A 2012 study by the Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH) in collaboration with foreign experts found that around 86 percent of Bhutanese carry the Heliobacter Pylori. H Pylori is a bacteria that enters the body and lives in the stomach and digestive system and has a high co-relation …

The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Dorji said that the ministry would let the new State Owned Enterprise (SOE) for Bhutan Lottery handle the issue of 17 Indian lottery companies falsely claiming to be Bhutan Lottery and representing the Bhutan government since 2011 onwards. An investigation by this paper showed that …

Responding to The Bhutanese investigation Finance Minister says if proven government will discuss issue at government to government level and also take legal action The government is in the process of forming a State Owned Enterprise (SOE) to start the Bhutan Lottery business, first in Bhutan, and then gradually after …

On 28th February 2015, the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in its decision had announced its intention to ‘reassign’ the three government secretaries. Since then the former Cabinet Secretary has already retired completing his term but the question over the former Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs Dasho Sonam Tshering …

India is undergoing some domestic political turmoil over the issue of consumption of beef and meat. It is motivated by religious sentiments that have been stoked, emboldened, exploited and overtly politicized by various politicians for getting votes and political power. This politics has now come to West Bengal as the …

In the recently concluded session of the Parliament the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council (NC) could not reconcile some key differences over the so far low key Jabmi Amendment Bill. They decided to go for a joint sitting in the next session of the Parliament which will be …

Bhutan may be on the verge of facing a major food crisis in the form of an impending ban on beef export by the West Bengal government, but Bhutanese government agencies have done nothing so far to convince the West Bengal government to do otherwise. On the other hand the …

They are, however, willing to export buffalo meat to Bhutan   The Chief Secretary of the West Bengal state government, in a recent meeting with the Consul General of Bhutan in Kolkata has communicated the West Bengal government’s stand that it does not want to export beef from Jaigaon in …

Cabinet approves major structural changes in ministries proposed by RCSC  The Cabinet recently approved some far reaching structural changes in various government ministries proposed by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) as part of its Organizational Development (OD) exercise. The biggest one which has been kept for the 12th plan …

In what will be welcome news for many Bhutanese, the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) is proposing to lift the current INR 10,000 ceiling for Bhutanese who are travelling outside. As per RMA’s plan there will be no limit at all, and those availing rupee can get any reasonable amount that …