Monthly Archives: December, 0

His Holiness the Je Khenpo is presiding over the annual moenlam chenmo in Tsirang, which began from today.

The Finance Minister presented Pay Revision Proposal in the National Assembly today. There are some major changes in the recommendations from the Pay Commission report which was released recently. The changes are with the revision on Teaching, Health and parliamentarians among others. According to the Finance Minister, the changes are made based on the principle of narrowing the gap.

Two decades ago, Bhutanese were introduced to the internet. Today with greater access to affordable smartphones and wider internet access, people are not only surfing the web on their computers for information but also scrolling down the phone for almost everything. Bhutan Network Operators Group (btNOG) celebrated 20 years of internet journey in Bhutan with 116 Information and Communication Technology professionals from across the country in Paro.

A few members of the National Council recommended the need to come up with an act to control abuse of alcohol in yesterday’s session. This recommendation was made while the house deliberated on the Good Governance committee's recommendation of making Bhutan Narcotic Control Authority (BNCA) an overall agency to spearhead measures to reduce the harmful use of alcohol.

Of the ten former staffs of the College of Language and Culture Studies (CLCS) in Trongsa under special investigation for alleged sexual harassment, three former lecturers were detained by the Trongsa police on Sunday for probable sexual harassment of students.

Considering the affordability and accessibility challenges of sanitary pads in remote schools and nunneries, the education ministry will now supply free sanitary pads to 107 remote schools and 17 nunneries starting this year. The ministry launched the distribution of free sanitary pads initiative yesterday. The initiative is funded by UNICEF.

Bhutan will host Guam at the Changlimithang National Stadium tomorrow for the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifiers Round 1. Ranked 193rd, against Bhutan's 186th, in the FIFA world ranking, Guam is an island in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean that is part of the United States.

To commemorate the 29th Birthday of Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, volunteers across Thimphu city participated in mass cleaning campaigns. A total of 6.4 metric tons of garbage were collected during the campaign, held from 9 am- 12 noon.

Lack of adequate rehabilitation facilities in the country is one of the challenges in addressing alcohol abuse. The Good Governance Committee of the National Council highlighted this during the presentation of the Review Report on the Harmful Use of Alcohol in the country yesterday.

Bhutan won the 5th International Kyorugi Taekwondo Championship and India won the 4th International Poomsae Championship. Both the finals were played yesterday at the swimming pool complex in Thimphu yesterday.