The Chairperson of the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee, Rinzin Jamtsho introduced the Civil Liability Bill of Bhutan 2022, a private Member’s Bill which was first introduced in the National Council in its 29th Session. Submitting the background on the Bill, the Member stated that the objective of the Bill is to …

The Civil Service Reform Bill of Bhutan 2022 was introduced today in the National Assembly by the Prime Minister Dasho (Dr) Lotay Tshering. The Prime Minister said that the revamping of Civil Services for a right-sized, future-ready, efficient and effective Civil Service that would deliver the status of “Developed Bhutan” …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified to the general public that the Ministry will resume the issuance of Ordinary Passport from 03 November 2022. In view of the sheer volume of Passport applications received so far (backlog since 20th August 2022) and the need for the backlog to be cleared …

On the invitation of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande, the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Royal Bhutan Army, Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering was in India for a six- day visit. During the visit the Chief Operations Officer met the Chief of Defence …

The Draft Clean Wage document sent from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Education has pointed to various abuses of the TA/DA system calling it all unethical practices and gaming of the system and so will suggest reforms to it. The document says that while TA/DA and mileage …

The popular assumption about the Australia rush is that it is a one-way remittance ticket with large amounts of remittance coming into Bhutan and while that may be true to a certain extent, what is not take into account is also the money sent the other way for fees and …

Earlier the Prime Minister Dasho Dr Lotay Tshering said that the main strategy to protect Bhutan’s convertible currency reserves is to take loans from international financial institutions and bilateral partners. He said that the loans taken will have to be against projects that can generate returns and the best ones …

There has been a lot of anxiety after the Tashi Bank followed by Druk PNB bank stopped their special education loan products for students wanting to study in Australia. There are many students who have either got offer letters from Australian Universities, have done IELTS or have plans to go …

Lyonpo Dr Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, graced the Opening Ceremony of the Japan Week 2022 at the Clock Tower Square on 15 October. Mr Kawazu Kunihiko, Chargé d’affaires  Embassy of Japan, and officials from the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation in New Delhi attended the event. …

Starting November 12, 2022, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) will be conducting leadership assessment exercises for Officers in P1 Management (P1 M) position level as part of the process to identify potential candidates for Executive-level positions, according to a release, P1M forms the critical talent pool for leadership positions …