DNT MPs openly criticize selection process of new Labour Minister The former Home Minister Dasho Sherub Gyeltshen’s resignation was accepted on 6th May 2021 and the by elections for Nanglam and Mongar was done by 29th June, but the decision on the new Labour Minister in the form of Karma …
Read More »The story of Khandu Wangmo’s victims in the sedition case
While the Thimphu District Court has convicted Khandu Wangmo for sedition, for planting seditious documents on Pemagatshel Drangpon Yeshey Dorji, his sister who works in the BNCA, and on the Drangpon’s ex-wife’s brother’s car, however, her victims feel that she got away lightly for such a grave crime. The sister …
Read More »Unable to leave for now last Bhutanese in Kabul says he will work to help Afghans
The last Bhutanese in Kabul, Gurung (name changed) working in the UN compound said that initially he wanted to leave as he was due for his annual leave and rotation and he was also unsure as to what would happen once the Americans pull out. However, now he said that …
Read More »MoF & MoEA recommend reducing quarantine, allowing laborers, enhancing import/export, allowing businesses to open, fiscal incentives and monetary measures
This is under the Economic Recovery Strategy and Response Plan of the MoF and MoEA which will also include the RMA The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) have come up with a draft Economic Recovery Strategy and Response Plan that looks at a series …
Read More »Last Bhutanese in Kabul says situation deteriorating as he tries to get out
A suicide bomb ripped through the crowd at the Kabul airport killing a total of 170 people that included Afghani men, women and children, 13 US soldiers and some Taliban guards. The ISIS-K, a terrorist group in Afghanistan, claimed responsibility. This is the culmination of a worsening situation in Kabul …
Read More »Govt steadily makes changes to adjust to COVID-19 that will be here to stay
Before the spread of the Delta Variant across the world one main hope and target of many countries was to achieve herd immunity of 60 to 70 percent which theoretically would be enough to eliminate the virus. However, that reality has changed with the spread of the much more transmissible …
Read More »One Bhutanese still in Kabul shares his account
Gurung (name changed) is the last Bhutanese left in Kabul after six of his Bhutanese colleagues also working for different United Nations agencies made it out safely. The paper is not revealing the identity and exact job of Gurung or even his former job in Bhutan for his own protection. …
Read More »Bhutan exploring third dose by next year
As Israel started giving booster or third doses for COVID-19 to those above 40 and school teachers and the USA announced it would start giving third doses from 20th September 2021, the government is exploring the possibility of giving third doses to Bhutanese by next year. The Foreign Minister Dr …
Read More »Deputy Chief of Police for Crime and Operations terminated due to Khandu Wangmo case
The Deputy Chief of Police, Colonel Dorji Wangchuk, who looked after Crime and Operations in the RBP was terminated from service towards the end of May 2021 on the recommendation of an RBP Enquiry Committee to the Police Service Board. When the RBP sent its investigation report into the Criminal …
Read More »Research surveys show low transactional sex among Drayang girls and majority are happy with work environment
For a long time, the popular discourse on Drayangs has been one of immoral areas where young girls are exploited for sex and lead unhealthy lives. This perception has now lead to the current government generally discouraging Drayangs to reopen and imposing tough new regulations on them if they want …
Read More »
The Bhutanese Leading the way.