In response to pressing challenges in Bhutan’s education system, the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has outlined concrete steps to ensure the successful endorsement and implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2024. The policy, which has been submitted for Cabinet approval, represents a significant leap in addressing …

During the 10th Meet-the-Press session, the Minister of Education and Skills Development elaborated on the ministry’s ongoing efforts to regularize contract teachers and tackle the issue of teacher shortages in Bhutan. The ministry, in collaboration with the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC), is working towards establishing the National Teaching Service …

The Social and Cultural Affairs Committee (SCAC) has highlighted significant concerns about the State of Media in Bhutan, in its comprehensive review, presented as part of the 11th Sitting of the National Council. Despite Constitutional guarantees for freedom of the press, radio, television, and electronic media introduced with democracy in …

In the National Council Social and Cultural Affairs Committee (SCAC) report on the State of Media in Bhutan, the Right to Information (RTI) Bill was discussed in the context of its importance for improving transparency and ensuring public access to government information. The report emphasizes that the RTI Bill has …

The idea of licensing private television channels in Bhutan has been under discussion for several years and has provoked much debate especially during Party President’s debate where all other party Presidents got together and attacked PDP’s pledge to allow private television. The DNT President Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering even dramatically …

During the 8th Sitting of the Second Session, the National Assembly continued discussing the action taken on the resolution passed during the First Session regarding the Motion of Good Governance Committee’s Review of the Managing for Excellence (MaX) in the Civil Service to do away with the forced ranking or …

During the 3rd Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth Parliament, South Thimphu’s MP Tshewang Rinzin raised a question to the Ministry of Health (MoH) regarding the implementation of free healthcare services in Bhutan. He highlighted concerns about patients who are referred late to the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National …

The Sustainability of HIV Services for Key Populations in South East Asia Program, a collaborative effort between Save the Children Bhutan and the Bhutan Media Foundation, brought together health officials to discuss progress and strategies in addressing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).  Bhutan’s HIV program, established in 1988, …

A report by the Ministry of Health (MoH) has outlined significant actions to address the critical challenges facing the healthcare system, including overcrowding at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) and the urgent need for enhanced diagnostic capacity. The comprehensive report, responding to resolutions adopted by the National Assembly, …

Her Royal Highness Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck, the President of the Bhutan Paralympic Committee, officially launched the Bhutan SDG Partnership Week at the Royal University of Bhutan’s Convention Hall in Thimphu. Agenda Chikha is being recognized as an innovative strategy to unite people, and enhance efforts to create meaningful opportunities …