Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay returned home on September 4 after a six-day successful visit to India upon the invitation of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, his first foreign visit after assuming office as the Prime Minister of Bhutan. While the visit deepened the Bhutan-India relationship, India also reiterated its commitment, in …

As part of the vegetable production and marketing plan to gear towards self-sufficiency, the Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperation (DAMC) has been facilitating farmers with major buyers and other linkage. The Vegetable Value Chain Program in the east (VVCP-E) initially started as an off-season vegetable program (OVP) in July …

The government will look into how it can take care of the country’s elderly citizens, deprived of home and shelter, not based on what they see around the world but taking local traditions and culture into consideration. This was said by the works and human settlement minister Dorji Choden during …

As pledged by the PDP government during its campaign Each year, more than half of the university graduates are screened out during the Royal Civil Service Commission’s (RCSE) preliminary exams, making them ineligible to appear for the main Bhutan civil service examination (BSCE), which most graduates feel is unfair and …

The bank’s half yearly performance in terms of net profit have increased by 8.78% Despite a poor economic situation, the half yearly performance of Bank of Bhutan Limited (BoBL), the country’s largest commercial bank saw a significant progress this year as compared to the previous year. BoBL’s total deposits for …

Bhutan could lose billions in revenue due to the geological blow for ‘setbacks are definite’ The precise time period of the delay and additional costs caused by the sinking of the right slope situated above the Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project (PHPA) –I dam site will be known after September 19 when …

The study also offers various critical feedback with regard to CSR in the country Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the country is usually linked to philanthropic action which is a misconception, key findings of a general study by the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) explains. The study by …

The Bhutan Narcotics Control Agency in collaboration with the Royal Bhutan Police inaugurated the Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation program for the prison inmates convicted for drug related offences on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Thimphu District Jail. The inauguration was marked by lhab sang tursoel  ceremony of the session room …

Ms Christine A. Jantscher, Regional Coordinator of Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) called on Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang on August 14, 2013. Ms. Jantscher said Austria will provide sustained support in the promoting and developing three priority areas in Bhutan; Energy, Governance and Tourism. Ms Jantscher …

Although Bhutan has achieved 90% coverage on basic health services, the recent report by UNICEF on partnering to ensure equity and happiness for children of Bhutan revealed there is still a need to monitor and improve the quality of services provided by health facilities for young children. A UNICEF supported …