All four political parties have plans to increase the salaries and allowances of civil servants and reviewing the Civil Service Act, according to their manifestos for the National Assembly Election 2018. Two political parties, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) will raise the pay and allowances of …

Although Bhutan has an abundance of water, in terms of per-capita availability reading at 109, 000 cubic meter, however, the access to adequate and consistent water supply can no longer be taken for granted as the pressure on the country’s rich freshwater resource is growing with increasing development and population …

The Dremetse-Ngatshang constituency dialogue, initiated by Bhutan Broadcasting service (BBS), saw the candidates from the four political parties discuss on the need to counter fake news in the social media by bringing about a social media policy and taking other measures. Druk Phuensum Tshogpa’s (DPT) candidate said that defaming of …

While there are reports on the use of formalin in fruits and vegetables, the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA) said that there is no possibility of contaminating fruits and vegetables by mixing formalin, a health hazardous chemical. BAFRA official Kubir said, “There is no scope of using formalin …

Led by the Party President, Neten Zangmo, Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) commenced its campaign for the Primary Round of the National Assembly Election from the Memorial Chorten, Thimphu on 23 August. The party offered prayers at the Memorial Chorten , expressing a deep sense of gratitude to the Third King, …

The former cabinet in one of its last meetings took a decision to not allow the Pedestrianization of Norzin Lam. However, despite this cabinet order, Thimphu Thromde is determined to implement at least one aspect of pedestrianization which is the removal of traffic slots of around 250 cars along Norzin …

The Education Minister, Lyonpo Norbu Wangchuk, presented the milestones achieved in the field of education from 2013 to 2018. He also revealed the key challenges by the ministry within the five years. From counting 172, 391 students in the 10th Five Year Plan (FYP), the number of students decreased to …

As of April 2018, the revised capital budget allocation for Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) during the 11th Five Year Plan (FYP) was reported to be Nu 4,345.512 mn, of which Nu 3,406.028 mn has been spent, showing an overall financial achievement of 78.38 percent, according to the report …

Apart from the targets achieved during the last five years from July 2013 to June 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF) also implemented various activities that were not part of the 11th Five Year Plan targets, which shows how the ministry was able to deliberately take on board …

Bhutan’s first space borne satellite BHUTAN-1 launched on 29 June from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, United States of America was deployed from Kibo module of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Kyutech’s strategic partner in this endeavor, from the International Satellite Station (ISS) at 3:45 pm on August …