Reconstruction of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, which was gutted by fire on June 24 last year, will begin soon after the general elections are over. This is as per a Royal Kasho issued. The Department of Culture will be overlooking the works. Materials like timber and stone are already being collected. The total estimated cost for...Read More
Forty-eight Bhutanese graduates will be teaching English in vocational centers in Thailand this year as discussed by the 12-member Thai delegation that arrived in Bhutan recently. The first batch of 18 Bhutanese graduates is already teaching in Thailand. This came as a collaborative move between the two countries to alleviate unemployment. According to Thai officials,...Read More
The economic affairs ministry, through the Bhutanese embassy in New Delhi, has requested the Government of India, to reconsider the withdrawal of subsidy on cooking gas and kerosene, whose prices will double or triple in the coming days. According to the new rates, a refilled LPG cylinder will cost Nu 1,145 in Phuentsholing and Nu...Read More
Rigsum Goenpa, one of the oldest monuments in the country, located more than four hours’ walk away from Trashiyangtse, is going to be electrified in July 2013. Till now, the monks in the monastery had been living without electricity. Rigsum Goenpa was founded in the 18th century by Lam Tshering Gyamtsho.Read More
Bhutan lost to Thailand 29-1 in the opening futsal match of 4th Asian indoor and martial arts games (AIMAG) at Incheon, Korea on June 26. Bhutan scored the first goal but thereafter, it was at the receiving end. Bhutan’s national futsal team felt it was unprepared to take on international competition.Read More
World Food Program (WFP) has extended its assistance to Bhutan till 2018 although it was supposed to end by December this year. The program has been feeding 220 schools around Bhutan, mostly in rural pockets. The country’s economic situation besides projections of how it would fare once its hydropower projects start operating has convinced WFP...Read More
Six high school students from Weston, South Florida will be visiting Bhutan for a cultural exchange program. Julian Jacobs, a junior at Weston High School, launched the program following a trip to Bhutan in which he learned that the Royal Education Council of Bhutan wanted to broaden the education of Bhutanese students by exposing them...Read More
World Bank concluded that its USD 8m private sector development project including establishing of IT Park in Thimphu was a success exceeding expectations at the evaluation meeting on June 14.The six-year project aimed at developing IT facilities and infrastructure, IT skills program and so on.Though the project had initially targeted creating employment for 700 youth,...Read More
Fourteen veterinary experts from Bhutan visited the Senaapathy Kangayam Cattle Research Foundation (SKCRF) in Kangayam, Tamil Nadu to study the renowned Kangayam cattle breed. The experts from the National Biodiversity Centre and from Department of Livestock and Agriculture, both under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Royal Government of Bhutan wanted to understand the...Read More
Well known Indian designers Ritu Kumar and Rajesh Pratab Singh, showcased their designs at the Royal Textile Academy on June 6. They worked mainly with Bhutanese materials and textiles. Indian as well as Bhutanese models walked the ramp for the show. The event was graced by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Azhi Sangay Choden Wangchuck...Read More
