THE NATION

Prime Minister Lyonchen Jimi Y Thinley, in his opening address at the United Nations Head Quarter in New York City on 2 April, said that Gross National Product (GDP) not only should but must be replaced by Gross National Happiness (GNH) if mankind is to avoid its current unsustainable and …

The Bhutanese managed to get hold of a classified study that the health ministry (MoH) conducted on 116 People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) above 18 years and above between April to May, 2011. Sources said that the results of the survey will be made public once the ministry receives funds. …

Although Bhutan lies on a high seismic zone there is yet to be a concrete policy on retrofitting. This has resulted in many existing buildings being unsafe for habitation. Jojo’s building in Thimphu was the only building which was retrofitted with the help of Bhutan standard bureau (BSB), then called …

Is Bhutan ready for a woman Prime Minister? This remains a question as less than 14% of women represent Parliament, and with the first ever local government elections held in June, 2011, less than 5% of the newly elected local leaders are women. To encourage women in active participation in …

Proposed amendments include new chapters pertaining to broadcasting, cyber security and data protection The Bhutan Information Communications and Media Amendment Bill 2012, after certain major consultations and amendments was submitted to the Cabinet Secretariat by the ministry of information and communication (MOIC) recently this month. The converged ICM Act was enacted …

The late Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, was bestowed the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour on March 27, 2012, 40 years after his untimely demise, by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution during Bangladesh’s independence in 1971. The people of Bangladesh struggled a brutal occupation by Pakistan right after the …

Thimphu The Department of Curriculum and  Research Development (DCRD) under the Education Ministry is confident that the new Economics curriculum for classes IX and X proposed from this year will sail through smoothly without any pilot tests required. According to the curriculum officer for Economics at the DCRD, Omnath Baraily, …

The two milk processing units (MPU) in Sarpang Dzongkhag are running in losses as the high demand for milk is not met by the supply. To make the matter worse, the milk has to be converted into dairy products the sale of which is not profitable at all. According to …

Tashi Wangmo/ Thimphu A spate of wildlife smuggling and poaching incidents in Bhutan show that Bhutan needs to be on the guard against wildlife smugglers and poachers. Recently, a man from Nanglam, Pemagatshel, was caught selling a rhino horn weighting 850 grams to a Jaigoan businessman for Nu 3mn. In …

The  micro hydropower projects at 4000m above sea level will electrify 112 households  With an Austrian financial aid of 1.8mn euro, the government is moving ahead with plans construct two micro hydro -power projects   at the remote gewogs of Soe and Lingzhi under Thimphu dzongkhag. The construction of the 100kw …