Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has signaled the government’s willingness to discuss extending the deadline for the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) concessional credit period with the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL), as the December application window approaches its close. Lyonchhen was responding to a question posed by Trashigang’s National Council (NC) Member, Sonam Tobgyel, during yesterday’s […]
Read MoreBhutan’s exports to India and other countries, including electricity, increased by over 13 percent as of September this year, compared to the same period last year. Export earnings reached Nu 46.8 billion as of September, up by Nu 5.32 billion from last year. This year exports are expected to be more than the pre-pandemic level. […]
Read More“As doctors, we do not see the community, religion, or nationality of patients. They are all equal. We will continue our medical services to patients from our neighbouring country who can make it to the city,” says Dr Deepak Shankar Ray, the head of the nephrology department at RN Tagore International Hospital of Cardiac Sciences. […]
Read MoreThe Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council claimed that the government coffers could be losing as much as two-thirds of potential border tax revenue, due to corrupt activities by the officials in key border agencies. Shippers’ Council Chairman Sean Van Dort, speaking at the Colombo International Maritime and Logistics Conference last week, alleged that these illicit funds […]
Read MoreLhuentse—With more than 71 percent of the project completed, the 32MW Yungichhu Hydropower Project in Lhuentse is on track to begin operations by September 2025. Druk Hydro Energy Limited (DHyE), a subsidiary of Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), is developing the project. More than 83 percent of headworks components, encompassing construction of intake structure, main […]
Read MorePrime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is presently on a four-day official visit to China since Monday, has said Nepal is interested in welcoming investments from China. In his address to a reception organised by the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade here […]
Read MoreYoon’s declaration of martial law late on Tuesday sought to consolidate power, ban political activity and censor the media in Asia’s fourth-largest economy and a key US ally. South Korean opposition lawmakers said on Thursday they would vote this weekend to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to impose martial law, while […]
Read MoreTwelve Vietnamese soldiers were killed in an apparently accidental explosion while in training in southern Vietnam, state media reported late on Wednesday. The explosion took place on Monday night at a military shooting range of the 7th Military Region in Dong Nai province, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Most of the bodies of the […]
Read MoreBangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission ordered to remove all social media posts on her inflammatory remarks. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has banned broadcasting, publishing, and spreading any hate speech by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, in all types of mass and social media. The tribunal has also ordered the Bangladesh […]
Read MoreHotel owners in the Indian state of Tripura have decided to temporarily close all hotels and restaurants to Bangladeshi nationals in protest against the torture of Hindus in Bangladesh and the unjust arrest of Chinmoy Prabhu. This decision was taken recently at an emergency meeting of the Tripura Hotel Association. The Hotel Association said that […]
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