Employment opportunity function in Thimphu
Around 1,700 unemployed, young and old, participated the one-day employment promotion function held in Thimphu on Tuesday in their effort to sharpen their skills for employm
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AG office plans to increase perks for constitutional position holders
Office of the Attorney General plans to present its proposal during the upcoming parliament session to increase the salary and perks of the constitutional position holder
Samdrup Jongkhar faces water woes
The residents of the Samdrup Jongkhar have begun to fall ill due to contaminated water either supplied by the government or using local water resources as water supply hits the city
26 Bhutanese interrogated for voting in Indian polls
Indian authorities arrested 26 Bhutanese citizens on allegations that they cast their votes in neighboring cities in India
Importing teachers from beyond seven seas
Bhutan, which once said it has more population that country can sustain, has now begun importing workers from foreign countries. Though thousands of Indians still work in various Bhutanese offices and unskilled sector, Bhutan will not import people from western countries for teaching
'Media situation not much changed'
May 04: President of the Bhutan Chapter of Third World Media Network (TWMN), also editor of APFAnews.com and Bhutan News Service T. P. Mishra has strongly called on the international communities including the rights and media groups to mount pressure on concerned authorities for the establishment of media freedom in Bhutan. Presenting a 20-minute paper … Read more
Bhutanese health professionals being trained in New York
Six Bhutanese health professionals are currently taking training in emergency medical services and emergency medicine at the Frank and Lisina Hoch Center for Emergency Education at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow
Alarms ring of glacial floods
Last year, when environmentalists gathered in Thimphu, they had warned of outburst and flood out of glacial lakes in Bhutan, which has begun to show hints now
Noble way of flourishing Buddhism
Bhutan, which used brutal measures to protect Drukpa Kagyu sub-sect of Buddhism, has not finally found a noble way to make it popular – including Buddhism in national curriculum
BASCO’s musical retreat in California
Newly formed Bhutanese Community Support Organization in America (BASCO) organized a live musical program in Alameda, California on April 26 with songs and dances were presented by Bhutanese local artists