THE NATION

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 …

On the sidelines of the Friday meet the Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering  accused the media and the Opposition party of ‘lying’ in their assessments of the government’s 25 pledges in 120 days. The government had claimed that of the 25 pledges- it had achieved 11, another 11 was …

Bhutan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and is already facing the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather and changing rainfall patterns. The most significant impact of climate change in Bhutan is the formation of supra glacial lakes due to the accelerated retreat of glaciers …

His Majesty The King granted an Audience to the recipients of the undergraduate scholarships administered by the ministry of education, at the Kuenrey of the Tashichhodzong on 14 March 2019. The 144 students, who have completed class 12, will undertake full-time undergraduate studies in different parts of the world, in …

The ‘National Human Development Report (NHDR): Ten Years of Democracy in Bhutan’ report launched by Prime Minister (Dr.) Lotay Tshering and UNDP Administrator and the UN Under-Secretary-General Achim Steiner on 12 March in Thimphu says that Bhutan’s growing democracy has helped advance development, with an independent judiciary, a vigorous parliamentary …

The Opposition party in a press release said that the government in its own assessment, claimed to have fulfilled most of its pledges but that these claims should be subjected to proper scrutiny and interpretation by the public. “The government has provided a feel-good, flattering assessment of its performance in …

This is as the peak tourist season comes up Hotels in Norzin lam are facing an acute water shortage because water sources in Motithang that supply water to Norzin Lam areas are drying up. The other cause is also due to the fact that water from the Motithang treatment plant …