During the Joint Sitting on Monday, the Chairperson of the Joint Committee, the Member of Parliament (MP) Ugyen Wangdi from Drametse-Ngatshang constituency presented the Committee’s 34 recommendations on the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021. After the deliberation on the Committee’s recommendations, the House endorsed the Committee’s recommendation to …

In many cases sub-contractors are not passing on the money to workers From January 2021 to June 2022, the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) has registered 428 cases related to labour issues in the country. Of the total registered cases, the non-payment of wages contributed the highest with …

To ensure the safety of the workers working on construction sites, the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) is encouraging the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Construction sites are the most hazardous places, with bamboos projected everywhere and rods and nails placed everywhere. In addition, there are cases …

In 2021, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) recorded 293 drugs related cases from across the country. As of June 2022, a total of 169 drug related cases, which is more than half of the case reported in the whole year of 2021, have been registered with RBP.  As per the …

Although the government, under the command of His Majesty The King, worked hard to rescue Bhutanese women being trafficked overseas, however, the practice seems to be still continuing in the country. The unlicensed agents are now using different methods to evade the law to send Bhutanese women abroad, using tourist …

Globally there are 37.7 million People Living with HIV (PLHIV), and in Bhutan there are 795 PLHIV of which 414 are male and 381 are female. Bhutan detected 55 HIV cases each in 2019 and 2020, and the case detection came down to 44 cases, a decrease by 9 cases, …

The Member of Parliament (MP) Norbu Wangzom from Jomotsangkha-Martshala constituency, during the question and hour session in the National Assembly (NA), emphasized on the importance of the transport sector in the country. She said that the transport sector is a critical component of economic development, and it is imperative to …

Given various reasons, some of the businesses which was initially started by the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) failed. They were trained for five months by the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) while the UNDP and KOINCA supported them in establishing their businesses. On the other hand, the PWDs …

After the presentation of the final recommendation on the Royal Bhutan Police (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 for adoption by the Good Governance Committee (GGC), the National Council (NC) with a show of hands approved the committee’s recommendations and adopted the Bill. The Bill will be forwarded to National Assembly …

Member of Parliament (MP) Dil Maya Rai from Tashichhoeling constituency raised her concerns over the living conditions of teachers in a remote schools. Education Minister JB Rai said said there is housing crisis in not just urban areas but in the rural areas as well, and accommodation of some teachers …