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Last year, the health ministry committed to provide at least one female health worker in all the 184 Basic Health Unit (BHU) by January 2018. To fulfill the commitment the ministry issued a transfer order for Health Assistants (HA) to go to BHUs lacking female health assistants. The ministry initially …
Read More »Pilgrims lodge complaint and get justice against pilgrim operator
A group of pilgrims had lodged a complaint at the Regional Trade and Industry Office (RTIO) in Phuentsholing against Sakhya Bhutan Tours for poor services provided during a pilgrim tour in India from 5-22 January 2018. The RTIO contacted the tour operator for explanation but the complaint could not be …
Read More »Bailey Bridge to help Pasakha during monsoon
A temporary Bailey bridge has been placed over a section of the severely damaged Balujora Bridge in Pasakha to ensure smooth traffic flow when the rainy season starts. This is while a new bridge is being built nearby to be completed by May 2019. “We thought it was necessary for …
Read More »Govt denies political motivation in Le Meridien FI case
On the heels of a detailed Opposition party release accusing the government of political motivation and timing among other things over the Le Meridien FI case, the government in a recent counter release said that the government has full confidence in the ACC and would the leave the matter to …
Read More »Fire fighting PM
The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, joined the armed forces, police personnel, Punatsangchhu project staff, Desuups, locals and WangduePhodrang Dzongkhag officials in battling the forest fire in Nahi on 11th February.
Read More »Opposition defends Le Meridien FI case and attacks govt
At the press conference this week in Thimphu, the opposition party described the government’s charges against former DPT minister Yeshey Zimba of policy corruption and official misconduct, as ‘malicious political vendetta’. The government has alleged that the fiscal incentives approved by then DPT Government in April 2013 was granted to …
Read More »Chharo mobile e-wallet launched
In line with the national goal to encourage a cashless economy and promoting financial inclusion, the Bank of Bhutan launched mobile e-wallet “Chharo” on February 9 in Thimphu. Chharo is the first e-wallet to be introduced in the Kingdom. It is an e-wallet application available for free download on both …
Read More »Control systems for hydro plants to be domestically manufactured
In the near future, the government will no longer buy control systems for operation of hydro power plants from outside the country. It will be manufactured domestically by the Bhutan Automation and Engineering Limited (BAEL), a unit of the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), the country’s hydropower generating company. On …
Read More »OCP conducted 12 awareness workshops on pilgrimage regulations in January
The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) conducted awareness workshop regarding Package Pilgrimage Rules and Regulations 2017 in 10 places which includes Phuentsholing, Gedu, Thimphu, Samdrup Jongkhar, Bangtar, Narphung, Gelephu, Tingtibi, Panbang and Dagana in the month of January. An OCP official said, “OCP …
Read More »Bhutan’s first public Gay couple receive positive responses after coming out
After Deyon Phuntsho and his partner Tenzin Gyeltshen came out publicly about their gay status in the last week’s issue of The Bhutanese, the couple said that they have been receiving positive responses from their friends since then. “After the story went viral, we’ve been receiving calls, video calls and …
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