The Ministry of Information and Communications (MOIC) signed its Annual Performance Agreement (APA) with the Prime Minister (PM) today. The ministry received assurance of full support to ensure successful implementation of the programs from the PM. In the agreement, 20 success indicators has been identified from various departments of the …

Bhutan Women Parliamentary Caucus (BWPC), the first ever joint initiative for gender equality by Bhutan Network for Empowering Women (BNEW) and National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) was launched by the Chairperson of NCWC, Lyonpo (Dr) Tandi Dorji at Tashi Taj, Thimphu on 14 August. Unlike any other caucuses, …

According to the Annual Education statistics, the enrollment of student in Sakteng Lower Secondary School has decreased by 10 students in 2019. Looking at the education statistics of Sakteng LSS, the enrollment of student decreased continually from 2015 till 2019. There were 303 students in 2015, 287 in 2016, 270 …

Informally the response had been positive The Department of Trade (DoT) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) made a public announcement to discontinue supply of subsidized LPG from the four thromdes of Thimphu, Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar by January 2020. It now emerges that a request had been …

Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering, during the Friday press meet said the government has neither committed any political discrimination nor does the government have any political interest in replacing Zhemgang with Sarpang for the tourism flagship program. Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering said that re-appropriating Nu 11 million (mn) from a total …

After the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Secretary of the Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) on 24th July, 2019, regarding the decision of the Prime Minister to include Sarpang as one of the four focus dzongkhags in the tourism development flagship program in the 12th plan in place of Zhemgang, …

The Opposition Party in a press conference on 5th July had claimed that the government’s decision to remove Zhemgang from the tourism flagship program is nothing but ‘political discrimination’ and an attempt to ‘muzzle’ the opposition. However, pat came the reply on the next day where the government represented by …

More investments needed in the sector On 9th July 2019, the Journalist Association of Bhutan (JAB) held its first Monthly Dialogue for this year on Tourism where different stakeholders of the tourism sector were asked to discuss on where tourism in Bhutan is heading to. Dorji Dhradhul, Director General of …

In response to the Opposition’s criticism of the government’s Pay Revision Bill, the government reminded the opposition about when it was in power and how the pay raise was done along with the impacts that it had brought in. Lyonpo Tandi Dorji said, “Everyone is aware of the impact of …

Thorthomi Lake stabilized as of now but risk of GLOF still high According to the team of experts from the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) who went to Lunana to do a rapid assessment of the Thorthomi Lake, the excessive melting of Thorthomi glacier due to the increasing …