On 6 November 2022, three Bhutanese helicopter pilots, Ugyen Dorji, Garab Wangchuk and Kuenga Wangmo, of the Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services Limited or RBHSL (now named Drukair Helicopter Services), wrote a complaint letter to the management asking for ‘urgent safety intervention for the Bhutanese Low Time Pilots’. The letter alleged …
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353 teachers left in 2021 2022 has seen the highest number of teachers ever leaving with 868 of them leaving, which is more than double than 2021. Of the 868 teachers who left there were 434 voluntary resignations by regular teachers including 24 principals and vice principals. 323 teachers were …
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We often hear that living in Thimphu is very expensive, and more so with the increasing rate of inflation. Looking at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) shared by the National Statistics Bureau, the purchasing power of Ngultrum has gone down. Currently, Nu 100 in November 2022 is worth Nu 60 …
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A man who doesn’t want to be named shared his experience where he felt cheated by a ticketing agent in Thimphu. He declined to name the agency, but he has communication proof. He paid around Nu 88,000 in total for a ticket for his niece traveling to Australia for her …
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His Majesty The King graced the inauguration of the Kurizam-Gyalposhing Highway, built under the Desuung National Service Road Project. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by His Holiness the Je Khenpo. The road was widened and improved to a higher standard with the aim to pilot quality road construction, develop …
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There have been various attempts to quantify the Australia rush from the numbers of civil servants who have resigned, to those sitting for IELTS, to those applying for passports. However, another figure to calculate comes in terms of the record number of Provisional Land Certificates issued from 1 January to …
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The year began on 1 January 2022 but in some way the real date for 2022 started from the 17 December 2021 National Day Royal Address of His Majesty The King in Tashichhodzong where His Majesty laid out the many important national tasks ahead like the urgent need to move …
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From 1 January to 30 December 2022 the attrition rate or rate of civil servants separating from the civil service for all reasons has jumped to 6.75 percent compared to 4.82 percent in 2021 or even 2.95 percent in 2019 before the pandemic hit. A total of 2,529 civil servants …
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COVID-19 pandemic not yet over as 5.47% of people tested in November are positive In October of the 702 samples gathered at Paro International Airport, Phuentsholing, Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkhar, Mongar and JDWNRH around 91 tested positive which means a positivity rate of 12.96 percent. In November of the 548 samples …
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His Majesty The King graced the Attestation Parade of the 78th Batch Male Recruits and the 2nd Batch Female Recruits of the Royal Bhutan Army, at Tencholing in Wangduephodrang on 21st December 2021. The 151 men and 149 women who have completed the yearlong training will now join the Royal …
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The Bhutanese Leading the way.