MoLHR to launch eight IT centres in three years
20 August 2010
The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MOLHR) will launch eight IT learning centres in its technical and vocational education and training institutes over three years in collaboration with NIIT, India. The IT learning centres in Chumey Institute of Civil Engineering and Khuruthang Institute of Electrical Engineering will be launched on August 24 and in Ranjung Institute of Electrical Engineering... Read the story »
His Majesty appoints central bank governor
20 August 2010
His Majesty the King on August 18 appointed Daw Tenzin, 54, the Managing Director of Royal Monetary Authority, as the first governor of the Central Bank of Bhutan. The appointment was in accordance with Article 2, Section 19 (K) of the constitution. Read More →
Illegal migrant deported
13 August 2010
About 35 men, women and children, aged between one to 40-years, living illegally in Thimphu were repatriated to the border town of Phuentsholing on Wednesday. They were caught by immigration officials on August 9, living with their relatives, who are legal expatriate workers in Thimphu. The illegal immigrants were the wives and children of the expatriate workers performing wet sweeper jobs. Non-Bhutanese... Read the story »
Making the Himalayas waste free
13 August 2010
Participants from the Himalayan region attended a workshop on the theme ‘towards zero waste Himalaya’ in Bir in India from August 5 to 8. Organized by the Deer Park Institute, Thanal – Kerala and Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, the aim of the workshop was to impart the concept and philosophy of zero waste, and to develop programmes and an action plan at grassroots level... Read the story »
13 August 2010
The executive director of International Monetary Fund, Dr Arvind Virmani, who is also a representative for Bhutan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka met with the Prime Minister, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley, in his office yesterday During the meeting, Lyonchhoen asked for IMF’s support in strengthening the human resource in the financial sector. Dr Arvind Virmani is on a three-day familiarisation visit... Read the story »
New FM radio launched
6 August 2010
Radio High 92.7, a new FM station, was launched yesterday at the clock tower in the capital. The radio will be focusing more on youth. To start off with, Radio High 92.7 FM will be available for listeners in six dzongkhags. After six months, it will cover the whole country. The owner, Ugyen Tenzin, an hotelier and a film producer, invested Nu 9.2 million to start the station. Read More →
Agriculture minister meets Ambassador Daniel Smadja
6 August 2010
In a meeting with Ambassador Daniele Smadja, Agriculture Minister Pema Gyamtsho expressed his concerns about climate change being a very serious issue, especially for a mountainous country like Bhutan. He also expressed the need to heavily invest in the irrigation facility development as the farmers cannot depend on seasonal monsoon with the current global climate situation. Meanwhile, the government... Read the story »
Heavy rains hamper road widening work
30 July 2010
Heavy rains have disrupted the road widening progress of the Samdrup Jongkhar-Trashigang highway. Works and Human Settlement Minister Yeshey Zimba said the government is concerned about the work progress as it will cause problems to commuters. “I have asked DANTAK to make up for the delayed work during the dry season, but at the moment, we can do nothing against natural forces,” he said. DANTAK... Read the story »
30 July 2010
The President of Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, is on his first visit to Bhutan. After receiving an audience with His Majesty the King today, he will make a field trip to ADB assisted projects. He will be in the country until tomorrow. Read More →
Towards promoting responsible tourism
23 July 2010
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MOAF) and the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) to promote responsible and sustainable tourism in the protected areas and government reserve forests lands. The TCB and MoAF came into an agreement, appreciating the need to diversify and promote sustainable tourism development. Both the parties felt the importance... Read the story »
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