His Majesty the King on December 17 awarded various honors to individuals during the national day celebrations amidst an array of luminaries, guests and people who thronged the Changlimithang stadium. His Majesty awarded Druk Thugsey to former Drabi Lopen Kinley Gyeltshen in recognition of his exemplary contribution towards religious education. …

The national level entrepreneurship stakeholders meeting with special focus on collaboration and integration took place in the capital on Monday, December 16. The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has always laid the utmost emphasis on entrepreneurship development in the country. This comes in recognition of the fact that …

In what could be a historic moment for the country, the official FIFA World Cup Trophy was brought to Bhutan for the first time yesterday. This gave hundreds of football enthusiasts in Thimphu a life time opportunity to get an upclose look at the most coveted prize in football. The …

The International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) was celebrated in Thimphu on December 9 with the launch of a report titled “Integrity and Value Education in Schools” and a debate competition on “The Present Generation Upholds Better Values than the Earlier Generation” within four higher secondary schools in the capital. This year, …

Catching up with arch rival B-mobile, TashiCell on December 3 launched Third Generation (3G) mobile wireless network in the capital. TashiCell’s chairperson Wangchuk Dorji said his company was delighted to inform the clients that it has crossed yet another milestone on its journey towards providing efficient and reliable means of …

Various programs will be explored and identified to ensure that students are engaged not just with the police but also in other volunteer works or some temporary jobs this winter, Home Minister Damcho Dorji said during the ‘meet the press’ session, Friday. Lyonpo stressed on the need to identify the …

With an objective to maximize economic value and financial performance of Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI) companies, a corporate governance (CG) code was launched earlier this week, on Tuesday. The code, based on globally accepted standards, consists of a set of guidelines on corporate governance practices and principles, including the …

Among other developmental activities, many gewogs chose to use the fund for farm roads Gewog officials are busy discussing with their people and working out areas to invest the Nu 2mn Gewog Development Grant (GDG). While officials in some gewogs are yet to hold talks with public on the fund …

Aimed towards creating an awakened and informed citizenry, the Anti -Corruption Commission (ACC) will conduct Gewog Awareness and Advocacy program to commemorate the International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) on December 9, and the following week, December 10-16 as the National Anti-Corruption Week (NACW) in Bhutan. According to ACC, corruption in rural …

Aimed at achieving full employment, as pledged by the government, its scheme of overseas employment for Bhutanese jobseekers may soon materialize as interested local private agencies obtain licenses to export workers. Besides easing unemployment problem, the program is expected to help the country earn foreign currency, encourage transfer of knowledge …