Druk Iron and Steel Private Limited and Bhutan Steel Industries Limited have been shut since January this year. In a letter written to the Association of Bhutan Industries (ABI) they claimed this was due to the unavailability of business due to the increase in power tariff. The Prime Minister Lyonchhen …

The farmers in Yangchenphu village under Sarpang, since long, have abandoned agricultural practice due to a lack of modern farming technology and irrigation water source in the area. The situation, for about 25 farming households, is made worse by the growing human-wildlife conflict. To help the farmers earn a viable …

The recent move on the restriction of donation for kidney patients by the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (MoHCA) has left both the patients and the Bhutan Kidney Foundation worried. The foundation suggested for stern measures put in place to avoid the misuse of funds generated through donations, and …

The DHI BEGIN (Business Entrepreneurship Growth and Innovation) is one of DHI’s mandates to lead and stimulate the private sector development through a culture of innovation, creativity and enterprise. The 5th batch of DHI BEGIN, that began three months ago, ended on July 29. In the closing of the program, …

Following the highest ever hike in the price of eggs in the market, the Department of Agriculture and Marketing Cooperatives (DAMC), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests has intervened to curb the rising price of the eggs. DAMC is also seeing to it that there is no shortage of eggs in …

The G2C(Government to Citizens) project was started with the aim to provide the rural people with access to the public service delivery online through the Community Centres(CCs), but out of 159 G2C services, only 32 are accessible online, a research on“G2C Project: Our Way Forward with E-Governance” reveals during the …

Bhutan is set to celebrate the first-ever National Voters’ Day across the country on September 15, coinciding with the International Democracy Day. The Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) has decided to celebrate the day as part of the resolutions of the Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia held …

In a democracy, all institutions – whether formal or informal including the Press are accountable to the public, as all of them claim to represent or uphold public interest. The press, unlike political parties, cannot be beholden or susceptible to every whim and fancy of public opinion, but it also …

As an ordinary citizen i would like to request the RMA to remove the loan cap of Nu 3 mn on residential homes. I would also request RMA to remove the one loan per family in a lifetime condition for such loans. The reason is that these days even the …

The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) floated some draft guidelines on opening up of home, car and consumer loans for public feedback on its website recently. This paper not only covered a story highlighting those guidelines, but also praised RMA for seeking public consultation on an important issue. However, when the …