Monthly Archives: December, 0

Bangladeshi Community celebrated the inclusion of the historic '7th March 1971 Speech' in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register list in the capital today. In commemorating the celebration, the Bangladesh Embassy showed the speech to the public for the first time.

The government will open a consulate office in Guwahati, India next year, coinciding with the Golden Jubilee of Indo-Bhutan diplomatic relations. Foreign Minister, Damcho Dorji, said this while responding to a question raised by Member of Parliament from Kengkhar-Weringla constituency under Monggar, Rinzin Jamtsho in the National Assembly session yesterday.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Australia.

Education has always been the cornerstone of the Bhutan-Australia bilateral relationship with Australia supporting the human resource development of Bhutan through its scholarship programmes.

To celebrate 15 years of diplomatic ties between Bhutan and Australia, the Tourism Council of Bhutan launched the "Bhutan Australia Friendship Offer" today in the capital.

With only eight months left for the government to complete its term, the Works and Human Settlement Minister, Dorji Choden, was questioned if the east-west highway widening works will finish on time.

Shortlisted candidates for Recruitment as civil servants, if tested drug positive, the allocated vacancy will be offered to the next candidate according to the ranking. The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in collaboration with the Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority started testing the newly recruited civil servants for drugs yesterday.

After being mired in controversies of corruption for over three years, reconstruction of Lhakhang Karpo in Haa has finally been completed. The overall structure of the Lhakhang and other facilities were completed just a month ago.

As much as getting a tattoo is becoming trendy among people in the country, there is still a stigma associated with it. But on the brighter side, it has become a source of livelihood for some.

A feature documentary film 'The Next Guardian,' from Bhutan was screened at the International Documentary Film festival Amsterdam, IDFA, in the Netherlands yesterday.