The Bhutanese Leading the way.
The ambassador of India to Bhutan, Gautam Bambawale gave a lecture on the relation between India and Bhutan in the coming decades at Royal Thimphu College (RTC) on 15th April. The ambassador told the students of RTC that India and Bhutan are neighbors and friends, emphasizing two countries are equal …
Read More »BOIC approves 998 projects so far with most in Agriculture
Business Opportunity and Information Center (BOIC) approved 998 projects of which BOIC has approved 711 for agriculture, 200 in dairy, 60 are in poultry, 10 for piggery, one for fishery, and 16 for others which includes manufacturing. BOIC, Deputy Director Tandin Wangchuk said that BOIC was on track as 98% …
Read More »Lesson for Bhutan from FDI flows in South Asia and the World
The research paper on ‘Engine of FDI in South Asia, Lesson for Bhutan’ by Sanjeev Mehta was presented to participants from different agencies in Thimphu yesterday in a session organized by consultancy and research group QED. The research was focused on what factors leads to FDI investments in particular countries …
Read More »Youth discontinuing GEP not eligible for any MoLHR program
The Guaranteed Employment Program (GEP) was launched on 25 June 2014 by the government to address the youth unemployment issue. It was meant to provide a full employment opportunity in the country. However, the Direct Employment Scheme (DES)-GEP Focal Person, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR), Ugyen Dorji, said …
Read More »To be a digital storyteller
The Youth Media Center (YMC) in collaboration with Department of Information and Media, Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) is training its first batch of 35 youth in digital storytelling in Thimphu. The Minister, MoIC, DN Dhungyel said that Bhutan faces an unemployment problem leading to unhappiness in the youth. …
Read More »World Health Day to highlight food safety
The World Health Day – 2015, under the theme ‘From Farm to Plate, Make Food Safe’ will be celebrated in Phuentsholing on April 7. The day will bring focus on the need to strengthen food safety systems in and between all countries as our food supply becomes increasingly globalized. A …
Read More »Bangladeshi community celebrate its 44th Independence Day in Thimphu
The Bangladeshi community in Thimphu observed the 44th Independence Day of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on March 26 in the capital. The day was celebrated with the hoisting of the Bangladeshi national flag by the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan, Jishnu Roy Choudhury. Ambassador Jishnu Roy Choudhury also read …
Read More »PM explored investments, met dignitaries and talked democracy in USA
During a 10-day visit to the United States of America (USA), Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay visited the internet company, Google, where he toured the company campus and met with the senior members. In a press conference held yester¬day in Thimphu, Lyonchhen said he was able to study the modern set up …
Read More »Peling Tsechu in dedication of 60th anniversary to begin from Sunday
A cleaning campaign themed ‘A Tribute to K4, Let Us Adopt R4’ was initiated by the people of Bumthang on March 26, as part of the Peling Tsechu,which begins from Sunday. It is aimed at advocating waste management awareness by adopting the R4 strategy of reduce, reuse, recycle and refuse. …
Read More »Thimphu Thromde comes up with address system for door-to-door service delivery
As directed by the government, Thimphu Thromde in partnership with the Bhutan Post has initiated a project to develop a city addressing system using geographic information system (GIS) to provide efficient door-to-door service delivery. The City Address System (CAS), when in place, would benefit the government offices and public-oriented entities, …
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