Pap smear can save lives
The screening can detect early signs of cervical cancer Awareness: Despite being a curable disease, cervical cancer is the most common cancer among Bhutanese women even today. This is attributed to...
View ArticleHappiness linked to economic freedom
Through rule of law and economic development Conference: Want of freedom to buy, sell or undertake economic actions are part of human nature, which if promoted uprightly could lead to economic as well...
View ArticleEducation allowance top audit report discussions
The PAC proposed the allowance for diplomats’ children be discontinued until the Foreign Service Rules and Regulations are revised Parliament: Payment of children’s education allowance to the staff of...
View ArticleHead of agencies to be held accountable
… for resolving audit irregularities Audit: The joint sitting of the Parliament yesterday resolved to make head of agencies accountable for monitoring and resolving audit irregularities and take...
View ArticleThangchu Gonpa – a chiwog or thromde?
Villagers are yet to hear on the petition they filed after a part of land fell within the thromde boundary Thromde: Almost two months after they submitted a petition to not be a part of the yenlag...
View ArticleWorks resume on Singye river Bridge in Pasakha
Connectivity: Construction works to complete the Singye river bridge in Pasakha has resumed, two years after it was suspended for want of a “proof check.” Reinforcement activities began since last...
View ArticleA successful programme
Some 14 years ago, teachers, education officials and students were attending a two-day seminar in Thimphu to discuss a new project. It was targeted at enhancing nutrition in school meals, earn some...
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SAP saves govt. and schools
250 Schools have the agriculture programme today Agriculture: Investing in the School Agriculture Programme (SAP), a popular activity among schools, provides more benefits than providing annual budget...
View ArticleEnterprise bill likely to return as new bill
To ensure that it doesn’t become a dead bill, the Assembly is expected to withdraw and reintroduce the bill Parliament: The National Assembly is reviewing the National Council’s recommendation to...
View ArticleBhutan – 87th freest economy
The country features on World Economic Freedom for the first time Ranking: Bhutan was declared as the 87th freest economy among 157 countries and territories gauged by Fraser Institute, a Canadian...
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Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital to improve maternal health
Health: Her Majesty the Queen graced the salang ceremony for construction of the much-awaited 150-bedded Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital yesterday in Thimphu. The hospital will cater to...
View ArticleTime to deal with mounting waste
Waste is a problem that is growing by the day. Bigger towns are facing this problem more seriously than the little ones. As towns grow, the problem of waste will be a general narrative of our...
View ArticleRegional tourists’ vehicles still an issue
Transport: The information and communications ministry is still looking for a possible solution to address the issue of regional tourists driving their own vehicles to visit Bhutan. At the question...
View ArticleA new position for ‘out-of-the-box thinking’ civil servants
RCSC: Should a civil servant be bubbling with ideas and is motivated to help improve things that lie outside their direct sphere of concern and influence, a platform is awaiting at the Royal Civil...
View ArticleAirlines instructed to resume domestic flights
Tashi Air by April and Drukair to Gelephu from next month Aviation: The government has informed Tashi Air subsidiary Bhutan Airlines to recommence domestic flights by April, next year. The decision...
View ArticleGaping holes in hydropower polices
Council: The government has violated the Bhutan Sustainable Hydropower Development Policy (BSHDP) 2008 by not giving the agriculture ministry the one percent electricity royalty in cash for integrated...
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