are doing enough to attract more investments or create more business opportunities for citizens. As part of that initiative, Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre (BITC) located...

The issue of self reliance in vegetable production has brought in rift within the ruling party Druk Phunsum Tshokpa (DPT). Agriculture Minister Pema Gyamtsho challenged the Prime Miniter Jigmi Thinley to ban agriculture imports from India. At the height of rupee crunch last month, Prime Minister Thinely in a...

Voice of Shangrila 13 May 2012...

If it comes as proposed, Bhutan will move one step forward in tightening gender disparity in national politics. This could be the result of series of sensitisation workshops carried out in Thimphu recently and the growing women influences in regional politics. Two emerging parties in the country are proposing...