Rationalization policy of small unsustainable schools was started during the 10th FYP and it is not a new idea, Education Minister Mingbo Drukpa told journalists yesterday. He said the ministry already has a road map on rationalization of small and unsustainable schools based on information gathered from local governments and …

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) launched the regulation on Bhutanese Overseas Employment Agents (BOEAs) and audio-video on inculcating positive attitude towards jobs yesterday in MoLHR Minister’s conference hall, Thimphu. MoLHR Minister, Ngeema Sangay Tshempo, said, “The rationale behind starting overseas employment was basically that the jobseekers themselves, …

All Gewog Administration Officers (GAOs), in a unanimous decision during the last day of the second batch of Gewog Administrative Officers’ symposim on April 17 in Thimphu, came to the resolution that GAOs will not be transferred in dzongkhags, and instead the Department of Local Government (DLG), after consultation with …

The overseas employment program is one of the strategies adopted by the government to ease the unemployment problem in the country. The Ministy of Labour and Human Resources plans on sending some 30,000 Bhutanese to work abroad over the next five years. According to a labour official, under RGoB initiative, …

The main purpose of the Meet-the-People program is to allow people find access to the government so that grievances can be expressed says Prime Minister during the Meet-the-Press session held yesterday. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said, “ We try our best to help the people through this program, it is …

The 11th National Job Fair organized by Department of Employment under the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) concluded on March 28 at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu. Minister, MoLHR, Ngeema Sangay Tshempo said, “The 11th National Job fair not only exhibit different career options of your choice in various …

National and international participants gathered for the first ever Better Business Summit, in the capital, that started on March 26. The summit was held to promote policies, strengthen institutions and generate ideas to improve the prosperity and well being of Bhutan’s economy through means such as entrepreneurship development and private …

During the last half century, Bhutan has made immense strides in educating its population, especially as a skilled and educated workforce, the key resource to a vibrant and competitive economy. As stated on the ‘Factsheet on Education for the Future,’ although there is a growing demand for skilled or specialized …

Around 25 women retailers in Thimphu attended the first ever women retailer training program conducted by Coca-Cola in Thimphu on March 19. The retailers will learn retailing skill and concept of maintaining shops, stock, customer and financial management. The program is customized to suit the training needs of women retailers, …

The National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) under the Department of Public Health has introduced Line Probe Assay (LPA), a molecular based rapid diagnostic of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) by Health Minister, Tandin Wangchuk, at JDWNR Hospital on March 21 in Thimphu. The Ministry of Health (MoH) introduced the LPA, an …