Month: May 2008

Thimphu, May 08: The government decides to establish a medical college to address the shortage of medical workforce in the country. The college will be functional within the next two years. With the increasing reports of the shortage of medical workers in the country, the government has also directed the Health Ministry to reinstate retired doctors … Read more

Thimphu, May 08: The first sitting of the Bhutan’s parliament began in the capital on Thursday, with members and parties expressing commitments to ushering ‘democracy’. The 72 parliamentarians, 25 of the upper house National Council and 47 of the lower house National Assembly gathered at the NA hall in their sitting. King Jigme Khesar had … Read more

By: Mary Ann Zehr Sharon Birnkrant, the principal of H.W. Smith School in Syracuse, N.Y., is accustomed to receiving refugees from countries she knows little about. So when she heard from a refugee worker that a group of refugees from Bhutan would be resettled in Syracuse this school year, she went into research mode. Armed … Read more

Beldangi, March 6: Local medical staffs of AMDA-Nepal working in camps have started protest demanding raise in their salary. They are working with black ribbon on hands from two days urging to raise their monthly salary by 100 percent. One of the officials said their salary has not been raised from seven years. They also … Read more

Kathmandu, May 6: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), issuing a joint statement, have today condemned the attack on IOM vehicle near Khudunabari camp. The release stated that IOM and UNHCR condemned the attack on IOM bus on Monday by some masked men near Khudunabari camp, which resulted … Read more

Khudunabari, May 06: An unidentified group attacked the vehicle of International Organization of Migration (IOM) at Sanischare road on Monday. Some nine people with mask attacked the vehicle while the exiled Bhutanese were being taken back to Khudunabari camp after being interviewed in Damak for third country resettlement. The vehicle was attacked around 4:30 local … Read more

Thimphu, May 06: On Monday, in a public function, information minister Nanda Lal Rai made video call to minister for works and human settlement Yeshey Zimba. It was the inaugural ceremony of Bhutan Telecom’s new commercial service – 3G GPRS and EDGS that enhanced the internet access of the Bhutanese people. Speaking on the occasion, … Read more

Thimphu, May 06: Government has banned the production and sell of meat in the country for another one month effective from Monday. The National Assembly during its 89th session had decided to put restriction on production and selling of meat items on special days including first, fourth and last month according to Bhutanese calendar. The … Read more