The Emergency Department (ED) of the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), in Thimphu received 36,886 patients in 2018. The department starts to get overcrowded after 3 pm everyday. Records maintained by the department show that treatment of battery and fighting cases are common on weekends. It has also …
Read More »Parents’ Committee seeks details on sovereign guarantee by govt in LEP case
The Parents’ Committee in a formal letter submitted to the Finance Secretary on Friday has sought information from the Ministry of Finance on the government guarantee or sovereign guarantee for the Japan Overseas Learn and Earn (LEP) employment program. The letter asks information with regard to the sovereign guarantee provided …
Read More »Out of touch BCCI supported fronting amendment that can lock up thousands of innocent Bhutanese business people
A big surprise in this Parliament session for the small business community who make up the majority of the 40,000 business licenses in Bhutan was fronting being added as a Fourth Degree felony which means imprisonment from three to four years without the possibility of paying Thrim-thue. There was outrage …
Read More »ACC got 333 cases in 2018 of which 19 qualified for investigation and 47 were assigned for collecting additional information
140 were shared for administrative action and 87 were dropped In 2018, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) received 333 complaints with an average of about 28 complaints per month. This is 28 more complaints than in 2017. 18 cases were forwarded to OAG for prosecution while ACC prosecuted 12 cases …
Read More »Man detained for stabbing in-law
Thimphu police have detained a 29-year-old man for stabbing his 24-year-old in-law following a tussle on the night of 17 July 2019. The initial complaint was lodged to police by doctors on duty in the emergency department, JDWNRH when the victim was brought to hospital on 18 July at around …
Read More »Govt says Opposition in 1st term gave a hike when economy was much weaker
In response to the Opposition’s criticism of the government’s Pay Revision Bill, the government reminded the opposition about when it was in power and how the pay raise was done along with the impacts that it had brought in. Lyonpo Tandi Dorji said, “Everyone is aware of the impact of …
Read More »Opposition in support of government’s decision on expanding diplomatic ties
Opposition Party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), supported the government’s plan on expanding foreign diplomatic relations during the Opposition’s press conference on 5th July. The Opposition also cautioned the government to take proper measures to avoid possible threats associated with the security of the country. It was stated in the press …
Read More »Pay revision done despite negative economic indicators: Opposition
The Meet-the-Press session by the Opposition Party, Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), raised issues with the government for approving the Pay Revision Bill without study or research on the implication of the pay revision in the future. Opposition Party said that the pay revision at this time is too early, and …
Read More »2 lives lost in Samtse due to Monsoon
The monsoon season was delayed this time by a week but with the onset of monsoon, it brought in a lot of damages and even took lives of two people. One of the majorly affected area as such was Dorokha. The continuous heavy rainfall which led to flood and landslides …
Read More »Hydropower loans push country’s debt to Nu 210 billion
The Prime Minister, Dr Lotay Tshering, presented the State of the Nation Report to the Parliament on 26 June. As for the state of the country’s economy contained in the report, PM said that the country’s public debt has reached Nu 210 billion (bn) out of which Nu 154 bn …
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