The National Assembly (NA) on Friday introduced the much discussed Right to Information (RTI) bill for discussion along with some progressive amendments and recommendations suggested by the NA Legislative Committee. The NA Legislative Committee Chairman, Lekey Dorji, introducing the RTI bill said, “We looked at RTI laws across the world, …

The National Assembly website in an obscure corner for quite some time now has played host to the last version of the RTI Bill (presented in the previous session) asking for feedback on the Bill. However, the National Assembly’s legislative committee to its credit and lead by MP Lekey Dorji …

The next time you import food items from abroad, especially seeds, livestock or even processed food, then check again to see if it is genetically modified (GM) or not. Otherwise, under the ‘Bio-Safety Bill of Bhutan 2014’, your products are likely to be seized at some BAFRA checkpoint and you …

After much controversy and allegations, the final and much awaited Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report, with the main item being the audit observations on the two political parties, was an anti-climax. The essence of the report was the view of the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) which pointed out that …

Director Law and Order appointed Bhutan’s Consul General to Kolkata Bhutan will have two female ambassadors posted in the United Nations, New York and Bangladesh. The first is Kunzang Chhoden Namgyel who was earlier the Deputy Permanent Representative in New York and is now an Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United …

The Prime Minister, in response to a question in the monthly ‘meet-the¬press’ session, said that the government will intervene if media houses close, one after another, and if all of them are in trouble. He, however, did not specify on the kind of intervention needed, or when the government would …

The Cabinet in a decision on 4th December 2013 has decided not to privatize Kuensel, which will mean that the government will continue to hold on to its 51 percent majority share in the paper and can have the final say on management issues. The decision sent to the Ministry …

The social media, these days, is often taken as a good barometer of public opinion. In the past few days, the same social media which until recently was used by civil servants and corporate employees to complain, underwent a magical transformation. Social media outlets, especially on Facebook, saw civil servants …

The Cabinet sets up a national level task force to finalize the ESP within a week   The latest draft Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) of the PDP government has recommended a Nu 5 bn stimulus plan up from the earlier Nu 3bn ESP pledged by PDP during the campaign process. …

In 2009, when the government unveiled its decision to hire McKinsey for USD 9.1 mn or Nu 443 mn with the aim of accelerating socio-economic development in Bhutan, there were many critics of the move. Four years later, a Royal Audit Authority (RAA) Report on procurement of consultancy services has …