A memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed between the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) and Akita University in Japan very soon. This would promote academic and cultural learning, research and global leadership in today’s high-tech and multicultural society. The Registrar of RUB Gajel Lhundup said the signing of MoU …

The National Assembly (NA) decided to defer the Land Bill 2012 for the new Parliament in 2013 so that an important bill is not hurried-through with little time left and His Majesty the King’s Kasho on land ceiling is properly incorporated. While this was announced, some MP’s also pointed out …

The proposal to form a special committee called Poverty Reduction Committee (PRC) which would ‘review chronic land related issues in the country an eradicate poverty’ has been put on hold. The special committee would also review and look into the land related cases which are with the Anti-Corruption Commission and …

The representative for Christopher Benninger defended the legality and legitimacy of the Indian-American architect on grounds that the government of Bhutan invited the ‘unregistered foreign consultant’ to design the new Pemagatshel dzong. In an e-mailed response to The Bhutanese, Benninger’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ramprasad Akkisetti said they were not …

The 60 km road which is the main road that enables Indo-Bhutan trade and connects Gomtu residents to other part of the region is plagued with giant potholes, but has not been repaired for a while. The Head of the Administrative section under Penden Cement Authority Limited (PCAL) Thinley Tenzin …

Disgruntled local architects have pointed out loopholes in the new Pemagatshel dzong’s evaluation and design. At the same time the inclusion of an unregistered foreign consultant Professor Christopher Charles Benninger in the tender process has further aggravated the situation. The evaluation for the Nu 250mn project was conducted by the …

Plans are all in place for Sarpang’s township but the works might have to hold-out till the 11th plan or until the end of the Tenth. The District Engineer Sangay Tenzin said there are many formalities which precede the actual initiation of the works such as budget allocation and public …

Around 140 youth were employed this year through entrepreneurship courses conducted by the labor ministry. The ministry through its Entrepreneurship Promotion Division (EPD) conducted training and workshops for a week with all the financial institutes, regional offices and beneficiaries to minimize defaults for the supported entrepreneurs and those in the …

Progress need not necessarily mean the march toward a land of plenty or for that matter it doesn’t mean that ‘sufficiency’ is available at every corner of the settlement. In fact for the residents of Changzamtog, even the need of the hour are sparingly fulfilled in a drip which is …

Issues remain far from solved after 130 contractors met the Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley last May, to discuss solutions for problems faced in their line of work. The Construction Association Board (CAB) Secretary, Cheku Drukpa said they were helpless since none of the issues submitted were solved even …