The National Council, during its 16th session, adopted the final recommendations submitted by the three committees on Annual Anti-Corruption Commission Report 2016, Cultural Heritage and Audit Bill of Bhutan 2017. On the Annual Anti-corruption commission Report 2017 the Council directed the Good Governance Committee to conduct a meeting with relevant …

Drukair, the national carrier, made a profit of Nu 99.03 million in 2016, a vast financial improvement from 2015 when it suffered a loss of Nu 32.44 million, according to the airline’s annual performance report. Drukair operated 4,433 flights in 2016, an increase of 240 flights compared to the year …

The Bumdeling-Jamkhar representative Dupthob sought an update from the Economic Affairs Minister Lyonpo Lekey Dorji on the implementation status of the resolutions on regional tourism in the country. These recommendations were submitted by the Economic Development and Private Sector Committee during the 8th session and it was directed that the …

The representative from Panbang constituency, Dorji Wangdi, solicited clarifications from the communications minister on the government’s plan to allow private television channels by changing the status of Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS), the country sole and state owned TV channel, to a Public Service Broadcaster (PSB). “If the government plans to …

The Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) itself earned an income of Nu. 7,383.740 million in 2016, a 17 percent increase from the previous year according to its annual report. A total of 97 percent of the income was dividend from its 20 subsidiaries in energy, manufacturing, trading, finance, communications and …

The National Assembly ratified on Tuesday, May 23, the Multilateral Agreement For The Establishment of an International Think Tank For Landlocked Developing Countries, which was deferred earlier, with 41 members voting in favor, 2 members voted against and one member abstaining. Ratification was deferred last week after some members requested …

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is in the process of reviewing the National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy (NIACS), one of various integrity promotion tools integrated into the 11th Plan as a key performance indicator. ACC has learned that the existing strategy required ownership, supervision and strong communication for better implementation and indicators, …

The Economic Affairs Committee of the National Council conducted a detailed review of the tourism sector and found several issues, which called for the government’s immediate attention. Nine recommendations were sent to the government and one to the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) to conduct a special audit and ascertain the …

An estimated 3,000 job seekers, mostly youth, fresh out of training and vocational institutes, thronged the 14th national job fair in Thimphu, which ended Thursday, where a number of employment agencies required prior work experience. No on-the-spot recruitment was done as job seekers did not have the required documents but …

Four government-owned corporations have voluntarily agreed to extend paid maternity leave to six months from the mandatory two months according to labour minister Ngeema Sangay Tshempo. The four entities are the National Housing Development Corporation Limited, the Rural Enterprise Development Corporation Limited, the Bhutan Agro Industries and the Construction Development …