Presenting the progress on connectivity and ICT in the country Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that Bhutan now has air service agreements (ASA) with eight countries, with United Arab Emirates being the most recent, and the next month the country’s first-ever ICT College will begin at Gyelposhing with 81 students. …

FIFA has selected two women from Bhutan to serve as referee and assistance referee from the handful of women referees in the country. Choki Wangmo, 25, a graduate from Gaeddu College of Business Studies, will take the post of a referee while Tshering Choden,  23, a class XII student will …

Bhutan hopes to eliminate Mother-to-Child transmission (MTCT) of HIV by 2020 and AIDS by 2030 according to health professionals. As of December 2016, 515 cases of HIV were reported in the country of which 250 were male and 265 female.  Of this around eight percent or 35 cases were Mother-to-Child …

In the past week, Thimphu police apprehended six people suspected of auto stripping, burglary and larceny. Three are students, two are unemployed men and one is a private employee. On the night of 10 June, police received a complaint from Olakha that a person had vandalized three eicher trucks, a …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reviewed five Performance Audit Reports (PARs) listed by Royal Audit Authority (RAA) during the 7th and 8th session of the second parliament that were issued from April to August 2016. The report also includes consolidated review reports submitted to the Committee by RAA dated 30 …

A free Korean Pop Super concert is scheduled to take place on 17th June 2017 at Changlimithang national stadium as part of the festivities to mark 30 years of friendship between South Korea and Bhutan Superstar Park Jea-Sang, popularly known as PSY, pulled out at the last moment, but five …

Bhutanese health professionals are advocating male circumcision, which according to a study by WHO and UNAIDS, reduces the transmission of HIV by 60 percent. Circumcision is a (medical) surgical procedure where the foreskin of the penis is cut and removed. Circumcision is done as religious practice among muslims and Jews …

The second Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB), carried out from May 30 to June 1 to collect population data and basic housing information, was an interesting experience for both respondents and enumerators. Some respondents like Wangdi, a father of two, felt some of the questions were too personal. …

The Druk Namrup Tshogpa (DNT) has said they would consider whether or not to take in Nima Tshering as a party member and candidate after they hear his side of the story and get the facts straightened out. A former DNT member, Nima Tshering is accused of using an optical …

The case of the 56-year-old grandmother who was last seen with the four-year-old boy, found dead in the Wangchu on April 28, has been forwarded to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Police had detained the grandmother for a month until May 28. Earlier police said the grandmother claimed …