MP Damcho Dorji on behalf of the two member Opposition party objected to the Prime Minister’s strong language used against the Opposition Leader (OL) and also highlighted how the government had undermined other democratic institutions in a similar way. “The Opposition party deeply regrets the unwarranted remarks of the Honorable …

The Opposition Leader said the UNSC bid was the PM’s pet project since 1999 as the then PM.He also accused the PM of insulting Bhutan’s armed forces and hurting Bhutan’s international standing Despite a scathing attack by the Prime Minister, the Opposition Leader not only stood by his earlier statements …

The wrath of the credit crisis has been felt by the private sector and private home builders. However, as the next elections are just around the corner, political parties are likely to join the bandwagon for they require millions to compete for office in the 2013 elections. A major chunk …

The governor insisted the old private and government-owned companies list themselves in the stock exchange or issue bonds to the public rather than expect 100% capital from commercial banks The Business community in the country should explore alternative means to acquire funds and not entirely depend on commercial banks, the …

Of the ten submissions made by the business community, seven were shot down by the PM for lack of intelligence Almost a month after the private sector submitted their wish list to the government through the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI), the government responded to the issues at …

Save for a not-so-distant reaction to be pre-empted from the Taxi community, the Business sector should stand appeased for now as the government has taken into account a fair share of their Pedestrian day proposal. The BCCI Secretary General, Phub Tshering said the private sector’s submission was clearly to provide …

In what could come as good news for an increasingly desperate private sector the government, led by the Prime Minister and other relevant cabinet ministers will meet representatives of the private sector to deliberate on a host of crucial issues from the Credit crunch to Pedestrian day. The meeting has …

The study indicates mental barriers in both Bhutanese men and women can continue to make it very difficult for women to participate in public life In a society where gender stereotypes run deep, women are portrayed as less capable than men. This is accepted by not only men but a …

IDA international and Temasek Foundation roll out first leadership training programme for senior Bhutanese ICT officers For the first time, Singapore and Bhutan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Infocomm technology (ICT) on October, here in the capital. The collaboration of the two countries in ICT has just been …

Bhutan’s ranking dropped to the second last position in South Asia just ahead of war torn Afghanistan Bhutan slid six places down from its last year’s position to stand at 148, much below all other South Asia region countries except for Afghanistan, under the latest ‘Ease of Doing Business’ index …