They say, nothing spells joy like the word ‘free’; and the sheer number of prank calls, missed calls and disconnected calls recorded at the Health Help Center (HHC) toll-free helpline is generous proof of it. A record 436,728 calls inclusive of missed calls, nuisance and abused calls, silence and disconnected …

In what has been a common occurrence, after nearly every recruitment process there are rumors and allegations about pre-selected candidates, unfair selection process or employers being biased. To prevent the above and also create a uniform and fair recruitment process the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR) yesterday launched …

Bhutan celebrated 100 glorious years of education in the ‘Sherig Century,’ but intricacies up-close-and-personal will perhaps reveal that ‘hundred’, bygone in years and not really in strict-terms of quality development. A report study conducted by iDiscoveri and the Royal Education Council reveals contents that leave the system in want for …

The urban-drift, a phenomenon that eventually strips every living-soul, from one avenue to relocate them, most often-than-not transitions into an explosive vessel of overpopulation, pollution, litter and other social maladies. It’s fairly a worldwide event but it looks bad when it happens at home. In the gewog of Shingkhar, out …

A Bhutan Postal Corporation Limited (BPCL) tender for 15 City buses worth Nu 44.6mn has run into controversy, with a bidder Samden Vehicles alleging that procurement rules were not followed. The main allegation made by Samden Vehicles, a dealer of Tata Motors is that despite being the lowest bidder and …

An already visible impact is delayed government projects and incomplete buildings With Bhutan now in its fourth month of a severe credit crunch since April 2012, when banks stopped giving loans many construction companies faces serious financial difficulty. As a result some construction companies say they may even have to …

About 2% of Bhutanese men in Thimphu have had homosexual sex and this is a cause of concern for health officials who say unprotected homosexual encounters heighten the chances for the spread of HIV. The rapid assessment on Sexual Behavior Network in Thimphu discovered that 2% men reported their first …

Electricity and Road facilities left on the Way The time-period for the road repairs and damage repairs to install electrical structures, following the recent flood, could be prolonged till next year in Laya. The works to set-up structures for electrical wirings in Khamaed gewog was disrupted by flood and landslides …

Tour operators in the country are hot-under-the-collar about the Tourism Council of Bhutan Secretariat (TCBS)’s decision to increase Royalty charges by 25%. With the increase, royalty payments would go up to almost 25 Crores. The Royalty was increased by USD 15 for peak season which now takes it up to …

The bank plans to launch credit cards for it clients by next month, which will mark the evolution of card services in Bhutan Ordering a pair of shoes from your favorite international brand online, shopping without any cash or debit cards, paying your utilities without cash transactions and above all …