During the question-hour session in the National Assembly (NA), the Member of Parliament (MP) Karma Lhamo of Mongar asked the Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo on the strategies to increase the population growth rate in the country as it would have a negative impact on the country’s labor force and …

Although the Ministry of Health (MoH) completed the required plans and preparations for rolling out the maternity allowance and was supposed to implement the maternity allowance last year, but it was kept on hold over funding issues. During the Question-Hour session in the National Assembly, the Member of Parliament (MP) …

After the introduction of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum in seven pilot schools in the country, many students have shown interest, unlike in the past when students merely opted for TVET just for marks. The Ministry of Education (MoE) constructed 13 workshops inside the school campus …

During the question-hour session in the National Assembly, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Mongar constituency, Karma Lhamo, requested the Finance Minister, Namgay Tshering, regarding the ministry’s plans and strategy to revise the existing Rural Life Insurance Scheme. In response, Finance Minister said the rural life insurance scheme is an …

The Legislative Committee informed the National Council that the committee retained most of the amendments made by the National Assembly on the Civil Service Reform Bill of Bhutan 2022. However, during the course of deliberation, a few members were of the opinion that Section 31, which was removed by the …

As envisioned by His Majesty The King, Gyalsung will provide the opportunity to each and every Bhutanese youth to actualize their innate potential and become productive and worthy citizens in the service of the Tsa-Wa-Sum. Approximately 13,000 eligible youths will undergo a one-year training in the five Gyalsung academics spread …

Every year, the country reports influenza cases, but this year, there have been an increasing number of influenza outbreaks in the country. A majority of the flu cases were reported from schools, which means there is an influenza outbreak in the community as well. Head of the Royal Centre for …

To ensure that children with disabilities are able to access early learning interventions, the Ministry of Education (MoE) and UNICEF inaugurated Bhutan’s first model inclusive Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) center in Changangkha Middle Secondary School yesterday. The model inclusive ECCD center is designed for children with disabilities and …

Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) recently informed the general public to avoid the use of four substandard paediatric medicines that are, Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup, and Magrip N Cold Syrup. The World Health Organization (WHO) had issued an alert on the four types of …

After the Australian visa rejection cases for diploma and degree courses a few months ago, and with the freezing of education loans in the country, the majority of the youth are now opting to go to countries in the Middle-East, as their second choice to work abroad. Renu Ghallay from …