The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the educational institutions severely since March 2020 with the first positive case reported in the country. The pandemic has forced teachers and students to adjust to a new curriculum and online teaching and learning. The schools had to remain closed during the two national lockdowns. …

Bhutan’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is seen as a pandemic success story around the world. Such a feat was possible under the exemplary leadership of His Majesty The King, who toiled through sleepless days and nights, since the start of the pandemic – walking the length and breadth of …

After a series of coverage on the situation of inclusive and SEN schools in Bhutan in 2021, the paper found that there is a shortage of SEN trained teachers in all the schools. There is also no scope for students with disabilities to further their studies after finishing from the …

Many parents claim that they are not able to get admission for Pre-Primary (PP) for the 2022 academic year, especially in Thimphu, although their child has turned five years of age. During Meet-the-Press, the Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering said the problem is only in the Thim Throm because the …

 The Health Minister, Dasho Dechen Wangmo, advised the public to avoid mass gatherings during the festive week ahead, especially in the wake of the number of Omicron cases detected in many countries.  Lyonpo said the Omicron variant is expected to be the most dominant variant. Omicron’s spike protein has several …

The Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC) has taken 15 RT-PCR samples for gene sequencing from the COVID-19 positive patients coming back from Kolkata, foreign workers and people coming from abroad. All the samples have tested negative for the Omicron variant. The Head of RCDC, also a TAG member, Dr …

The COVID-19 booster dose is to be given to priority groups, like senior citizens 65 years and older, outbound travelers (18 years and above), health workers, all persons with chronic medical conditions (18 years and above) and  all adults residing in the high-risk areas which are the southern Dzongkhags. The Health …

One of the main reforms in the tertiary education is to enhance the competency level of the graduates. In line with this, the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) is reviewing the existing programs, so as to integrate values and 21st century skills, such as collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and learning …

In order to improve the quality of education and take education system forward in the country, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has initiated the Bhutan Professional Standard for Teachers (BPST), which is one of the reforms to enhance the teacher quality. There are about 10,000 teachers in the country. Chief …

His Majesty The King awarded the National Order of Merit Gold Medals to the Bhutan Red Cross Society and to the glaciologist Toeb Karma during the 114th National Day celebrations at Tashichhodzong. His Majesty awarded the National Order of Merit to the senior glaciologist from Bhutan’s National Centre for Hydrology and …