Many new provisions in the bill are aimed at resolving the current issues in the mining sector There have been three main debates around the mining industry in the last few years. One has been on state versus private ownership, the second has been on lack of adequate regulation and …

The agreement for the 2560 MW Sunkosh project, by all indications, was supposed to be signed last year as part of the 50 years of diplomatic relations. Bhutan’s Foreign Ministry listed it as one of the highlights of the celebrations and the former Prime Minister said that the project would …

After the idea came under a lot of flak the PM says it will not happen if the civil servants don’t want it On 15th February, the Prime Minister in a press conference announced that the government had asked the 4th Pay Commission to come up with a performance based …

DHI and private companies tussle over mine ownership and strategic minerals worth billions Bill likely to come up in the summer session and if not then by the winter session this year The mining industry has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in the last one decade. A …

In a major departure from how civil servants are paid, the Prime Minister Lyonchhen (Dr) Lotay Tshering said that he has asked the 4th Pay Commission to come up with a performance based pay hike for civil servants. “I said (to the Pay Commission) that I will not be happy …

Three private radio stations and two news magazines have also folded In a reflection of the long standing and ongoing sustainability crisis in the private media, the Druk Neytshul newspaper, a private weekly Dzongkha newspaper shut down this month. The owner of the paper, Namgay Wangdi, said, “The main reason …

I am of the opinion that government has not violated the Constitution in the class 10 cut off debate. The confusion has mainly arisen out of understanding Article 9, which is the ‘Principles of State Policy’. Section 16 of this article says, ‘The State shall provide free education to all …

PM says govt will take its time and maids will only be allowed after a modern monitoring system is in place While one of DNT’s pledges has been to allow foreign maids or help in a regulated manner, the Opposition party took a stand against it in its press meet. …

PM says govt will ensure self reliance and can raise funds for pledges In response to a question, the Opposition party questioned the government’s push for self sufficiency on one hand and at the same time having many expensive pledges which have not yet been even budgeted in the 12th …

Opposition says e-procurement cannot be allowed to lead to a weak media There is a great deal of concern within media houses on the revenue impact of E-procurement on an already ailing media sector. E-procurement involves the government placing advertisements on a website, instead of in the media with the …