People generally tend to overlook the challenges a person with disability can have. What one must understand is that a person is not born with a choice to decide whether he wants the disability or not.  Instead of labeling someone by their challenges, it’s important to first see them as …

According to the MP from Dramedtse-Ngatshang, Ugyen Wangdi, one of the pledges to implement within 120 days of the government was to recruit foreign domestic workers by reviewing and amending immigration rules and regulation. He said that however, during one of the press conference of the government, the Home Minister said that the issues needs extensive …

The MP from Bomdeling-Jamkhar, Dupthob raised concern on the increasing traffic congestion in Thimphu city. He said traffic congestion has become a big challenge in Thimphu city and is worsening every year and though a comprehensive public transport system plan has been in place since some year back, it is not implemented yet. …

People residing in the Norzin Lam area are frustrated with terrible sewerage waste overflowing in Norzin lam areas especially along Norling building and city bus parking area because apart from the unbearable stench that this spilling results in and the difficulties people faces, this sewerage water is also posing a …

Action to be taken against violating operators if suspicious deduction is found The MP from Jomotshangkha-Martshala, Norbu Wangzom questioned the government on recent excess data charges for internet usage by Bhutan telecom. MP Norbu Wangmo said that in the recent times, people have been clamoring about Bhutan telecom’s deduction of excess data usage and she …

While the intake of specialists from Bangladesh was agreed during the visit of Prime Minister during his recent visit in Bangladesh, the number of intake and pay package is yet to be specified said the foreign minister Lyonpo (Dr) Tandin Dorji during question hour session in parliament yesterday. Kanglung-Samkhar MP Dr. Samdrup R. Wangchuk said as per …

DNT’s pledge of vehicle quota for each household grabbed attention during the election last year. However, speaking on behalf of the prime minister on Friday at the national assembly, Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr) Tandin Dorji said the talk on pledge was discontinued after the election commission notified the party to not go beyond the party manifesto …

With just a year away in achieving economic self-reliance as per vision 2020, the opposition party’s vice president MP Dorji Wangdi raised a question on status of achieving the goal while also highlighting the expenditure to achieve some of the main pledges of the government. Answering on behalf of the …

This whole issue around boulders best signifies how lack of good regulatory mechanisms and the absence of a long-term policy is bad for both transparency and the private sector. Export of boulders and stones to Bangladesh has become big business in the last few years. The logic being that it …

Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi has won a massive mandate in the 2019 Indian General Elections even surpassing his landslide win in the 2014 polls. This is a spectacular political feat given the high level of anti-incumbency in Indian politics and the headwinds of a slowing Indian economy and record unemployment. …