THE NATION

Phojas emerged as winners in the Coronation Cup man’s finals played on Sunday against the Wizards. The YDF indoor stadium was crowded with spectators at the finals. Supporters of both the teams sat on the edge of their seats with the first half of the game seeing competitive baskets. The …

Kanglung township planning has been in the offing for eight years now but it still has not seen the light of day and the community has no access to municipal services whatsoever. The residents are concerned if the town planning would actually come through although this has been discussed in …

The bottled water project that was proposed in 2010 as a joint venture between Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), and Carpenter and Company (C & C), a Boston-USA based firm has seen little progress since then. DHI officials say that C&C carried out a valuation of Bhutan Agro Industry Limited …

Following the first annual human resource conference held by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) earlier this week, senior officials of the commission met with more than 170 civil servants of Thimphu dzongkhag yesterday. The day-long meeting saw the RCSC commissioners briefing the audience on Civil Service Act of Bhutan …

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 …