ELECTION COMMISSION OF BHUTAN ECB (DIR-21)2013/3575 Sir Please refer to the article in The Bhutanese edition “NC candidate’s father to file complaint on political interference in Mongar NC race by DPT party workers” VOL 2 ISSUE 33 WEDNESDAY 01 MAY 2013”. In this regard, the election Commission of Bhutan would …

A regulatory Act of 2009 enforced by the Road Safety and Transport Authority (RSTA) is thrown to the winds as vehicles continue to use tinted/dark windshields and glasses while many ignore the need to use standardized number plates. This, according to the RSTA is because most motorists are not aware …

P Political campaigning and the inevitable politicking by political parties that go with it are an important component of Bhutanese democracy. It allows for voters to make informed choices, and also gives them an opportunity to observe, at close quarters, their potential leaders in both positive and negative light. However, …

  Annual consultative workshop   A four- day long workshop on Market Access and Growth Intensification Project (MAGIP) and Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) began yesterday in Samdrup Jongkhar. About 50 officials from RNR sector, accountants and budget officers from six eastern dzonkhags, and project staff, sector managers and …

The beneficiary was his Social Secretary who is a mid level protocol officer in the Foreign Ministry The Bhutanese has found that the Prime Minister using his own prerogatives allotted a Prado as a ‘special case’ to his former Social Secretary Ugyen Wangchuk. The year 2000 model Prado was allotted …

A senior official with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told this paper that though a request for information and evidence for the Bhutan Lottery case was sent last year in around November 2012, the Bhutan government has not cooperated with the investigation. The letters from CBI was directed to …

  Around 700 members and candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from all dzongkhags attended its annual party convention held in the YDF Hall, Thimphu on 9th May, before leaving for their respective demkhongs (constituencies) to campaign. Many issues and concerns were raised during the convention.  “We are people’s …

Spectators and party supporters seated at the Royal Thimphu College (RTC) auditorium, and the audience glued on to BBS TV and radio, witnessed the clash of the old and new titans during the first presidential public debate. The audience was treated to rib-tickling wisecracks and one-liners, which created an atmosphere …

The campaign period for the primary round of the National Assembly elections is in full swing. The president of the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) Jigmi Y Thinley has left the capital for campaigning yesterday. The president Jigmi Y Thinley will visit eastern Bhutan and the other parts of the country …

An important aspect of the presidential public debates so far, is that most parties are promising, if voted to power, a strong and genuine democracy. Parties have also talked about ensuring that the people will not have to fear their government. They have also talked about strengthening transparency, fighting corruption, …