In the month of July and august Bhutan Media Foundation conducted workshops to train editors, journalist, circulation and marketing in English as well as Dzongkha. This time it will conduct ten different trainings for the Bhutanese media during the month of October and November, 2012. The two month training duration …

By next academic year 2013 Sherubtse College would reduce the double degree courses and start with single subject courses. The decision comes to light after consideration of job market factors as well as the constraints faced by the college. “In order to ensure in depth coverage of the subject and …

President of the Center of Bhutan Studies and one of the key architects behind Gross National Happiness, Dasho Karma Ura answers some critical questions on GNH in a series of in-depth interviews with The Bhutanese.    7. There is an increasing constituency in Bhutan that believes that Bhutan is trying …

The Companies Act of 2000 will be repealed and the 2013 version of it will have simpler, clearer provisions, and faster procedures. Various company secretaries and representatives in the western region attended the first consultative meeting, hosted by the Department of Industries to deliberate on the new draft bill, yesterday …

This is in reply to the OAG’s decision on the “Gyelpozhing” Land case/scam recently covered in the newspapers. The majority of our people are not satisfied with the OAG’s decision. We think and in fact feel this decision is unfair for the reasons stated thus. Firstly OAG is the Legal …

More than ministers and Dzongdas the quality of life of the majority of the Bhutanese population are determined by the Gewog office consisting of Gups, Mangmis and Tshogpas. It is the Gup and Tshogpas who put up proposals for rural infrastructure in the five year plans, organize local projects, gather …

A new passage to Lhamoizingkha under construction will bring the regions of the dungkhag closer and also end the isolation of the place from the rest of the country. With the upcoming Manitar-Raidak highway project the 121 km distance between Lhamoizingkha and Phuentsholing will be reduced to 58 kms but …

The health minister’s proposal to initiate an internship program in Bhutan for the medical students was rejected by some of the Bhutanese MBBS students in Sri Lanka in 2009. The Health Minister mentioned this during the launch of internship guideline and Bhutan Medical & Health Council website. In February 2009 …

A 53 year old man was stabbed by a 43-year old man in his house on the night of 7 October. The incident occurred at the victim’s place at Tshendona which is about 700 meters away from the Paro town. The victim is settled with his family at Tshendona. The …

A 53 year old man was stabbed by a 43-year old man in his house on the night of 7 October. The incident occurred at the victim’s place at Tshendona which is about 700 meters away from the Paro town. The victim is settled with his family at Tshendona. The …