Editor Thimphu, September 29: In an effort to pacify the disgruntled employees, board of directors of the Bhutan Telecom Limited held discussion with the 26 employees on September 25 and urged them not to bring the story out of company. While addressing the meeting of directors and disgruntled employees, chairperson of the telecom Dr Sonam Tenzin … Read more
Thimphu, September 29: A new study of the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) mentions the prevailing dissemination against women in university level education. Less than 33 percent of students in educational institutes under Royal Bhutan University (RUB) are girls while only 18 percent girls get scholarships to study abroad. In contrast, most girls study outside the … Read more
Kalimpong, September 27: Government of West Bengal state in India has assured to provide security to the Bhutanese students in case of disturbances in the states. During the 18th Border Coordination meeting that ended Friday in Kalimpong, the Bhutanese delegation raised the recent incident in Darjeeling where Bhutanese students suffered due to members of Gorkha … Read more
New York, September 27: Prime Minister Jigmi Thinely said that democracy in the country has come not because of the will of the people but because of the persuasion of the king, who made efforts for the last thirty years to establish prerequisites of democratic culture and institutional arrangements. Addressing the UN General Assembly Friday … Read more
Thimphu, September 26: In presence of two ministers and senior government officials, Royal Highness Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck scissors red ribbon here to inaugurate the Coronation Park. The function that took place Thursday was attended by Works and Human Settlement Minister Yeshey Zimba, the Finance Minister Wangdi Norbu, both regarded as most loyal to royal … Read more
New York, September 25: Prime Minister Jigmi Thinley said Bhutan will be revising the policy for establishing diplomatic relations with permanent member of the UN Security Council to match the changing time. Earlier, King Jigme Singye had announced that Bhutan will not have relation with such countries but continue to have relations with India if … Read more
Kathmandu, September 24: Issuing a press statement today, Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA) Bhutan that has been advocating for freedom of speech and expression in Bhutan since 2003, has expressed serious concern over the attempt of deportation of Tandin Wangdi by German authority. APFA-Bhutan has stressed that Wangdi, who was taking refuge in … Read more
Phuentsholing, September 24: Rights of the workers were, indeed, worst in all forms in Bhutan for years without bargaining power. This situation tends to end finally as employees with Bhutan Telecom decides to form an association. To be the first trade union, better called workers’ association in Bhutan’s context, it was the result of frustrated … Read more
Jaigaon, September 24: Bhutanese and the Assam’s state government concluded to intensify the security check along the international border to control the infiltration by Bhutanese underground groups. The two governments also agreed to share information on the issue during a border talks he in Bogaigaon in Assam last week. The security measures have been tightened … Read more
New York, September 24: Thakur S. Powdyel, Minister of Education and Chairperson of the National Commission for Women and Children, said that, since 2001, Bhutan had adopted significant measures in the field of child rights, particularly in legislation relating to children. He was speaking while presenting the second national report on child rights before the … Read more