While opinion and facts may differ, hard data tells its own story and the data on Australian visas granted to Bhutanese over the last 17 years show that the rush of Bhutanese to Australia has been building up pace over time starting from as far back as 2005 onwards. The …
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While Bhutanese have been going to Australia in large numbers over the years to study and work, there has been a sharp uptick in not only Bhutanese going there in recent years, but also in numbers availing the Permanent Resident (PR) visa which allows Bhutanese to stay permanently in Australia …
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2 specialists and 5 doctors take EOL from JDWNRH, 2 retire and 1 resigns A total of 5 General Duties Medical Officers (GDMO) and Medical Officers or doctors, 2 specialists, a pharmacologist and a chest physician have taken the Extra-Ordinary Leave (EOL), 1 regular GDMO has resigned and 2 doctors …
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His Majesty The King arrived in Delhi on 14 September and granted an Audience to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi received His Majesty at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. His Majesty and Prime Minister Modi discussed issues of mutual interest, and reaffirmed …
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The Ministry of Finance committee is working on a proposal of paying civil servants two types of wages. One would be a basic pay that would include all allowances like house rent allowance etc. and the other component would be variable pay which would be paid only at the end …
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93 foreign visitors expected to fly in on 23 September The Tourism Council of Bhutan will launch a new brand for the country on September 22. Previously, TCB embraced and marketed the country’s official flower, the blue poppy, with the slogan “Happiness is a place” as the brand for Bhutan’s …
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A boycott to import all potatoes or cash crops from Bhutan from 5 September 2022 onwards announced by 23 major importers in Jaigaon went on for around seven to eight days before fizzling out. According to sources the boycott fizzled out due to a combination of pressure from authorities in …
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Many medical staff, regular and on contract, are leaving their jobs at the hospitals. In the last 8 months from 1 January to 31 August 160 members of the medical and health group separated from the civil service and another 71 went on EOL bringing the total to 231 of …
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His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen offered a Thousand Butterlamps at Samtse on 9 September for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, who passed away on 8 September. Special Marme Moenlam (prayers to offer light) were performed for the ceremony, which was attended by …
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In a clear uptick compared to past years, a total of 818 civil servants across agencies voluntarily resigned much before their tenure in the last eight months from 1st January to 31st August 2022. It is expected that most of these civil servants have headed to Australia. The average resignation …
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