All the Technical Training Institutes (TTI) in the Nation signed a performance compact to achieve center of excellence in their respective fields on 18 September in a Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) conference. The compact would be an undertaking that the institutes will deliver within one year ranging from the …

  New bridge to inaugurate this October After a long wait the gewog will finally get the concrete bridge which will be operational this October Without the bridge the villagers on the other side of the river had to endure serious inconveniences during summer when the river got swollen.  Many …

Having waited enough for solutions from the government, businessmen expressed urgency for solutions to improve the situation Business community across the country are impatient and gripped by serious worries as more than three months has passed since the private sector submitted various issues to the government during a meeting with …

Water infrastructure in the country looks to get a facelift with the government’s endorsement in principle, the proposal by Ministry of Works and Human Settlements (MoWHS) to clearly delineate roles and responsibilities of stakeholders. This comes as a timely intervention in the current scene where there are no clear terms …

While some may consider much of what I have written to be “critical” of Bhutan, rest assured that I have nothing but praise for the Bhutanese press / media.  You do your country, you do your people and you do your leaders a tremendous service.  I would rank the Bhutanese …

With the government yet to respond to their earlier grievances, the private sector representatives proposed a host of solutions saying the economy is going through an unprecedented crisis If the government and the central bank does not address the current liquidity crunch for another few months the whole economy is …

The capital may see a silent protest, if the government chooses not to pay heed to the business community’s proposal Members of the business community said they have waited enough for the government to look into the Pedestrian day policy and declared they will hold a ‘silent protest’ against the …

The private sector since the last few months is faced with a serious issue of loan repayment partly caused by unavailability of additional loans from the commercial banks. The Druk PNB (DPNB) CEO N.K Arora said this should not be used as an “excuse” by the private sector to default. …

People can now not only bargain for prices of commodities but can also fight for the accurately calibrated measurement. This piece of empowered element is made possible by the National Metrology Laboratory of the Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB). The metrology lab is equipped with all the materials to maintain the …

Electrification delayed People in the gewog are more or less content with the progress of ongoing general development activities however a village Lungnyiri under Dungmaed is yet to complete its electrification project Most areas under Pemagatshel have nevertheless been electrified. In 2010 the government had awarded the work to a …