Plastic waste will be given a major transformation through a creative craft program that will turn waste into useful items such as mats and baskets. Clean Bhutan Organization (CBO) initiated the program in collaboration with the Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative (SJI) to approach plastic waste management through a creative slant and …
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The Mineral Development Policy (MDP), which was proposed almost eight years ago, might finally be approved this year. The MDP will integrate the overall strategy for development and sustainable growth of the mineral based industry by efficient regulation and management and also restrict over exploitation of the natural resources. The …
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His Majesty The King granted an Audience to scouts attending the 7th scout leadership-training in Tencholing today. The scout leadership training has 125 scout participants, who are class ten students selected from across the country. A similar camp is held in summer for class 12 students. The three-week long training …
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The four day 18th National Education Conference concluded with two Sherig Pledges to the Prime Minister: “Safe sanitary pads for every girl student in Bhutan” and “Drama festival to promote Performing Arts in schools”. Lyonchhen said that in a year’s time they’d have started with drama festivals in schools. “Before …
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The recently concluded annual education conference endorsed the standards for inclusive education, which aims to standardize the quality of inclusive education provided to children with disabilities and improve quality of inclusive education across all schools and for all children in Bhutan. The Standards for Inclusive Education are a tool to …
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The Ministry of Education signed the PISA-D agreement during the annual education conference on Friday. The international assessment program will allow Bhutan to see how Bhutan’s schools compare with those of other countries. Lyonchhen said that with Bhutan joining PISA-D as member, he wants Bhutanese students to excel in this …
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The National HIV, AIDS and STI Control Programme (NACP) have come up with a strategic plan for 2017-2023 to be implemented within the framework of Bhutan’s 12th Five Year Plan. Known as the National Strategic Plan III, it is designed to increase coverage of comprehensive package of HIV prevention services, …
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At 7:30pm Thursday night, a white Bolero pickup slid off the icy road some 10kms from Tsimasham. Dil Bahadur Biswa was driving supplies from Phuntsholing to his shop in Trongsa when he had to brake after encountering a truck headed the other way. Without any traction the pickup slid off …
Read More »The traffic congestion in the border town of Phuentsholing is so bad that residents say it is faster to walk than drive to a destination. Phuentsholing Police SP said they had to conduct a meeting with relevant stakeholders this winter to address the situation, which was getting bad to worse. …
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Dubbed as a ‘White Elephant’ by the media and public a few years ago, the tables are turning around for the Thimphu Tech Park Limited (TTPL). Today it is running out of space with five Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) companies, seven startups and a data centre as its occupants. Together, …
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