Monthly Archives: December, 0

His Majesty the King granted an audience to the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Haruhiko Kuroda today. He arrived in the Kingdom yesterday on a three day official visit.

Dzongs or the fortresses in the past served as an effective defense for the country. While most Dzongs can still be seen today, some lay in ruins. One such ruins can be seen in Dzongsar village under Tendu Geog.

Schools in Tangmachu and Autsho in Lhuentse are closed for a week, beginning Tuesday as over 270 students reported to the hospital with flu like symptoms.

Historically, it was believed that there were over 100,000 tigers existing in the world. However, the number has been decreasing gradually. In line with this July 29 is observed as Global Tiger Day.

Come October and all Bhutanese employers in the border towns will have to get labour permits for any kind of foreign workers' services.

The Health Ministry is in the process of reviewing the National Blood Plan. The plan aims to ensure a steady and sufficient supply of blood towards achieving 100% blood voluntary donation by the end of the 10th Five Year Plan.

(UPDATE) An outbreak of Influenza A has now been reported in Damphu Lower Secondary School, in Tsirang. One student, out of 15 samples collected, tested positive of Influenza A yesterday.

Gelephu has been hit by conjunctivitis, commonly known as “red eye". Over 100 cases are reported every day and majority of them are children. According to the health officials from the Gelephu Central Referral Hospital, the conjunctivitis cases were reported last month. But the number has increased in the last three days.

More than 300 students of Tendu Higher Secondary School in Samtse were reported sick with Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs). The students were suffering from throat pain and common cold symptoms.

The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley and the Education Minister Lyonpo Thakur Singh Powdyel signed the Tertiary Education Compact yesterday.