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yesterday. He is on an eight-
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Agriculture Legislation

Reclaiming fallow
land for farming
More than 200 acres have been
reclaimed by the agriculture min-
istry so far
Tshering Palden
The agriculture ministry planted paddy
in three acres of fallow land below
Dechenphug monastery on May 28. This
was part of the national programme to
develop fallow land for crop cultivation.
It took them about a month to pre-
pare the land for plantation under the
land development programme (LDP).
The ministry is preparing another 17
acres in Dechenphug for paddy cultiva-
tion. The fields, agriculture officials said,
were left fallow likely due to wild animals
destroying the crops and lack of support
among others. The ministry will grow
paddy next year.
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Parliament passes
companies bill
MB Subba
The joint sitting of Parliament yester-
day passed the Companies Bill 2015
after deliberations on 12 disputed
sections.
Over the last 15 years since the
enactment of the Companies Act 2000,
there has been a tremendous amount
of changes in the socio-economic and
legislative landscape of the country.
And the changes needed to be incor-
porated into the Act.
Some of the noteworthy new fea-
tures are minority interest protection,
standards of business ethics, separa-
tion of ownership and management,
dispute resolution mechanism, and
corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The house after deliberation on Weather
the disputed sections referred back
Thimphu
seven of the 12 disputed sections to
the joint committee for further review Max Min
during the lunchtime. The committee 24 12
then incorporated the changes sug-
gested by the members and re-sub- Kanglung
mitted the bill after the lunch break.
The house then endorsed the bill Max Min
with 100 percent of the members 24 13
present voting in favour of it. There
were 64 members present during the
vote.
Thanking the members, Speaker
Jigme Zangpo said the government
had held meetings with stakeholders
on the bill.
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companies bill
From Pg. 1
MP Dorji Wangdi told
Kuensel that the bill is a
progressive law incorporat-
ing features and elements
of best practices in corpo-
rate governance. It is defi-
nitely a good step forward
in Bhutanese corporate
governance, he said.
With the bill, a firm will
be allowed to be registered as
a limited company with just
Reclaiming fallow land for farming
From Pg. 1
The LDP programme is
aimed at recovering paddy
fields lost to urban develop-
ment in Thimphu.
Chief agriculture officer
Chimi Rinzin said the initia-
tive at Dechenphug would
produce at least three tonnes
of rice.
Chimi Rinzin said that
fruit trees and other crops
would be grown in the de-
veloped areas considering
the topography of the fields.
For the start we are
going with paddy and well
gradually grow other crops
as well, he said.
He said the programme
has been implemented in
other areas.
In the first activity under
this programme, the min-
istry brought 662 acres of
government fallow land in
Phuntshothang gewog, Sam-
drupjongkhar under the LDP
for maize cultivation last
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It is definitely a
good step forward in
Bhutanese corporate
governance
one shareholder.
The National Council had
introduced the concept of
one person company (OPC)
under section 4 of the bill.
With this addition, the bill
For the start we are
going with paddy and
well gradually grow
other varieties as well
year.
The ministry is also de-
veloping terraces to grow
paddy in the area. The
project is expected to pro-
duce about 1,300 tonnes of
rice.
Around 200 acres have
been cleared, Chimi Rinzin
said.
The land has remained
fallow for decades because
of security issues and wild-
life conflict in three villages
of Phuntshothang gewog.
The land will now be arable
with an agriculture rehabili-
tation project underway in
the gewog.
A feasibility study found
that acres of potential farm-
ing and fertile soil have been
will give OPCs all benefits of a
private limited company such
as credit, market access, legal
protection and tax advantage.
Also, the owner of a com-
pany will only be responsible
for company debts upto the
amount that they have in-
vested and no more without
risk to personal wealth.
Although the concept is
new in the country, it was
becoming popular in econo-
Agriculture ministry officials plant paddy in an area located below Dechenphug monastery
on May 28. The initiative is part of the ministrys land development programme which is
attempting to reclaim paddy fields left fallow. (Source: Agriculture ministry)
left unattended and that the
forest had not served any
purpose.
The project, which began
in 2014, has cleared the for-
est to construct paddy fields
and work on the terraces is
still on-going for large-scale
rice farming.
The project cultivated
maize on 100 acres of land.
The project has already in-
vested Nu 39 million and has
proposed for another Nu 36
million for the current finan-
mies around the world. Until
now, at least two sharehold-
ers were required to start a
company.
