THE NATION

On October 18, 2009, the children of Thangrong Primary School in Mongar had their best supper of their lives; it was cooked by their King. On that day His Majesty the King  visited the school where he met with the children and later cooked a six dish dinner. Pema Tenzin …

Since 2004, the concentration of PM 10 has more than doubled In his TED talk earlier this year, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay famously stated that Bhutan is not only carbon neutral it is carbon negative. While it is true for the nation as a whole, urban centers like Thimphu have …

Today there are 3,375 registered tour guides in the country who are trained from different guide training institutes. As of now there are nine such training institutes with courses accredited by the Department of Occupational Standards (DoS). However, there is now increasing questions on the quality of some of these …

His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint Colonel Chimi Dorji as the Chief of Police on 19th November. Colonel Chimi Dorji has been serving as the Deputy Chief of Police of the Royal Bhutan Police. The post of the Chief of Police has been vacant since the superannuation of …

Pema Dorji, 51-year-old disabled man from Damphu, Tsirang, is a single father of six children. He owns a tailoring shop in Babesa and because of his tailoring skills; he can make an honest living. He stands as an example for the rest of the disabled people in the country Currently, …

During the Question-Hour session held in the National Assembly yesterday, Member of Parliament (MP) from Khamed-Lunana, Pema Drukpa, asked the agriculture minister to update the House on the power tiller distribution and farm shops across the country and its benefit to the people. In response to the question, Agriculture Minister, …

Based on the resolution of the 7th Session of the National Assembly (NA), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) carried out a comprehensive study on division required, under the Department of National Properties (DNP), to manage seized goods and properties by the law enforcement agencies. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had suggested that …

On 10th November 2016, His Majesty The King granted Dhar to appoint Bhutan’s Ambassador to Kuwait. His Majesty also appointed Zimpon Wogmas to the Office of the Gyalpoi Zimpon. The new ambassador to Kuwait is Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor, who was previously serving as the deputy permanent representative at the Permanent …

“Searching for wives”, a documentary film by a Bhutanese student studying film in Singapore’s Laselle College of Arts will be screened at the annual international Festival of Film Schools in Munich, Germany, this month. The 13-minute documentary film is about an Indian migrant worker in Singapore who works as a …

The Gesarling Central School has brought significant improvement to schooling in the district of Dagana in terms of creating a learning environment through better facilities and access to materials, which has improved academic performance according to the school authorities. “Our main aim and objective is to improve the performance of …