The Bhutanese Leading the way.
In high school and college I would pick a book in library and even when I loved the title and author I would still look for the little penguin on the cover to agree with my choice. That penguin to me was the hallmark of best literature, I don’t know why I …
Read More »From Gewogs and Dzongkhags
Gewog aspires to have Militia equipments for Volunteers Even with a continuous volunteer system in place in the gewog many problems still arise and volunteers remain helpless without proper militia equipments. “Our volunteers without any delay stand ready to protect the community but abductors from nowhere come and abduct our …
Read More »Devotees at Punakha Wang pleased with B-Mobile services
Despite there being more than 150,000 devotees which formed a huge crowd for the Wang in Punakha that concluded recently, the B-Mobile network which took measures to ensure effective communication succeeded in its objective. The people at the Wang say they are pleased with the B-Mobile network performance which was …
Read More »DPT’s last mile, a review on performance compact
A short review on DPT’s progress against its commitments It’s agreed, Bhutan became a ‘thought leader’ internationally, and this happened under the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s (DPT) tenure. Nevertheless it also cannot be swept under the rug that the ‘economy’ of the country almost toppled down. This too, can be unquestionably …
Read More »Thimphu City Corporation’s new plans for sewage management
Last year in November, the Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) came up with the new sewerage connection to deal with waste in some areas of Thimphu town. The septic tanks are cleaned every year by the city corporation for free, but if the tanks are cleaned for the second time in …
Read More »‘Be good role models and not a symbol of authority’: His Majesty addresses teachers
His Majesty the King, Chancellor of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB), graced the Joint Convocation of the two Colleges of Education of the RUB on January 7, 2013 in Paro. His Majesty the King, in His Address to the 1,168 M.Ed, PGDE and B.Ed graduates, said, “The most important …
Read More »RMA’s Annual report claims the financial system is safe and sound
The Royal Monetary Authority Governor, Daw Tenzin focused on the rupee shortage and the credit crunch in the RMA Annual Report released this Monday. The report covers the financial year of July 2011 to June 2012. Referring to the measures taken in light of the rupee and credit crunch the …
Read More »Four Bhutanese detained in Nepal
Four Bhutanese citizens have been detained in Kathmandu the capital of Nepal after they were caught by custom officials for carrying banned Rs 1,000 denominations coming to Rs 98,000 and also 3,000 USD. In Nepal, like in Bhutan the carrying of Rs 1,000 note denominations is forbidden and people entering …
Read More »New banks eat old banks’ lunch
The banking sector according to the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) of Bhutan has seen a decline of 17.7% of their total assets. In the RMA’s annual report released yesterday, it stated that the commercial banks’ reserves declined from Nu15.4bn as of June 2011 to Nu 10.5bn in June 2012, representing …
Read More »Training for professional trainers
A two week program titled “Training of trainers on instructional methodologies” was conducted last week to upgrade training skills of training institutes. The course was conducted by the training and professional services division (TPSD) under the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources (MoLHR). 19 participants from the different private training …
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