“We can dream of a nation of environmental conservation, GNH, a strong economy, a vibrant democracy and yet none are possible or sustainable if we have not already toiled and sweated in the building of a strong education system,” said His Majesty in 2009 during the third convocation of the …

Soon after his Majesty’s enthronement, His Majesty fostered thousands of needy students as Gyalpoi Tozey in order to reach out to children and students who need support to attend school, thus enabling them to continue their pursuit of academic excellence as a means of rising from their disadvantaged economic status. …

The National Council’s Good Governance committee presented a report on public procurement system based on findings, methodology and objectives recognizing the significance of ensuring good governance and integrity in public procurement. “Public procurement is a crucial pillar of service delivery for any government”, said the Chairperson of the committee Tempa …

The Minister for Information and Communications Lyonpo D.N Dhungyel introduced the Information, Communication and Media Bill 2016 to the House for the first and second reading, however, the Opposition instead demanded that the Right to Information (RTI) Bill should be tabled first. “Unless the Bill covers provisions pertaining to right …

Raising the first question in parliament the North Thimphu candidate Tshering questioned the government about the enhancement of water supply in Jungshina, Dechencholing, Taba, Hejo, Zilukha and Kawajangsa and road condition in Begana. The Work and Human settlement minister, Lyonpo Dorji Choden, said that solving the water crisis is a …

The ongoing session of the National Assembly resolved the home and finance ministries provide financial support to build a separate detention centre for people detained by the Anti Corruption Commission. In the absence of a separate detention centre, detainees of all categories were held together in the same space of …

Based on the resolution of the 7th Session of the National Assembly (NA), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) carried out a comprehensive study on division required, under the Department of National Properties (DNP), to manage seized goods and properties by the law enforcement agencies. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had suggested that …

“Searching for wives”, a documentary film by a Bhutanese student studying film in Singapore’s Laselle College of Arts will be screened at the annual international Festival of Film Schools in Munich, Germany, this month. The 13-minute documentary film is about an Indian migrant worker in Singapore who works as a …

The Gesarling Central School has brought significant improvement to schooling in the district of Dagana in terms of creating a learning environment through better facilities and access to materials, which has improved academic performance according to the school authorities. “Our main aim and objective is to improve the performance of …

The ministry of agriculture, together with the education ministry, has plans to establish poultry farms in all central schools to achieve the nutritional goal of three eggs a child a week introduced last year. Schools have been encouraged to make proposals for the poultry farm through the School Agriculture Program …