Thimphu, May 17: Bhutan National Party (BNP) has said it would target end of corruption and employment growth as the main issue during contesting the forth-coming election. The party said it projects to increase the employment opportunities by over 60 percent if it wins the election. The party said it has extended its wings in … Read more
Thimphu, May 17: Bhutan Times weekly began publishing its trial Dzongkha edition this week. The trial version has four pages to be inserted into the English edition for free distribution. The paper owners said, "The idea behind the move was to enable the Dzongkha edition to gradually evolve and build its own identity until it … Read more
17/5/2007The Secretary General,The United Nations Organization,New York. Your Excellency, There need no magnification to the reality of the cause of Bhutanese refugee crisis. Despite it being political by-product of the Bhutanese regime, no open political commitment has been visible towards bringing about solution to the crisis from any direction. The situation has thus been … Read more
By Simon Denyer SOBSA, Bhutan: Since cable television first arrived in her tiny village in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan two years ago, 55-year-old Kencho Om keeps getting in trouble with her husband for staying up late watching movies. "My husband scolds me, he says at this age I should be spending my time saying … Read more
As the environment gets open with continued pressure for democracy and human rights, the rampant prevailing of silent corruption in the bureaucracy has begun to come out in the public. For years, the government had claimed the government machinery lacks any instances of corruption and that anyone involved in such activities are punished severely. However, … Read more
New Delhi, May 13: India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to arrive Thimphu for friendly visit later this year as the country prepares to go for a democratic set up. This will be the first visit of the head of the Indian government in over a decade. Dates are not fixed but with the … Read more
Kathmandu, May 11: All Bhutan People’s Cultural Forum has performed cultural shows at Nepal Pragya Pratisthan in Kathmandu on Thursday to create public awareness towards expediting repatriation process of exiled Bhutanese. According to Bhaskar, one of the members of the forum, they performed different cultural shows including Janabadi songs. The participants also performed dance with … Read more
Kathmandu, May 12: Parang Kush Pyakural, 22, a temporary resident of Beldangi – II, Sector A/2 – 22/23 has appealed for financial aid to undergo valvular replacement at Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre in Kathmandu. According to Dharani Dhar Pyakurel, brother of Parang Kush, they have been facing financial hardship to manage the expenses to … Read more
Thimphu, May 12: The royal family member will open a private college in Bhutan in the next two years. Aunt by relation of the present king Jigme Khesar, Ashi Kezang Wangmo Wangchuck will be the chief investor for the new private college, the first to of the country. The collage will be established in the … Read more
Thimphu, May 10: The general interest of the people towards learning Dzongkha has decreased as the importance of the English education has surpassed it on priority in finding job. According to a survey recently carried out by the ministry of education, the relevance of the national language in the job market is nil. The survey … Read more