THE NATION

The most common complaint received by Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) and Bhutan Medical and Health Council (BMHC) are of health professionals being rude and medical negligence. The complaints were received through email, written down on paper, verbally made in person, and even posted on social media. This …

Fashion in Bhutan was not popular as it was in other countries. However, with time and after inception of the Royal Textile Academy (RTA), the fashion industry in Bhutan is growing and has seen a drastic improvement in a few year’s time. The quality, the styles and the whole design …

Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering participated in the 21-kilometre coronation run Bhutan Olympic Committee organised on the morning of 1st November to commemorate the 11th Anniversary of His Majesty’s Coronation in 2008. “I thoroughly enjoyed,” he said. “For a 50-year-old, to be able to complete the run without much practice, not …

Bhutan Telecom has been in the news for charging sky high roaming rates for Indian in two public cases including the former DHI Chairman who dragged BT to the Office of Consumer Protection. Bhutan Telecom (BT) now said that the charges for its international roaming facility in India will keep …

Enrolling little children in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is very important because they learn the basic skills in life which helps to prepare them for more complex learning. This is also the time of the year when parents start looking for a suitable ECCD for their children. The …

A recent Kuensel story has the Labour and Human Resources Minister attending the Annual Gups’ Conference held in Bumthang and sounding off on the troubled Japan Learn and Earn Program (LEP) issue. The Kuensel story quoted the minister saying, “Clarifying that whatever issues are reported in the media about the …

Special Education Needs (SEN) program is ineffective due to the lack of specialized teachers and almost no classrooms with special teaching-learning materials. Principal of Kamji Middle Secondary School in Chukha, Pema Rinchen, said, “We have a teacher shortage, and we do not have specialized teachers to teach students with disabilities. …

17 October 2019: The Ambassadors of the Argentine Republic, H.E. Mr Daniel Chuburu, Kingdom of Bahrain, H.E. Mr. Abdulrahman Al Gaoud, Kingdom of Denmark, H.E. Mr. Freddy Svane, the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Dr. Heba Salaheldin Elmarassi, the European Union, H.E. Mr Ugo Astuto, Republic of Maldives, H.E. Ms.Aishath …

The three rooms in the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) meant for the attendants of intensive unit patients are is always crowded and dirty and is one of the main issues which the hospital management has not able to manage despite having the rule of one patient one …

Besides rearing livestock, people in Sakteng are now taking up ecotourism business, such as homestays, to earn additional income. The number of tourists visiting Sakteng is increasing due to the reopening of the Yonphula Domestic Airport and completion of the road to Sakteng. In 2011, Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) had …