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The National Referral Hospital in Thimphu is exploring possibilities of expanding the fee based special consultation services it provides in the evening, to cut waiting time, improve service delivery and also incentivise health care work. The new services include endoscopy, echocardiography, physiotherapy, eye and gynecological procedures, ENT and surgical procedures. …

The system of issuing limited tokens to consult a doctor at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in Thimphu has frustrated patients who feel they are being compelled to use the fee based special consultation services offered after 4 pm. “I was not allowed to register in the Out …

Opposition Party said it is concerned that unemployment rate in the last three years has reached a crisis level. Referring to the survey report 2015, Member of Parliament of Kengkhar Weringla, Rinzin Jamtsho, said that it is equally alarming that in the past three years (2013 to 2015), the overall …

The four men accused of smuggling seven kgs of Chinese gold have changed their pleas to guilty of all charges except smuggling. At the evidence hearing at the Chukha District Court on July 11, their legal counsel Ugyen Dorji submitted the criminal conspiracy was only to transport and not smuggle. …

During the closing ceremony of seventh session of second parliament, His Majesty the King awarded Gyen Tag (badge) to all the women parliamentarians. The Gyen Tag, a medal is equivalent to a Patang for men. Lyonpo Dorji Choden during meet the press session said that, “It was a great day …

Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay met with the Thai Health Minister H.E. Clinical Prof Emeritus PiyasakolSakolsatayadorn on friday at Gyalyong Tshogkhang. After exchanging pleasantries, Lyonchhen shared that many Bhutanese preferred to go to Thailand for medical treatment – some funded by government and mostly on their own expenses, and requested the Health …

Bhutan is host to the International Conference on “ Tradition and Innovation in Vajrayna Buddhism: A Mandala of 21st Century Perspectives” at Royal Institute of Tourism and Hospitality, Motithang in Thimphu. The conference is being organised by Central Monastic Body and Centre for Bhutan Studies. The three days conference is …

Bank of Bhutan (BoB) has started charging Nu 10 for its mobile banking service, M-BoB. This has not gone down well with many of the M-BoB users, with many taking to the social media to voice their frustration. M-BoB was launched in May 2015, based on a sustainability model from …

Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) are attempting to catch the culprit that dumped no less than 100 dogs below the road in Gaiguri, 13 km away from Phuentsholing towards Thimphu on June 11. People in the locality where the dogs were dumped suspect that the dogs were brought all the way …

On June 16, Wangdue police arrested a 16- year-old boy, an ex student of Wangdue primary school, who is from Marlung, Thedtsho, Wangdue. Along with him, the police arrested a 19- year-old man and a 21-year-old man. However, after investigation, police have released the two after taking their undertaking letters. …