The Thimphu city corporation plans to improve the sewerage treatment plants (STP) situation in Babesa areas with a simple technology. The new areas which are of main focus are in Lungtenphu, Changbangdu, Semtokha and in the local area plans (LAP) in Babesa. The sewerage treatment plant has been handed over …

The tag ‘branded’ or ‘foreign’ always strikes a note with customers and while out shopping eyes are naturally on the lookout for commodities with this in mind. An initiative by the Agency for Promotion of Indigenous Crafts (APIC) under the economic affairs ministry (MoEA) aims to change this prevalent trend. …

After the launch of its National Human Resources Development (NHRD) Advisory Series, the Labor Ministry (MoLHR) is now developing human resources in the private sector. According to the NHRD advisory series there are around 500 jobs created in the civil sector, which will gradually decrease each year.  The main sector …

Two businessmen and an industrialist have joined the Bhutan Kuenyam Party (BKP) pack to contest in the 2013 elections. The candidates said their experiences are now mature for duty in the political fray. Krishna Bdr Tamang, the poet who will serenade the electorate   “Industrial development is my priority that …

This political aspirant wants to begin his political voyage from an apolitical viewpoint and therefore he is vying for his candidature in the National Council (NC). He will be contesting from Phangkhar Gewog, Zhemgang “I believe that I will be the best to understand and represent the voice, interest and …

Bhutan is winding up its first five years of democracy with the general elections approaching soon. In the past five years Bhutan has defined itself as a fairly competent elective democracy but there is still a lot to be done to make it a participatory democracy. Though elections are an …

A primary round is now a reality as the fifth party, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) formally registers with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) and marks its position at the 2013 election race   Consider the playing field open for the 2013 elections, as the last of the aspiring …

As far as first impression goes, the Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, V.P Haran is most pleased with ‘the beautiful place and its warm and friendly people’ but he intends to do more than just that. First off on his roster is to strengthen the bond between India and Bhutan. “Indo-Bhutan …

The use of innovative electric fence in eastern dzongkhags to shield crops from wild animals has shown constructive outcomes in the research sites. The Impact assessments conducted last year by the Research Development Centre (RDC) in Wengkhar showed that the use of electric fence in the sites reduced human wildlife …

The Ambassador of India to Bhutan, V P Haran, called on the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang last Saturday. Lyonchhen welcomed Ambassador V P Haran and spoke of Bhutan’s close friendship and relationship with India. Lyonchhen said that he looked forward to working with him …