DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

The Prime minister during the weekly Friday meet congratulated the media for the formation of the Media Council along with the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) and the Media Council Members. Lyonchhen said now that every possible legal support is in place the time is to take things forward …

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNHR) has started collecting morphine tablets from other hospitals in the country. A shortage of controlled drugs including morphine, which is used on cancer patients to relieve pain, has raised concerns among the health officials at JDWNRH. The controlled drugs are Morphine, Pethidine, Fentanyl, …

A group of Bhutanese youth that are currently in Japan through the  ‘Learn and Earn Program’ (LEP) have officially formed an International Labour Union of Bhutan (ILUB) on 1 September in Japan. Representatives from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Japanese Trade Union Confederation (RENGO), Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and …

The National Assembly (NA) took the step and approved the removal of section 213 and 214 of the Penal Code of Bhutan, that criminalizes ‘unnatural sex’ and also prescribes a punishment for it, on 8 June, 2019 after the finance minister, Namgay Tshering, addressed the need to remove the section. …

The Ministry of Health (MoH) said that 7,664 cases were registered suspecting dengue fever from 18 Dzongkhags whereby Phuentsholing hospital contributed the highest with 87 percent of them. The MoH so far has confirmed 1,989 cases using the Rapid Test Kit. Two additional deaths were reported due to dengue and …

Sherza Ventures Limited (SVL), an e-commerce and trading company, has launched its Initial Public Offering (IPO) to invite the people to invest in shares, and raise Nu 247 million (mn). Nu 19 mn equity shares will be made available at Nu 13 per share to attract even micro investors. Of …

Dhan Maya and Pasang Tamang have been by the side of Sonam Tamang in Japan for a month now. They are hopeful that Sonam will wake up from the coma, but as of now, the health condition is the same with Sonam. In a recent development, Dhan Maya, who suffers …

Within a period of five years, the education ministry is planning to build its very own unique brand in the education. The objective is to create ‘Brand Bhutan Education’ encapsulating Bhutanese values, which is also expected to add as a source of income for the country. Education minister, Lyonpo  J.B …

Thimphu TechPark will soon build its own IT team where they will cater to the needs of the people, in terms of services related to IT. This is in a long list of developments in the IT Tech Park gearing Bhutan for the fourth industrial revolution. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) …

‘Dining in the Dark’ in Bhutan hosted their third Dining in the Dark charity event on 10 August at Terma Linca Resort and Spa in Thimphu. The Prime Minister along with other 25 guests took part in the event. The guests were blindfolded for more than an hour to three …