Following the first annual human resource conference held by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) earlier this week, senior officials of the commission met with more than 170 civil servants of Thimphu dzongkhag yesterday. The day-long meeting saw the RCSC commissioners briefing the audience on Civil Service Act of Bhutan …

Prime Minister Lyonchen Jimi Y Thinley, in his opening address at the United Nations Head Quarter in New York City on 2 April, said that Gross National Product (GDP) not only should but must be replaced by Gross National Happiness (GNH) if mankind is to avoid its current unsustainable and …

While Layaps are hopeful that all their homes will be electrified in another seven to eight months if the climate bodes well, an official from the Rural Electrification Department (RED) under Bhutan Power Corporation limited stated that the project would meet its deadline only by June 2013. “Unfavorable climate and …

After the initiation of Educating for Gross National Happiness (GNH) in schools,  GNH has been infused in the curriculum and value education (VE) classes dismissed. However, how effective this transition has been still remains  to be seen. The Director General with the education ministry (MoE),Tshewang Tandin, said that now every …

Self regulation was one of the means suggested by the tourism stakeholders  such as members of the Association of Bhutanese Tour Operators (ABTO) and Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) along with several tour operators   in a consultative meeting held  yesterday on how undercutting could be curbed. “This means that each …

‘Outsourcing’ is the catch word today in business circles. The swift and rapid proliferation of globalization and liberalization has revolutionalized global business as it is conducted today. There are some explicit reasons why Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is the answer for many companies venturing into international business. The first objective …

In the mid 1980s a special committee on land found several irregularities over land cases across the country involving land officials, influential people and judges. Two decades later, the High level committee report of 2003 covering only Thimphu found similar practices involving a similar set of characters. This was despite …

Many families are unhappy with what they feel is an unfair student loan policy formulated by the National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF). Students who score an aggregate of below 60% are not eligible for the Nu 0.5mn student loan offered by the organization. Apart from this, only students taking …

Over 70% of the country’s population would be residing in urban areas by 2020, according to Bhutan national urbanization strategy 2008 hence the government’s major focus in the 11th five year plan would be urban development. “The government is highly alarmed with the increasing rate of urban population,” said an …

Thimphu police have arrested three men on grounds of larceny. The suspects a 20-year old security guard from Monggar and a 20-year old driver from Wangdue  were arrested on March 30  for robbing Nu 0.5 mn from a car in Semthokha on March 21. According to the victim’s statement, he …