The Bench five district court verdict on the Dasho Benji case created a stir not only for the case verdict and directions to investigate sedition charges, but also its assertion that Dzongkha is not the court language. The verdict in its ‘Court Findings’ section, justifying why it accepted the submissions …

Following the National Day address by His Majesty The King in Trongsa all Financial Institutions in a meeting with the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) voluntarily pledged to enhance credit and support to agricultural projects as a priority sector. However, the only condition of the banks was that the Ministry of …

For a sizeable some, one of the main challenges of going to court in Bhutan is fighting the case in the ‘court’s language,’ Dzongkha, especially since it involves a lot of writing and submission of difficult legal terms in Dzongkha. This is a field mastered only by a select few …

The Thimphu district court’s bench five verdict not only pronounced a Nu 450,000 compensation for Dasho Benji in the defamation case filed against him, but it also caused a political earthquake by saying there is a prima facie case of sedition against the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT). If the sedition …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has found that the Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) project officer, Pema Nidup gave up to Nu 576 mn in unauthorized loan enhancements. An unauthorized loan enhancement is a situation where the relevant committee of the Financial Institution has only allowed a certain amount of …

Less than month after receiving Dhar and Kabney from His Majesty The King in the symbolically significant  Simtokha Dzong and a few weeks after taking the oath of office, the Dangchu Gup, Sonam Dorji in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag put up his resignation on 14th November 2016 which was accepted by the …

It would also prevent hoarding of state land by public agencies The National Land Commission (NLC), in a few months time, will be coming up with the User Rights Certificate (URC) land reform which is expected to facilitate the allotment of state lands for agricultural and economic purposes in rural …

One of the worst kept secrets of schools in both Thimphu and across Bhutan is an increasing trend to admit underage students based on family pressure and tacit acceptance by schools. This is in violation of Ministry of Education rules which allows admission only on reaching the age six. One …

One of the key aspects of His Majesty’s National day address was on the opportunities for the youth in commercial farming and food processing, and also the benefits to the country and the youth if the banks can enhance credit to this underfunded sector. His Majesty also recognized and acknowledged …

Post His Majesty The King’s 109th National Day address in Trongsa that emphasized on the agricultural sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and the government are coming up with new Agricultural programs and also enhancing its ongoing ones. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay said, “The Ministry of Agriculture is closely studying the National …