GDG is aimed at strengthening good governance and decentralization at the grass root level and has an annual budget allocation of Nu 2 million for each gewog, over and above the regular budget. A Royal Audit Authority performance audit report states highlights significant accomplishments and initiatives, as well as shortcomings …

The small township of Kanglung has been facing a housing issue for years but the problem has only gotten worse with its key institution, Sherubtse College, expanding over the years and the town development works kept on hold for more than a decade. The director of Sherubtse College, Tshering Wangdi, …

The Yonphula domestic airport in the eastern district of Trashigang, closed since 2013 for realignment of its runway and compliance with international standards, is expected to re-open in June according to air transport officials. “We are having a test flight by the first week of June and the certification of …

Trashigang, the country’s most populated district, reported eight cases of domestic violence battery this year according to police records. “The root cause of domestic violence is disrespecting women’s right and alcohol. The prevailing myth of domestic violence is that alcohol and drugs are the major causes of domestic abuse. Some …

A group of Bhutanese working with various United Nation agencies abroad as international staff and volunteers, as well as those who have had the opportunity to work abroad, have collectively donated 24 units of Haemodialysis Machine chairs to the health ministry. The chairs worth Nu 1.285 million (inclusive of freight) …

During the National Assembly’s question hour on May 16, finance minister Namgay Dorji said the government would not be able to exempt cash crop income from tax because it would create two rules and disrupt governance. He was responding to a query raised by Samtse’s Dophuchen Tading MP, Tek Bahadur …

At yesterday’s question hour session of the national assembly the health minister was questioned on the government’s expenditure on non-essential health activities and freebies. “Funds are made available for all kinds of non-essential activities while funds for most important, basic and essential services of providing medical treatment to our patients …

With a score of 65, Bhutan is ranked the 27th cleanest country in the Asia and Pacific region according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI) 2016. The global average score is 43 indicating Bhutan’s score of 65 as above average. The majority of Asia Pacific countries sit in the …

The annual ceiling on the number of foreign workers in the country is expected to drop to 45,000 in the next two to three years after the construction of the mega hydropower projects are completed according to home minister Dawa Gyaltshen. He was responding to a question on the status …

Complaints on corruption lodged against local governments continue to be the highest according to the Anti-Corruption Commission’s 2016 Annual Report. A total of 119 complaints constituting 33.8 per cent of the total complaints were received against local government in 2016. In 2015, 79 complaints were received against local government. The …