The outgoing Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and his 10 ministers on 9 August handed back their duty vehicles. Dasho Tshering Tobgay said, “Today I returned the prime minister’s official duty vehicle, the very same vehicle that I returned in 2013. The Toyota Prado served me well for 10 years. …
Read More »Just In: Outgoing PM and Ministers hand back duty vehicles
The outgoing Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay and his 10 ministers today handed back their duty vehicles. Dasho Tshering Tobgay said, “Today I returned the prime minister’s official duty vehicle, the very same vehicle that I returned in 2013. The Toyota Prado served me well for 10 years. But the …
Read More »Lyonchhen and Agriculture Minister launch Bhutan for Life Office
Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay and Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji launched the secretariat office for the Bhutan for Life project at the WWF Bhutan office today. Lyonchhen awarded certificates of recognition to representatives from the MoAF, MoF, MFA , GNHC, Bhutan Trust Fund, PM’s office, and WWF Bhutan for their contributions to …
Read More »Growing labour shortage in Bhutan’s private sector as locals turn up their noses to jobs on offer
The private sector, government and opposition all have their say In July 2017 the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources said that there are available 6,373 job vacancies most of them in the private sector which have not been taken up by locals. The bulk of these vacancies are in …
Read More »Media Council formed
The Ministry of Information and Communication has constituted the Media Council as per the ICM Act 2018. The council members are Rinzin Wangchuk, President of JAB, Tenzing Lamsang, the Editor of The Bhutanese and President of the Media Association of Bhutan representing proprietors of media firms, Executive Director of Bhutan …
Read More »160 units allocated on completion of 1st phase of affordable housing in Phuentsholing
The affordable housing in Phuentsholing Project was envisaged by His Majesty The King to address the acute shortage of affordable housing in Phuentsholing. His Majesty commanded the Lhengye Zhungtshog to initiate the construction of affordable housing in Phuentsholing. A Special committee for affordable housing project was constituted with Finance Minister …
Read More »The outgoing Prime Minister, Speaker, Cabinet Ministers of the second elected government offered Chhawang to His Majesty The King
1 August 2018: The outgoing Prime Minister, Speaker, Cabinet Ministers of the second elected government offered Chhawang to His Majesty The King at the Tashichhodzong. The government will immediately dissolve when an interim government is formed. In accordance to Article 19, Section 2 of the Constitution of Bhutan, “The Interim …
Read More »Govt’s Prado move saves exchequer Nu 102.2 mn
The current government’s decision to hand back the government duty Prados and not seek to take them like past ministers will mean a total saving of Nu 102.2 mn for the government exchequer. This is because the Prime Minister, 10 ministers, Speaker, Thrizin and Opposition Leader are eligible for Prados …
Read More »Opposition had suggested dissolving govt 3 months early to deal with budget issue: OL
The 11th session of the Parliament saw a compromise between the government and the opposition with a provisional and limited budget being passed until a new government comes in, probably by late October or early November 2018. The compromise was required since the government had the Constitutional responsibility to pass …
Read More »Lyonchhen announces ministers will hand back Prados and other equipment
The Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay in meet-the-press on 30 July 2018 said that the cabinet would be handing back their duty Prados, laptops, printers and all other equipment down to the last pin on finishing their term. He said that it is important for the current government to set …
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