The number of patients on dialysis has more than quadrupled over the last decade
Diabetes and hypertension will become two of the major causes of kidney failure in Bhutan within the next ten years, say doctors.
In developing countries like Bhutan today, infection however is still the major cause of kidney damage. But the rise of […]
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6th Oct, 2008
Diabetes and hypertension will become two of the major causes of kidney failure in Bhutan
The Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan Ltd. (RICBL) is launching new insurance schemes to mark the Coronation and Centenary celebrations. It hopes to launch around five new schemes this year. Some of the schemes were presented to the stakeholders yesterday for discussions.
Over seas travel insurance, Trekking and Expedition insurance, Health insurance and insurance for industries […]
The two prime ministers, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y Thinley and prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) of Nepal met on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN general assembly. The lyonchhen said that they discussed how the importance and diversification of the relationship between the two countries “should not be held ransom by this […]
The top ten singers of the Bhutan Star are touring the Dzongkhags staging shows. They are currently in Paro attracting an overwhelmingly large crowd.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the cinema hall in Paro as the top ten Bhutan stars prepared for the show.
As the cinema hall had a seating capacity of over 200 many had […]
2nd Oct, 2008
The Prime Minister arrived back in Bhutan
The Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley arrived back in Bhutan yesterday after attending the UN General Assembly in New York.
Upon arrival at the Paro International Airport the Prime Minister was received by cabinet ministers and other senior government officials.
The UN Resident Representative in Bhutan Nicholas Rosellini, representatives from the armed forces and international agencies […]
1st Oct, 2008
Night Hunting in Bhutan
She is frightened of the night. Not because of ghosts. She has never really believed in it anyway. Since being posted as a teacher in a remote school in Trongsa dzongkhag, Zangmo (name changed on request) has become the target of unknown local men who come under the protection of darkness to “trouble” her- […]
30th Sep, 2008
A grandmother of goddesses
Dewlemo, 55, has been bedridden for almost a month. She suffers from joint pains and complains of pain in her chest. But she never thought of visiting the nearest Basic Health Unit, about a four-hour walk from her village in Phumzur.
It was not the distance that kept her in the corner of her old smoky […]
“We are confronted with a host of serious challenges that are testing the relevance of the UN and the resolve of its member states to work together,” said the Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley. He was addressing the 63rd session of the UN general assembly in New York on Friday.
These challenges, he said threaten […]
28th Sep, 2008
Booming Tourist Resort in Paro
Tashi Namgay resort - New resort opposite Paro airport
The resorts business in Paro has gained steam with more than 30 percent of the country’s resorts and hotels for tourists already in the valley and about 19 more under construction. But do they have enough customers to survive?
Many of these resort and hotel owners are private […]
27th Sep, 2008
Merak yak herders will soon start learning basic education through a non-formal education
The dream of getting basic education for many Merak yak herders will soon materialise with a non-formal education (NFE) program soon to start in the gewog.
“There’s no problem in implementing it but we need a list of 12 participants,” said the Trashigang dzongkhag education officer, Dorji Pasang. The villagers had requested restarting the NFE program […]
