‘Outsourcing’ is the catch word today in business circles. The swift and rapid proliferation of globalization and liberalization has revolutionalized global business as it is conducted today. There are some explicit reasons why Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is the answer for many companies venturing into international business. The first objective …

In the mid 1980s a special committee on land found several irregularities over land cases across the country involving land officials, influential people and judges. Two decades later, the High level committee report of 2003 covering only Thimphu found similar practices involving a similar set of characters. This was despite …

Many families are unhappy with what they feel is an unfair student loan policy formulated by the National Pension and Provident Fund (NPPF). Students who score an aggregate of below 60% are not eligible for the Nu 0.5mn student loan offered by the organization. Apart from this, only students taking …

Over 70% of the country’s population would be residing in urban areas by 2020, according to Bhutan national urbanization strategy 2008 hence the government’s major focus in the 11th five year plan would be urban development. “The government is highly alarmed with the increasing rate of urban population,” said an …

Thimphu police have arrested three men on grounds of larceny. The suspects a 20-year old security guard from Monggar and a 20-year old driver from Wangdue  were arrested on March 30  for robbing Nu 0.5 mn from a car in Semthokha on March 21. According to the victim’s statement, he …

Farm road spill over in next  FYP   The gewog is planning to put up the construction of a 15-kilometer farm road between Atola and Tongkala in the next five year plan since it could not be completed due to budget constraints during the 10th FYP. The road will be benefit …

  Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuk inaugurated the Ability Bhutan Society (ABS) by unveiling the office plaque yesterday at the Lingkana palace. The Gyaltsuen granted an audience to six underprivileged children accompanied by their parents and the chairman of the ABS, Chief Election Commissioner, Dasho Kunzang Wangdi and its board members. …

The High Level Committee report of 2003 brought  to the forefront 45 cases involving influential people and hundreds of acres of grabbed land in Thimphu. However, an investigation by The Bhutanese has shown that no serious action has been taken against the land officials, Dzongdas and Drangpons involved. This paper …

National Land Commission (NLC) is in the process of revising the land tax rates in both rural and urban areas with the aim of generating revenue, preventing speculation over land, and also concentration of land holdings in a few hands. The rates are yet to be finalized and will have …

Article 7 Section 23 of the Constitution states that every Bhutanese shall have the right to file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) if it fulfills the criteria required by the court but according to an eminent judicial expert from the Thimphu district court there are no specific legal provisions relating …