February, 2010
PM receives Global Human Resource Strategic and Iconic Leader Award
February 14: The award is in recognition of his contribution to Human Resource Development (HRD) in the Kingdom. The award, consisting of a trophy and a citation, was given at the Global Human Resource Excellence Awards function organized as part of the World HRD Congress held in India’s commercial ... [more]
Bhutan – WTO hide and seek
February 14, 2010: World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global organization and the fact of its relevance is adequately expressed by the Prime Minister of Bhutan when he states that WTO is presently equally important as the United Nations. Is UN membership indispensable or irrelevant to a small landlocked Bhutan ... [more]
Domestic helicopter service by fall
Domestic aviation will initially start with helicopter service until the infrastructures are ready at the airports. Helicopter service will start once the runways are ready. According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, domestic aviation will start from September 2010 with helicopter service because airports in Bumthang and Gelephu are yet ... [more]
New call centre opens
A new call centre, Bright life Institute of Management, at Peyling Complex in Thimphu was inaugurated yesterday. A franchise of Orion CALLTECH in India, the institute targets to train about 25,000 to 30,000 university graduates and class XII passed students in various courses in two years. The centre offers Diploma in BPO ... [more]
The Year of the (threatened) Tiger
12 February, 2010 - As we welcome the Year of the Tiger, the new year is not about roaring celebration. It instead calls for more conservation actions. Among the 13 tiger range countries in the world, Bhutan, which is best known for its conservation policies, is launching postal stamps ... [more]
THAI AMBASSABOR ON A FAREWELL VISIT
Bhutan will always have a special place in his heart, the Thai ambassador to Bhutan, Mr Chalermpol Thanchitt, told Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley during his farewell visit to the Kingdom today. Leaving to take up a new assignment as the ambassador to Russia after a two-year tenure, the am¬bassador was granted ... [more]
INDIAN AMBASSADOR GIFTS BOOKS, PROMISES HERITAGE PERSERVATION AID
The Indian Ambassador to Bhutan, Pavan K Varma presented 100 books on various subjects to the Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji for the country’s National Library. Speaking at the occasion, the Ambassador said that it is very important for a country to consolidate its culture under any ... [more]
Tata interested in Bhutan’s development
Courtesy Call Ratan Tata, CEO, Tata group meets Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley during his visit to Bhutan. 11 February, 2010 - Tata group would like to increase its presence in Bhutan in areas beyond hydropower projects, and not necessarily for money, the chairman of India’s industrial and commercial giant, Tata ... [more]
‘Inadvertent’ human rights violations
11 February, 2010 - “In promoting the rights of our people, we must be receptive to our mistakes and accessible to corrections,” said the chairperson of the national assembly’s human rights committee, MP Damchoe Dorji. While instances of human rights violations have occurred in Bhutan, the government is committed to ... [more]
PM expresses doubts
Weighing national cons against global pros WTO Accession 11 February, 2010 - Bhutan is ready to join the world trade organisation (WTO) any day, but prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley has his reservations. “There are many people who are sure that it’s a good thing to join the WTO but I’m ... [more]