The bill also emphasises
the need for profit-making
companies to keep aside a
minimum percent of annual
profit for CSR spending. CSR
is a social responsibility of
businesses to pay back to so-
ciety for using resources and
harming the environment.
cial year.
The project has a 30km
electric fencing around the
land, to keep elephants,
boars and monkeys away.
The total rice area in
the country is estimated to
be around 22,550 hectares.
The most important grow-
ing areas are in Samtse,
which has the highest rice
growing area in Bhutan with
2,889 hectares, followed by
Sarpang with 2,839 hectares.
With 1,971 hectares, produc-
The new bill, which seeks
to repeal the existing Act, was
drafted incorporating neces-
sary changes to establish
good corporate governance
system in the country.
The Assembly during its
last session did not endorse
12 of the 41 recommenda-
tions from the Council.
The bill will be submitted
to His Majesty The King for
assent.
tion is highest in Punakha
with 6,274 tonnes a year.
The average national rice
yield is about 3.18 tonnes per
hectare. The overall self-
sufficiency in domestic rice
production is only about 48
percent.
Rice is the most impor-
tant food crop of the country
and it is grown from tropical
lowlands in the south up to
elevations as high as 2,700
metres in the north.

Employment
37 percent of workforce
economically inactive
Younten Tshedup
The economically inactive
population of the country
stands at 206,007, which is
36.9 percent of the countrys
total working age population
(15 years and above) accord-
ing to the Labour Force Sur-
vey 2015.
According to the survey,
the economically inactive
population is that section
of the population which is
neither employed nor unem-
ployed. This group includes
Economy
Inflation up by
0.15% in April
Staff reporter
The price of goods and serv-
ices last month increased by
0.15 percent compared with
the previous month, accord-
ing to the Consumer Price
Index (CPI).
This was due to an in-
crease in food prices by 0.13
percent and non-food prices
by 0.17 percent.
However, the year-on-
year inflation or between
April this year and April last
year, the price of goods and
services increased by 3.07
percent.
This was 0.12 percentage
points higher than the pre-
vious months year-on-year
inflation.
The prices of domestic
goods and services increased
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students who are currently
studying, people looking
after family, the physically
challenged and those with
long-term illnesses.
Of the total economically
inactive population, 98,547
(47.8 percent) were engaged
in studies followed by 51,310
who were engaged in house-
hold and family duties.
Individuals aged 15-24
constituted the highest
number (99,694) of the eco-
nomically inactive popula-
tion. The majority in this
by 4.22 percent due to an in-
crease in food prices by 4.02
percent and non-food prices
by 4.33 percent.
The prices of imported
goods increased by 2.01 per-
cent with corresponding in-
crease in food prices by 1.87
percent and non-food prices
by 2.11 percent.
CPI is a measure of the
average price change over
time felt by the consum-
ers for a market basket of
goods and services. Market
basket refers to a sample
of commodities which is
representative of all goods
and services purchased by
households.
The National Statistical
Bureau (NSB) keeps track of
price variation of 151 items
(436 varieties).
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group are engaged in study-
ing. Economically inactive population
Of the 51,310 people en-
gaged in household and fam-
ily duties, 48,125 comprised 0.2% - Waiting
of female, of which the high- for recall from
previous job
est was observed in the 25-29 17.8%
age group, which is consid- Old age
ered a prime working group.
Compared to male, fe- 47.8%
male were seen to have a Studying 24.9% 1.6% - Illness
higher rate of education - House
level. At least 21,795 female and family
were found to have a mini- duties
mum qualification of mid-
dle secondary school as to 3.3% -
2.7%- Physically
14,521 male with the same Other reasons
level of qualification. challenged
However, female with a
1.7% - Waiting
higher level of qualification
for results
abstained from engaging in Info courtesy: NLFS 2015
economic activities. A total
of 129,867 female were eco-
nomically inactive in 2015 For 201 people aged 65 long-term illness and being
compared to 76,140 male. and above, studying was physically challenged.
The survey also found out found to be the reason for The survey estimated the
that 36,598 people were eco- their inactivity. Labour of- population of the country in
nomically inactive because ficials said that this group of 2015 at 764,667. Of the total
of old age. The group includ- people were those who were population, 352,953 formed
ed people aged 60 years and involved in religious studies. the labour force. The la-
above. The majority of the Other reasons for the bour force participation
people in the group (6,296) large economically inactive rate (LFPR) was recorded at
were economically inac- population included wait- 63.1 percent, an increase of
tive because of household ing for recall from previous 4,211 from 2014. The LFPR
and family duties. A total of job (a former employee wait- for male was recorded at 71.2
2,903 were inactive due to a ing to be re-employed in the percent and for female the
physical inability followed by same company), waiting for rate stood at 55.9 percent.
