The government led by the Prime Minister has announced that around 60 Drayangs across the country will not be allowed to reopen if they cannot follow a host of changes or reforms including doing away with the song ‘Request System,’ where girls ask customers to request for songs for a …

Govt worried about spread of Delta globally, vaccinated getting infected in other countries and 30% of domestic population yet to get the vaccines With around 95 percent of the eligible population and around 65 percent of the total population getting vaccinated with the second dose, there has been some speculation …

While the Thimphu District Court recently passed its sentence on the Criminal Conspiracy case there is still a separate sedition case going on against Khandu Wangmo with multiple counts of sedition. It all started with an acrimonious and bitter divorce between Khandu Wangmo and Pemagatshel Drangpon Yeshey Dorji in October …

The Monsoon season is at its peak but the third unit of the Mangdechu project is still not operational as it undergoes extensive repairs after a major failure and fire in 21st September 2020. The team at the site is rushing to put the unit online by 31st July but …

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently investigating a case in the Wamrong branch of Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) where a Credit Assistant used the Point of Source (POS) machine meant for taking banking to farmers to instead transfer money to his account and then use it for online …

When it became increasingly clear that Bhutan’s second dose from India was in doubt due to a massive second wave there and politicization of vaccine exports, the going did not look good for Bhutan. Bhutan’s diplomatic muscle only consisted of diplomatic relations with 54 countries and the European Union, none …

Towards the end of May 2021 after his 16-day detention by the RBP based on a complaint by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), Penjore filed a complaint cum press release against the OAG with various agencies including the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). The complaint by Penjore questioned his …

The Finance Minister while answering a question in the National Council in the recent Parliament session said that Bhutan had incurred a revenue loss of Nu 1.3 bn in 2020 due to the downing of Unit-3 turbine and it would incur another Nu 1.8 bn loss in 2021 if the …

One of the main pledges of the DNT government is to provide affordable housing for all, and in urban areas it is not just to have affordable homes to live in but also have the opportunity of owning a home. It had promised to build 2,500 flats for home ownership …

For many citizens the now dismissed Penjore case was a test case about the freedom of speech, powers of the OAG and even basic fundamental rights of citizens. The Attorney General (AG) is accountable to the Prime Minister under Chapter 4 section 63 of the OAG Act, it is the …