A WeChat audio clip of the Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji talking to his constituents about fuel prices has gone viral. The audio clip in which the minister seems to be answering a query says that the government is also concerned about rising fuel prices, but cannot do anything about …
Read More »2 months to go and govt still short of Nu 12 bn in revenue
The 2021-2022 budget had predicted an annual domestic revenue of Nu 35 bn but as of mid April 2022 the government has only collected Nu 23.6 bn in revenue and is still Nu 12 bn short with just two months left until the budget year ends in June 30 2022. …
Read More »After Trongsa, JPLP and Gyelpozhing wins by ACC the issue of OAG’s accountability comes up
In September 2012, around 20 days after the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted its Gyelpozhing Land Scam investigation report to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) saying 67 of the 99 plots are illegal, the OAG under then AG Phuntsho Wangdi issued a bland press release on its website …
Read More »BoB owed around 280 mn for Viewpoint Resort for which collateral is resort’s cancelled land
ACC also has to take over remaining 4 plots of land with Ugyen Tenzin’s family While the Supreme Court verdict on the Trongsa Land Scam is out, there are two ends of the case that now needs to be tied up. The first is what will happen to the Viewpoint …
Read More »The myth of ‘innocence’ in the Trongsa Land Scam
Former Dzongda Lhab Dorji’s comment and signature on a letter from DSLR asking him to delete 8 plots in Trongsa which he did not do but instead got 4 plots transfered to his wife Late last year, Upel Dakini Dorji, the daughter of former Trongsa Dzongda Lhab Dorji, put up …
Read More »Judiciary to undergo major reforms with new rules
One question that is increasingly being asked these days is on who will hold the judiciary and judges accountable. This will soon be answered as the Judiciary led by the High Court Chief Justice Duba Drukpa and other High Court Judges have drafted many rules for Judges and judicial staff …
Read More »ACC says shaken but will deliver its mandate as more details emerge
New details are emerging on the stabbing and assault of senior ACC officials at the Supreme Court on 29 April which also show how the incident could have been worse. On 29 April there was a hearing at the Supreme Court after lunch presided over by Justice Sangay Khandu, Justice …
Read More »ACC Director stabbed and Commissioner assaulted at SC
In a major security lapse at the Supreme Court, the former JDWNRH President and former Trongsa Dzongda, Lhab Dorji, stabbed the ACC Director of Investigation Gyeltshen and Lhab Dorji and his family members also assaulted the ACC Commissioner Jamtsho. The incident happened around 3 pm on Friday just after the …
Read More »India and Nepal decline to share copy of agreement whereby Nepal gets cheaper fuel than Bhutan
As of April 2022 Bhutan is paying Nu 12.23 more per liter for petrol and Nu 11.48 more per liter for diesel than Nepal from the same Indian PSU Oil companies and even from the same geographical locations. Unlike Bhutan, Nepal has a bilateral agreement between the two countries on …
Read More »Monitoring is next challenge after Enagic is declared to be a Pyramid Scheme
With the Office of the Consumer Protection (OCP) declaring the Enagic Alkaline Water Ionizer and Water Filtrations of Kangen Water Machine as a Pyramid Scheme that is forbidden in Bhutan, the next big headache is monitoring. Though there are no exact figures there are significant numbers of those claiming to …
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