Monthly Archives: December, 0

The National Assembly has once again cancelled the communication allowance for parliamentarians, heads of constitutional offices, and other heads along with civil servants. The National Council had recommended the house reinstate the allowance. The NA adopted the Pay Structure Reform Bill of Bhutan today. 

Orange exporters in Gelephu have started exporting oranges to Bangladesh. However, they are stressed that the ongoing dollar crisis in Bangladesh may disrupt their business. The export of oranges started on Monday, so the orange depot in Gelephu is abuzz with labourers packing oranges in wooden crates. According to the exporters, the yield is better than in the past years.

The BBS is looking for six Reporters, six TV Producers (English) and six radio Producers/anchors (Dzongkha). The criteria is mentioned below. Interested candidates are encouraged...

For a country of about a little over 700,000 people, decreasing birth rate is a matter of grave concern. But what is even more...

Bhutan will now become a member of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime. This comes as the National Assembly adopted the convention and its supplementary protocol today. The convention will strengthen national measures and international cooperation in preventing and combating the trafficking of persons and other transnational crimes.  

Two Bhutanese Karate athletes have brought home three bronze medals from the South Asian Karate Championship, which was recently held in Sri Lanka. Tshering Phuntsho secured bronze in the Kumite senior category after losing to Pakistan in the semi-finals. Pema Dorji secured bronze in both the senior Kumite and the senior Kata categories. The championship saw around 200 participants from Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

The founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Samuh OTT platform, Nyema Zam, has won the business Rise Awards 2022. The awards were held in London yesterday. She won the Females leading Business operations in the Media, Broadcast, and Technology sectors category. She was among the top seven finalists for the award, comprising women leaders from around the world. The Rise Awards are a celebration of the outstanding talent, skills, expertise and achievements of exceptional women leaders across the broadcast technology and service sectors.

Electricity poles and sagging power lines near the settlement of Dungkarling chiwog at Phuntshothang Gewog in Samdrup Jongkhar are causing inconveniences to the residents. According to them, on windy days, the power lines trigger sparks when it comes in contact with the areca nut trees posing threat to the residents. They want the Bhutan Power Corporation to realign the power lines and poles.

The Tali Extended Classroom or ECR in Nangkhor Gewog of Zhemgang will be permanently closed down from the next academic year. According to education officials, the reason for the closure is due to declining enrolment. However, this has come as a blow to parents whose children are studying at the ECR.

According to the latest Population and Housing Census conducted in 2017, more than 2 per cent of the country’s total population has some form of disability. But there is still a lot to be done in terms of ensuring an inclusive and accessible environment. The Royal Audit Authority doing its bit by trying to make its workplaces disabled-friendly. The RAA recently completed transforming its Professional Development Centre in Tsirang into one such place.