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MY COUNTRY, MY TOWN
Managing our land
sustainably

B
hutan is losing about 3.34 tonnes
of topsoil per hectare every year.
Where sustainable land manage-
ment techniques and practices
are not implemented, soil loss
increases eightfold to 24.61 tonnes a hectare.
Even with sustainable land management
techniques, Bhutan is losing at least 12 million
tonnes of topsoil every year.
For a country that has limited cultivable
land, this is worrying. Our total cultivated area
is only about 2.93 percent. Natural soil loss be-
sides, our arable land is increasingly facing the
pressure of urban development. As a country
where more than 65 percent of population de-
pends on agriculture for livelihood, implica-
tions could be serious.
Already, more than half a dozen households
in Trashigang had to be relocated because soil
loss due to erosion left their land uncultivable.
Because of the topography of the country and
the impact of climate change, such challeng-
es will only increase in the years to come. As
prominent as it is, land degradation caused by
water, landslides and ravine formation can be
devastating, resulting in reduced agricultural
productivity countrywide.
With rapidly decreasing acreage of arable Tempting the foots: While recycling is all very well, these might revive long
land, to say nothing about how much soil we dormant soccer skills Photo by Ugyen Kencho
lose by the year, our food and nutrition security
is at stake.
To reduce loss of topsoil, building terraces,
stone bunds and planting fodder trees were
encourage between 5th and 7th Plan. There is
a need to encourage such initiatives again. MY SAY
As His Majesty The King said: Land is one
of the most important economic assets of our
people as well as a bond that ties us to our com-
munity and country. Therefore, issues related On your perspective Language
to land ownership and use are of immense im-
portance. At the same time, since there is lim-
ited arable land, it is vital to ensure proper land policy: Decolonising the Mind
management and optimise land utilisation.
Sir, addiction, anti-social be- and sensed these issues I
There is a need to carry out in-depth studies I work in Australia with In- haviours and most extreme- wish you all the best in this
on land degradation and to develop an integrat- digenous languages. ly, suicide. most important endeavour.
ed national land use policy. We should come up I have seen in 35 years of Having ones own lan-
with a robust land management plan guided by teaching and research three guage respected and used John Bradley
a strong policy document. We will also need to languages die, or at least also creates a very strong Monash University,
strengthen institutional capacity for effective only have one or two very sense of well-being. Melbourne,
implementation of sustainable land manage- elderly speakers. A person who has lost Australia
ment. What is important, though, is that we The result is a youth their own languages is, as
are able to balance short-term and long-term whose identity is not strong you say and scholars such as
benefits of sustainable land management. and thus they are open to Mignolo and Ngugi a colo-
Sustainable land management is critically many kinds of social ills nised mind.
important to ensure sustainable agriculture such as drug and alcohol Having visited Bhutan
and continued ecosystem services. Otherwise,
addressing land degradation, climate change
and biodiversity loss could be challenging. Send your letters and pictures to
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Medical

Family accuses Nganglam

doctor of negligence
The doctor has dismissed the allegations

Nirmala Pokhrel | Tsirang
A team of four officials in
Pemagatshel are investigating
an allegation against a doctor
of the Nganglam Basic Health
Unit (BHU) for negligence that
led to the death of a farmer fol-
lowing a snake bike.
The team comprises of
the Pemagatshel dzongkhag
health officer, Noorbugang
gup, chief medical officer and
Nganglam dungpa.
While the findings of the
investigation are yet to be fi-
nalised, family members of the
evening, my father suffered
breathing problems, he said.
We called the doctor but he
never turned up and the doc-
tor arrived only after my father
died, he said.
His father died at around
6pm, Sonam Phuntsho said.
However, he acknowledged
that recording accurate timing
was not possible as they were
busy attending to the victim.
He claimed that while
his father was struggling to
breathe, a ward boy placed
an oxygen mask on the victim
which was not connected to
ing difficulties, he was put on
anti-venom treatment, which
was given through IV and not a
syringe injection. When there
were no further complaints,
the doctor went home after
6pm to eat as he had not eaten
since the morning, the doctor
said.
