If anybody wanted to see one of the reasons for the state of our economy, the collective outrage of 417 B.Ed graduates at 182 job vacancies is a good pointer. Anywhere else in the developing work, graduates of any college would be overjoyed at the 50 percent chance of finding …

Education minister says final decision from BCSEA coming in next one or two days   Though no minister in the monthly, meet the press, said it explicitly yesterday, there was a clear preference from the cabinet and the PM to give the students their original English II marks and then …

Taking a clear position on the issue of RCSC issuing a limited number of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) jobs, the Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said that the assumption that every B.Ed graduate student would automatically get a government job is wrong to begin with. There were 182 vacancies for …

One of the big surprises of the winter session of Parliament was an amendment in the National Assembly Bill that requires the National Assembly to form a ‘Budget Committee’ of MPs who would study the Budget Bill in detail and provide their feedback before it can be passed. This was …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said that as requested by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) the government had prepared its evidences and was ready to drop then at RCSC. The PM also expressed appreciation to the RCSC for accepting to keep the secretaries until the investigation on the …

His Majesty The King graced the closing ceremony of Camp Raven, and granted an Audience to the 611 student participants on 30th December 2014. His Majesty shared several stories of people whom His Majesty has met across the country, to illustrate that while studies and school are important, excellence and …

The second Winter Youth Enrichment Programme for girls is underway in Gyalpoizhing, Mongar. 821 girls from 85 different schools, from classes 6 to 12 are participating in the camp. The girls are from all six eastern dzongkhags. The month-long camp was inaugurated by Lyonpo Dorji Choden, Minster of Works and …

The World Bank (WB) group’s senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Dr Kaushik Basu, visited Bhutan to learn about the country’s unique development experience, the rapid progress made in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity and opportunities. A news release from WB says that the Chief Economist visited Bhutan as …

The next time you eat the popular street foods in Thimphu, especially thukpa (noodles) and momos (dumplings), sold by street vendors, chances are that the foods are certified by the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regularity Authority (BAFRA). An important mandate of BAFRA is to function as the national food quality …

The objective of the Youth Employment Skills (YES) program, supported by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) and in partnership with various registered local training providers in the country, is to train the youth in skills for gainful employment and sustainable livelihood. YES program awarded certificates to its …