Teachers concerned over IWP The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) Minister, Yeezang D Thapa, provided an update on the Individual Work Plan (IWP) for teachers and the directive to keep Saturday classes off as the deadline for finalizing these decisions approached. The MoESD Minister mentioned that the ministry …
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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the Prime Minister, Speaker, and cabinet ministers on 16th February 2024. His Majesty The King with the Prime Minister, Lyonchen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, and (front, L-R) Lyonpo Tandin Wangchuk, Minister of Health; Lyonpo Tshering, Minister of Home Affairs; Tshogpoen Lungten Dorji; Lyonpo …
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Bhutanese applicants facing rejection since they would earn more in part time work in Australia The financial year 2022-23 saw the largest ever number of Bhutanese getting Australian visas at 15,552 people. By comparison, the first six months of the 2023-24 from July to December 2023 saw 6,585 Bhutanese getting …
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Focus on operationalizing the Oncology center The Ministry of Health has announced a series of new priorities and strategies. These initiatives, set to be implemented over the next five years, are poised to address critical challenges and fulfil longstanding pledges made to the people. While addressing the pertinent issue of …
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A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his 53-year-old mother-in-law, which occurred in October last year. The assailant allegedly attacked the victim with a knife and firewood, resulting in her tragic death. According to the police, the motive behind the murder was stated …
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PM to visit India soon at the invitation of the Indian PM PM says in tourism first task is to increase numbers of visitors PM also talks of foreign reserves and what will happen after loan deferral period ends A major task and the biggest challenge for the new government …
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On 6th February 2024, the helicopter crash survivor Gyem Gyeltshen, his relative who is a lawyer, RICBL, the Druk Air and the Bhutanese legal representative of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW), a legal firm in Singapore hired by the two international reinsurance companies QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited and Best Meridian International …
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Even before Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay received the Dakyen from His Majesty The King the PM visited the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) to meet the doctors, nurses and medical staff and he also asked them to submit recommendations from their side. Lyonchhen said, “There are many sectors …
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The Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that in the first two weeks of his government he has been focusing on creating a map that will clearly outline what his deliverables are at the end of five years. “I need to know now what I can deliver in five years …
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His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to the new Prime Minister, Lyonchen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Lungten Dorji, and Cabinet Ministers in a ceremony held at the Golden Throne Room of the Tashichhodzong on 28th January 2024. The cabinet ministers of the 4th democratically elected …
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