Just after reaching home,
he got a call from the ward in-
forming him that the patients
condition had turned serious,
Medical
the doctor said.
I rushed to the ward and
by the time I reached he was
already dead, Dr Yeshi Jamt-
sho said.
He added that the patient
could have died because of
neurotoxicity, in which case
poison enters through the
brain. In neurotoxicity, he
said it is difficult to diagnose
through blood tests. Anti-
venom would work only if
its given within an hour after
suffering a snake bite, he said.
The 70-year-old man was
the seventh patient brought to
Nganglam BHU between Jan-
uary and May this year. There
were six before him and one
after. All recovered according
to the BHU.
The investigation team
will submit their findings to
the health ministry within a
week.

33 fall ill after consuming beef

74-year-old farmer who died
at Nganglam BHU last week
said that the death occurred
because of sheer negligence
by the doctor on duty.
The victims son, Sonam
Phuntsho said that on May 24
his father had gone to maintain
their drinking water source in
Noorbugang gewogs Ningsh-
ingborang village. While there,
he was bitten by a snake and
was brought to the Noorbu-
gang BHU immediately.
At around 3pm he was re-
ferred to the Nganglam BHU.
On arriving at the
Nganglam BHU, the doctor
conducted a blood test and
told the patient and fam-
ily members that there was
nothing to worry about as no
venom was detected in the
blood, Sonam Phuntsho, who
accompanied his father to the
BHU, said.
For another two hours or
so, he said, his father was al-
right, and even ate food and
drank water. But towards the
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an oxygen cylinder. He was
not even given an anti-venom
injection, he said. Had doc-
tors been little more attentive
on time, my father would not
have died.
However the doctor at the
Nganglam BHU who attended
to the patient, Dr Yeshi Jamt-
sho, dismissed the allegations.
He said he received a call
from the Noorbugang health
assistant at around 3pm in-
forming him about the patient
referral. The patient arrived at
the Nganglam BHU at 4.45pm.
Immediately all neces-
sary tests were carried out. No
venom was found in the pa-
tients blood, Dr Yeshi Jamtsho
said. It was also found that all
vital senses were normal.
The patient was normal
without any sign of venom
content in his blood, his res-
piratory was also normal, he
said. I was there the whole
time attending to the patient.
After 5pm, when the pa-
tient complained of breath-
15 have recovered so far
Yangchen C Rinzin | not displaying the symptoms cramps, pain and dehydra-
Samdrupjongkhar were provided with prophy- tion.
laxis. Officials said the meat
Fifteen of the 33 people from The incident occurred was found discoloured and
Serthi gewog in Samdrup- on May 22 when the entire foul smelling.
jongkhar who grew sick after community of Deptsang vil- The kidney and pancreas
consuming beef suspected lage had come together to of the dead cow were also
to be infected by anthrax construct a lhakhang. Lunch found damaged.
have recovered and are now consisted of meat from a An official said that those
in stable condition. dead cow. The farmer sold people who had consumed
Health officials said the the remaining meat and took the liver and internal organs
situation is under control home the rest. were reported to have suf-
and no human casualties Health officials said fered more severe symptoms
have been reported so far. since the cow had died while as compared to those who
But health officials are grazing, the farmer thought consumed only the meat.
still waiting for test results the cow had died a natural A field investigation has
from Thimphu to confirm if death. However, the entire already been conducted.
the cause is anthrax. community including chil- While food poisoning
All 33 people were treat- dren who consumed the is suspected, based on the
ed for anthrax based on meat suffered fever, nau- clinical symptoms, people
clinical symptoms and those sea, headaches, abdominal were treated for anthrax.
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Reading comics in class? Its just a way to learn maths
Singapores National Institure
of Education team is testing the
use of comic strips and story-
telling to engage students in the
subject. Using methods drawn
from storytelling and comics
is quite new in Singapore, but
more common in countries
such as South Korea and Japan.
Reading comics is usually
frowned upon in classrooms,
but a team of professors has
come up with a method that
makes use of exactly that to
teach mathematics.
The storytelling and com-
ics approach has been tested on
more than 100 Normal (Techni-
cal) students at three second-
ary schools this year and the
National Institute of Education
(NIE) team behind it hopes to
introduce the method to more
students.
