In an effort to reinforce ‘Developing Accountable, Moral and Transparent Systems and Individual’ (DAMTSI) as the core Bhutanese value, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering launched the National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy (NIACS) 2019-2023. An official from ACC said that this strategy is an outcome of progressive consultation at various stages …

‘Dining in the Dark’ in Bhutan hosted their third Dining in the Dark charity event on 10 August at Terma Linca Resort and Spa in Thimphu. The Prime Minister along with other 25 guests took part in the event. The guests were blindfolded for more than an hour to three …

The Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) under Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) has been receiving ALIVE signal from the CubeSat, Bhutan’s first space borne satellite BHUTAN-1, which was deployed from the International Satellite Station (ISS) on 10th August last year. A CubeSat is a miniaturized satellite for …

And what happens when such an accident happens The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has registered 53 cases of Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) across the border so far in 2019. RBP received 85 such cases in 2018. As per the record with RBP, no dead were reported while there were injuries. …

To tackle the menace of fire, with support from Government of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, a fire training facility was inaugurated, which is first of its kind at Chamgang, Thimphu yesterday. Chief of Police Brigadier Chimmi Dorji said that the journey of partnership between RBP and the Canton of …

Easily preventable if detected and treated in the early stages but deadly when caught too late With an increase in awareness programs on cervical cancer and increase in the number of Pap smear screenings in the country, 77 cervical cancer cases were detected in 2018. The record with the JDWNRH …

A three-day training on GeneXpert Machine Operation and Maintenance for Laboratory Personnel will be held in Thimphu from 6th to 8th August 2019. The training course is jointly organized by the Ministry of Health and the SAARC TB and HIV/AIDS Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. The primary objective of the training …

The Emergency Department (ED) of the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), in Thimphu received 36,886 patients in 2018. The department starts to get overcrowded after 3 pm everyday. Records maintained by the department show that treatment of battery and fighting cases are common on weekends. It has also …

Recently a three day- workshop were conducted on global health diplomacy to enable health officials and focal officials in relevant agencies to understand and learn about the global health architecture including global health security, the roles of the actors, stakeholders and interest groups involved in global health governance and diplomacy. …

Four machines have been deployed at Omchhu bridge in Phuentsholing for 24 by 7 dredging purpose no matter what the weather forecast is. The four machines which were deployed from June 27 will be deployed until 27 August and if required they will further extend the timing. Ironically, the problem …