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 …

His Majesty The King’s Royal Address at the opening of the recent Parliament session is the most honest assessment to date of our nation’s situation. The frank views from the very top coupled with the Transformation Reforms should make every Bhutanese do an honest reassessment of where we truly are …

There are a host of online services available under G2C or Government to Citizen Services covering around 17 broad areas from getting passports to paying land taxes. However, while the services on a whole are working especially ones like the online Security Clearance Certificate and others which has made life …

In most Parliaments around the world, if the government had introduced a Tax Bill and Property Tax Bill just a few months before elections then it would be the opportune time for party politics and political grandstanding in the Parliament. However, things played out very differently as it was difficult …