The Opposition party said that given the scope and details of the Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) various observations the government should clarify its stand on the ACC’s observations. The Opposition Leader (OL) Pema Gyamtsho said that though the issue had already been discussed in the Parliament the ACC’s report talks …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has been engaged in one of the highest forms of national service for the past few months in the border town of Phuentsholing. ACC has managed to crack a gang of prominent businessmen in Phuentsholing who in collusion with corrupt government officials engaged in a …

Bhutan’s first ever Guinness World Record ‘Most Trees Planted in an Hour’ made a statement of our relation with trees. Perhaps it must be one of the most meaningful records ever set, and coming from a small nation like ours is a matter of huge pride. To make it the …

The idea of having a town in the first place is to have steady development and progress in that locality. It is also understood that having a municipal authority is to ensure that we have adequate and required facilities and infrastructures in place for those who live and work there. …

Hydro project contractors shift back to importing cement from India due to erratic supply issues Dungsam Cement, for quite some time fought a long and hard battle to get mega project contractors to buy cement entirely from them and succeeded in doing so. However, this time around the very plant …

Member of Parliament (MP) of Doga-Shaba, Kezang Wangmo, raised questions on higher female unemployment rate as per the Labour Survey Report 2013 during the question-hour session of National Assembly held yesterday. The study found female unemployment rate was higher at 3.7 percent compared to the male unemployment rate of 2.2 …

Member of Parliament (MP) of Wamrong, Karma Tenzin, questioned the Ministry of Finance on the measures taken by the government to ease rupee shortage in the country, during the question- hour session of the National Assembly yesterday. He said that Bhutanese shopkeepers are charged 6 percent to 8 percent extra …

Responding to a question from the Member of Parliament (MP) of South Thimphu, Yeshey Zimba, on whether rules are in place to monitor the high vehicle prices charged by automobile agents in Bhutan, the Economic Affairs Minister, Norbu Wangchuk, said the procedures on vehicle dispatch, company price, transportation costs and …

During the question-hour session of National Assembly held yesterday, the Economic Affairs Minister, Norbu Wangchuk, said that the ministry had carry out necessary works in the last one year after laying the foundation stone. The works were important for starting the project, such as preparing tender documents, building roads and …

Deputy Chairperson of National Council (NC), Tshering Dorji, brought up an issue concerning the education policy, asking the Education Minister about a new initiative called the Education Blueprint that aims to revamp the quality of Bhutan’s education system through granting autonomy to schools as well as enhancing motivation of teachers …