Generally, there is a prejudice that students who study humanities usually have trouble getting employed. Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) will be doing away with humanities subjects in government colleges and is replacing it with more technical courses to make students more employable and relevant to the job market. However, …
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The Bhutanese talked to some civil servants and professionals on why they are leaving for Australia and what changes they would like to see. While they agreed for their first names to be used they did not want their full names or the names of their agencies to come out …
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On the night of 24 February a Bhutanese citizen Maya (name changed) came back from Kalchini and found the main gate at Phuentsholing being closed after 11 pm. She approached the RBP on duty at the gate and showed them her CID card, but they said they can only allow …
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At the end of January 2022, it was announced that the Government of India (GoI) would offer a concessional rate for the third internet gateway, but details were lacking. Earlier negotiations were stuck with Indian PSU Telecom provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) which wanted to charge USD 8 per …
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In the month of January 2023 figures from Australia’s Home Affairs Department shows that exactly 2,000 Bhutanese got education visas. Prior to that in six months from 1 July to 31st December 2022, 6,497 Bhutanese got education visas. This means that a total of 8,497 Bhutanese got education visas in …
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With the removal of Arts and Humanities programs in government colleges, a majority of the students who have passed class X are rushing to take up the Science Stream in class XI and XII. A very minimal number of students have opted for the Arts Stream this year. According to …
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A total compilation of the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu set up in April 2020 shows that Nu 5.933 billion (bn) was given out as Kidu to 99,656 people. This is not including around 14,565 people given ration support which are basic essential items for the households during the first lockdown. …
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For sometime now, large numbers of civil servants have been resigning mainly on economic grounds and the majority of them have been heading to Australia. Now to motivate the civil servants and in part to stem the flow, a Sixth Pay Commission has been constituted with the DHI Chairman Dasho …
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In a first for Bhutan, the Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) will fully fund and construct the 600 MW Kholongchu project on its own. This is the first time that Bhutan will be financing and constructing a mega hydro project on its own as so far all mega projects like …
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The country is currently facing a high attrition rate due to the trend of employees leaving their jobs for Australia or other countries. Many private sector employees have gone to Australia, Canada, US, UK and the Middle East in search of better economic opportunities. Due to the tight economic situation …
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