Tashi Deki

A crumbling system

Bhutan celebrated 100 glorious years of education in the ‘Sherig Century,’ but intricacies up-close-and-personal will perhaps reveal that ‘hundred’, bygone in years and not really in strict-terms of quality development. A report study conducted by iDiscoveri and the Royal Education Council reveals contents that leave the system in want for …

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Report recommends revamp for education system

The Bhutanese academic training grounds in the fullness of time has become a repeat-monologue of ‘teacher-led chalk-and-talk’ session which stretched from inception till date. The results of a researched study conducted by iDiscoveri, a social enterprise in India, in collaboration with education entities in Bhutan revealed that performances of most …

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Largely favored yet largely debated

A six hour session in parliament and a threat-SMS (short message service) delivered to a supposedly non-supportive MP would sum-up the importance accorded to the Domestic Violence bill. Although a hugely supported bill as far as the National Assembly (NA) is concerned a misinformed supporter of the bill who presumed …

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City Cinema and Dee Pee Cinemax now in the capital

Given an option for a movie, the first choice for the urban elite is usually the more sophisticated ‘Trowa Theatre’ but now there are two more options with City Cinema and Dee Pee Cinemax opening in the City Mall from yesterday. Starting from today a film called ‘Sangha’ will be …

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Kidney infection outbreak in Buli school

Three cases of acute Glomerulonephritis were confirmed in Buli Middle Secondary School (BMSS) in Zhemgang. Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the Glomeruli or a bundle of tiny vessels inside the kidneys which help to filter waste products and excess water from the blood stream. Insect bites in the exposed part …

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Personnel management is reason number two for corruption

Of all the complaints Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) received so far, complaints on personnel management ranked second amongst nine areas of corruption, as stated in ACC Annual Report 2011. The agencies against which public complaints were lodged most frequently include local government, corporations, private sectors, ministries and dzongkhags. During the period …

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Scale of damages still unknown Gasa Flood update

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has reported that the scale of damages caused by Wednesday’s flash flood in Gasa is still unknown. Director General (DG) of Department of Disaster Management Namgay Wangchuk said because of inaccessibility towards the field study extent of damages cannot be known. “Our Dzongkhag team …

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ACC’s mode of operation questioned by NA MPs

The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC)’s approach and manner to investigation of cases was deliberated at length in the National Assembly (NA). The Drametse-Ngatshang MP Ugyen Wangdi said from what he has gathered from the victims they felt that ACC investigations are not based on free and fair manner. MP Ugyen Wangdi …

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