The governor insisted the old private and government-owned companies list themselves in the stock exchange or issue bonds to the public rather than expect 100% capital from commercial banks The Business community in the country should explore alternative means to acquire funds and not entirely depend on commercial banks, the …

This prelude to the winters, residents of Hejo in Thimphu brace the bone-chilling cold every evening due to frequent power blackouts and it has been for over a month. Residents said that despite numerous complaints tendered to the authorities, the problem is yet to be addressed. According to the building …

She was a good student, raised with morals and values by her parents like any normal teenage children are these days. But somewhere along the lines of the teenage life due to her poverty or ill fate, she got involved with a 73-year old, where she subsequently got pregnant and …

Enhancing the enrolment and quality education The dzongkhag Administration in Gasa with Policy and Planning Division (PPD), Ministry of Education (MoE) completed a meet to discuss proposal for enhancing the enrolment and quality of education in Lunana Community Primary School (CPS). The enrolment and quality of education is reported to …

The decline in number of yaks grazing by the patch of pastureland at the base of snow-capped mountains has been a cause of concern for the livestock department under Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). With increasing members of the nomadic community moving to urban centers, only few are left …

Almost all the new political parties have now turned their attention to the fairer sex in an attempt to coax them to participate in politics for the 2013 elections. Results so far have not been pleasing and most of the women are not overly zealous to become a figure of …

When Meditation was first introduced in schools a few years ago, it was received with good humor. Students found it funny in the beginning and boring gradually. Most teachers never believed in it and some believers soon forgot it. I never really understood why this was happening. But I tried …

Of the ten submissions made by the business community, seven were shot down by the PM for lack of intelligence Almost a month after the private sector submitted their wish list to the government through the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI), the government responded to the issues at …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed a 50-bedded Detoxification and Treatment Center at Gidakom in Thimphu in the 11th five year plan. The Center to be built on a four acre land at Gidakom is mainly for the treatment for alcohol and drug dependence cases. Initially it was planned …

Save for a not-so-distant reaction to be pre-empted from the Taxi community, the Business sector should stand appeased for now as the government has taken into account a fair share of their Pedestrian day proposal. The BCCI Secretary General, Phub Tshering said the private sector’s submission was clearly to provide …