Today marks 30 years since Bhutan ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Rescued from Baghdad: Bhutanese woman narrates tale of woe
Sonam was 25. She had gone to a primary school and a nunnery. She had never heard of Iraq, forget Baghdad, the capital city of the war-torn country in the Middle East
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Bhutan PM initiates Healthy Drukyul campaign
In an attempt to inculcate healthy dietary habits among the Bhutanese, Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering launched a social media campaign ‘Healthy Drukyul’ yesterday
MoU to widen energy supply
To promote renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE), Bhutan Ecological Society (BES) and Department of Renewable Energy (DRE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Thimphu yesterday
Tigers killed 177 cattle in Bhutan in the past seven months
Nubi gewog alone lost 148 cattle, the highest among the gewogs in the dzongkhag
Hundreds of foreign workers apply for work in Bhutan
To help the construction industry that has almost come to a standstill and fill gaps at the professional level, the labour ministry is recruiting skilled workers and professionals while also allowing those who left the country before the pandemic to return
210 Classes X and XII students dropped out in Bhutan
Bhutan's education ministry has found out that 114 Class X students and 96 Class XII students had not returned to school after schools reopened on July 1
Six new tigers spotted in Bhutan
Amidst a global decline in the tiger population, pictures of six new Royal Bengal tiger sightings on camera traps within the country have brought cheers among forest officials and conservationists
Bhutanese in Kuwait supported each other during lockdown
Many Bhutanese have returned from Kuwait, but there are still others who have decided to stay back. The Government of Kuwait has decided to restore normal life and reopen economy; lifting lockdown; and relaxing curfew hours. Bhutanese in Kuwait have started to work again
BBS’s importance undermined: Chairman
The Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation Limited (BBSCL) on July 25 announced the vacancy for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) putting rumours to rest that the government would appoint a candidate of its choice
Bhutan improves on the new e-Government Development Index
Bhutan has advanced from the medium E-Government Development Index (EGDI) in 2018 to a high-level EGDI group this year according to the United Nations (UN) latest E-Government survey
COVID-19 cases rise across border, Phuentsholing is indifferent
After a person tested positive for COVID-19, Jaigaon, across the border in West Bengal, India remains under lockdown but the residents in the neighbouring Bhutanese town in Phuentsholing seem indifferent and it’s business as usual
Bhutanese school principals witness increasing dropout cases
A school principal in Tsirang was shocked when he called one of his Class X students to enquire why she decided not to return to school when it reopened on July 1
Bhutan sees first probable infant COVID-19 case
The first infant COVID-19 case in Bhutan is suspected in a one-and-half-year-old child who arrived in the country recently along with the mother from India
30,000 Bhutanese seeking employment, number increasing
Close to 30,000 Bhutanese are seeking jobs currently. The number includes those laid off or affected by the pandemic and others returning from abroad, adding to the unemployment pool of 8,000 jobseekers that already existed before the pandemic
What would the 21st-century economic roadmap be like?
The national task force on the 21st Century Economic Roadmap for Bhutan is working on two main ambitious economic targets by 2030—a GDP of Nu 1 trillion and a high-income society as per the World Bank’s definition
