The Bhutanese has found that buildings owned by some serving Cabinet Ministers and their wives house government offices and corporations paying large amounts of rent. In what is a case of conflict of interest and also violation of procurement norms these office spaces have been hired by the respective agencies …

The verdict of the Gyelpozhing land case has garnered mixed views from different sections of people across the country with many having mixed feelings on the sentencing of the committee members. These civil servants face a double jeopardy of, conviction of a year and termination without benefits. Some people have …

The Opposition Party has come out with its own 3,000 word ‘official response’ report to the governments 37,000 word State of the Nation which had primarily highlighted their achievements in the last five years. The Opposition party’s response has focused on critical issues like the State of the Economy, Rupee …

The majority of the first batch of National Council (NC) with their five years of experience and acquaintance with the electorate are ready to re-contest in the 2013 elections while few are yet to make up their minds. Haa NC MP Tshering Dorji will re-contest for the upcoming elections given …

Come the 23rd of April and the nation will once again go to polls to elect the second batch of 20 National Council members. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) announced this on Sunday in its notification where April 23 is the fixed date for the NC’s Poll day and …

Response to ‘Mongar court passes guilty verdict on Gyelpozhing land case’ The Speaker in his interview on BBS said they were responsible for the appointment of the ACC people and when they get re-elected they needed to review the performance of ACC as in his opinion it was dissatisfactory. What …

The harshest blow from the Gyelpozhing verdict falls on the 14 Committee members who are all long serving civil servants, and except for one who is retired, all 13 stand to be terminated without any benefits. This is because both the Civil Service Act and Rules list out termination for …

In 2008, we took on the enormous responsibility to usher in a democratic system of governance. It gives me great pleasure today to find us all here five years later, at the final session of the first parliament. Today we have a happy, prosperous country that is stronger than ever …

Staring at the lush field of vegetables they cultivated earlier in the season, a mother and her daughter in a remote Gewog are pleased with the sight but at the same time looks weary to harvest it. They know that even if they did, it would take them a long …

The latest in the advocacy programs of the Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency (BNCA) was a meeting with 200 taxi drivers in the capital city to sensitize them on the issue. The BNCA) previously conducted numerous advocacies on Tobacco Control Act in schools with teachers and students, with the Desuups and …