Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji who is the Chairperson of National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) said that they are very concerned about sexual harassment which is happening not only in offices but in schools and everywhere else. He said, “Our people have a perception saying sexually harassing a …

With the aim and hope to encourage other Persons With Disabilities, four groups comprising of 45 persons with disabilities, have started four different businesses in Thimphu. The businesses include bakery called Healthy Options in Motithang, Lhagoe Tailoring in Olakha, a candy production house in Hongkong Market and Kuenphel Entertainment that …

The intervention of habitat management under Bhutan For Life (BFL) has shown positive results in the use of improved habitats by the wildlife. Waterhole is one of the activities carried out under the project, to avoid wildlife coming into the human settlements, and to avoid any sort of human-wildlife conflict. …

Thimphu police will soon forward the two cases of sexual harassment to court. For now, the police is still investigating the case. The sexual harassment case from the Royal Tutorial Project was reported to police on 11 September while the Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) management forwarded the sexual harassment case …

Starting 1st October, the National COVID-19 Taskforce has given the approval to continue with the normal process of importing foreign laborers. This means the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) is now approving the import of foreign laborers, and the employers have to go to their respective COVID-19 Taskforces, …

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) is strictly monitoring and investigating on how prison inmates were able to get hold of various items that they should not be having, as per the Prison Act. Police shared that the inmates had access to mobile phones, drugs and weapons. The issue came into …

Under the vigilant guidance of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, the Bhutan Red Cross Society (BRCS) has been carrying out efficient humanitarian efforts in the field of disaster management, health service and social service. As the President of BRCS, Her Majesty initiated many services to help alleviate the …

The police in the first week of September registered a case after a 17-year-old student in one of the schools in Punakha  accused her step-father of raping her. She lost her mother in 2019 to liver cancer and since then she was living with her step-father and her 4-year-old half …

One of the big questions over which there is a lot of discussion in bordering towns and villages is when Bhutan will open its southern border gates from Phuentsholing to Samdrupjongkhar. Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that Phuentsholing had a four-month long lockdown in recent times that has led …

Lyonchhen Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering hosted a reception on 21 September to mark the culmination of the year-long commemoration of the historic milestone of the 50th anniversary of Bhutan’s membership to the United Nations. Lyonchhen shared some of the achievements made in past 50 years. He said, “Back in 1970s, …