THE NATION

The ADB funded Thimphu road improvement project in Mothithang, which kicked off on May 24 will, over a period of 18 months, result in better roads, new drains and footpaths. The contract has been awarded to Hi-Tech & Chimmi R D Joint Venture at a contract amount of Nu 38.6 …

Bhutan is ranked 13th out of 163 countries in the latest report of the Global Peace Index (GPI). The report states that South Asia hosts some countries as peaceful as Bhutan and at the same time some of the least peaceful countries in the world such as Pakistan (152nd) and …

Presenting the progress on connectivity and ICT in the country Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay said that Bhutan now has air service agreements (ASA) with eight countries, with United Arab Emirates being the most recent, and the next month the country’s first-ever ICT College will begin at Gyelposhing with 81 students. …

Bhutan hopes to eliminate Mother-to-Child transmission (MTCT) of HIV by 2020 and AIDS by 2030 according to health professionals. As of December 2016, 515 cases of HIV were reported in the country of which 250 were male and 265 female.  Of this around eight percent or 35 cases were Mother-to-Child …

A free Korean Pop Super concert is scheduled to take place on 17th June 2017 at Changlimithang national stadium as part of the festivities to mark 30 years of friendship between South Korea and Bhutan Superstar Park Jea-Sang, popularly known as PSY, pulled out at the last moment, but five …

With the increasing number of cordyceps collectors in the highlands and the associated waste, concerns are being raised that if proper management of such garbage is not done, it will lead to pollution of pristine mountain environment. Environmentalists fear that the mountains will be strewn with all sorts of trash. …

The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) President Dr Tandin Dorji while responding to a question on DNT’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2018 polls also said that Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) did not follow the proper procedures in electing its new President, Dasho Neten Zangmo. “When BKP took out a party …

It is extremely comforting and satisfying to meet so many of you today. When I think of the future, I am particularly reassured because you are all so qualified and capable. We are gathered here – representatives of the clergy, the Prime Minister and senior officials of the government, and …

The small township of Kanglung has been facing a housing issue for years but the problem has only gotten worse with its key institution, Sherubtse College, expanding over the years and the town development works kept on hold for more than a decade. The director of Sherubtse College, Tshering Wangdi, …

The Yonphula domestic airport in the eastern district of Trashigang, closed since 2013 for realignment of its runway and compliance with international standards, is expected to re-open in June according to air transport officials. “We are having a test flight by the first week of June and the certification of …