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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating Thimphu thromde’s newly constructed sewer lines in Thimphu particularly in Motithang, Taba, Yangchenphug and Kawajangsa after Royal Audit Authority (RAA) found corrupt practices involved in construction of sewer lines. RAA found out that though the placement of manhole at various sites is one of …

Although Gangzur Gewog in Lhuentse is well known for pottery, there are, however, only three artisans who practice the art of making pottery for commercial purposes in the whole gewog. This according to the gewog gup, Kinzang Dorji is due to the fact that the potters have always been looked …

Lhuentse is the fourth highest alcohol consuming Dzongkhag The main culprit is the heavily consumed local Ara and the solution lay in changing the culture and behaviors around it The alcohol survey conducted in Lhuentse by the health sector to determine the impact of Alcohol Harm Reduction Pilot Project conducted …

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently working on enhancement of methodology for the 4th National Integrity Assessment (NIA). The major enhancement in the methodology is the inclusion of a module on Ethical Leadership in the Internal Integrity Component of the assessment. Ethical competence of the Leaders are crucial for fostering …

The Chief Environment Officer under the Waste Management Division, National Environment Commission (NEC), Thinley Dorji, said that all the stakeholders across the country are taking the plastic ban with a gradual pace so as not to overwhelm the public, however, he added that the ban will be taken seriously after …

RCSC says delinking will have to go through Parliament The health minister Lyonpo Dechen Wangmo said that one of the major reforms that the government is planning to bring in the health sector is to merge Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Gelephu regional referral hospital and Mongar Regional …

The agriculture minister, Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor said that the stray dog population in the country and especially in the capital is not only causing a nuisance to the local people but is also becoming a threat to the tourists visiting the country. The Annual Health Bulletin 2018 showed that a …

The Thimphu Thromde said that water from Dodena has reached treatment plant at Taba but it might need another one month or more to commission the project. Nakphel Drukpa, Head of Water Supply Division under Thimphu thromde said, “While supplying water to treatment plant, as we could not maintain normal …

While most of the parents and students in the ‘earn and learn’ will be filing a case against the agent, Bhutan Employment Overseas (BEO) by April on the ground of breach of contract and youth exploitation, many also blamed the Labour Ministry and the government for being protective of the …

Not happy with his former job, 38-year-old Christopher Boyce, a researcher from Scotland quit his job, left his home and travelled to Bhutan on a bicycle journey covering 20,000 kilometers as part of a personal journey to find happiness and give a new meaning and purpose to his life. Before …