Bhutan’s new Insolvency Bill to tackle issues on non-performing loans
Lyonpo Namgyal Dorji informed the House that the current Act does not provide clear provisions on the appointment of insolvency practitioners, receivers, trustees, or liquidators…
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Bhutan Ministry of Education and Skill Development moves to rebalance teacher distribution across schools
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development has launched a nationwide review and redeployment exercise to address growing disparities in teacher distribution across schools,…
The cost of opportunity: Children bear emotional toll of parental migration in Bhutan
For the children left behind, it is creating a quieter, more complex crisis, marked by deep-seated feelings of abandonment, anxiety, and a fractured sense of identity.
Lack of basic facilities sends Bhutan students to study far from home
Without boarding facilities or enough teachers at Barshong Primary School in Naro Gewog, children from livestock-rearing familiies have no choice but to enroll at Tsaluna Primary…
Bhutanese lawmakers to review tobacco act as vaping spikes
The amendments seek to enhance protection for children and young people by providing clear regulatory guidance on emerging products such as e-cigarettes and vaping devices and by…
No gynaecologist at Bhutan’s Wangdue Hospital for five months
The critical shortage has been severely impacting maternal health services for expecting mothers across four districts.
Bhutanese local leaders raise concern over ageing, unsafe utility vehicles in villages
Local leaders warn that worn-out gewog vehicles are delaying essential services and risking lives. Many have become so unsafe communities now depend on taxis and private cars…