The Prime Minister said that the recent cabinet reshuffle is in the larger national interest. The reshuffle saw the announcement of the resignation of the Education Minister, transfer of the Minister for Economic Affairs to the Ministry of Education and announcement of a new minister in the form of Bardo-Trong …

Workload for teachers to also be reviewed The recent cabinet reshuffle saw the announcement of the transfer of the Minister for Economic Affairs Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk to the Ministry of Education after the voluntary resignation of the current minister Lyonpo Mingbo Dukpa. The new, to be appointed Education Minister, acknowledged …

Cabinet reshuffles are considered the norm in many democracies around the world and one good example is in the world’s largest democracy next door where cabinet reshuffles are the norm. However, this was almost unthinkable in Bhutan until the former Foreign Minister gave way more than a year ago. There …

It was the last day of Paro Tshechu and my team was celebrating our four days of success, having delivered our mission of providing clean toilets to thousands of people and literally putting an end to open defecation in the place of worship. We were paid a surprise visit by …

The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute of Conservation and Environment (UWICE) in Bumthang is building a reliable database on all Water birds roosting and thriving in Bhutan by conducting an annual nationwide Water birds survey. The first such survey began from 2014 and officials from relevant organizations and bird enthusiasts have scoured …

With the onset of warm weather after winter, and heavy rainfall across the country, the National Plant Protection Center (NPPC) under the ministry of agriculture is preparing to prevent an outbreak of armyworms which in 2013 affected 16 out of 20 districts in its first outbreak destroying maize and paddy …

The unemployment issue, which emerged in early 2000, is seen as one of the major challenges facing Bhutan. As per the Labour Force Survey 2014, the national unemployment rate is estimated at 2.6 percent, which is low compared to South Asian countries. However, the youth unemployment rate at 9.4 percent …

As the city life buzzes on, never to stop, and unaware of the differences between day and night rural villages bear an increasingly forlorn look. Rural-urban migration described by many as a ‘crisis’ has already hit most of the rural areas hard. So hard, that the land that were once …

Changzamtog Lower Secondary School has an interactive learning session that takes learning out of the classroom and not just limited to the books. It is called the ‘open mic session’ where guest speakers and students interact with each other on various topics. Introduced last year, the program is aimed at …

On 28 March, Thimphu police arrested a 23 years old man from Lhuentse for damaging eight different types of car, parked near the Mothithang fuel depot. Upon receiving a complaint, the police reached the scene and though the suspect fled away the police using the description given by the complainant, …