Associate Professor Toh
Tin Lam, deputy head of NIEs
mathematics and mathemat-
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said: Usually, people think a
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Vehicles Announcement

ACC content with

DzongkhAg ADministrAtion
Pemagatshel
Letter No,P.Dzong/Thram(07)2016/5235

govt. action on EV
This is to inform all concerned that as per the approval
from the Government, the Dzongkhag Administration
will be allotting 26 commercial plots and 78 residential
plots to the respective land owners on June 5, 2016
Tempa Wangdi recommendations were sub- away as a prize at Changlim-
in Denchi Town.
mitted to the government. ithang during a public event. All the land owners and shopkeepers who are eligible
The Anti-Corruption Com- The recommendations Another electric vehicle for plots are requested to gather at 9am on the
mission (ACC) will not pursue were to revoke the govern- from Tesla was returned to the above mentioned date. Land owners can send their
further the issue of import of ments decision to allow im- company on October 2015 de- representative along with form LT-5 if in case they are
second hand electric vehicles port of second hand electric spite the companys desire to unable to attend.
in light of actions the govern- vehicles and to terminate the keep it in Bhutan. Dzongdag
ment has taken as per the memorandum of understand- On revoking the govern-
2015-2016 annual report of the ing signed with NISSAN Mo- ments order to allow the im-
commission. tors, Japan and Mahindra Reva port of second hand electric ve- notificAtion
The commission, however, Electric Vehicles in India. The hicles the Cabinet has however
reiterates that while the govern- third recommendation was to assured that it will reconsider ministry of economic AffAirs
ment initiative might be based return the gifted electric vehi- the policy. The commission f ce of onsumer Protection
on noble objectives, due regard cle. on its recommendations has
MoEA/OCP/CGRD(Com&inv-01)/534
should be paid to avoid per- While the government is yet quoted chapter 13, section 45
ceived and potential conflict to decide on revoking the deci- of the Sales Tax, Customs and The Office of Consumer Protection, MoEA, the
of interests as it has a bearing in sion to allow import of second Excise Act of Bhutan, which Bhutan Standard Bureau (BSB) and Regional Trade
the free market. hand electric vehicles, the gov- states that the import of used or and Industry Office will be carrying out verification and
The report also states that ernment has not renewed the second hand goods, vehicles, calibration of the weights and balances utilized by the
such actions could also affect memorandum of understand- machinery and equipment is meat vendors of Thimphu with effect from May 30,
the confidence of the public in ing with NISSAN Motors after restricted. 2016. Therefore, all the meat vendors of Thimphu are
transparency and integrity of its expiry in March last year. Restricted, however, is de- requested to calibrate and verify the existing weights
the government. As per the commissions re- fined as goods on which limita- and balances from National Metrology Laboratory,
The commission has decid- port, the memorandum of un- tions shall apply to the quantity BSB.
ed not to proceed further on the derstanding with Mahindra is and quality of the goods. Re- This activity is as per the Consumer Protection Rules
issue because the government, too broad with no commitment stricted however does not carry and Regulations, 2015 where all weighing and measuring
as recommended by the ACC, on either the governments or the same meaning as import of equipment for use in trade, industry or commercial
has taken actions. the companys part. goods prohibited. markets are required to be verified and certified by
While the commission in its The government has also The ACC intervened into BSB.
2014 report stated that it could either returned the car to the issue following the reso- Office of Consumer Protection
not establish direct conflict the production company or lution of the 5thNational As-
between the private interests handed over the gifted electric sembly to hold discussion and
of the Prime Minister and the vehicles to other government clarify on whether or not the notificAtion
governments decisions on the agencies based on the recom- policies for import of electric
import of second hand electric mendation to return the elec- vehicles caused conflict of in- ministry of Works & humAn
vehicles, nonetheless, three tric vehicles. One was given terest.
settlement
onstruction evelopment Board
FLIGHTS Thimphu
CDB/2/2015-2016/699
DrukAir This is to inform all the concerned that the registration
Date Route Flight No. Departure Arrival
June 01 Paro to Bangkok via Guwahati KB 140 06:00 pm 11:35 pm
of the Contractors/consultants/architects/specialized
June 01 Bangkok to Paro via Kolkata KB 121 06:50 am 10:10 am trade will be going online starting June 1, 2016. Thereby
June 01 Paro to Delhi KB 240 12:00 am 01:50 pm all the services provided by the CDB Secretariat namely
June 01 Delhi to Paro KB 241 02:40 pm 05:20 pm registration/renewals/up-gradation/down-gradation/
June 01 Paro to Dhaka KB 300 07:00 am 08:20 am updating of information will be available on-line. The
June 01 Dhaka to Paro KB 301 09:00 am 10:20 am online system can be accessed through the website
June 01 Paro to Singapore via Kolkata KB 500 07:50 am 04:10 pm of the CDB Secretariat, www.cdb.gov.bt (e-Zotin).
