Thimphu, September 29: Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck received Excellence in Mental Awareness award from National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates (NBCC), a counseling organization in the USA, in recognition of her contribution to mental health care in Bhutan. A statement issued by the organization says that the award was presented in acknowledgement of … 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
Thimphu, September 29: People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition feared to get dissolved due to bankruptcy, is likely to get further financial hurdles as Bank of Bhutan failed to auction the land owned by its president. Sangey Ngedup had mortgaged his 67 decimal land in Changdedaphu, Thimphu for Nu 20 million during the party’s election … 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
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
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
Frankfurt (Germany), September 24: Tej Man Rayaka, an exiled Bhutanese taking refuge in Germany, called on the Nepalese Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal in Frankfurt on September 21. Rayaka submitted an appeal on behalf of exiled Bhutanese requesting him to find lasting solution to long-standing Bhutanese stalemate. "I found him really concerned over the issue", … Read more
Geneva, September 24: The UN News Agency said that over 5,000 exiled Bhutanese have left their camps in Nepal for resettlement in various countries. The vast majority of the refugees have left for the United States, followed by Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Canada and Denmark, under the program which began only this year, … 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