Teachers: a much maligned lot

31 August, 2007 - Working overtime almost everyday has become a way of life for Tek Bahadur Subba, the principal of Tshengkharla Middle Secondary School in Khamdang, Trashiyangtse.

It began when he was posted as a teacher of a remote boarding school in eastern Bhutan. Apart from teaching 35 periods a week, he had additional responsibilities like supervising morning and evening studies and co-curricular activities. This went on 10 years. “I loved every moment of it,” recalled the principal.

New ambassador to Bangladesh
30 August, 2007 -
The former Chief of Protocol, Tshering Dorji, has been appointed as the new ambassador of Bhutan to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

High court upholds verdict
30 August, 2007 -
In a judgment passed on August 24, the full bench of the High Court upheld the verdict passed by bench II, which had sentenced the former coordinator for the bio-mass briquette project of the National Women Association of Bhutan (NWAB), to six and a half years in prison on June 21 this year.

Malaria claims first victim in Phuentsholing

30 August, 2007 - A 29-year-old man died of malaria at the Phuentsholing general hospital on August 27, making it the first reported malaria death in the border town this year.

Corpse found near Chuzom

30 August, 2007 - An unidentified body of a man was found along the riverside of Wang chhu near the Chuzom checkpost bridge, 30 kilometers away from Thimphu, on August 25. The examining medical officer, Dr. Pakila Dukpa, described the deceased as someone aged between 50-70 years, 165 cm (5’5’’) tall, bald sparse white goatee and a stocky physique.

Dantak projects on track

Lt. General K.S. Rao

30 August, 2007 - Completing the task given to project DANTAK within the stipulated time is sacrosanct, according to the director general of border roads, Lt. General K.S. Rao, who was on a farewell visit to the country.

BNB goes global

30 August, 2007 -

Farida Khambata and Kipchu Tshering formalise BNB’s joining the global programme on August 28 in Thimphu

The Bhutan National Bank’s trade-finance business can expect to see robust growth with the bank joining the Global Trade Finance Programme of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on August 28.

The programme will provide the BNB a US $ one million facility risk coverage and access to a global network to promote the flow of goods and services between developing countries.

Humphrey scholarships for mid-level professionals

Mr. Larry Schwartz

30 August, 2007 - It wasn’t until recently that more and more Bhutanese people have begun surfing the Internet looking for scholarships to pursue further studies.

Besides in-service employees working in various agencies for three years or more, mid-level professionals, who have worked for more than a decade, are also looking for open scholarships on the net.

BHU boon for Dramphel

30 August, 2007 - A bustling construction site is not always an eyesore and the people of Dramphel would back that view.
The construction of the Grade II basic health unit (BHU) in the village means that villagers will not have to walk five hours to Wangdichholing hospital in Chamkhar. “We are deprived of health facilities most of the time because of the distance,” said Dema Tshomo, 56. “Illnesses like diarrhoea, aches or even deep cuts are treated at home.”

Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck receives Royal Scarf

29 August, 2007 - His Majesty the King granted the Royal Scarf to His Royal Highness Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck at a simple ceremony yesterday on August 28. The Royal Scarf symbolises “Lifelong commitment to the service of the king, country and people.” According to tradition, princes and princesses of the Druk Gyalpo wear the white scarf. This practice represents the pursuit of knowledge and attainment of the values of simplicity, humility and equality until such age when they begin the work of “fulfilling their sacred duty of service to the nation and people.” His Royal Highness, Dasho Jigyel, was born in 1984. He studied in Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School, completed high school in Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, and graduated this year from Oxford University, United Kingdom. His Royal Highness would have graduated a year earlier, but had returned to Bhutan during the first year of college to join the militia for the military operations in 2003.

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