A school without dustbins
March 30th, 2019
When it comes to waste, what comes to Changangkha Middle Secondary School goes back. With a zero waste policy, the school enjoys an environment that many schools could envy. There is no dustbin in the school because students do not generate waste. Pencil shavings, exhausted pen refills, half eaten apples and portions of their lunch […]
“We are the sweepers of Thimphu city”
March 30th, 2019
Secluded by a long line of bamboo fencing below the Olakha...
Whence the waste problem?
March 30th, 2019
Picture this: The year is 2027. Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital and the...
Untreated liquid waste, a problem in Thimphu
March 30th, 2019
Mechanics are busy at work. The sound of tools and the...
Where the capital city’s garbage ends up
March 30th, 2019
It is filthy. The stench could make anyone sick. It is...
SJ thromde starts reinforcement of plastic ban
March 30th, 2019
Even before the ban on use of plastic bags from April...
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...
222 Class X students forgo govt. scholarship
March 29th, 2019
About 222 class X students did not continue their studies this...
Purjang of Lam Kunzang Wangdi held in Bartsham
March 29th, 2019
His Majesty The King and His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji...
Boy drowns
March 29th, 2019
A five-year boy drowned in the Mangdechhu at Bjeezam, Trongsa yesterday...