10 February 2023: Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced a prayer ceremony to light a thousand butter lamps for those affected by the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this week. Over 21,000 people have lost their lives, and millions more have been affected by the disaster. The ceremony was …
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One of the most significant legislations of the government is the revised Property Tax Act of Bhutan where land and house taxes have been significantly revised. The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering talking about the land tax said a five-acre land in all parts of the country was paying …
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One of the most regular features of the Cabinet was that it met every week to take important executive decisions for the government, and also for giving the final green light for policies, rules and even Bills. However, after the creation of the Committee for Coordinating Secretaries (C4CS) the Cabinet …
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His Majesty The King was in the State of Kuwait on a Royal Visit from 16th January to 19th January. His Majesty The King arrived in Kuwait on the morning of 16th January, and was received by the Crown Prince of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at …
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The Foreign Minister Dasho (Dr) Tandi Dorji said there are 32,258 Bhutanese in 113 countries registered with various Bhutanese embassies and missions, however, this does not include the number of Bhutanese who have not registered. He said since 2020 due to the pandemic the government has started calculating the number …
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The detailed project report of the 500-bedded Multi-Disciplinary Super-Specialty Hospital (MDSSH), which will be constructed at the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital’s (JDWNRH) campus in Thimphu, has been completed and submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade to take it up to the Government of India. …
Read More »The Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that he has four membersof the cabinet who have volunteered their names to step down given that the governmentnow has only nine ministries. Currently two ministers have no portfolio and they are the former MoIC andMoLHR ministers Karma Donnen Wangdi and Karma …
Read More »According to progress report of Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (CCAA) under Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment, for the period of July 2022 and December 2022, there were a total of 81 consumer complaints, with the highest being recorded in July and the lowest in October. 93 percent of …
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A total of 79 new HIV cases were detected in 2022 in the country, of which 40 HIV cases were diagnosed from January to June, and 39 cases from July to December 2022. This is one of the highest annual total cases detected up until now, as compared to the …
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The Druk Holdings and Investments (DHI) has lost 812 employees in total from January to December 2022 with an attrition rate of 9.85% which is even higher than the civil service attrition rate of 6.75%. DHI has 8,246 employees in total in its 15 companies. The highest attrition rate was …
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