Plans are all in place for Sarpang’s township but the works might have to hold-out till the 11th plan or until the end of the Tenth. The District Engineer Sangay Tenzin said there are many formalities which precede the actual initiation of the works such as budget allocation and public …

Around 140 youth were employed this year through entrepreneurship courses conducted by the labor ministry. The ministry through its Entrepreneurship Promotion Division (EPD) conducted training and workshops for a week with all the financial institutes, regional offices and beneficiaries to minimize defaults for the supported entrepreneurs and those in the …

Who should be held responsible for the INR shortfall? asked Opposition Leader (OL) Tshering Tobgay to the finance minister at the Q&A session in the National Assembly (NA). The OL said in the last session “When I said there is a problem, the government denied it”. Today, apart from selling …

None of the new political parties have formally registered with the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) as of yet. This means that the ruling party and the opposition are the only bonafide political parties. However, the commission hopes that by July interested members will come forward to register as political …

Constant complications in the ATM (Automated Teller Machine) money transactions have left customers frustrated with the disorderly machines and the banks. Customers who have encountered such problems have grown annoyingly familiar with the computer generated message on the ATM screens in the event of failed transactions. The message either tells …

It is clear from a chorus of criticism by Parliamentarians, political parties, local government representatives, civil servants and private employees that the two controversial new changes in the Draft Land Bill 2012 are highly unpopular. One is allowing the cabinet to grant ‘resettlement land’ and the other is changing the …

Trowa Theatre in Changjiji sits on government land. The land, measuring 19,432.56 square feet, was leased to a businessman in 2001 to build an entertainment center. In 2006, the government approved the transfer of the lease to another businessman. And increased lease rent from Nu 2 per sft per annum …

Most of the above including ordinary citizens are against clauses in the Land Bill 2012 that give politicians vast powers over land and the National Land Commission The Draft Land Bill 2012 is heading into some major constitutional, political and public opinion crisis with many MPs, Local government representatives, political …

Tax hike on vehicles, fuel, alcohol, furniture, meat, electronics and textile proposed in Tax Bill As part of the fiscal measures to curb the Indian Rupee (INR) shortfall and enhance Bhutan’s balance of payments with India, the government has proposed to increase taxes on imports of non- essential items. Introducing …

 Coinciding with the final year of the current elected government, the national budget for financial year (FY) 2012-13 which is also the final budget of the 10th five year plan was presented by finance minister Wangdi Norbu to the National Assembly (NA) yesterday. The total projected budget is estimated to …