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However, mental health is yet to get the desired budget or attention Bhutan’s only practicing psychiatrist, Dr. Damber Kumar Nirola, sees between 25-30 patients daily at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital. There are at least four youth any given day in that group. Most youth suffer from anxiety …
Read More »Employment services to be decentralized to the local government
The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) shared its policy to decentralize employment services to local governments during the 21st Annual Dzongdas’ Conference held in Thimphu. According to the MoLHR, the objectives to decentralization employment facilitation services to local government are to mainstream employment in local government plans and …
Read More »30 armed men abduct four in Sarpang
Eyewitnesses say about 30 unidentified men, well-armed with guns and khukuris (machete like knives), abducted four people from Norbugang village in Shomphangkha gewog, Sarpang at around 8 pm on August 7. According to a reliable source, no person in the village was physically hurt. There were no theft of material …
Read More »Bhutan to celebrate the first-ever National Voters’ Day
Bhutan is set to celebrate the first-ever National Voters’ Day across the country on September 15, coinciding with the International Democracy Day. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has decided to celebrate the day as part of the resolutions of the Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia held …
Read More »Transportation fare to increase says RSTA
With the green tax on fuel coming into effect last Thursday, the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) said that the transportation fare is likely to increase. The Director General of RSTA, Lham Dorji, talking about a hike in bus and taxi fares, said, “We haave already done a bus …
Read More »Five political parties share experiences from their trip to Denmark
During the seminar on lessons learnt by the five political parties on their ten-day study tour to Denmark on June14, the five party representatives, despite their political differences, shared similar experiences, the feeling of being Bhutanese first. One of the panelists, the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) President, Lily Wangchhuk, said …
Read More »Bhutan to host SAFTA Ministerial meeting for the first time on 24th July
Bhutan will be hosting the eight meeting of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) ministerial council in Thimphu on 24th July 2014 at the convention center. This will be the first time that Bhutan will be hosting the SAFTA ministerial council (SMC) meeting. Some issues like reduction of sen¬sitive …
Read More »BKP points out flaws on the pay hike and tax front
During a recent press conference held on July 5, the Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) voiced their stance, based on four grounds, regarding the pay raise that the government had pledged for the civil servants. BKP talked on issues related to pay raise on four grounds such as economic, social justice, …
Read More »Poor drainage and lack of drinking water woes in Thimphu
The clogged up drains with overflowing water is a common sight in Thimphu during the monsoon season every year. During heavy downpours, sometimes the water flows right into people’s homes. The Thimphu Thrompon, Kinlay Dorjee, said there are no new plans for improving the drainage system and drinking water supply …
Read More »Difficult to believe so far but below normal monsoon predicted for Bhutan this year
According to the Department of Hydro-Met Services under Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) the forecast for monsoon rainfall from June to September is to be 5.1% below the normal rainfall range. This would also mean that the annual total rainfall is forecast to be below normal. For June and July, …
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