The Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji said that as the 12-week vaccine gap dose officially ends on 27th June the government is working hard to get the vaccines for the second dose. One major source of hope is India which according to the Foreign Minister had been giving assurances of …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the government of Bhutan and Government of India on Cooperation in the Areas of Environment. The signing was done virtually on 18th June 2021 by Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Chairperson of the National Environment Commission, Royal …

His Majesty The King arrived in Thimphu yesterday, after concluding a tour of the high risk areas along the eastern and southern border, and entered quarantine as per COVID protocol. His Majesty was accompanied by His Royal Highness Gyaltshab Jigme Dorji and the Prime Minister, Lyonchen Dasho Lotay Tshering.  His …

Bench 1 of the Thimphu District Court dismissed the OAG’s sedition case against Penjore on four grounds. The first is that during the investigation and when the remand order for Penjore had been sought, the case was about defamation but now it had turned into sedition. The second point was …

The Genome Sequencing of around 30 COVID-19 samples from Bhutan done in a lab in Bangkok show that the Delta Variant or B.1.617.2, first detected in India, is the main dominant COVID variant in Bhutan driving the cases here. It is in 87 percent of the samples, with 10 percent …

In a turnaround the two Party Presidents of DNT and DPT informed the ECB on 2nd June that they will now not be going for campaigning for the bye-elections in Nanglam and Mongar given the COVID-19 situation. In an earlier meeting with the ECB, the DNT had said that their …

4.1% growth predicted in 2021-22 The total budget appropriation for FY 2021-22 is estimated at Nu. 80.483 billion. Of the total, capital expenditure is Nu. 38.320 bn (48 percent) and the recurrent expenditure is Nu. 35.598 bn (44 percent). So total expenditure is estimated at Nu. 73.919 bn, which is …

The Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC), Public Service Delivery Division (PSDD) under Cabinet Secretariat, Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) and UNDP Bhutan have embarked on an initiative to improve public service delivery by engaging citizens in its monitoring and assessment. The pilot project is being led by Royal Civil Service …

His Majesty The King graced the Opening Ceremony of the 5th Session of the Third Parliament on 27th May 2021.  Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen also graced the ceremony, accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Eeuphelma Choden Wangchuck and His Royal Highness Prince Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck.  Following the official opening of …

After a deadlock within the Joint Committee of the National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) the ruling party members of the committee are having a meeting on their position on the bill while the opposition is expected to do the same. The ruling party and opposition are largely on …