Bhutan Daily News 26-06-23
- Saidpiece
- Jun 26, 2023
- 5 min read
𝗛𝗛 𝗝𝗲 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻
His Holiness the Je Khenpo conferred Dhar to appoint four Gerab Kheden Lopens at Tashichodzong in Thimphu today. They are equivalent to commissioners in the civil service. Similarly, a Tormai Lopen was also appointed.
𝟭𝟭 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻, 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆
It has been eleven years since the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong was tragically destroyed by a fire. However, it has been rebuilt from scratch and a new Dzong now sits atop the ridge where the old Dzong once stood. To remember the tragedy, the Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development organised a programme to raise awareness about fire risks and prevention measures in four Dzongs across the country including Punakha Dzong yesterday.
𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 ‘𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗝𝗢𝗡𝗚” 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀
In an exciting development, Samdrup Jongkhar district has unveiled a district brand name called ‘SAMJONG’ for its agriculture, livestock, forest and tourism products. The new brand launched on Friday aims to showcase and promote the district’s unique products and offerings to a wider audience. SAMJONG has already been registered with the Department of Media Creative Industry and Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment.
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁
Indigenous products are encountering difficulties in entering the international market. The lack of certification and expertise in labelling and packaging are hindering the success of these products abroad. The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BCCI, said that certifications issued by the Bhutan Food and Drug Authority are often not recognised internationally. As a result, the BCCI is working towards providing certification for local products by sending entrepreneurs to receive training on labelling and packaging in India soon.
Laytshog Lopen Sangay Dorji from the Zhung Dratshang administered Sangay Menlha Wang to over a thousand devotees at the Paro Moenlam Chenmo ground today.
This was done upon the request of the Kidney Foundation as part of its ongoing weeklong advocacy program in Paro. The foundation, along with a team of technical experts, conducted an awareness on kidney disease and prevention to more than 2,000 people. They also sensitized on non-communicable diseases. Similar advocacy programs are planned for other districts as well.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
During the question hour session in the National Assembly on Friday, Dewathang-Gomdar MP Ugyen Dorji raised concern about online classes, especially Google Classroom, still in practice in schools throughout the country. The MP highlighted that the use of mobile phones for homework poses challenges to students in remote areas with network issues besides being a financial burden. However, the education and skills development minister said that relying solely on traditional methods of teaching may lead the students to miss out on digitisation. He also said the government spent around Nu 1bn for digitising the education system.
𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐆𝐈) 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) in collaboration with Ministry of Industries, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is spearheading efforts to establish a Geographical Indications (GI) system in the country, aiming to protect and promote origin-linked and premium products both nationally and internationally. As a part of this initiative, the MoAL with funding support from Food and Agriculture Organization organized a “National Sensitization and Consultation on GI System” for the key stakeholders, including policy decision makers, executives and managers of relevant government agencies and private sector on June 20, 2023 in Thimphu. The inauguration of the said high-level National Sensitization and Consultation on GI System, was graced by His Excellency Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, the Hon’ble Minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The event garnered participation from key stakeholders representing five ministries i.e. MoAL, MoICE, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (MoFAET), Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) and 15 agencies, emphasizing the importance and broad-based collaboration for the establishment of a robust GI protection system in Bhutan. This event, in fact, is one of the major outcomes of concerted efforts that the MoAL, the MoICE and the MoFAET have been jointly making into expediting the process of instituting the GI protection system in Bhutan recently. Addressing the gathering, His Excellency emphasized that taking this much-awaited and needed GI initiative forward to greater heights and the success of the same would call for, amongst others, an unprecedented collaboration, cooperation, consultation, joint efforts and commitment and support from all stakeholders.
Bhutan Trade & Investment Fair 2023
The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Dhaka is organizing the First Bhutan Trade & Investment Fair 2023 from 23 - 25 June 2023 at the Shooting Club, Gulshan 1, Dhaka. The event is being organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Royal Government of Bhutan, supported by the Bhutan Country Office of Food and Agriculture Organization. Bhutan and Bangladesh signed the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) on 6th December 2020 to promote and expand bilateral trade. However, due to the challenges posed by the pandemic, the two countries have not been able to take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Agreement to enhance trade and commerce between the two countries. To this end, the Bhutan Trade & Investment Fair 2023 is being organized with the primary objective of facilitating the implementation of the provisions of this historic Agreement for the mutual benefit of the people of our two friendly countries.
𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲: 𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀
As the government announced pay revision for government employees on the first day of 9th session of 3rd Parliament, questions arise about its potent impact on the private sector.
With the hike, there are concerns that there would be price hike of commodities and house rent. But there won’t be pay raise for the private employees. This would affect their livelihood and it has already become a serious concern for the private employees.
It is a general consensus that with every pay rise, the house owners and shopkeepers hike house rent and commodities prices.
𝗡𝗔 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗜𝗠𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗖 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿
The Member in-charge of the charter, Minister for Foreign Relations and External Trade, Lyonpo Dr Tandi Dorji, introduced the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) during the first sitting of the ninth session of the third Parliament on 9 June. The House unanimously ratified the BIMSTEC Charter with all the 44 members present and voting, voted in favor of the Charter on 13 June. The Chairperson of the Social and Cultural Committee, Member of Parliament from Khamaed- Lunana constituency in Gasa, Yeshey Dem presented the Committee’s 61 recommendations on the Charter of which majority were reported as clerical changes and translations.
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