Statistics show that each year there is an increasing number of IT graduates and lesser jobs to go around. According to the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, the IT job vacancy in government agencies has reached a saturation point. This is main reason why one of the biggest groups …
Read More »Bhutan Telecom and Tashi InfoComm to battle for customers with better connectivity and cheaper rates
While some feel that services provided by B-mobile are better at reasonable rates, others feel that the services by T-cell are more efficient and quick. Their justifications are equally debatable though. Tashi Tshering, the Managing Director of Tashi InfoComm Limited said that now with the introduction of data packages the …
Read More »We need time extension, say club and draying owners
With the timing limit set on recreation hours by the Bhutan Info-Com and Media Authority, the late night recreation business owners in Thimphu are not happy with the closing timing. According to the BICMA Act, the closing timing for the recreation business have been set differently depending upon the nature …
Read More »Parking fee agency looks forward to multi-level parking for the big bucks
KCR is which is constructing the two major multi-level parking projects is the biggest joint venture parking fee collection agency in Thimphu and currently manages all the parking sites in the core areas of Thimphu. KCR CEO Goutam Mukherjee said once the two multi parking structures in Thimphu is completed …
Read More »Trade Dept announces formation of committee to review LPG prices
In a press conference, the Joint Secretary, MoEA, Sonam P Wangdi said, “MoEA has initiated the formation of multi-task force to review the entire Petroleum Products PoL pricing structure and other elements associated with the PoL sectors.” The formation of multi-task force is under process involving officials from different sectors …
Read More »Local farm vendors complain about lack of facilities in cFm
Farmers from around the country are motivated to grow local farm produce to meet the domestic demand, which falls in line with the government initiatives toward food self-reliance. Vegetable vendors buy the freshly harvested vegetables, in large and small scale, from the farmers at the Centenary Farmers Market (CFM). However, …
Read More »Commuters not happy with recent bus and taxi fare revision
The Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) revised the fares for passenger bus and taxi services on July 21. Prior to the fare revision, the taxi fares for both local and long distance was Nu 15 per km. But now with the 6 percent fare increase, the new rate for …
Read More »Avoiding flooding in the capital
The story is same every monsoon in the capital and for that matter in towns across Bhutan like Phuentsholing, Gelephu, Paro etc with clogged and overflowing drains and roads filled with water. Thimphu also has the special charm of overloaded sewage pipes bursting out of manhole covers to cover entire …
Read More »E-cars charging stations to be installed soon
Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC), having faced a lot of difficulties and criticism about e-cars as well as e-taxis, is soon to oversee the installation of five charging stations in three different dzongkhags. MoIC Minister, Lyonpo DN Dhungyel, during meet the Meet-the-Press session held yesterday said the location identified …
Read More »Bhutan has 103 Tigers
The Global Tiger Day saw Bhutan announcing it has 103 tigers. This is up from 74 tigers in 1998. The tigers were painstakingly counted using 1129 camera traps throughout the country during the past two years. Tigers have been caught in these cameras from the plains, at 150 meters, to …
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