Former diplomat sentenced

12 March 2010

The Thimphu dzongkhag court on February 24 sen­tenced Peyma Dorje, first sec­retary (Finance) of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi, India, to one year and six months in prison for em­bezzlement and official mis­conduct. The verdict states that the defendant has knowingly and intentionally committed the offence of embezzlement. Section 287 of the Penal Code of Bhutan states that a defen­dant...  Read the story »

Bhutan’s first medical college to come up in Serbithang

8 March 2010

The site for the construc­tion of Bhutan’s first medi­cal college, Bhutan Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS), has been identified above the Royal Botanical Garden in Serbithang, Thimphu. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) will be designat­ed as a teaching hospital. JDWNRH has 17 clini­cal departments out of 20 required for a medical col­lege. Anatomy, biochemistry and...  Read the story »

RSTA found prone to corruption

6 March 2010

An integrity assessment joint­ly conducted by Anti-Corrup­tion Commission (ACC) and National Statistics Bureau (NSB) in 2009 found that ve­hicle registration and licens­ing procedures of Road Safe­ty and Transport Authority (RSTA) was prone to corrup­tion. The assessment rated the total integrity of the orga­nization at 6.48 out of 10. Under the findings, per­sonal attitude was rated 5.26,...  Read the story »

Bird flu under control

5 March 2010

The recent outbreak of bird flu in Rinchending, Phuent­sholing, is now under control, according to officials from the livestock department. The Department of Live­stock and Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Author­ity are successfully carrying out the decontamination, de­population and disinfection (3D) in Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Gelephu, Sarpang and Phuentsholing. Until March 1, veterinar­ians...  Read the story »

Entrepreneurs get fund to start business

25 February 2010

Ministry of Labour and Hu­man Resources (MoLHR) completed the first entrepre­neurial skills development training for 63 participants of two batches with the fi­nancial support from UNDP as part of Human Security Project under the Income Generation Start-up Support programme yesterday. The 29 male and 34 fe­male young entrepreneurs have the proposals to set up businesses in the three high­est poverty...  Read the story »

Single player in Panbang

22 February 2010

If you are in Panbang and do not have friends or relatives who stay there, finding a place to sleep would be difficult as there is only one hotel in the town providing rooms. “Even if you have money, there is no decent place to sleep in Panbang,” said a corporate employee from Thimphu, who was on a tour in the dungkhag. Built with wood and bamboo, Sangay Hotel is single-storied with five rooms,...  Read the story »

Environmental award to be instituted

21 February 2010

Bhutanese professionals from all walks of life who have dem­onstrated leadership and con­tributed towards environmen­tal conversation in Bhutan will hereafter be recognised and awarded the Environmental Stewardship Award. The cabinet approved the Instituting of Environmen­tal Stewardship Award to be hosted at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment and the launch of Bhutan Ecological...  Read the story »

JICA to help improve quality of VET

21 February 2010

Japan International Coop­eration Agency (JICA) has started a project to improve quality and make a difference in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the coun­try. The project will formulate a working group for promot­ing collaboration between VTIs and industries in the country, conduct training needs assessment, and revise and develop curriculum and materials for pilot courses, said Tshering...  Read the story »

ACC creates awareness in Pemagatshel

19 February 2010

More than a hundred people attended a day long aware­ness programme on corrup­tion in Pemagatshel last week. The participants included dzongkhag and gewog offi­cials, local businessmen and corporate officials. Anti Corruption Commis­sion (ACC) Commissioner, Kezang Jamtsho, who led the two member team, said al­though Bhutan still remains the cleanest country in South Asia, it stands at the thresh­old...  Read the story »

Children’s parks, few and battered

14 February 2010

All the four children’s parks in the capital are in a poor shape. Most of the swings and see-saws are broken, slides are worn-out, park lights out of order, and litter is every­where. Gyeltshen Drukpa, the Chief Environmental Officer of Thimphu City Corporation (TCC), attributes the damage to the attitude of Bhutanese people. He said that, despite repeated efforts of TCC to re­pair the damage,...  Read the story »

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