18 November, 2009 – 90-year-old Karma can barely stand straight without the support of his walking stick. Old and abandoned, he has wished for death for the last year and a half.
Without a family to call his own, the former soldier says that his age has not only become a physical burden for himself, [...]

18 November, 2009 – The health minister, Lyonpo Zanglay Dukpa, left for Hanoi, Vietnam, to receive an award on behalf of the government for maintaining immunisation coverage over 95 percent since 2005. The award will be bestowed on the eve of the 10th anniversary of global alliance for vaccine initiative (GAVI), on November 19.

18 November, 2009 – A couple from the satellite town of Drametse, Mongar, is doubtful whether they will be able to rebuild their house with the compensation from the royal insurance corporation of Bhutan limited (RICBL).
Their two-storied traditional house was the only one among 17 houses in Drametse insured specifically for earthquake, along with [...]

ACC Annual Report 2008-09 18 November, 2009 – The anti corruption commission (ACC) received 418 complaints of corruption from October 2008 to September 2009, of which 77 qualified for investigation, according to its annual report for 2009.