Peljorling HSS to get its first hostel by 2018
Education: With construction of two 120-bed hostels beginning in January this year, Peljorling Higher Secondary School (PHSS) in Tashichholing in Samtse is expected to get its first hostel facility by...
View ArticleThe media
The Constitution guarantees the right to all Bhutanese citizens to ask questions. It also guarantees the right of a citizen to not answer a question and journalists are aware that this right goes both...
View ArticleLucky agent’s way with the lottery
Profile: Seated under the shade of the cinema theatre in the heart of Gelephu town, Kinley Wangdi is busy selling Royal Bhutan Lottery Ltd (RBLL) bumper lottery tickets. As though he has all the time...
View Article9 thromde G2C services for Phuentsholing Thromde launched
G2C: Phuentsholing Thromde in collaboration with the Government to Citizen (G2C) Office under the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet launched the G2C System comprising of a total of nine services...
View ArticleThromde drafts signage guidelines
Signboards: Inconsistent signboards and billboards in the city calls for legal rules and regulations to guide the signage designs in the city, according to the thromde. Thimphu thromde, recognising the...
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100 health workers to be trained on newborn health
Bhutan will be the first country in the region to make use of the EENC course Health: More than 100 health workers from various parts of the country will be trained on best care for newborns using the...
View ArticlePublic view must be sought for standard signage rule
The signboard standardisation rule is upon us again. Thimphu Thromde is expected to implement the rule very soon, which means signboards in the city will have to be designed as per the guidelines and...
View ArticleNon-resident Bhutanese, key to financial inclusiveness
Remit-Bhutan will be launched in Perth and Canberra Economy: Over 4,000 Bhutanese working and studying in Australia have only 32 foreign currency accounts with the banks in the country today. However...
View ArticleEnergy saving measures promises big returns for industries
Energy: Energy intensive industries in Pasakha, Chukha can reap huge returns from installing waste heat recovery measures, a National Environment Commission Secretariat (NECS) study says. NECS and The...
View ArticleChoekhorling opts for cassava plantation
The initiative is also aimed to bring back unemployed youths Initiative: Villagers of Choekhorling gewog are growing cassava on about 58 acres of land in a bid to generate more income. Initiated by...
View ArticleSASEC project in Pasakha to miss deadline
… following termination of a construction firm Construction: The Nu 294.14 million (M) South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) project to improve the Pasakha bypass road in Phuentsholing...
View ArticleOne of five recently launched centres operational
Funds have been secured for the establishment of the other four Agriculture: Of the five centres the agriculture ministry launched on January 5, it is only the Southern Wildlife Rescue and...
View ArticleRoad to Merak leads to declining tourist arrivals
Tourism: Annual tourist arrivals in Merak and Sakteng gewogs in Trashigang have dropped drastically since Merak was connected with road till its gewog centre in 2014. The annual tourism report 2015...
View ArticleSpouting structural imbalance in the economy
Economy: Having realised economic growth of 7.6 percent in the past three decades, Bhutan is the one of the most successful countries, said senior economist and resident representative of the World...
View ArticleSuspect detained for the death of a security guard
Crime: Thimphu police detained a 22-year-old man, suspected to have been involved in the death of a 24-year-old security guard with Jachung Security Services on February 9. The deceased who was...
View ArticleRising lady football star
Football: While most girls her age dreamed of shiny sandals and Barbie dolls, 9-year-old Ngawang Yangchen fancied Nike boots and football jerseys. She is 19 today. For Ngawang Yangchen, skipper with...
View ArticleSacred mask dance performed at Gyalpoizhing tshechu
To mark the first birth anniversary of HRH The Gyalsey Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck Religion: Villagers of Threphu in Trashigang performed a unique sacred mask dance known as the Keng cham to mark the first...
View Article16th Bhutan National Film Awards to be held on February 21
Film: Twenty-one feature films produced last year will be competing in 29 categories of awards during the 16th Bhutan National Film Awards (BNFA), which will be held on February 21, coinciding with the...
View ArticleWe must do more
We have run a number of articles on arrests and convictions of drug dealers and abusers. The articles are straightforward. A man or woman was arrested for illegally possessing so and so drug and is...
View ArticleFewer tourists avail homestay services in Phobjikha
Homestays in Gangtey are seeing more visitors than those in Phobjikha Tourism: With fewer tourists visiting them, homestay service providers in Phobjikha are not doing well unlike its neighboring gewog...
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