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Finance Minister outlines plans to curb fraud and boost transparency in financial sector
The government will collaborate with the RMA and other stakeholders to enhance transparency and accountability and reduce fraud risks in...
Public Accounts Committee announces Habrang coal mine closure by end of December
The coal mine at Habrang in SamdrupJongkhar is set to prematurely shut down by the end of this month. This...
Promoting Driglam Namzha and Dzongkha in ECCD centres
Parents often request facilitators at Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres to focus on teaching their children English, usually...
Cold storage facility in Tsirang remains underused due to low pork production
Despite the completion of a cold storage facility in March this year, none of the 130 piggery farms in Tsirang...
Farmers in Goishing-Ridzommo turn to cassava for income, Pema Gatshel
Cassava is widely used in Bhutan for making flour. In some places, it is a staple food source. In the...
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay inaugurates two-day festival at Rongtse Nye, Haa
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay inaugurated a two-day festival at Rongtse Nye in Haa’s Sangbaykha Dungkhag, yesterday. It is aimed at...
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RCSC defends PME category, proposes targeted support for civil servants
The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) indicated that it is exploring alternative support measures for civil servants classified under the...
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RCSC records highest civil service exam participation in five years
The Royal Civil Service Commission or RCSC has recorded an increase of over six per cent in this year’s civil service exams as compared to that of last year. According to the RCSC, more than 78 per cent of the graduates who sat for the main exams of the Bhutan Civil Service Examinations scored more than 50 per cent which...
New composting plant to manage Thimphu’s wet waste
The Thimphu Thromde will soon start converting wet waste into manure at the Memelakha landfill site. The thromde will construct a composting plant worth over Nu 2 M at the landfill site with financial support from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies based in Japan under the United Nations Environment Programme. The initiative aims to reduce the environmental impact of...
Public Accounts Committee recommends railway to Pugli for Dolomite exports, Government backs Dhamdum
A clash of priorities unfolded as the Public Accounts Committee recommended the government consider a railway link to Pugli in Samtse. The committee was presenting a review report on the Performance Audit of the operations of the State Mining Corporation. The report said it is to reduce transportation costs for dolomite exports, which currently rely heavily on truck and rail...
DGPC receives “Three-Star Gross National Happiness (GNH) of Business Certificate”
The Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) has received the "Three-Star Gross National Happiness (GNH) of Business Certificate" for its alignment with Bhutan’s GNH values. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay presented the certificate yesterday in the capital. The Centre for Bhutan and GNH Studies (CBS) assessed DGPC earlier this year using the "GNH of Business Assessment Tool," which evaluates alignment with the...
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