June 01 Paro to Kathmandu KB 400 11:00 am 12:05 pm Applicants can track the status of their applications
June 01 Kathmandu to Paro KB 401 12:45 pm 02:20 pm using their CID number or application ID generated
by the system. The payments for all the services can
Domestic be made to any of the Regional Revenue and Customs
*** No flight on June 01 ***
Office (RRCO) cash counters, upon receipt of the
Note : All timings in local. Timings are subject to change. Call Drukair toll free No. 1300 for latest flight information.
intimation for payment from the CDB.
Bhutan Airlines (Tashi Air) All are therefore requested to apply for the services
June 01 Bangkok to Paro via Kolkata B3701 06:30 am 09:55 am online and hard copies will not be accepted starting
June 01 Paro to Bangkok via Kolkata B3700 10:35 am 04:05 pm June 1, 2016. A self help desk will be provided for
June 01 Paro to Delhi via Kathmandu B3773 08:30 am 11:35 pm those applicants visiting the CDB Secretariat.
June 01 Delhi to Paro B3774 12:35 pm 03:15 pm
Director General
Note : All timings in local. Timings are subject to change. Call Bhutan Airlines toll free No. 1234 for latest flight information.

History
Panbang honours the late
Dasho Nishioka
Nima Wangdi | Panbang
While a motorable bridge
now connects Panbang town
in Zhemgang, a pedestrian-
only suspension bridge lo-
cated beside it will continue
to remain.
The bridge is being pre-
served in memory of the late
Dasho Keiji Nishioka who is
credited for bringing signifi-
cant developments in agri-
culture to Panbang.
He travelled to Panbang
in Zhemgang in the fourth
five-year Plan and intro-
duced major changes that
transformed the lives of peo-
ple in the area.
There is still much re-
spect among the people of
Panbang for the late Dasho
Keiji Nishioka today.
Some of elderly in Pan-
bang still address him as
Japan Sahib.
Ngangla Gup, Rinchen
Wangdi, who worked under
the late Dasho Nishioka said
the suspension bridge was
constructed during the fifth
five-year Plan but there was a
desire to still name the bridge
Skills
Record holder for memorisation in Thimphu
he is conducting a workshop that is expected to help in storing information
Dechen Tshomo
More than a hundred students
and parents attended a free
session on training the brain
to remember more and for
longer periods of time at the
Kelki higher secondary school
auditorium in Thimphu yes-
terday.
The event was a crea-
tive memory and study skills
workshop to show partici-
pants tools, techniques and
skills in remembering infor-
mation with the least effort
possible.
The suspension bridge was constructed in the 1980s
Nishoka zam. The rationale
behind the decision was that
Panbang wanted to acknowl-
edge Dasho Nishokas hard
work, the gup said.
Gup Rinchen Wangdi said
the gewog with the dungkhag
office decided to preserve the
bridge not only in memory of
the late Dasho Nishoka but
also as a tourist attraction.
Tourists visiting Panbang
make it a point to walk across
The trainer, Squadron
Leader Jayasimha, is a notable
memory and soft skills trainer
in India who holds fourteen
Guinness world records.
Jayasimha said that crea-
tive visualisation is important
to remember information
because pictures are easy to
remember. The brain does
not like text so it is hard to
remember it, he added.
Once you know how to
convert texts into pictures, it
is easy to remember, he said.
Khazon, in association
with the Bhutan Innovation
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the bridge.
The bridge was construct-
ed in 1988 and is still strong
today. Colourful lungdhars
flutter in the breeze but the
mesh fencing of the bridge is
in need of repair.
A house stands a few me-
tres from the bridge. It is also
known as Nishoka house.
Gup Rinchen Wangdi said
the house was constructed
during the fourth Plan by
and Technology Centre of
the IT park, is organising the
workshop.
Khazon is an organisation
that offers a range of confer-
ences, seminars, business fo-
rums, expos and professional
training programmes.
Khazo ns ma nag e r,
Hemal Chhetri, said that the
organisation will benefit par-
ticipants, especially students,
who are expected to perform
better.
