The ongoing and most contentious subject on the overseas employment scheme was discussed during the question and hour session in the parliament yesterday. Dewathang-Gomdar Constituency MP, Ugyen Dorji said that while the youth unemployment is the main issue in the country, the ever increasing rate of unemployment has taken a …

Lakes were once the main source of water for the villagers in Goshi, Gesarling, Tsendagang and Tashiding gewogs in Dagana. The dzongkhag forest and park services found that there are a total of fifteen lakes, of which six are used as water source, while the other nine lakes are either …

Working more than 28 hours a week is illegal in Japan as per Japanese the immigration laws. However, in order to cover the tuition fees, loans, and other living expenses, the requirement to do more than one part-time job is a compulsion, as per students who went to Japan through …

The parents and students of ‘Learn and Earn’ had put forward the letter to BEO seeking clarifications and accountability from Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO) on 14th December which the BEO has to respond in written statement within a time period of ten days. The BEO managing director of BEO Jurmey …

Every BHU I across the country will receive X-ray machine and USG in the coming year. This is one of the major programs of the ministry for the year 2019. Health Minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo said, “Immediately, in the coming year, we will provide X-ray and USG to BHU I”. …

While the parents and students wait for a response from the Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO) on the matter of transparency and accountability, the number of students returning back to the country after undergoing the ‘Learn and Earn’ program through the agent is on the rise. The parents and students meanwhile …

During the 111th National Day celebration in Samtse, His Majesty conferred the highest Civilian Decoration in Bhutan, the Order of The Druk Gyalpo (Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo) to His Holiness the Je Khenpo, Trulku Ngawang Jigme Chhoedra in recognition of his lifetime of service to the nation. The award was …

About 735 Bhutanese youths were sent to Japan starting from 2017 till date through the ‘learn and earn’ program arranged by the Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO), a private overseas employment agency. The students were sent to various parts of Japan in 24 different schools under the scheme. The first batch …

It has been confirmed that the cause of death of a 24-year-old Bhutanese student in Fukuoka, Japan is suicide. The student had gone missing since 4 December. His body was discovered in the morning of 5 December at a park in Fukuoka. The incident was immediately reported to the student’s …

The first conjoined twins in Bhutan, Nima  Pelden and Dawa Pelden, after being successfully separated on 9 October at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, will be kept at Children’s First Foundation (CFF) retreat center for a month. The pediatric surgeon with the national referral hospital, Thimphu, Dr Karma …