The government’s decision to do away with the cut-off point for class 11 students and essentially ensure class 11 admission for every student passing out from class 10 has been heavily criticized by private schools and others on various grounds. This is also regarded as one of the more controversial …

With an increasing number of Civil Servants resigning with each passing month, there is an increasing concern on the impact on service delivery and even running the government. The government is currently racking its brains to stem the loss of civil servants and it is thinking of offering attractive incentives …

On 6 November 2022, three Bhutanese helicopter pilots, Ugyen Dorji, Garab Wangchuk and Kuenga Wangmo, of the Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services Limited or RBHSL (now named Drukair Helicopter Services), wrote a complaint letter to the management asking for ‘urgent safety intervention for the Bhutanese Low Time Pilots’. The letter alleged …

353 teachers left in 2021 2022 has seen the highest number of teachers ever leaving with 868 of them leaving, which is more than double than 2021. Of the 868 teachers who left there were 434 voluntary resignations by regular teachers including 24 principals and vice principals. 323 teachers were …

There have been various attempts to quantify the Australia rush from the numbers of civil servants who have resigned, to those sitting for IELTS, to those applying for passports. However, another figure to calculate comes in terms of the record number of Provisional Land Certificates issued from 1 January to …

The year began on 1 January 2022 but in some way the real date for 2022 started from the 17 December 2021 National Day Royal Address of His Majesty The King in Tashichhodzong where His Majesty laid out the many important national tasks ahead like the urgent need to move …

From 1 January to 30 December 2022 the attrition rate or rate of civil servants separating from the civil service for all reasons has jumped to 6.75 percent compared to 4.82 percent in 2021 or even 2.95 percent in 2019 before the pandemic hit. A total of 2,529 civil servants …

For a long time, people wondered how Phajo Nidup, a 35-year-old former monk with no educational qualification could dupe the many Banks, Phuentsholing Thromde, National Land Commission (NLC) and Road Safety and Transport Authority despite the many checks and systems, but the truth is much more simple. Phajo gave bribes …

In the ongoing controversy over the selection process of the Bhutan Development Bank Limited’s (BDBL) Chief Executive Officer, the main issue is how a candidate, who did not even apply and had missed the last date for submission of application and documents, got shortlisted for the interview. The Bhutanese has …

One of the big mysteries in the recently concluded session was on how the Civil Service Reform Bill had Section 31 which said, ‘The Office of the Attorney General shall compound petty offences in accordance with the compounding rules.’ The section has nothing to do with the Civil Service reforms …