A parent who is a civil serv-
ant, Ram Gurung, planned
to enroll his three children
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Dasho Nishioka but he him-
self did not live there. One
of his Bhutanese assistants
lived there instead.
The two-storey Bhuta-
nese house is abandoned
and in a dilapidated condi-
tion. The floor planks have
rotted and the roof is falling
apart. Bushes have crept up
its walls.
The gup said the gewog is
planning to repair the house
in an effort to improve their
grades. As an adult, we also
face difficulties in remember-
ing phone numbers, names,
among others, so I will also
attend all the sessions of the
workshop, he said.
A class X student, Sonam
Dorji, said that he came to at-
tend the free session to see if
it is worth attending the rest of
the paid sessions. My parents
won't mind spending some
amount if it helps me get good
grades.
The free session is fol-
lowed by a five-day paid ses-
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before it is completely ru-
ined. The land on which the
house has been constructed
belongs to the agriculture
department.
Near the house, a grove
of Agar woods stand straight
and tall. Dasho Nishoka
planted these trees. Today
they fall under the care of the
forest department.
The Japanese govern-
ment sent Dasho Nishoka
as an agriculture specialist
to Bhutan in 1964. He re-
mained in Bhutan after his
two-year assignment period
and worked in the country for
28 years until 1992
In 1980, His Majesty The
Fourth Druk Gyalpo awarded
him with red scarf and con-
ferred on him the title of
Dasho in recognition of his
selfless and dedicated serv-
ices to the people of Bhutan
in the field of agriculture de-
velopment. Dasho Nishioka
is the only foreigner to have
received the title.
His Majesty The Fourth
Druk Gyalpo also granted
him the Druk Thuksey medal
in 1990.
sion that started yesterday.
Another class VI student,
Rewash Sharma, said that the
workshop will help him solve
math problems easily. I will
ask my father and if he agree
to give me Nu 300 then I will
attend the math solving ses-
sion.
Economic affairs minister,
Lekey Dorji, who attended
the first session said that at-
tending the workshop could
improve self-confidence.
Jayasimha shows that the
human mind can do won-
ders.
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the Conference Hall of Hotel Phuntsho Pelri, Thimphu at 11.00 am for following business
transactions:
1. Buy back of 30% of the paid up equity share capital of the company on proportionate basis.
2. Approval of the rate of buy back of shares as proposed by the Board of Directors.
3. Any other business in connection with buy back of shares.
Note: The record date for the purpose of buy back of shares will be June 30, 2016 provided
the General Body of the Company approves the Buy Back and subject to the approval of the
Government in this regard.
Therefore, all the shareholders of the Company are requested to make it convenient to attend
the EGM. As such, Shareholders/Proxy holders intending to attend the meeting are requested
to confirm their participation atleast two days in advance by telephone/ e-mail mentioned below
and shall have to register themselves between 9.30 am to 10.30 am at the venue of the meeting
on June 22, 2016.
IN CASE OF ATTENDANCE BY PROXY:
1) Their rights of the proxy shareholders shall be limited to voting by poll. The proxy holders
are allowed to attend and vote in the EGM, but a proxy so appointed shall not have any
right to speak in the meeting, and shall not be entitled to vote except on a poll.
2) The Proxy forms shall be addressed to:-
Chief Executive Officer
Jigme Mining Corporation Ltd.
Post : Gomtu, Pagli: Bhutan
Telephone No. : 17160158
E-mail : jigmeindustries.admn@yahoo.com
For and on behalf of Jigme Mining Corporation Ltd.
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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NOTifiCATiON

BhUTAN DEVElOpMENT BANk NATiONAl hOUsiNg
BDBL/ADM/23/2016/4288
DEVElOpMENT COrpOrATiON
The Management of Bhutan Development Bank (BDB) would like to announce
vacancies for the following posts: liMiTED, ThiMphU
NHDCL/REMD/ADM-18/2016/928
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B.Com/ from July 1, 2016.
Project Class XII 60% (English + 3
01 03 BA.Eco./ Regular
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BBM/BBA
Class X 60% ( English + 4 the tenants and National Housing Development
best subjects) Corporation Limited expires on June 30, 2016.
