The National Assembly (NA) endorsed the decision on the Pay Structure Bill of Bhutan 2022 with all the 42 members present in favor of the Bill.  After a thorough deliberation in the House on 28 November, the National Council (NC) adopted the Pay Structure Bill of Bhutan 2022 on 30 …

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has registered 435 cases with an average of 36 complaints per month in the fiscal year 2021-2022. The average case report shows an increase from 25 cases in 2020 to 36 cases in 2021. However, the number of known complaints took over the number of anonymous complaints …

On 22 October 2022 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced that around 60,000 passports would enter the country by the last week of October 2022. MFA then put out a notification on its website saying from 2 November 2022, it would issue 200 passports in a day with 50 …

RBP to fix accountability This year, so far 15 inmates have escaped from various locations in the country, 1 from Chamgang central prison, 1 from the hospital, 1 from Samdrupjongkhar, 10 from Thimphu Central Police’s detention center and 2 recently from South Thimphu. Of the 15 escapees, police managed to …

A 29-year-old victim of Q-Net scam said that she was convinced that she could make good money online after the soft-spoken Bhutanese scammers sold her the idea earlier this year. She was in a group of 17 hopeful ‘business owners’, and each one of them invested between Nu 120,000 to …

Member of the Parliament (MP) from Maenbi-Tsaenkhar constituency, Choki Gyeltshen, during question and hour session of National Assembly (NA), questioned the Labour Minister on what is being done to increase the minimum wage rate. MP Choki said that increasing the minimum wage rate to Nu 450 for the National Workforce …

Nganglam Dungkhag Court in Pemagatshel convicted a police officer, OC Jamyang Dorji of Nganglam to six months in prison for sexually harassing a female police constable. He was convicted as per Section 205 of the Penal Code of Bhutan 2004. The section states that a defendant shall be guilty of …

The morning of 9 November was a horrific time for a 7-year-old-boy studying in one of the government schools in Thimphu. He was attacked and bitten by a pack of dogs within the school campus. The lower parts of his body are covered in bite marks and bruises from the …

The Department of Road (DoR) under Ministry of Works and Human Settlement has started reflecting the name of the contractors on the plaque/ board after the completion of major construction projects. It has started with the completion of the bridge at Dhamdum in Samtse where the name of the Rigsar …

A 28-year-old Gawa Zangpo holds the title of the first ever Snowman Race winne; the world’s most challenging five-day ultra-marathon covering 203 km from Gasa to Bumthang. He competed against 17 competitors, including 12 international athletes. Gawa said, “I was attracted towards the race, firstly because of my interest, and …