Despite the completion of a cold storage facility in March this year, none of the 130 piggery farms in Tsirang...
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay inaugurated a two-day festival at Rongtse Nye in Haa’s Sangbaykha Dungkhag, yesterday. It is aimed at...
The National Education Policy 2024 has been submitted to the Cabinet for endorsement according to the education and skills development...
The government has not suspended its efforts to join the World Trade Organization, WTO but is moving forward cautiously. This...
Residents of Bjimithang Chiwog in Punakha's Dzomi Gewog, are increasingly worried as they are unable to cultivate crops in winter...
The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) indicated that it is exploring alternative support measures for civil servants classified under the...
Bitdeer, a Singapore-based blockchain and high-performance computing company, said that its 500-megawatt Bitcoin mining facility in Jigmeling, Sarpang, will be fully operational by mid-to-late next year. The company, listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange, operates data centres in the United States, Norway, and Bhutan. Bitdeer and Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) entered into a strategic partnership last year to establish...
Support staff in schools, such as Elementary Service Personnel (ESP) and General Service Personnel (GSP), including cooks, will enjoy enhanced benefits as para-regular employees. The move, the education minister confirmed yesterday, during the parliament’s question hour session, grants them salary raises, transfers, loans, Provident Fund, gratuity, and professional development at par with regular civil servants. They were recruited as contract...
The Economic Stimulus Plan’s Nu 3.3bn Window I concessional loans can now be accessed only through the Bhutan Development Bank. This means other banks will not be involved in the ESP Window I Concessional loan programme henceforth. According to the ESP Secretariat, this is to expedite the loan assessment and disbursement process as other participating financial institutions do not have...
Cassava is widely used in Bhutan for making flour. In some places, it is a staple food source. In the past, farmers only cultivated for personal consumption. However, some villages in Pema Gatshel are expanding cassava cultivation for flour production. They even sell it to piggery farms as feed. Goishing-Ridzommo Chiwog has embraced the shift, and cassava has become a...
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