Scientific American

Mines destroy Bhutan's mountains Scientific American - Jun 5, 2007 By Bappa Majumdar GOMTU, Bhutan (Reuters) - As an explosion booms across the mountains, Yeshey Drukpa, 60, clenches his fist in anger standing in the …

“You have to love the game”

Baichung takes a shot at a different sport

26 June, 2007 - Baichung Bhutia does not remember the first time he kicked a ball but the poster boy of Indian football has definitely kicked his way to the top to become a household name in the region.

A drug peddler’s story

26 June, 2007 - Smuggling illegal prescription drugs from the neighbouring border town Jaigoan, India, into Bhutan was not at all difficult for 38-year-old Kesang (name changed).

Nursing a shortage

The nurse bed ratio in Thimphu hospital is 1 : 17

26 June, 2007 - By the first week of July a batch of 21 nurses trained in general nursing and midwifery (GNM) will graduate from the Royal Institute of Health Sciences (RIHS) and join various hospitals and grade one basic health units (BHU) around the country.

Act provides legal framework for NEC

25 June, 2007 - The National Environment Act
of Bhutan, endorsed by the
National Assembly on June 21, provides a legal framework for the National Environment Commission to carry out its mandate say, commission officials.
The commission has the mandate to guide the country, in a sustainable manner, on environmental cons-ervation and protection, but so far it had no basis on which it could carry it out.

Act will not repeal DYT and GYT Chatrim
25 June, 2007 - The Local Governments’ Act,
which was enacted by the
National Assembly on June 20, will not repeal the Dzongkhag Yargay Tshogdu (DYT) and Gewog Yargay Tshogchung (GYT) Acts as proposed by the draft Act.

Student wins international essay contest

25 June, 2007 - A essay titled “The peace we have
never known” by a student of
Mothithang Higher Secondary School in Thimphu has won the first prize of the “Value Of Life” International essay contest.

Bhuwan Giri, a 17- year old science student, will attend the Pacific Educational Conference (PEC) in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 9 as the winner.

Woman accused of child trafficking
25 June, 2007 - Thimphu police have charged
a non-Bhutanese woman in
connection with what they call a child trafficking case, involving a 16-year-old non–Bhutanese girl from Darjeeling, India.

This is the first time a child trafficking case has been forwarded to court, according to police.

HACCP certifies three companies
25 June, 2007 - The Bhutan Agro Industries
Limited (BAIL), Hotel
Druk in Thimphu and the Bhutan Diary and Agro Products Limited (BDAPL) have been awarded certificates for successfully meeting international requirements on standard food safety systems.

World Bank support to reduce poverty
25 June, 2007 - The World Bank has
approved a US$12 million
grant to support Bhutan’s ongoing medium-term policy and institutional reform program.

The Second Development Policy Grant (DPG2) is designed to support the government’s development strategy in enhancing economic growth, achieving better socioeconomic outcomes, and reducing poverty.

Assembly enacts public finance bill
25 June, 2007 - The overall responsibility of
managing public finances
and related operations will rest with the Lhengye Zhungtshog (cabinet). According to the Public Finance Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2007, which was passed by the 87th session of the National Assembly on June 20.

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