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His Majesty the King graced the opening ceremony of the Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS) in Phuentsholing on Thursday. The institute was established as a Royal Initiative of His Majesty the King with the mandate or vision to promote excellence in governance, leadership and strategic studies. His …
Read More »ECB says DPT and PDP had cleared all liabilities in 2012 but RAA says it is yet to get updates from both parties
However, both ECB and RAA agree that the final financial status of all parties will emerge after an upcoming political parties Audit slated to start next week The Chief Election Commissioner Dasho Kunzang Wangdi in a telephonic interview said that both DPT and PDP had cleared all pending financial liabilities …
Read More »Bhutanese Mines found to be dirty, mismanaged and not contributing enough in RAA report – Part 2
In 2008 a RAA Performance Audit report on the mining sector opened the eyes of the country to an out of control mining sector which was violating various norms and laws, destroying the environment and also creating losses for the exchequer. The report was discussed in the Parliament itself and …
Read More »RAA uncovers massive violations in leasing of hundreds of acres of government land-Part 1
A Royal Audit Authority report titled, “Leasing of government land, Government Reserved Forest land and Mines’ found several irregularities, violations and flaws in the leasing of hundreds of acres of government land to communities, government corporations, institutions, private companies and private individuals. The report done from 14th September 2012 to …
Read More »Government’s final RTI Bill moves one step front and two steps back
The RTI Bill finalized by the cabinet this Tuesday got some controversial additions that may make it more difficult to get information for those seeking information and easier for those not wanting to share it. The cabinet also did not remove or change any of the provisions in the draft …
Read More »Provisions in draft RTI Bill that could turn it into a paper tiger
Keeping its promise the PDP government will be introducing a Right to Information (RTI) Bill in the upcoming session of the Parliament. In fact of the first three cabinet meetings two of them had presentations on the draft RTI by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC) officials. The Cabinet …
Read More »All well on the plan talks front
Dismissing reports of hard ball negotiations during the latest round of 11th plan talks between officials from Bhutan and India the GNHC Secretary Karma Tshiteem said that talks with the Government of India was very ‘positive’. Bhutan has requested for grants in three main packages of Nu 45 bn for …
Read More »Nu 5 bn Economic Stimulus Plan submitted by task force discussed in plan talks
The Nu 5 bn Economic Stimulus Plan which was recently submitted by the National Level Task Force to the government is currently under discussion in the first round of Bhutan-India Development Cooperation talks along with discussions on aid for the 11th plan. The talks are from 15th August to 17th …
Read More »PDP’s sea of promises faces a pond of limited budget
Compared to the 2008 General elections where parties made promises more in sync with the draft 10th plan, the 2013 elections saw all political parties making ambitious promises even going far beyond the draft 11th plan. PDP which got elected is now facing the unenviable task of fulfilling its share …
Read More »ACC says fight against corruption is going strong but more support is needed
A slew of the latest reports from the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) including its 2012-2013 Annual Report submitted to the new Parliament showS that corruption is still a major challenge and more needs to be done to tackle it. However, there is also good news as the perception of corruption …
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