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Her Majesty the Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador is on a week-long high level advocacy tour to Haa and Paro starting October 30. The tour is a continuation of Her...
View ArticleCorruption of any form cannot be tolerated
Financial institutions continue to be under the radar of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Since the establishment of ACC in 2005, many corruption cases were detected. Those found involved in corrupt...
View ArticleCoach Pema returns to lead national squad
Former assistant coach of the national football team, Pema is now managing the national squad for the home match against Oman in the second last match of the AFC Asian cup 2019 qualifier on November...
View ArticleGolden Jubilee: The establishment of the High Court of Bhutan
Introduction The High Court of Bhutan completes 50th years of its glorious existence this year, the year of Fire Female Rooster, 2017. His Late Majesty the Third Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck,...
View ArticleICT sector needs to reinvent to enhance service delivery
Information Communications and Technology (ICT) is cross-cutting and the sector requires delivering services to other sectors. “It is happening at a time when the sector itself is going through lot of...
View ArticleNo specific legislation to address the needs of the elderly
More than 80 percent of the elderly population does not want to live with their children, according to a 2012 baseline survey by the Royal Society for Senior Citizens. “Some feel that they are an...
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Four former secretaries join DNT
However, the party is yet to announce their candidature officially Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) revealed four former secretaries, who the party called potential candidates, at the opening of its...
View ArticleACC finds malpractice in film awards
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has almost completed its investigation into the Bhutan Film Association’s (BFA) executives and board directors for probable corruption associated with the 16th Bhutan...
View ArticleBhutan slips in ease of doing business ranking
Bhutan’s ranking on ease of doing business has been slipping for the last three years despite reforms and the government’s pledge to take the country’s ranking to the top 50 in the next two years. The...
View ArticleIn the steps of their forefathers
The practise of appeasing one’s protective deities is strong and deep-rooted Huffing and puffing, five men are atop a steep climb. It is 6:30 am. They have to get into the shades of the coniferous...
View ArticleForesters learn forest first aid skills
In a move that would prepare foresters to provide first aid support to their colleagues while on patrol in the forest, the World Wildlife Fund trained 33 foresters on Field Medical Aid. Currently,...
View ArticleHusband issue leads to stabbing
A 25-year-old woman who escaped a murder attempt is recuperating in Trashigang hospital. She was allegedly stabbed by another woman on the evening of November 1 near the Sherichu bridge in Chasakhar...
View ArticleMost schools yet to supply pads
Of the nine schools in the country that were provided with the sanitary pad-processing machine, seven have started producing the pads. Two schools – Mongar Higher Secondary School and Orong Central...
View ArticleWinter session to begin November 15
The 10th session of the National Assembly, which will begin from November 15, will see deliberation on two legislative bills – Royal Audit Bill 2017 and Tax Bill 2017. The chairman of the National...
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HH the Je Khenpo consecrates Kangyur Serdrema
Coinciding with the conclusion of Kangyur oral transmission at Kuenselphodrang in Thimphu yesterday, His Holiness the Je Khenpo consecrated Kangyur Serdrema or words of Buddha written in gold....
View ArticleExploring better treatment means for alcohol abuse and dependence
Motivational interviewing, detoxification, counselling, and family support are some of the better treatment means for alcohol abuse and dependence. Psychiatrist with Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National...
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Farmers in Lobesa, Punakha protect their paddy harvest from a brief shower yesterday evening.
View ArticleHealth experts look at suicide and causes
At the pre-conference workshop in Thimphu yesterday, factors such as untreated mental illness, stigmatisation, and lack of services to prevent suicide were identified as some of the causes leading to...
View ArticleGrowing incidence of NCDs, a challenge to sustain free health care
The health ministry has proposed that 53 percent of the finance and materials to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs) would be at the district level in the 12th Plan. During the inaugural session...
View ArticleHer Majesty The Gyaltsuen inaugurates Ozone Park
Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol to take steps towards protecting the ozone layer in Thimphu yesterday. Dignitaries and...
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