The journey of Bhutanese Teacher’s Day
In 1994, UNESCO declared October 5 as the World Teacher’s Day. The day is observed to appreciate, assess, and improve the educators of the nation. It has been found that the teachers, who educate the...
View ArticleTreating the expatriate workforce better
One of Bhutan’s spectacular attempts to popularise an alternative development paradigm that puts happiness at the centre of our development philosophy and our unprecedented efforts to conserve our...
View ArticleA school for eight students
The ECR is likely to close down from the next academic session Education: Despite having to walk for more than an hour to reach his school, nine-year-old Kinley Wangchuk’s parents are not willing to...
View ArticlePublishers still unhappy with BICMA rule
Publication: Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority’s (BICMA) endorsement of the New Rules for Publication sparked debate among the bookstore owners in Thimphu. On March 10, BICMA endorsed the New Rules...
View ArticleAspiring local leaders appear for FLT today
The ECB says 4,785 voters have registered for the test nationwide LG: Aspiring local leaders from across the country will appear for the mandatory functional literacy and possession of skills test...
View ArticleThe ada rachu debate
A public debate has ensued on the ada rachu rule. The home ministry now requires that all women use only the ada rachu and not patterned rachus. The rule is already being implemented in all dzongkhags....
View ArticleBAFRA proposes revision of livestock regulations
Rules: Livestock rules and regulations of 2008 are out dated and need urgent revision, Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) officials say. A three-day workshop to revise the rules...
View ArticleNorzin Lam to close for one-day every month
Tshogde: Norzin lam will be closed for vehicular traffic on the first Sunday of every month starting June this year. This was one of the resolutions of the Thimphu Thromde Tshogde, which was held...
View ArticleOpposition encourages Gelephu to vote against BBIN
Politics: Among the many issues the Opposition Leader (Dr) Pema Gyamtsho highlighted during his meeting with the people of Gelephu yesterday, the negative impact of signing the Bhutan, Bangladesh,...
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After Thimphu, Gelephu hospital sees most patients
But the hospital is facing a shortage of specialists and general duty medical officers Health: After the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), the Gelephu regional referral...
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First Bhutanese “ambassador” to Switzerland passes away
Friendship: A strong friendship between His Majesty the Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and a Swiss businessman, Fritz von Schulthess, resulted in an equally strong relationship between the two...
View ArticleMore than 600kgs of marijuana seized
Crime: Police arrested a 38-year-old man from Serthi, Jomotsangkha for trafficking marijuana at around 2am on May 4. Following a tip off, a police patrol seized 17 sacks of dried marijuana weighing...
View ArticleDrugs and alcohol: Finding solutions
A National Statistics Bureau’s (NSB) study has found that drugs and alcohol are the chief factors leading young people to commit crimes. What strikes us immediately is as if we knew nothing about it....
View ArticleDGPC proposes generation tariff of Nu 1.84 a unit
Electricity: The Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) has proposed for a revision in domestic power generation tariff from Nu 1.39 a unit of electricity to Nu 1.84. This means that DGPC would be selling...
View ArticleSafeguarding the Bazam
Public property: People have been slicing and cutting wooden trusses, railings and thresholds of bazams or traditional bridges in Thimphu to take home pieces of wood to use in religious rituals. Old or...
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Lungten Prophecies
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO: Lungten generally refers to some thing predetermined or definite, and thus by extension to prediction or prophecy. When an action has a definite value such as being right or...
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Is caffeine good or bad?
HEALTH AND FITNESS: Sir, I’ve been working out for the past two months. Every day I’m learning so many new things as I work out and research about each workout. However, there’s one question that have...
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The evolution of Bhutanese art
MAIN STORY: As a country develops, its art changes and evolves. Bhutanese contemporary art today reflects the change the country has undergone. Many more artists are expressing themselves today. In the...
View ArticleAddressing the infant mortality rate
Zero infant mortality targets in almost all dzongkhags stand at risk Health: Although Bhutan has achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for infant and under-five mortality rate, the...
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