DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

A decline in traditional media is being witnessed globally because of the availability of a wide range of digital media. An immediate impact of such a change is the massive job losses suffered by journalists all over the world. A three-day conference on Future Organizing and Transforming Trade Union Workshop …

A recent statement made by the Labour Minister has hurt the sentiments of the parents and youths that went on the Japan Learn and Earn Program (LEP). The Kuensel story, printed on its issue dated 19 October 2019, reported on the statement made by the Labour and Human Resources Minister, …

“For any planning, you need to first know yourself, then you must know the system, the country, the vision and the global aspects. Without these, there is no purpose in the planning process,” said the Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering. Highlighting these at the first Planner’s Forum this morning, …

The Fourth Royal Highland Festival took place on 23 and 24 October on the gentle hills above Laya village called Langothang and the celebration ground lies at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level. The first Royal Highland Festival started in 2016, and since then the people in Laya …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) received its first case of a kidney transplant patient who gave birth to a healthy baby last month. Ugyen Pema, 22, from Pangbang, overcame every medical obstacles to get carry her pregnancy through and give birth. She had both kidney failures when she …

As per the record with Royal Securities Exchange of Bhutan (RSEB), as of 27 September (last date for a subscription of share), Sherza Ventures Limited (SVL) could raise a total amount of Nu 64.34 mn. The total number of shares subscribed is 4.94 mn and the total number of subscribers …

The misuse of antibiotic happens knowingly or unknowingly by the people. In some cases, even the health staff are known to give antibiotics under the pressure from the patients, for even the common cold. Medical Superintendent of JDWNRH, Dr Gosar Pemba, said antibiotics are used to prevent mainly bacterial infection …

1 from military, 1 expatriate pathologist and 1 civilian pathologist The shortage of specialists in a few departments in Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) is still a concern. Especially in the departments of Pathology, Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology and Dermatology. The medical superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Gosar Pemba said …

A year has passed and Sonam’s health still remains the same Dhan Maya takes more than an hour by bus to get to the hospital where her daughter, Sonam Tamang, remains in a state of coma.   Although Dhan Maya does not know the names of the locations, however, she knows …

The multi-cellular culvert box bridge at Bhawanijhora, Pasakha is frequently submerged in the flashfloods caused by heavy rainfall, leaving people cut off for few hours to few days. The height of the bridge is 6 meters and the capacity of the bridge is 40 metric tonnes. The construction started in …