With 361 suicide deaths between 2009 -2013 suicide has become a major issue in Bhutan. To address the issue the Ministry of Health supported by other stakeholders has come up with a Suicide Prevention Plan to be implemented over the next three years at a cost of Nu 29 mn. …

His Majesty the King of Bhutan has officially declared 2015 as the National Reading Year in the country. It is exciting and an appropriate year to mark Reading Year dedicated to His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo’s 60th Birth Anniversary. And the event has inspired many schools in the country …

And until we stop importing so much goods and services from India, we won’t be able to solve the Indian Rupee shortage that we face today. Given the small population that we have compared to one of the most populated countries on the planet, it is both a blessing and …

There is no doubt that one of the biggest economic and social challenges facing Bhutan is gainfully employing thousands of its educated and semi-educated youth coming off colleges, schools, technical institutes and etc. Bhutan’s unemployment problem is not only an economic and social challenge but in fact its causes are …

Imagine each one of us having a newspaper of our own to write about everything we do, everything thing we like, and about people we love. Imagine your own TV Channel to broadcast your family shows and your own music videos or a radio station on which you are the …

And finally it happened. I must say that it was by far the most attended Bloggers Meet. In the past we had bloggers agree to attend and cancel at the very last minute. But on June 24, 2015 – almost 100% of bloggers, who confirmed came. I would like to …

The government has made remarkable progress in ensuring access to education, the annual State of Tsa-Wa-Sum 2015 report claimed. With 551 schools and 107 extended classrooms, almost every child in Bhutan is in school in accordance with the country’s principle that every citizen must be given an opportunity to be …

The Upper House quizzed the Minister of Economic Affairs on the State Mining Corporation (SMC) not taking up the primary mining and quarrying activities, on taxation and existing mining lease during the question and answer session last week. Earlier in the 14th session of National Council (NC), the house recommended …

The State of the Tsa-Wa-Sum 2015 shows that the government is doing its best in addressing youth unemployment. The Ministry of Labour and Human Resource (MoLHR) registered 5,869 job seekers last year and 3,842 have been placed in government offices and corporations. The annual report states, “A key ongoing initiative …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has been engaged in one of the highest forms of national service for the past few months in the border town of Phuentsholing. ACC has managed to crack a gang of prominent businessmen in Phuentsholing who in collusion with corrupt government officials engaged in a …