Bhutan achieved the measles elimination status in April last year, being one of the first two countries to eliminate measles in WHO South-East Asian region (SEAR) before the 2020 regional target. A series of vaccination and awareness campaign were carried out since 1979 to achieve the goal. The health ministry …

Thimphu Thromde is gearing up to open three vegetable markets in Olakha, Changbangdhu and Hejo before July this year. Thimphu Thrompon Kinlay Dorjee said, “Thromde is constructing three more vegetable markets at Hejo Samteling neighborhood node, Olakha neighborhood node and Changbangdhu in order to facilitate people to get vegetables and …

In Japan or South Korea, whenever an official or politician is caught in a corruption case, no matter how senior they are, they accept the consequences and whither away from public sight. In Bhutan, there is the exact opposite reaction especially when big fishes in the form of senior politicians …

David Langworthy, CEO and Founder of Disaster Aid Australia (DAA) calls himself a mad man. And he is proud to be one – he believes that only mad men dare tread on paths others would not. To understand more about Disaster Aid Australia, please visit the website www.disasteraidinternational.com. I hadn’t quite realized what we were …

Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay on Friday made the position of the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) clear on the issue of racism or attempts to attack and divide people on ethnic lines be it on social media or in the real world. Responding to a question on the issue and …

The Gewog Dhamngoi Zomdu process to select NC nominees has been completed in all the 20 Dzongkhags. The 130 selected candidates includes only 6 female candidates. Mongar was the Dzongkhag with the highest number of NC hopefuls with 13 candidates followed by Tsirang with 12 candidates. Bumthang has the lowest …

Commentary by Tenzing Lamsang A few days after I joined Kuensel in March 2008, a senior editor took me aside for ‘a talk’ on the sensitive areas of my work that were to be covered, if at all, with kid gloves.  Key among them was the Government of India, its …

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay announced that he has requested the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate his compound wall and security arrangement to establish whether or not there was corruption. Lyonchhen said that this is the second time he has requested the ACC to look into a matter …

Picture story: 5 March 2018: His Majesty The King granted an Audience to a group of youth participating in the ‘Earn and Learn’ programme. The 359 participants who have completed a basic Japanese language course in Thimphu, will go to Japan as soon as they secure funding from financial institutions, …

For around last three decades, cash crops such as orange has provided farmers with a livelihood. Orange is considered one of the main cash crops other than cardamom. Until a few years ago Dagana and Tsirang exported an average of 24,000 metric tonnes of mandarins a year. In recent years, …