Minimum requirements to Those tenants who wish to continue occupying
apply: the NHDCL quarters are requested to renew the
B.Com/ Degree 60% tenancy agreement within June 30, 2016. Failure
Disbursement
02 02 BA.Eco./ Class XII 60% (English + 3 Regular to renew Tenancy Agreement by July 31, 2016 shall
Officer
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Class X 60% ( English + 4 impose fi ne as per section 108 of Tenancy Act of
best subjects) Bhutan, 2015.
Minimum requirements to For clarification, please contact Real Estate
apply: Management Services at 323147 or 17983606
Recovery & B.Com/ Degree 60% during office hours. Further details can be obtained
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Management
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Minimum requirements to
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B.Sc
IT/MIS (Computer
Degree 60% gOVErNMENT TrEAsUrY Bills
04 01 Class XII 60% (English + 3 Regular
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best subjects) rOYAl MONETArY AUThOriTY
Class X 60% ( English + 4
best subjects)
Of BhUTAN
Minimum requirements to Treasury Bills of Nu. 4 billion in the name of the Royal
apply: Government of Bhutan is offered for sale. The Bills
Degree 60% shall be auctioned under Multi-price Method and
Accounts
05 01 BBA/BCom Class XII 60% (English + 3 Regular issued through the Royal Monetary Authority of
Officer
best subjects) Bhutan.
Class X 60% ( English + 4 Submission of tenders : Tenders must be submitted
best subjects) in sealed envelope to Banking Director, RMA not
Minimum requirements to later than 9:30 AM on June 6, 2016 and tenders
apply: shall be irrevocable after submission.
Customer
Class XII Class XII 55% (English + 3
06 Desk 01 Regular Treasury Bills Serial No R 252
Passed best subjects)
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or download from the website. firms, companies, corporate bodies,
financial institutions, trusts etc.
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Picture story: Nima Dorji bagged the first position at the 2016 Himalayan Marathon on
May 29 in Paro. He participated in the 42km full marathon organised by Blue Poppy Tours
and Treks in collaboration with 2:09 Events, a UK based company. In the womens category,
Chimi Dema, 19, won the first prize. She competed in a 21km race. A total of 120 runners from
seven countries including Bhutan took part in the marathon. Some 20 runners from the USA,
Germany, UK, Holland, Singapore and New Zealand along with 100 local runners from Paro
and Thimphu took part in the race.
Olympics
Thai athletes to get advice on
avoiding Zika virus in Rio
The Thai government is mak-
ing preparations to help Thai
atheletes avoid catching Zika
virus in Rio.
Thailand is preparing
a defence against the Zika
virus for its athletes and
staff who go to the Olympic
Games in Brazil, where the
disease has been spreading.
Zika infections have been
detected in Thailand, but the
situation here is thought to
be well under control.
There are now just one
or two cases in two prov-
inces, namely Udon Thani
and Beung Kan, Thai Dep-
uty Prime Minister Admiral
Narong Pipatanasai said yes-
terday, in his role as chair of
the committee on emerging
infectious diseases.
He revealed that his
committee had discussed
preparations to protect Thai
athletes and staff who will at-
tend the Olympics in Rio de
Janeiro in August.
They should be advised
about how to protect them-
selves, Narong said.
His panel plans to raise
the issue with the Olympic
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Some 46 athletes from
the Kingdom have so far
booked Olympic berths in
14 sports, but the figure is
likely to rise as the country
expects to get more spots in
badminton.
Brazil is one of 58 coun-
tries and territories that
have reported continuing
transmission of Zika virus by
mosquitoes to date. Zika can
cause birth defects, includ-
ing a devastating syndrome
known as microcephaly in
which babies are born with
unusually small heads and
brains.
According to AFP, nearly
1,300 babies have been born
in Brazil with the irreversible
defect since the mosquito-
borne Zika began circulating
there last year.
Brazilian authorities
have confirmed that the Ol-
ympics will be held in Rio in
August, as scheduled. This
is despite a petition signed
by more than 100 prominent
doctors and scientists to the
World Health Organisation
(WHO), who called for the
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Disease Control Depart-
ment director-general Dr
Amnuay Gajeena said ath-
letes would take preventive
measures, such as by ap-
plying mosquito repellent
power or cream.
They will have to un-
dergo health checks both be-
fore and after their Olympic
Games trip, he said.
He believed that when
the number of staff is in-
cluded, it was likely that
more than 100 Thais would
head to Brazil for the huge
sport event.
Asked about the situa-
tion in Thailand, Amnuay
said eight villages in Udon
Thanis Sang Com district
were declared a red zone
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