Subsidies on cooking gas (LPG) and Kerosene will be restored first week of August, stated an official confirmation from the Prime Minister’s Office Monday. This is in keeping with the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) pledge to reinstate the Government of India (GoI) subsidy within the party’s first month in office. …

People who rent houses and apartments across the country are eagerly waiting for the new government to fulfill its pledge on the revision of the Tenancy Act. People’s Democratic Party (PDP), during its campaign, pledged to revise the Tenancy Act in order make it more practical and implementable. A provision …

Kesang D Wangmo, 26, the youngest woman candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) representing the Dogar-Shaba constituency, Paro shared her views on the opportunities, challenges and issue concerning women to be raised in the second Parliament. She stressed on the importance of women’s participation in politics for a vibrant democracy. …

One of the biggest criticisms against the previous DPT government was of not bringing in major changes to improve the governance system. Even though Bhutan had become a democracy, but in many ways, business continued on as usual or got worse. Bureaucrats were as secretive and fearful of their ministers, …

The Royal address was on the occasion of His Majesty the King conferring dakyen to the Prime Minister and dhar to the Cabinet Ministers on 27th july 2013         “Firstly, I would like to extend my felicitations to all the members of the second democratically elected parliament. I would also like …

In what is a clear signal to the government machinery, the Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has rejected the Luxury Crown vehicle and Toyota Land Cruiser sent for his duty by the Cabinet Secretariat. The Cabinet Secretary Dasho Penden Wangchuk said, “The Prime Minister has declined to accept the Toyota Crown …

The rarest of the rare plant species, the White Poppy botanically known as Meconopsis superb, is found very scarcely in a small stretch of area in Toorsa Strict Nature Reserve (TSNR) in Haa. Many environmentalists and conservationists around the world state the White Poppy is exclusive to Bhutan. Officials in …

Dorji Choden, a woman known for her integrity and high morals, has the mark of honor and distinction of being the first woman engineer of Bhutan, and today, she has been elected as Bhutan’s first female minister. The news came as no surprise to many as the People’s Democratic Party …

Bhutan Observer (BO), a weekly paper decided to suspend its print edition post August 2 but can be accessed online. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BO, Phuntsho Wangmo said market conditions as well as structure and system is not right. So they chose to discontinue, but have plans to …

There is a saying that the true nature of a person is revealed once he or she is given power. The next five years for the Prime Minister elect and his cabinet will be a test, both of their professional and personal qualities. In 2008 after DPT’s victory, apart from …