The Dewathang Gomdhar MP asked if the Ministry of Finance has plans to allocate sufficient budget as a single package for entire length of farm roads. He said Nu 2.1 million (mn) is insufficient to build and maintain farm roads. The Finance Minister said “If we look at farm roads …

During the Friday Question-Hour session, Athang Thedtsho MP, Kinley Wangchuk, put up a question on the high interest rates collected by the banks in Bhutan. ‘’Surprisingly, unlike any other businesses, banks in Bhutan endure no risk of failing. The reason is that they are well fortified by high interest rates …

Economic and Finance Committee of the National Assembly constituting of 13 members headed by Athang Thedtsho MP, Kinley Wangchuk, presented 18 recommendations on the National Budget after observations on 12 June. The committee reviewed the budget reports in keeping with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Public Finance Act, …

Kept at 18 The National Law Review Taskforce’s recommendation to reduce the age of consent from 18 to 16 years for girls saw various parliamentarians stood up to share their views. Khamaed Lunana MP Yeshey Dem said that she is not in support of the reduction of age of consent …

Sections 213 and 214 that criminalized ‘unnatural sex’ removed from the Penal Code of Bhutan The 3rd reading of the Penal Code Amendment Bill 2019 held yesterday has removed Sections 213 and 214 that criminalized ‘unnatural sex’. The Finance Minister, Namgay Tshering, brought up the need to remove the sections …

The Chumig-Ura MP questioned the Minister of economic affairs seeking for explanation and clarity in regard to issue of having no uniformity in night closing timing. He asked the minister, ‘Can the  minister explain or clarify to the house regarding the issue of having no uniformity of night timing (closing …

Khamed-Lunana MP Yeshey Dem questioned the Labor Minister Lyonpo Ugyen Dorji about issues, plans and strategies to address the youth unemployment issue. She said that according to the Labour force survey report, released on May 25 by the National Statistics Bureau, the national youth unemployment rate stands at 15.7%   which …

The Chairperson of the Legislative committee, Bongo-Chapchha MP Tshewang Lhamo introduced the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2019 and asked for the third reading to be conducted in this session. The most significant amendment proposed to the Penal Code bill 2019 was the reduction of age of consent for …

The impeachment Procedure Bill of Bhutan 2019, for the holders of the constitutional offices, was introduced by National Resources and Environment Committee (NREC) on 30 May in the National Council of Bhutan. The deliberation on the Bill continued till 31 May. The NREC Head, NC Member Tashi Samdrup, said that …

Shortly after the recent incident in Haa of a school girl who abandoned her baby, many people have started calling for the need of proper sex education in schools apart. The Director General of Ministry of Education, Karma Tshering, he said that ‘’Sex education is obviously taught under life skills …