Bhutan’s fourth commercial bank opens Thimphu branch
Banking On Customer Service: Small and medium sized businesses to be initial niche market
14 March, 2010 - T-Bank, Bhutan’s fourth commercial bank, which opened its Thimphu office for business yesterday, will target small and medium scale businesses, according to one of its promoters.
“We can’t […]
The dearth of teachers in rural schools saw renewed discussion at the recent annual dzongda’s conference this week, when some of the 20 dzongdas asked the education ministry to reintroduce temporary teacher recruitment.
Tashigang dzongda, Lungten Dorji, informed ministry officials at the annual conference that temporary teachers should be employed to address the shortage, especially in […]
Happy Thoughts: Some of the Indian intellectuals at the just concluded seminar
The first ever seminar between Bhutan and India on GNH concluded on March 12, with participants from both sides acknowledging the need for more discussion and study for the development philosophy to be successfully implemented.
Dasho Karma Ura, the president for the centre for […]
His Majesty the King with Nobel laureate Dr R K Pachauri at the Lingkana palace ground
The 16th SAARC summit, scheduled to be held in Bhutan in April, will provide an opportunity where politics, hopefully, will not come in the way of cooperation, according to Nobel laureate and chairman of the intergovernmental panel on […]
The government’s decision to use Nu 26 million from the tourism development fund (TDF) as funding to market Bhutan as a tourism destination under the McKinsey plan has led to differences between the association of Bhutanese tour operators (ABTO) and the tourism council of Bhutan (TCB) over the fund’s control and ownership.
According to ABTO, the […]
For 13 years the motorists plying on the road have been paying the same penalties. Not anymore. The Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) have come up with new penalties for violating traffic rules.
From May 1 this year motorists violating traffic rules will have to pay Nu. 500 more than what they used to […]
The fire below Drametse, Mongar as seen from Kanglung Photo : Pankaj Thapa, Sherubtse College
A forest fire, which started yesterday afternoon from Chenari, near Chazam in Trashigang, has burnt down an automobile workshop, three cars and 25 two-wheelers kept for repair there, as the fire spread, fanned by fierce wind.
The fire also burnt down […]
Dear Mr Namgay,
This is to put on record that we had an excellent trip arranged via Corporate Flyers Delhi thru Your Organisation, Bhutan Majestic Travel for me and Ms Suri from 27th Feb to 2nd March,10. Pema who was our Guide very courteous, knowledgeable and ever ready to support. He really took great care of […]
Dear Mr. Namgay,Yes, we had a wonderful time in Bhutan. Chimmi and Rabten made us feel absolutely at home. Managed to click about 1500 photo graphs (between me and Avanee) to treasure our memories.
Yes, we have a long list of people who want to travel to Bhutan and Bappaditya is one of them. I think […]
Feedback Session The prime minister interacts with participants of the Education For GNH workshop
A few students in the capital, who lived within walking distance from school, but would rather have their parents chauffeur them to school in a car, have now begun walking.
Some have started picking up rubbish they find along the way and […]
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