Students learning without understanding
April 1st, 2019
Curricula of the country’s education system need a major overhaul if findings of the recently released Bhutan PISA-D national report are any to go by.
The report calls for strengthening and enhancing competency based activities and assessment in curriculum and recommends teacher-training colleges to incorporate competency-based teaching and learning modules in pre-service training programme.
What a waste!
March 30th, 2019
Sometime in June 2017, Thimphu dzongkhag administration constructed several community bins...
His Majesty in Bartsham
March 29th, 2019
His Majesty The King graced the consecration of the new Chador...
Plastic ban, no fooling matter
March 28th, 2019
Twenty years after Bhutan first banned the use and sale of...
300 youth likely to return from Japan
March 27th, 2019
Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering has said the government has done...
RCSC terminates contract for 74 gaydrungs
March 26th, 2019
Although the last National Assembly had resolved to retain the post...
What children in schools should eat?
March 25th, 2019
Bhutan today faces a burden of increasing overweight and obesity among...
Fulfilment of pledges up to people’s interpretation: Govt
March 23rd, 2019
The government stands by its interpretation that it has achieved most...
Debt to GDP projected to decline to 76 percent
March 22nd, 2019
The country’s external debt is expected to fall from 105 percent...
230 youth in Japan register for loan deferment
March 21st, 2019
Labour Minister Ugyen Dorji has said that the number of Bhutanese...
Ministry looking to increase feeding schools
March 20th, 2019
If everything goes as planned, 181 primary, lower and middle secondary...
Govt. redefining role of SOEs
March 19th, 2019
The government will redefine and streamline the role of state enterprises...
Allowance for mother and child health from August
March 18th, 2019
To improve the health of mother and child in the country,...