The Bhutanese Leading the way.
Bhutan will host its first Buddhist film Festival this October with a selection of six films which includes the premiere of a film on Yangsi Rinpoche-Reincarnation is just the beginning- a 97 minutes story on Dilgo Khyentse’s reincarnation living in Bhutan that is just released worldwide. Director Mark Elliott, who …
Read More »Lack of cooperation stands in safety’s way
Despite regular trainings and awareness programs by the labor ministry (MoLHR) to the construction sectors and related agencies, much required Occupational, Health and Safety (OHS) measures could not be applied effectively. A labor official said that there is a need for proper mechanism to institute and implement the rules and …
Read More »Two bomb blasts in two months in the south
One after another there have been two minor bomb blasts in the south, first at Lhamoizingkha on the night of 19 September and another in Samtenling gewog (Bhur) in Gelephu dungkhag on the night of 15 October. The explosion took place at around 12 midnight at Bhur, which is about …
Read More »First Bhutanese student to win gold medal at Indian Law College
All eyes were on Chimi Dorji from Bhutan who swept the prestigious gold medal in corporate law as “Best Male Student in Corporate Law” at the 10th annual convocation organized by the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR University of Law), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India organized on 2 September …
Read More »Hospital justifies, but Sonam Peldon will never stand on her feet
Blame it on the doctors or the parents but the fate of three year old Sonam Peldon remains, perhaps in lifetime paralysis with a lifeless left hand. She dreams of walking one day but her dream will remain a dream only. The parents of the three-year old, Sonam Peldon, feel …
Read More »TTI Principals lay the grounds for a skilled workforce
As a follow-up to the resolution of the 4th Technical Vocational Education Conference (TVET), incorporation of Quality Management System (QMS) in all the Technical Training Institutes (TTI) was made mandatory. To this end, Principals from all the TTIs gathered in Chumey Technical Training Institute to prepare the manual for QMS …
Read More »Business sector’s lack of awareness and public ignorance challenges BSB’s calibration efforts for weights and measures
As was the case for retrofitting building structures, the Bhutan Standard Bureau (BSB) yet again experienced a cold response from Business sectors. Unawareness of consumers and ignorance of the sellers are the repeat culprits in the way of the implementation process. Although the deadline for verification of the measurement was …
Read More »Stolen cow slaughtered and sold to meat vendor
Paro police have detained two men in connection with the theft of a cow, slaughtering it and selling it to a meat vendor in the capital on 9 October. The two suspects were arrested the next day from the capital with the help of the photographs which was taken by …
Read More »The first TVET Graduates convocation
In a first ever of its type for Technical Vocation and Education Graduates (TVET), more than 1300 graduates from six Technical Training Institute (TTI) and two Institute of Zorig chusums (IZC) will gather for their convocation. The convocation will be held similar to University graduates’ convocations. The three day event …
Read More »Preparing for the great flood
The Punakha-Wangdi valley will soon see early warning sirens going off and all resident of the twin valleys running to designated higher ground for their dear life. However, this will be a mock drill as part of Bhutan’s largest disaster management program conducted by the Department of Disaster Management to …
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