Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay graced the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Travel Mart, 2015 yesterday at the Royal Banquet Hall in Thimphu. The Prime Minister said, “As a small nation, we do not have the resources of establishing ourselves in other countries but …

Indian tourists were the dominant visitors last year according to the records maintained by the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB). 62,129 Indian tourists arrived in the country, the highest number of tourist arrival. Also last year, there were 12,105 Thai tourist arrivals in Bhutan, placing them in the second position. …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), the premier referral hospital in the country, generates more chemotherapy waste than the general or dry waste. In 2014, JDWNRH generated 1050.5 kilograms of chemotherapy waste followed by general, dry waste of 9577.2 kg, pathological waste weighing 2142.9 kg, 3461.7 kg of infectious …

The representatives of the Wood Based Industries Association (WBIA), in their first meeting with the Prime Minister, held in the capital on January 26, discussed issues such as the establishment of a sawmill by the Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited (NRDCL) and retail outlet, Wood Craft Centre under DHI and …

382 cases of domestic violence reported last year The records maintained by the non-governmental organization, RENEW (Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women) show an increase in the reported domestic violence cases. RENEW has recorded 2020 reported domestic violence cases from 2009 to 2014. In 2012, 374 cases of domestic violence …

The Opposition party said the leakage of the Class XII English II question paper was a case of national administration and governance failure. The Opposition said the most desirable and correct thing would be to re-conduct the exam. MP Dorji Wangdi of Panbang constituency said that it is an unprecedented …

Driving under the influence, human error, hit and run, speeding, and road or weather condition are the major causes of motor accidents in Bhutan. According to the motor vehicle accident data maintained by the tariff police, there were 791 motor vehicle accidents in Bhutan in 2014. Of this 76 people …

A main source of revenue for the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) comes from its membership fees. Each micro and retail business, as a BCCI member, pay Nu 100 in a year. The Deputy Secretary General, BCCI, Kesang Wangdi, said, “By paying the membership fees, all the members …

The Bhutan Education Blueprint 2014-2014 highlights that ‘improper teacher deployment is one of the reasons for teacher shortage in the country’. The public consultations, conducted for the report, also indicated that competent and experienced teachers were mostly found in urban schools, whereas, new teachers with minimal experienced were posted in …

During the 14th Meet-the-Press session held yesterday in Thimphu, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay said that he had asked the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to fulfill their mandate for quite some time on the Lhakhang Karpo case by prosecuting it. “I have made it very clear to them that …