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The infamous AK-47 bullets case earlier this year has taken a new turn with the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport police informing Bhutan’s Foreign Ministry that they have closed the case. The IGI police which had filed an FIR against school teacher Sonam Choden and put the case in a …
Read More »DNT says BKP did not follow rules in selection of new President
The Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) President Dr Tandin Dorji while responding to a question on DNT’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2018 polls also said that Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party (BKP) did not follow the proper procedures in electing its new President, Dasho Neten Zangmo. “When BKP took out a party …
Read More »DNT says 40 out of 47 candidates already selected for 2018
The attention of the media in the last few weeks has been on BKP but the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT), which was the third largest party in 2013, announced this week that it has already selected 40 out of the 47 candidates for the 2018 polls. DNT General Secretary Tenzin …
Read More »“If I am not able to deliver, I will leave”: Dasho Neten
The Bhutanese Editor Tenzing Lamsang had an open question and answer session with the new BKP President Dasho Neten Zangmo on her entry into politics and the future plans ahead for her and her party. Editor: You successfully served as the ACC Chairperson and after retirement you famously left Thimphu …
Read More »“Due consideration can be given to Bhutan’s concerns”: Indian Ambassador on BBIN
The Bhutanese Editor Tenzing Lamsang interviewed the Indian Ambassador Jaideep Sarkar on a host of current issues like hydropower, BBIN, regional tourism, 12th plan and more. Editor: What is the progress on the MoU on the trilateral hydropower cooperation between Bangladesh Bhutan and India ? The GoI recently asked for …
Read More »Businesses may have to refund billions if NA can’t resolve Fiscal Incentives issue
A heated debate was expected on Thursday over the Local Government pay hike, but instead the real action took place with the preceding discussion on the Finance Committee’s report on Fiscal Incentives. There was uproar in the National Assembly (NA) when in response to a question from the Bumdeling-Jamkhar MP …
Read More »RCSC unlikely to accept Govt’s letter on S&S Civil servants issue
Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay, around three weeks ago, wrote to the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) to revisit and look at some grievances put forward to him in a petition by some members of the Supervisory and Support (S&S) civil servants. These S&S civil servants are unhappy with some civil service …
Read More »Civil service promotions to depend on individual performance from this year on
In what is aimed at being a revolutionary move towards better accountability from the bureaucracy, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) will be coming up with individual scores for 24,104 civil servants from the S 5 level and upwards till P 2 level by June end this year. The ranking …
Read More »House Committees find a way out on BBIN issue
A small issue on the language remains The House Committee’s of the National Assembly (NA) and National Council (NC) have managed to come up with an important recommendation to amend the Legislative Rules of Procedure (LRoP) which would avoid a vote on the BBIN and instead lead to its ‘dismissal’ …
Read More »Govt says no to WTO for now
The cabinet around a month ago decided that Bhutan will not join the World Trade Organization (WTO) for now. This is after a joint committee of officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), set up around two years ago to study the matter …
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